Sunday, December 13, 2009

Show 100: Encyclopedia of Sound - ABC - Part 1


John T and Tothar's
Encyclopedia of Sound - The ABCs

Celebrating the first year anniversary of Thrifting for Tunes' move to Sundays on LuxuriaMusic.com AND the the first year anniversary of the first collaborative "crossover" show with The Beyondophonic Action Hour (that would be the Akron-Montreal crossover show, which is being repeated on Dec. 20 by the way),
John T and Tothar are back with another pair of crossover shows, the first in an ongoing series we're calling our "Encyclopedia of Sound."

Things kick off on Thrifiting for Tunes on December 13, when Tothar will drop in to join me as we share selections by A, B, and C artists from our respective music collections. And after Thrifting for Tunes, stick around as I stop in and visit with Tothar on The Beyondophonic Action Hour with more A, B, and C music...

It all starts on December 13 at 9 pm Eastern/6 pm Pacific...

* * *

JOHN T - "A" SET:

Song: Friday Girl
Album: His Orchestra And Choir
Artist: Sciltian Adams

Song: Up Up And Away
Album: The Dock Of The Bay - New Created Sounds
Artist: Susumu Arima and His Misty Sounds

Song: Nem O Mar Sabia
Album: Ely Arcoverde Quarteto
Artist: Ely Arcoverde Quarteto

Song: The Shiek of Araby
Album: More Hawaii in Hi-Fi
Artist: Leo Addeo

Song: Nature Boy
Album: Tiki Twilight
Artist: Bo Axelzon and his exotic orchestra

Song: Song Of Innocence
Album: Songs Of Innocence
Artist: David Axelrod

* * *

TOTHAR - "A" SET:

Song: The Wayward Wind
Album: Shango!
Artist: Kip Anderson & The Tides

Song: Sharky's Day [Edit]
Album: Selections From Mr. Heartbreak
Artist: Laurie Anderson

Song: Hep Cat
Album: Music To Suffer By
Artist: Leona Anderson

Song: The Typewriter
Album: Conducts Leroy Anderson
Artist: Leroy Anderson

Song: Poor Forgotten Snoopy
Album: Snoopycat
Artist: Marion Anderson

Song: Hold Tight
Album: In Hi-Fi
Artist: The Andrews Sisters

Song: Oo-Dla-Ba-Doo
Album: Miss Calypso
Artist: Maya Angelou

Song: The Pleasure Seekers
Album: The Many Moods of
Artist: Ann-Margret

Song: A Man Called Marco
Album: Friend or Foe
Artist: Adam Ant

* * *

JOHN T - "B" SET:

Song: Airport Love Theme
Album: Airport Love Theme
Artist: Vinnie Bell

Song: Daydream
Album: Je T'aime - Moi Non Plus
Artist: Baker St Philharmonic

Song: Moonflowers
Album: A Musical Touch of Far Away Places
Artist: Warren Barker

Song: Trade Winds
Album: Bora Bora (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Les Baxter

Song: Temptation
Album: Exotic Percussion
Artist: Stanley Black

Song: I Say A Little Prayer
Album: Estreia
Artist: Brasilia Modern Six

Song: Galveston
Album: Aquarius
Artist: Charlie Byrd

* * *

Stick around for more B and a lot of C... on The Beyondophonic Action Hour!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Show 99: The Holidays come early this year...


Sunday, December 6, 2009
6 pm west / 9 pm east
LuxuriaMusic.com

Christmas comes a little early this year,
as we make room for a couple of special shows
coming up in the next couple of weeks...

Sorry to subject you to more holiday stuff than you can stand...
Maybe it'll all go down easier with a bowl of
Mauna Loa Egg Nog Punch (see below)

* * *

INTRO:

Song : : Christmas All Over The World
Album : : Christmas In Hawaii with Jim Nabors - The Soundtrack For The Television Special
Artist : : Jim Nabors

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : The Most Beautiful Place
Album : : Sundin's Happy Holiday
Artist : : Mikael Sundin

Song : : Merry Christmas, You Suckers
Album : : Decca Single
Artist : : Paddy Roberts

Song : : Yulesville
Album : : We Wish You A Merry Christmas-15 Great Christmas Favorites Sung By Warner Bros Stars
Artist : : Edward Byrnes

