Post #491485 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 11:47 AM

Aloh to all music lovers. I am just finishing up the booklet to my CD compilation that is being published by, ironically, a German label. It will have 17 tracks relating to Tiki culture and a 48 page booklet full of images in it (sort of a mini Book of Tiki). When I say songs relating to Tiki culture, I mean by name, or concept, so it will contain titles like Martin Denny's "Aku Aku" and "Tiki", and songs like "Bali Hai" and "Castaway".

Right now I am facing a conundrum: In order to define the "Sound" of Tiki, I came up with this map, inspired by the Polynesian triangle, and beautifully rendered by Kevin Kidney:

I wanted to show the different musical genres that contribute to the "Tiki Sound", but make clear that Exotica really is the core of it. So obviously, the CD will be heavy on Exotica, but have some lounge, and only a few Hapa Haole and Surf-sounding titles in it.

Problem is, I only found two elektro guitar titles that I liked and that related to Tiki, and both are from non-surf bands: "Kon Tiki" by The Shadows, and "Hawaii 5.0" by The Ventures. I am aware that technically these guys were known as "Guitar Rock" bands.

Here's my question: Can I get away with (and I mean just "GET WAY WITH"!) putting these two songs in the "Surf" bag, since they were played by Surf bands too, or would it be just plain wrong to do so!?

I already talked to Jeff Bigtikidude about the Shadows, but him and all others are invited to give me their view of the subject, Mahalo!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-11-02 11:55 ]