New Exotica Band * Walk The Plank - Tiki Music

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Sat, Feb 13, 2010 1:49 PM On 2010-02-13 13:26, bigtikidude wrote: Sorry for continuing the derail of this thread. but... Lucas, on one had I agree with you about Tikiyaki having surfy elements on some songs. And me being a Surf Nut, and Exotica music fan, I thought that they were an amazing mix of the 2. And its Why I love Tikiyaki so much. But I think you generalize in saying that all their songs are surf/Exotica. there are many songs that they do, that Jim, and Brian both play keyboards, and not their guitars. go back and listen to both cds. Hopefully you have them both. and do a track by track examination of the instrumentation. All though there may be a few songs with Gary on his Lap Steel, I would not consider that to lend to the Surf sound, and more towards a Hawaiian sound. So don't confuse that with Surf. Jeff(btd) Right.... Nothing Surf about "Tabu for Two","Ali'i Fire Dance","Poho Moku" , Waikiki Serenade....that shit's dyed in the wool exotica ! As a matter of fact, most of it is...If I play guitar for 40% of the show, that's alot....most of the time it's organ, bongos, guiro...and there's less on the albums. Remember, classic Exotica culled from songs that were straight ahead major chord themes too...Arthur Lyman's "Yellow Bird" is a perfect example. Quiet Village too....it's a very pop oriented melody. Then there was the minor key dark stuff, like one of my faves "Tune from Rangoon" or "Black Orchid"....not much jazz in those either. To me, the worst Denny songs were the ones where he went really outside and jazzy.... Then there is the Asian - traditional Chinese/Japanese elements too...nothing jazz about those...and of course, the Latin elements.... I think I know the point you're making....Exotica almost pre-dated rock n roll, hence the musicians were jazz and orchestral players. Also, none of the bands today calling themselves Exotica have ANY surf elements.... Waitiki - no surf Tiki Joe's Ocean - No Surf Don Tiki - No surf Exotiki - No surf Just Tikiyaki - some surf...not that much tho' (on CD at least) No one else is really calling themselves Exotica these days. Again, sorry for the derail...perhaps we should continue this discussion here.... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35449&forum=11&17

On 2010-02-13 13:26, bigtikidude wrote:
Sorry for continuing the derail of this thread.
but...

Lucas, on one had I agree with you about Tikiyaki having surfy elements on some songs. And me being a Surf Nut, and Exotica music fan, I thought that they were an amazing mix of the 2. And its Why I love Tikiyaki so much.

But I think you generalize in saying that all their songs are surf/Exotica.
there are many songs that they do, that Jim, and Brian both play keyboards, and
not their guitars.

go back and listen to both cds.
Hopefully you have them both.

and do a track by track examination of the instrumentation.
All though there may be a few songs with Gary on his Lap Steel,
I would not consider that to lend to the Surf sound, and more towards a Hawaiian sound. So don't confuse that with Surf.

Jeff(btd)

Right....

Nothing Surf about "Tabu for Two","Ali'i Fire Dance","Poho Moku" , Waikiki Serenade....that shit's dyed in the wool exotica !

As a matter of fact, most of it is...If I play guitar for 40% of the show, that's alot....most of the time it's organ, bongos, guiro...and there's less on the albums.

Remember, classic Exotica culled from songs that were straight ahead major chord themes too...Arthur Lyman's "Yellow Bird" is a perfect example.
Quiet Village too....it's a very pop oriented melody. Then there was the minor key dark stuff, like one of my faves "Tune from Rangoon" or "Black Orchid"....not much jazz in those either. To me, the worst Denny songs were the ones where he went really outside and jazzy....

Then there is the Asian - traditional Chinese/Japanese elements too...nothing jazz about those...and of course, the Latin elements....

I think I know the point you're making....Exotica almost pre-dated rock n roll, hence the musicians were jazz and orchestral players.

Also, none of the bands today calling themselves Exotica have ANY surf elements....

Waitiki - no surf
Tiki Joe's Ocean - No Surf
Don Tiki - No surf
Exotiki - No surf

Just Tikiyaki - some surf...not that much tho' (on CD at least)

No one else is really calling themselves Exotica these days.

Again, sorry for the derail...perhaps we should continue this discussion here....

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35449&forum=11&17

Post #510969 by tikiyaki on Sat, Feb 13, 2010 1:49 PM