Song : : Winter Wonderland
Album : : 25 Days Of Christmas
Artist : : The Harmonicats

Song : : Sleigh Ride
Album : : Happy Holi-dee
Artist : : Lenny Dee

Song : : Russian Sleigh Song
Album : : A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas!
Artist : : The Three Suns

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Jungle Bells (Dingo-Dongo-Day)
Album : : Capitol Single
Artist : : Les Paul and Mary Ford

Song : : Have Yourself a Quiet Little Christmas
Album : : Christmas On the Big Island
Artist : : The Blue Hawaiians

Song : : Hawaiian Santa
Album : : Christmas From Hawaii
Artist : : The Surfers

Song : : Mele Kalikimaka
Album : : We Wish You A Merry Christmas-15 Great Christmas Favorites Sung By Warner Bros Stars
Artist : : Poncie Ponce

Song : : White Christmas
Album : : Christmas in Hawaii
Artist : : The Waikikis

Song : : Holiday Hula
Album : : Mele Kalikimaka - A Hawaiian Christmas Party
Artist : : Maile Serenaders

Song : : Santa's Hula
Album : : Mele Kalikimaka - A Hawaiian Christmas Party
Artist : : Hilo Hattie

Song : : Here Comes Santa In A Red Canoe
Album : : Christmas From Hawaii
Artist : : The Surfers

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : I Wanna Do More Than Whistle (Under the Mistletoe)
Album : : Merry Christmas from
Artist : : Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music

Song : : Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Album : : Winter Wonderland
Artist : : The Mexicali Brass

Song : : Dominick The Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)
Album : : The Very Best Of Lou Monte
Artist : : Lou Monte

Song : : Santa's Italian Wife
Album : : Single
Artist : : The DiMara Sisters

Song : : The Island Of Misfit Toys
Album : : Hello Family Santa Special
Artist : : Brian Dewan

Song : : Blue Christmas Without You
Album : : Ridgway's Last Call Christmas
Artist : : Stan Ridgway

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Give Me A Second Chance (for Christmas)
Album : : Hello Family Santa Special
Artist : : The Candy Butchers

* * *

MAUNA LOA EGG NOG PUNCH
(Serves 12)
  • 6 eggs (whites and yolks separated)
  • 4 oz sugar
  • 3 oz Napoleon brandy
  • 7-1/2 oz Appleton Estate V/X rum
  • 3 oz Kahlua
  • 3 oz cold espresso
  • 7-1/2 oz cream
  • 15 oz milk
  • Grated nutmeg
  • Beat eggs yolks with half the sugar
  • Gradually whisk in the liquids
  • Add egg whites (beaten to soft peaks) with remaining sugar
  • Sprinkle with grated nutmeg

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Show 98: Animal Day



Sunday, November 29, 2009
6 pm west / 9 pm east
LuxuriaMusic.com

Grandma is a rhino
My brother is a dog
I can tell it's Animal Day
'Cause my best friend just turned into a frog
Bobby is a monkey
My girlfriend is a horse
But I'm not turning into anything––
I never caused animal wars!

+ see below for the Tiger Shark cocktail

* * *

INTRO:

Song : : Animal Day
Album : : Dark Continent
Artist : : Wall of Voodoo

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : The Lion
Album : : Single
Artist : : Duke Mitchell

Song : : Stingray
Album : : Watusi Trumpets
Artist : : Claus Ogerman

Song : : Python
Album : : Mondo Cane #2
Artist : : Kai Winding

Song : : Tiger Shark
Album : : Paradise Island
Artist : : Wout Steenhuis

Song : : The Shark Bite
Album : : Thunderball and the original Dan & Dale Themes
Artist : : The Sleepwalk Guitars of Dan & Dale

Song : : Chicken Skin
Album : : The Spooky Sound Sessions
Artist : : Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited

Song : : The Penguin
Album : : Pushbutton Parfait
Artist : : Raymond Scott Orchestrette

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : A House Safe For Tigers
Album : : A House Safe For Tigers (Må Vårt Hus Förskonas Från Tigrar)
Artist : : Lee Hazlewood

Song : : Lord Love A Duck (main title)
Album : : Lord Love a Duck
Artist : : Neal Hefti

