Tiki Your Ears Off!

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Okay gang, I've got a new project I've launched on the YouTubes (as if I don't have enough plates spinning in the air to keep me occupied). Tiki Your Ears Off is a monthly album review I'm doing of exotica, surf and other tiki-adjacent music. Many, many years ago I reviewed music for some online sites and kinda miss it. These won't be track-by-track reviews, but I like to think they go into a little more depth than the brief capsules the various tiki magazines are able to offer. First up is Robert Drasnin's all-time exotica classic, "Voodoo!"

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

In this installment of Tiki Your Ears off we have "Los Del-Vipers," the second full album from the Austin surf rock band, The Del-Vipers.

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

This time out, we Tiki Our Ears Off to "Lahaina Sunset," the debut solo album from Mark Riddle. Known online as "Marty Lush" and "Digitiki," Mark played vibes on the first three Tikiyaki Orchestra albums and is the producer and host of The Quiet Village Podcast.

 

[Kahikina]

Excellent job Jayme! I like the direction you're going with this! It only makes sense as an offshoot of your successful "Moment of Tiki" programming.

 

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Nice!

I'm always looking for exotica music that I have not heard of, or am unfamiliar with.

Appreciate the reviews Lagoon of Mystery!

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Thanks guys. It seems like there's an opening for this kind of content on YouTube--there's lots of stuff devoted to classic rock and the annoying "reaction" videos seem to pack the viewers in, but there's nothing really devoted to tiki music. We shall see it it gains traction.

 

[Tangaroa]

Excellent job! I enjoyed listening to these first three episodes. Might I suggest an episode on Korla Pandit?

Thank you!

Tiki on!

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Excellent job! I enjoyed listening to these first three episodes. Might I suggest an episode on Korla Pandit?

That is a good suggestion!

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Halloween is the time of year ghosts and goblins come out to play, so let's lean into the season with a bit of "Spooky Surf" shall we? The Phantomatics is a three-piece surf rock band from San Antonio that specializes in "Spooky Surf." The band's debut album, "She Left Her Brain at the Drive-In," came out in 2011 and features six original tracks all written by the band. It's high-energy, moody and atmospheric album absolutely drenched with schlocky mid-century horror riffs (and I mean that in the best way possible).

 

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Just in time for Halloween!

Nice job, love the band!