Post #535744 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Jun 12, 2010 7:31 AM

On 2010-06-11 23:32, MadDogMike wrote:
Released in 2000, has our perception of what Tiki music is changed in 10 years?

Now WHY would that be? :D

What that sampler simply proves is that back then there were (as there always will be) folks in the media that did not have a clear concept of what constitutes "Tiki" as a genre, and who were not aware of my age-old motto of "If it says Tiki on it, it better have Tiki in it!"
The ever so wonderful Tiki packaging here (it really is!) does not make up for the lack of Tiki content. This discrepancy luckily has now been corrected by the "Sound of Tiki" CD, where every song is specifically selected and explained and illustrated in its context to Tiki culture.

In defense of Capitol art direction boss Tommy Steele at the time (author of the 1984 "Hawaiian Shirt Book") and Brad Benedict, who ran the wonderful Ultra Lounge series at Capitol back then, the CD came out in the "Dark Ages" of Tiki, before the Book of Tiki was published --so how were they to know? :) But -Sigh!-, people never believe me when I say that there virtually was no Tiki "out" before the BOT.

And to the credit of the album, the squishy cover of the CD is what inspired my publisher to give the BOT its unique "pillow cover" .....or let's admit that it is what was left of a much grander, similarly molded cover concept -which unfortunately would have made the book too expensive.