Song : : What's New Pussycat
Album : : Switched On Bacharach
Artist : : Dave Mullaney

Song : : Hey Little Goldfish
Album : : Hello Down There
Artist : : Harold and His Hang-Ups

Song : : Baby Elephant Walk
Album : : The Wild And Mild Sides Of...
Artist : : Woody Martens

Song : : Rockin' Bird
Album : : The Flintstones
Artist : : Duke Mitchell (as Fred Flintstone/Hi-Fi)

Song : : Mule Train
Album : : Hell Bent for Leather
Artist : : Frankie Laine

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : The Chimp And The Bumble Bee
Album : : Provacatif
Artist : : John McFarland

Song : : The White Snake
Album : : Jungle Obsession
Artist : : Nino Nardini & Roger Roger

Song : : Bangkok Cock Fight
Album : : Rains in the Tropics
Artist : : Gene Rains

Song : : Flamingo
Album : : Exotic Percussion
Artist : : Stanley Black

Song : : Myna Bird
Album : : Eden's Island
Artist : : Eden Ahbez

Song : : Night of the Tiger
Album : : Orienta
Artist : : Markko Polo Adventurers

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Mammal
Album : : Apollo 18
Artist : : They Might Be Giants

* * *

Variation on the
"Tiger Shark" Cocktail
  • 1/2 oz Havana Club Añejo 7 Años
  • 1/2 oz Havana Club Añejo Reserva
  • 1/2 Rhum Barbancourt
  • 1/2 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz pineapple juice
  • 1/2 oz red sugarcane syrup
  • 4 oz crushed ice
  • Blend all ingredients for 5 seconds
  • Strain into a rocks glass

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Show 97: Morricone '09


HAPPY BIRTHDAY
ENNIO MORRICONE

Our annual tribute to the Maestro
features a live set by the Spaghetti Western Orchestra,
Italian 60's pop songs, and film scores...

* * *

SET 1: A FISTFUL OF TUNES... LIVE

Song : : A Gringo Like Me
Album : : Live
Artist : : The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Song : : Chi Mai
Album : : Live
Artist : : The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Song : : Sixty Seconds to What
Album : : Live
Artist : : The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Song : : Once Upon a Time in The West
Album : : Live
Artist : : The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Song : : The Ballad of Hank McCain
Album : : Live
Artist : : The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Song : : A Professional Gun
Album : : Live
Artist : : The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

* * *

SET 2: POP GOES THE MAESTRO

Song : : Carta Vetrata
Artist : : Edoardo Vianello

Song : : Se Perdo Anche Te
Artist : : Gianni Morandi

Song : : Ho Messo Gli Occhi Su Di Te
Artist : : Dino

Song : : Adesso Che Hai Parlato
Artist : : Gianni Meccia

Song : : Fruscio De Foglie Verdi
Artist : : Trio Junior

Song : : Thrilling
Artist : : Rita Monico

Song : : Sapore di Sale
Artist : : Gino Paoli

* * *

SET 3: RANDOM SOUNDTRACK SAMPLES

Song : : Adonai
Film : : Il giardino delle delizie

Song : : Vai Via Malinconia
Film : : Ad ogni costo

Song : : Main Theme
Film : : Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza?

Song : : Una tromba a Dallas
Film : : Svegliati e uccidi

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Ho Messo Gli Occhi Su Di Te
Artist : : Ennio Morricone

* * *

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Show 96: Halloween '09


HALLOWEEN
in the Mauna Loa Lounge
airs on All Hallow's Eve
October 31st at at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific
and on
November 1st at 9 pm Eastern/6 pm Pacific

Halloween novelties & knick-knacks,
sinful cinematic sounds,
scary spoken word weirdness...

