Post #93097 by 3DTiki on Thu, May 27, 2004 9:10 AM

I'd throw in Ursula 1000's "Kinda Kindy". He's got some great tracks, including Ursula 1000's "Beatbox Cha Cha","Smokebomb" or "That Hindu that you Do", which to me feel like a modern uptempo spin on tiki (though overall it's more an uptempo spin on lounge, but still very cool).

Also, I'd try Les Hommes' self-titled album, for some smooth jazzy vibraphone and moog coolness.

Leaning more surf, I'd give The Vara-tones "Jetty Subject to High Surf" a listen. They're an actual 60s surf band who never recorded more than a single, and got back togeter and cut an album in 99. It's great stuff.

Also surfish, but making my non-tiki tiki list is Southern Culture on the Skids. Really rocking guitar, with hillbilly twang mixed in. Lot's of party fun.

In the horror/surf genre, run out and buy "The Ghouls Go West" from The Moon-Rays. From Munster's inspired go-go, to a version of "One Step Beyond's" "Fear, not only is it great sounding music, but kooky in a way I didn't expect to find in an album.

I found the Vara-tones and The Moon-Rays on cdbaby.com, which sells direct from artists, so they might be hard (or impossible) to find anywhere else.

I know some of these really stretch the boundries of classic tiki, but I think they're worth listening to as modern music with tiki, surf or lounge sensibilities.