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What Tiki Music Are You Listening To? (plus reviews)
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09/23/2010
Hula Girls - "The Curse of the Tiki". Downloaded from iTunes. GREAT production !! Before that it was the Martini Kings. The album with the topless Asian chick pointing her finger. [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-10-07 22:49 ] |
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Kaiwaza
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09/24/2010
Actually, right at this moment: |
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tiki mick
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09/24/2010
And thank you for listening to the HGs, John.....I was at almost every recording session we did for that album...it was really a very intense, creative atmosphere. The only part about it I was sorry I missed was watching Crazy Al doing the birdcalls....from what I hear, he was moving around the room, heavily utilizing the stereo field...it would have been AWESOME to watch! [ Edited by: Lucas Vigor 2016-04-06 12:25 ] |
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tikiyaki
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09/24/2010
A new tikiyaki song that y'all haven't heard yet. :wink: |
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tiki mick
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09/24/2010
It's a good thing you don't post it right now, Jim...'cause I would steal it for the Rhesus Monkeys!!!!! (after changing a couple of notes here and there and playing it on my Casio) But seriously, whatever you create is ALWAYS top notch!! |
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tikiyaki
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09/24/2010
I'd be honored if the rhesus monkeys stole from me. They're my fave exotica band. |
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I, Zombie
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09/24/2010
"Strange Enchantment" by Vic Damone. |
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socksoff
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09/24/2010
Oh snap. Where's it at? |
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Sophista-tiki
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09/25/2010
Tiki Joes Ocean under the Midnight Sun. |
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JOHN-O
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09/25/2010
I'm listening to the Smokin' Menehunes "My China Town". http://www.myspace.com/thesmokinmenehunes Next week I'll get to see them live in the Longboard Room at DTBC !! |
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tikiyaki
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09/25/2010
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tiki mick
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09/25/2010
2011 South AWESOME avenue! |
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JOHN-O
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09/29/2010
Les Baxter's "Space Escapades". I must say for a Baxter concept album it's not quite as "space age-y" as I would have expected. Still quite enjoyable but I think the album's reputation exceeds the reality. Before that it was the Rumblers' "Boss" which is an early 60's instrumental band that bridges the link between R&B and Surf Music. I learned about these guys on the Surf Guitar 101 website. WOW, they play some mean saxophone !! |
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tiki mick
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09/29/2010
Space capades is one of my favorite Les Baxter albums! There is hardly anything spacey about it save for the song titles. But, it is awesome 50's "shopping mall" jazz. |
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Quiet Village Idiot
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09/29/2010
Right now? John Berberian's "A Mid Eastern Odyssey". Is it exotica? Depends on how you want to define it. But I like this kind of Middle Eastern music. I like collecting vintage belly-dance LPs. |
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aquarj
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09/30/2010
Is this different somehow from the other thread in Bilge? -Randy |
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JOHN-O
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10/01/2010
Bilge ??? That's for losers !! :) Right now I'm listening to a song called "Shit Sandwich" by Satan's Pilgrims. I dunno I'm really trying to educate myself on this Third Wave of Surf Music but I still much prefer JFK-era. I really like that wailing sax vs. too much "drip, drip, drip". I would post that opinion on SG101 but it would only make me an outcast (vs. all of the love and respect that I get on TC). Also did you know you can download the Rhesus Monkeys on iTunes now ?? Unbelievable !! [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-10-01 08:52 ] |
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talo ka
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10/04/2010
joe satriani's new disc. black swans and worm hole wizards. freaking great guitar. and yeah, its not tiki or exotica. [ Edited by: talo ka 2010-10-04 15:47 ] |
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Mr. NoNaMe
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10/05/2010
[ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2010-10-08 13:58 ] |
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JOHN-O
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10/05/2010
Back to the First Wave. My CD of "The Best of the New Dimensions" arrived in the mail today. This early 1960's Surf band was comprised of 13-15 year olds !! They recorded several albums which were targeted straight for the cut out bins. They however hold their own (IMHO) with the best of them including icons like Dick Dale, the Belairs, and the Surfaris (Original and non-Original). :) It's shocking how much great Surf music was recorded from 1961-1965 that flew low and under the radar. |
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Mr. NoNaMe
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10/06/2010
[ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2010-10-08 13:58 ] |
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Mouse Art
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10/06/2010
........Was lisnin to Dick Dale today! Yeah, now Agents of vOoDo0...mmmmhhmmm |
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Mr. NoNaMe
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10/06/2010
[ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2010-10-08 13:57 ] |
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Chip and Andy
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10/06/2010
The slurpy sound the straw makes at the bottom of a cocktail. It is a really sad sound. |
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Klas
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10/06/2010
The difference should be that this thread should only contain music relevant to this particular sub-forum.