Also, see below for our Halloween cocktail:
The Bloody Monkey

* * *

INTRO:

Song : : Halloween Spooks
Album : : Essential Jazz Masters
Artist : : Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

* * *

SET 1: NOVELTIES AND KNICK-KNACKS

Song : : Let's Fly Away
Album : : The Original Monster Mash
Artist : : Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers

Song : : Frank And Drac Are Back
Album : : Zacherley's Monster Mash Party
Artist : : John Zacherley

Song : : Halloween Novelties and Knick Knacks Jingle

Song : : Intro - Night Falls
Album : : Ghostly Sounds
Artist : : Gershon Kingsley & Peter Waldron

Song : : March Of The Martians
Album : : The Happy Moog
Artist : : Jean Jacques Perrey And Harry Breuer

* * *

SET 2: CREATURE FEATURE PICTURE SHOW

Song : : Blood Feast Radio Spot
Album : : The Eye Popping Sounds of Herschell Gordon Lewis
Artist : : Herschell Gordon Lewis

Song : : III. Nightmare On Yucca Steet - "Ed Wood Jr Was Also In The Business Of Writing Dirty Books..."
Album : : Laid Bare
Artist : : John Gilmore & Skip Heller

Song : : Gort (The Visor)
Album : : The Day The Earth Stood Still
Artist : : Bernard Herrmann

Song : : Black Mass
Album : : The Dunwich Horror
Artist : : Les Baxter

Song : : Haunted House
Album : : Shock: Music in Hi-Fi
Artist : : The Creed Taylor Orchestra

* * *

SET 3: VOODOO EXOTICA

Song : : Voodoo
Album : : Voodoo!
Artist : : Richard Hayman

Song : : Temple of Suicide
Album : : Pagan Festival
Artist : : Dominic Frontiere

Song : : Jungle Fever
Album : : Shock: Music in Hi-Fi
Artist : : The Creed Taylor Orchestra

Song : : Voodoo
Album : : New Sounds in Rock'n'Roll
Artist : : Chaino

Song : : Weird Watusi
Album : : Zacherley's Monster Mash Party
Artist : : John Zacherley

* * *

SET 4: TALES OF DESPAIR AND DESOLATION

Song : : Desolation Theme
Album : : Ken Nordine with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz
Artist : : Stay Awake

Song : : The Raven (Excerpt)
Album : : Abel Ferrara
Artist : : Closed On Account Of Rabies - Poems And Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe

Song : : Heart Beat
Album : : Shock: Music in Hi-Fi
Artist : : The Creed Taylor Orchestra (Narration by Stan Ridgway)

Song : : Ulalume
Album : : Poe for Moderns
Artist : : Buddy Morrow

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Monsters Of The Id
Album : : Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads & Fugutive Songs
Artist : : Stan Ridgway

* * *

"BLOODY MONKEY" Cocktail
  • 1 oz Vodka
  • 1 oz Sour Apple Schnapps
  • 8 oz Lemon-lime soda
  • 1 oz Grenadine
  • 1 dash Ginger Ale
  • Half-fill a highball glass with ice.
  • Pour the grenadine around the inside of the glass and on top of the ice
  • Add the vodka, then the sour apple schnapps
  • Add the ginger ale, and then fill with lemon-lime soda

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Show 95: Beatles Day 09

Thrifting for Tunes
on Beatles Day

Amidst the hype and hoopla surrounding the arrival of the remastered Beatles catalog, feisty independent radio station Luxuria Music (www.luxuriamusic.com) has set Oct. 9, 2009 for its annual Beatles Day marathon—during which no Beatles recordings will be played. Instead, Luxuria’s DJs will celebrate the Beatles (and John Lennon’s 69th birthday) by exclusively spinning cover versions of Beatles songs, Beatles novelty and tribute recordings, and all manner of Beatles-related audio.

As with previous Luxuria Music Beatles Days, listeners can expect to hear Beatles songs performed by an expansive range of artists, including the Beach Boys, Al Green, Enoch Light, the Hollyridge Strings, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and William Shatner. But no actual Beatles recordings will be used during Beatles Day. “All of us at Luxuria genuinely love the Beatles a lot,” says station manager Chuck Kelley. “But really, pop culture is so saturated with Beatles music—on radio, in commercials, everywhere—that you really don’t have to sit down and actively listen to them anymore. You can just listen to them in your head; I’m listening to them right now! We always get a strong response to Beatles Day because listeners get exposed to Beatles music in so many new and different ways. It’s become a tradition we look forward to every year.”

