Post #362600 by DejaVoodoo on Wed, Feb 20, 2008 9:52 PM

Those are some sweet tunes, Tiki Bill! How did you get all those different sounds in there? Surely you don't play all those instruments! I tried writing some little ditty on an acoustic guitar for my web site, some quietly strummed chords and such, but it all ended up sounding pop/rock, not laid back Hawaiian at all! I'm still considering other tunes but I may include one of yours and if I do, I will surely provide a link and credit where it's due. :) Thanks!

So far, I'm thinking 3 or 4 songs rotating in the background will be sufficient. I'm currently considering:

1. Herbie Mann - "The Amazon River," from "Flautista! Herbie Mann Plays Afro-Cuban Jazz." I know it's not exotica per se, but the percussion is nice and savage-lite sounding. Even though the track is over eight minutes long, it does the job of evoking another time and place. Come to think of it, I may do a fade edit on the song just to keep it from going on too long.

2. Martin Denny - "Miserlou," from, though not originally, "Ultra-Lounge vol. 1: Mondo Exotica!"

Those two tracks are definite keepers. They're not so "out there" that the casual web surfer wouldn't be inclined to listen for at least half a minute before choosing to pause or stop the music player on my potential web site.

Peace,
Peter