Alewife begins with spiritual access to the lunar pull of tides and sand, fueled by the swinging equatorial sounds of Santo & Johnny, sparked along the way by the midcentury soundtrack giants like Yma Sumac, Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota and Antonio Carlos Jobim, while slurping hungrily on a shot of adrenaline from the surf guitar wizardry of Ventures after they'd dosed on Hawaii Five O, then seasoned with the seductive classic melodies and rhythms of Puerto Rico, Peru, Colombia, and Cuba ... fill to the rim with ice, shake vigorously, and pour out a cool cocktail.
To be precise, Alewife – once an exclusively instrumental musical combo, now incorporating the exotic priestess Beverly's alluring vocals into the mix – espouses a loamy and fermented blend of surf/sci-fi musical arrangements with more than a pinch of exotic melodies from around this vast global multicultural milieu. Heavily equatorial. Extraterrestrial. Intrasocial. Bizarre.