Among the highlights of Luxuria’s 10th annual celebration will be Los Beatles Bossa Con Soul (Portuguese, Spanish-language and soul covers), officiated by Pretty World host Switched On Audrey with DJ Soulshaker; Kitsch Niche host Strike’s The Beatle-Less (kitschy covers and celebrity maulings of great Beatles tunes); and a special edition of DJ Howie Pyro’s Intoxica garage-rock show featuring “everything from hillbilly anti-Beatle rants to psychedelic education children’s-nightmare records.” Tothar’s Beyondophonic Action Hour will presents instrumental covers of every song, in sequence, from the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour, while Vic Tripp’s Atomic Cocktail will offer Beatle-composed tunes performed by, among others, Jack Nitzsche, Homer & Jethro and Generation X.

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : All My Loving
Artist : : Moacyr Marques

Song : : And I Love Her
Artist : : Ten Tuff Guitars

Song : : No Puedes Comprarme [Cant Buy Me Love]
Artist : : Bruno Lomas

Song : : Eleanor Rigby
Artist : : The Waikikis

Song : : Girl
Artist : : Tiny Tim & Brave Combo

Song : : A Hard Days Night
Artist : : Carlos Piper Orquestra

Song : : Here, There, And Everywhere
Artist : : The Waikikis

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Hey Jude
Artist : : Susumu Arima and His Misty Sounds

Song : : I Am The Walrus
Artist : : Lord Sitar

Song : : I Should Have Known Better
Artist : : Zhang Xiao Yun & Lin De Chuan

Song : : I Want To Hold Your Hand
Artist : : The Lennon Sisters

Song : : I'm A Loser
Artist : : Marianne Faithfull

Song : : Michel (Michelle)
Artist : : Danielle Denin

Song : : Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Artist : : Hugo Montenegro

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Artist : : Enoch Light

Song : : Penny Lane
Artist : : Bill Page

Song : : Run For Your Life
Artist : : Nancy Sinatra

Song : : Something
Artist : : Tony Mottola

Song : : We Can Work It Out
Artist : : Sacha Distel

Song : : Yesterday
Artist : : The Waikikis

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Artist : : Percy Faith

* * *

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Show 94: Ohana - Luau at the Lake


OHANA
Luau at the Lake


A report from the Northeast tiki event
in Lake George, NY

* * *

SET 1: WAITIKI & VIRANI

Song : : Adventures in Paradise
Artist : : The Waitiki 7

Song : : Coronation
Album : : Adventures in Paradise
Artist : : The Waitiki 7

Song : : Quiet Village
Album : : Jimmy Virani Is Beachcombing In Outer Space
Artist : : Jimmy Virani

Song : : Taboo
Album : : Jimmy Virani Is Beachcombing In Outer Space
Artist : : Jimmy Virani

* * *

SET 2: ROOM CRAWL

Song : : Voodoo
Album : : Voodoo
Artist : : Robert Drasnin

Song : : Primitiva
Album : : Forbidden Island
Artist : : Martin Denny

Song : : Singapore Swing
Album : : Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset
Artist : : The Tikiyaki Orchestra

Song : : Pacifica 66
Album : : Tiki For The Atomic Age
Artist : : Kava Kon

Song : : Tiki
Album : : Exotica Suite
Artist : : Martin Denny & Si Zentner

* * *

SET 3: PEARL OF PARADISE

Song : : Pearl of Paradise dinner show intro

Song : : Sharkskin Drums
Album : : Fire Goddess
Artist : : Webley Edwards

Song : : Fire Goddess
Album : : Fire Goddess
Artist : : Webley Edwards

* * *

SET 3: PARADISE LOUNGE

Song : : Hard Up
Artist : : The Granite Tiki

Song : : Hard Up
Album : : Shakes up the Coconuts
Artist : : Hurricane Hattie

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Manila
Album : : Adventures in Paradise
Artist : : The Waitiki 7

* * *


Sunday, September 13, 2009

Show 93: Recap of Recent Exotica Releases

A recap of summer 09
Exotica releases!

Also, see below for
the Diki-Diki cocktail...