Yeah, one of my all time favorite surf bands! Front cover shot at Waikiki Beach. Currently listening to my somewhat trashed copy of Bob Romeo's great Aphrodisia album. :drink: |
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I, Zombie
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10/06/2010
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JOHN-O
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10/07/2010
Ya know, I've always thought that album cover (along with the Sentinal's "Surfer Girl" album cover based on the same photo shoot) was pretty risque for the time. We're talking about 13-14 year olds cavorting with much more "mature" ladies. Those lucky lucky kids. :) [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-10-06 17:18 ] |
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10/07/2010
Thee Swank Bastards need more listeners. Email theeswankbastards@hotmail.com for your copies of cds. For downloads go to http://www.tunecore.com/music/theeswankbastards. You can always go to last.fm and start a station with our name. |
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Klas
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10/07/2010
My main thought about those two album covers have always been that the Sentinals must have been totally pissed off by having a rival band (Michael Lloyd and Jimmy Greenspoon of the New Dimensions) on the front cover of their album! |
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Jeff Central
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10/07/2010
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tiki mick
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10/07/2010
[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2016-04-06 12:27 ] |
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TikiGoddess
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10/07/2010
[ Edited by: Tikigoddess 2010-10-08 14:21 ] |
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JOHN-O
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10/08/2010
Actually here's an idea to add more meaningful content to this thread. Rather than just naming the song or album you're listening to, how about posting a review (and album picture) of the music? This could be a vintage album or net-new Tiki music. Maybe something like this that I did for the Ding Dong Devils.. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=37363&forum=17&vpost=546323 Also having listened to the same Les Baxter comp (that I'm sure everyone here owns) over and over, I've been seeking out the original concept albums. It's really great stuff to hear the music in the exact context that Les Baxter intended. I will be posting those reviews on this thread. Please feel free to do the same with whatever you're listening to. :) And it would be nice to stick to the definition of "Tiki Music" on this forum. [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-10-07 22:55 ] |
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Sophista-tiki
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10/12/2010
Thee Swank Bastards in the truck |
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JOHN-O
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10/20/2010
Wow, I try to raise the bar and then (hardly) no one wants to play anymore. :( Right now I'm listening to an album of Louis Prima and Keely Smith live at the Sahara Lounge. This is really great stuff. It capture the improvisation, joking around, and song retakes of their live Vegas show. People remember it as the "Rat Pack Years" but to me, Louis Prima and Keely Smith were the definitive Las Vegas act. |
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Quiet Village Idiot
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10/20/2010
Just been listening to the new reissue of the Tiki Tones' "Suburban Savage". Never heard them before, but I would certainly buy more of their stuff on the basis of this one. Cool, surfy instrumental rock, rather than exotica. Weird that they do a cover of the James Taylor Quartet's "In the Park", but rename it "Zombi Hut". [ Edited by: Quiet Village Idiot 2010-10-20 04:38 ] |
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quispquake
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10/20/2010
Found a REALLY COOL ONE a couple of weeks back...the name of the band is "The Water Melon Group", and the album is called "Cool Music". There's a GREAT version of "Quiet Village" on here (check out the Youtube someone put up at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvYS0I0rmN8 ), as well as a lot of other exotica tracks (Jungle Flower, ALL of side 2). What little info I could find about it, is that this was a project by Toshio Nakanishi who was the lead singer of Japanese New Wave band "The Plastics". It's a really excellent album!!! I know Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra did SOME exotica music, but is anyone aware of any more Japanese exotica? I'm totally digging on this one... |
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Quiet Village Idiot
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10/21/2010
Hey, nice find! The only other modern-day Japanese exotica I'm aware of is Kenny Sasaki and the Tiki Boys, who have several CDs available from CDBaby. |
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tikiyaki
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10/21/2010
The New Kenny Sasaki album is quite good. |
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quispquake
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10/21/2010
Cool! I'll check them out!!! Surprisingly, the Water Melon thang is from 1984! Not a ton of exotica going on at that time!!! |
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10/22/2010
Watermelon were friends of Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo, who early on went to Hawaii to see Martin Denny play, and also recorded the Denny-esque theme song for Pewee's Playhouse. The early Exotica revival (with artists like Throbbing Gristle,Boyd Rice and Monitor) was ten years ahead of the early 90s Tiki revival. |
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bigtikidude
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10/27/2010
congrats, and also the 2- 45s, and if you didn't know, Surprises me how many tiki people don't know that he was a musician also, Jeff(btd) |
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Quiet Village Idiot
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10/27/2010
Cheers Jeff, and thanks for the tips. I knew Shag was in them, but didn't know which instrument he played, as all the members used stage names. I mean - how many pseudonyms does one guy need? |
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HelveTiki
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10/27/2010
I saw Shag with the Tiki-Tones at the Lava Lounge in Hollywood back in 1999. |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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10/27/2010
I was hanging out in the New York, New York casino sometime in the late 90s |
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bigtikidude
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10/27/2010
I think I was at that show too. Jeff(btd) |
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JOHN-O
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10/28/2010
The new Quiet Village podcast... http://www.digitiki.com/podcast.htm It's a Halloween-themed "Spookilau". • Intro (Theme from The Tiki Wonder Hour / Combustible Edison / I, Swinger) I really enjoyed this edition, especially the TV/Movie soundtracks. Where does the Betty Grable track originate from ?? |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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10/28/2010
John-O, their is a reference to Betty Grable & the Skeleton dance |