Post #766050 by FredsTugboat on Sun, Jul 10, 2016 10:39 PM

Hi there, I'm looking for some audio suggestions,

I'm in the planning stages of my basement tiki bar, and while that gets sorted out, I wanted to get started on my music selection. (Because it's something I can actually accomplish right now!)

I've tried to listen around to some of the classic old exotica, which I like at times, and other times I find it a little piano heavy - at least in the way the piano was being played in some of the examples I heard - chunky, overpowering to the other sounds, and just doesn't sound "exotic" to me when it's the main instrument, especially when they do some cliche piano parts.

In terms of things I'm looking for:
-Lush sound,
-Decent to good recording quality (if possible - might be a pipe dream)
-Vibraphone
-Marimba
-Other percussion instruments
-Relaxing tones
-No "surf" guitar and absolutely no singing - ruins the mood for me for some reason
-Nature sounds are okay, but I don't want that to be the main aspect of the recording

The best song I've found so far, which is kind of a basis for the rest of the selection at this point is Arthur Lyman's Yellow Bird, very nice little song. Perfectly sets the mood I want to have.

So if anyone has any ideas of things I should look into I'd very much appreciate it!

Thanks tiki masters!