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : Taboo
Album : : Jimmy Virani Is Beachcombing In Outer Space
Artist : : Jimmy Virani

Song : : Watch Us Burn
Album : : Lua-O-Milo
Artist : : Skip Heller

Song : : Hurricane Apartment
Album : : Lua-O-Milo
Artist : : Skip Heller

Song : : Quiet Village
Album : : Jimmy Virani Is Beachcombing In Outer Space
Artist : : Jimmy Virani


* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Jungle Rhythm
Album : : Dutch Exotica
Artist : : Guus Jansen

Song : : Blue Hawaï
Album : : I Found My Wahine
Artist : : Le Maï Taï Orchestra

Song : : Red Sails In The Sunset
Album : : I Found My Wahine
Artist : : Le Maï Taï Orchestra

Song : : Lamento del Desierto
Album : : Dutch Exotica
Artist : : Maria Zamora

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Bali Hai-Ball
Album : : Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset
Artist : : Tikiyaki Orchestra

Song : : Behind The Sun
Album : : Tiki For The Atomic Age
Artist : : Kava Kon

Song : : Poho Moku
Album : : Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset
Artist : : Tikiyaki Orchestra

Song : : Pacifica 66
Album : : Tiki For The Atomic Age
Artist : : Kava Kon

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Coronation
Album : : Adventures in Paradise
Artist : : The WAITIKI 7


* * *

"Diki-Diki" Cocktail

  • 2 oz Calvados
  • 1/3 oz Swedish Punch*
  • 1/2 oz Grapefruit juice
  • Shake ingredients with ice
  • Strain into a cocktail glass
*A type of smoky Scandinavian liqueur. Batavia Arak/Arrack-based, flavored and sweetened with cane sugar. Nor readily available in North America. However, some folks I know produce their own homemade version of Swedish Punch using a mixture of spices, tea, lemon, sugar, and rum, to which wine is added after a few months of maceration.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Show 92: Music for a Summer Luau


More new releases for summer 09!

This week:
Music for a summer luau with
new tunes by Le Maï Taï Orchestra,
and a slew of Hawaiian, hapa hoale,
steel guitar, and uke music!

Also, see below for one of
Le Maï Taï Orchestra's favorites:
the Aku Aku cocktail...

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : When You Dream About Hawaï
Album : : I Found My Wahine
Artist : : Le Maï Taï Orchestra

Song : : Steel Guitar Hop
Album : : Tempos of Tahiti
Artist : : Catamaran Serenaders

Song : : Surfing Girl
Film : : Midnight Luau
Artist : : The Waikikis

Song : : Hawaiian Paradise
Album : : Hawaiian Percussion
Artist : : Billy Mure

Song : : The Luau Song
Album : : Aloha Moods
Artist : : The Longines Symphonette Society

Song : : Paradise Island
Album : : Paradise Island
Artist : : Wout Steenhuis

Song : : Hawaii Tattoo
Album : : Hawaii Tattoo
Artist : : Martin Denny

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Red Sails In The Sunset
Album : : I Found My Wahine
Artist : : Le Maï Taï Orchestra

Song : : Isle of Paradise
Album : : More Hawaii in Hi-Fi
Artist : : Leo Addeo

Song : : My Isle of Golden Dreams
Album : : Adventures in Paradise
Artist : : Alfred Apaka

Song : : South Sea Island Magic
Album : : Music of the Islands
Artist : : The Mauna Loa Islanders

Song : : Kon Tiki
Album : : The Enchanted Sound of the Islanders
Artist : : The Islanders

Song : : Adventures in Paradise
Album : : Adventures in Paradise
Artist : : The Islanders

Song : : Chant of the Jungle
Album : : Polynesian Percussion
Artist : : George Cates

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Pink Hawaï (Aka Pink Cocktail)
Album : : I Found My Wahine
Artist : : Le Maï Taï Orchestra

Song : : I'm Carrying A Tiki Torch For You
Album : : Paradise Lost & Found
Artist : : King Kukulele And The Friki Tikis

Song : : Hello, Aloha How Are You
Album : : Paradise Regained
Artist : : Leo Addeo

Song : : Sophisticated Hula
Album : : Hawaiian Golden Hits
Artist : : The Royal Hawaiian Guitars

Song : : On The Beach at Waikiki
Film : : Captivation
Artist : : The Outriggers

Song : : Hano Hano
Film : : The Romantic Lure Of Hawaii
Artist : : The Surfmen

Song : : My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii [Cha-Cha-Cha]
Film : : Quiet Village
Artist : : Martin Denny

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Blue Hawaï
Album : : I Found My Wahine
Artist : : Le Maï Taï Orchestra

* * *

"Aku Aku" Cocktail
(Le Maï Taï Orchestra's favorite cocktail
at the Coconut Motel & Bar in Trois-Rivières)
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 1 tsp powdered sugar
  • 1/2 oz falernum
  • 1/2 oz dark rum
  • 1 oz light rum
  • Dissolve sugar in lemon juice
  • Pour juice, along with other ingredients, into a shaker over ice cubes
  • Shake and strain into a cocktail glass filled with crushed ice

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Show 91: Sounds for Sophisticated Savages


More great new music for the summer!
This week we sample
The Tikiyaki Orchestra's all-new
"Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle JetSet"
along with a few more sounds for
sophisticated suburban savages!

