Post #1318 by Tiki Rocker on Tue, May 7, 2002 6:29 PM

I would second a motion on going for a broad church when it comes to TIKI and sounds. Definition is everything but then so is vibe. Depending on my mood Tiki is everything from Lounge and Exotica...Yma Sumac, Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle (Adore Nelson), to broader strokes like moog from the great Dick Hymen.

My favourite Hawaiin music is hands down Hal Aloma's Hawaiin Holiday album which I picked up in an old Church jumble sale for $1.50! I took the thing home and have never stopped playing it since, it literally gets high rotation in my car at all times.

Then you've got the other end of Tiki which I think is era related. Tiki it could be said spans from the 40's through to the mid 70's, so depending on what mood I am in, era wise, I tend to go pretty broad. Surf bands and 50's Rockabilly fall within the realm of era freindly grooves, so the Tiki Tones to early 60's garage R'n'B like the Sonics gets airplay at my Hut.

My list would go something like...

Martin Denny
Hal Aloma
Nelson Riddle
Les Baxter
Henry Mancini
Link Wray
Tiki Tones
Yma Sumac
60's James Bond Orchestra (Dr No) rocks!
Dick Hymen
The Four Freshmen
Beach Boys
Stray Cats
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Sounds Incorporated (My dads 60's band, the Beatles support band on all their tours and managed by Brian Epstien)
Sal Soul Orchestra
Burt Bacharach (Dust Springfield versions)
Gene Pitney (Very cool)
The Meteors... etc etc etc

I even string my Tiki into bands like the Cramps, the Clash, the B-52's etc...

Dig... Tiki Rocker :D