“Misión Tango Surf” demonstrates a good command of both surf guitar and the tango, a social dance known for its competitiveness and eroticism. Tango rhythms and time signatures are very much on display here, played within the context of twangy guitar instrumentals with more than a little hint of surf music. Furthermore, each track was recorded with different backing bands, which include one of Brazil’s most popular instrumental outfits, The Dead Rocks, and (of course) a track with Danny “Daddy-O Grande” Amis (the standard Mexican folk song, “Cielito Lindo”) who made Mexico his home base a couple of years ago. Other Central and South American bands include Los Protones, The Pulltones, Tango Surf Combo, Sindicato Tango Surf (with “Chica Surf,” a cover of “Surfer Girl”), Los Kaníbales Surf Combo (“Terremoto Stomp” with its reverb crashes), and more.