Also, see below for the
Jet Set cocktail...

* * *

SET 1: Sunset

Song : : Sunset on the Kona Kai
Album : : Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset
Artist : : Tikiyaki Orchestra

Song : : Sunset Over Kona
Album : : Sunset Over Kona
Artist : : Alex Keack

Song : : Diana
Film : : Orchestra Superstring
Artist : : Orchestra Superstring

Song : : Blood Of The Earth (Or The Sun Sets Red In The West)
Album : : The Shadow Of Your Smile
Artist : : Friends Of Dean Martinez

Song : : Softly Sally
Album : : Betty Page Jungle Girl
Artist : : Roger Webb

* * *

SET 2: Swingin'

Song : : Bachelor #3
Album : : Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset
Artist : : Tikiyaki Orchestra

Song : : Tiger Shark
Album : : Paradise Island
Artist : : Wout Steenhuis

Song : : Music To Watch Girls By
Album : : You And The Night
Artist : : Shiro Michi All Stars

Song : : Wow
Album : : Sounds in the Night
Artist : : Russ Garcia

Song : : Cocktails in Space
Album : : Two Zombies Later
Artist : : Dana Countryman

Song : : Prisonero del Mar
Album : : Sounds Of The Sonic Sixties
Artist : : Dana Countryman

* * *

SET 3: Stumblin' to sunrise

Song : : Poho Moku
Album : : Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset
Artist : : Tikiyaki Orchestra

Song : : Sophisticated Savage
Album : : The Ritual Of The Savage
Artist : : Les Baxter

Song : : Breaking Point
Album : : Betty Page Jungle Girl
Artist : : Malcolm Lockyer

Song : : Come Closer To Me
Album : : Tropical Fantasy
Artist : : Michel Magne & His Orchestra

Song : : Sand in My Shoes
Film : : Polynesian Fantasy
Artist : : The Out-Islanders

Song : : Pineapple Lilt
Film : : Rendezvous In Okonkuluku
Artist : : Waitiki

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Last Sampan to Kowloon
Album : : Swingin' Sounds for the Jungle Jetset
Artist : : Tikiyaki Orchestra

* * *

"Jet Set" Cocktail

My "tweaked" version
  • 1/4 oz blue Curaçao
  • 1/2 oz dark rum
  • 1/4 oz banana liqueur
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • 2 oz cream
  • Blend ingredients with crushed ice
  • Pour into a tiki mug
  • Garnish with a pineapple chunk
Original German version
  • 2 cl blue Curaçao
  • 2 cl lemon juice
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 cl pineapple juice
  • 100 g yogurt
  • Blend ingredients
  • Pour into a large wine glass
  • Garnish with a pineapple chunk

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Show 90: Exotica/Erotica


A sampling of the recent reissue of Chaino's
"Eye of the Spectre"
plus other exotic, erotic, lustful
and sensual sounds and rhythms...

Also, see below for the all-new
Puea's Passion cocktail...

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : Don't Do It To Me
Album : : Eye Of The Spectre
Artist : : Chaino

Song : : Xt Abay (Lure of the Unknown Love)
Album : : Voice of the Xt Abay
Artist : : Yma Sumac

Song : : Introducing Johnny Wadd
Film : : The Jade Pussycat
Artist : : Sex-O-Rama

Song : : The Chase
Album : : New Sounds in Rock'n'Roll
Artist : : Chaino

Song : : La Prima Volte
Album : : Erotheque
Artist : : Andrea et Nicole

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Passion
Album : : Jun'Gala
Artist : : Marty Wilson and His Orchestra

