Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, The Cramps, and Deadbolt all put pounding beats under devilish, creepy imagery and played it up for campy goodness. L.A.’s The Voodoo Organist strolls past the same unkempt cemetery of influences, but instead of rockabilly underpinnings, the erstwhile Scott Wexton looks to the lounge for inspiration, using Hammond organ, synthesizers, and theremin. The Voodoo Organist’s music seethes with tongue-in-cheek exotica that falls somewhere between Mojo Nixon and Esquivel.
Updated 04/10/2009