Song : : The Breather (a.k.a. Gone Ape)
Album : : New Sounds in Rock'n'Roll
Artist : : Chaino

Song : : Lust
Album : : The Passions
Artist : : Les Baxter - Featuring Bas Sheva

Song : : Je T'aime Moi Non Plus
Album : : single
Artist : : Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

Song : : Secret Jungle Path
Album : : Eye Of The Spectre
Artist : : Chaino

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Erotico
Album : : The Big Gundown
Artist : : John Zorn

Song : : Maria Angela E La Seduzione
Album : : Molto Mondo Morricone
Artist : : Ennio Morricone

Song : : Voce Seconda
Album : : More Mondo Morricone Revisited
Artist : : Ennio Morricone

Song : : Ecstasy
Album : : The Passions
Artist : : Les Baxter - Featuring Bas Sheva

Song : : Ravishing Marilyn
Film : : Behind the Green Door
Artist : : Sex-O-Rama


* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Zombie Bamboos
Album : : Eye Of The Spectre
Artist : : Chaino

* * *

"Puea's Passion" Cocktail
  • 1/4 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz Falernum
  • 1-1/2 oz coconut rum
  • 1 oz cognac
  • 1 oz passion fruit syrup
  • Shake ingredients with crushed ice
  • Pour into a tall hi-ball glass
  • Garnish with a cocktail cherry

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Show 89: Tiki Noir


A sampling of the excellent new "tiki noir" release
"Lua-O-Milo" by Skip Heller
and several of the artists he lists
as musical influences and friends...

Also, see below for the
Midnight Orchid cocktail...

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : Watch Us Burn
Album : : Lua-O-Milo
Artist : : Skip Heller

Song : : Puente Doble
Album : : Voodoo II
Artist : : Robert Drasnin

Song : : 8-1/2
Album : : Amarcord
Artist : : Carla Bley

Song : : Lost City
Album : : African Jazz
Artist : : Les Baxter

Song : : Voodoo
Album : : Voodoo!
Artist : : Robert Drasnin

Song : : Kahuna
Album : : Exotic Paradise
Artist : : Paul Conrad
* * *

SET 2:

Song : : El Tiradito
Album : : Lua-O-Milo
Artist : : Skip Heller

Song : : When Two Trees Fall In Love
Album : : Inside the Sound
Artist : : Sauter-Finegan Orchestra

Song : : La Dolce Vita
Album : : Amarcord
Artist : : Michael Sahl & Chris Stein

Song : : Sophisticated Savage
Album : : Fakebook
Artist : : Skip Heller

Song : : Jungalero
Album : : The New Exotic Sounds
Artist : : Les Baxter

Song : : Moorean Moonbeams
Album : : Voodoo II
Artist : : Robert Drasnin

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Hurricane Apartment
Album : : Lua-O-Milo
Artist : : Skip Heller

Song : : Somewhere In The Dark
Album : : Barbeque Babylon
Artist : : Stan Ridgway & Drywall

Song : : Chinatown
Album : : Fakebook
Artist : : Skip Heller

Song : : The Boss
Album : : Crime Jazz: Music In The Second Degree
Artist : : Joseph Gershenson & The Universal-International Orchestra

Song : : Laid Bare (Theme)
Album : : Laid Bare
Artist : : John Gilmore & Skip Heller

Song : : Mombasa After Midnight
Album : : African Jazz
Artist : : Les Baxter

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : The Collector
Album : : Lua-O-Milo
Artist : : Skip Heller

* * *

"Midnight Orchid" Cocktail
  • 1-1/2 oz cranberry vodka
  • 1/4 oz Chambord
  • 2 oz pineapple juice
  • 1/2 oz half & half
  • Shake ingredients with ice cubes
  • Serve over crushed ice

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Show 88: Exotica/Electronica


A sampling of Kava Kon's new recording
"Tiki for the Atomic Age"
plus other electro-exotic sounds...

Also, see below for the
Electric Peach cocktail...

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : Palace Of The Tiger Women
Album : : Tiki For The Atomic Age
Artist : : Kava Kon

Song : : Acapulco 2000
Album : : Two Zombies Later
Artist : : Jack Fetterman and the in Hi-Fi Music Direction

Song : : Tropical Call
Album : : Jungle Obsession
Artist : : Nino Nardini & Roger Roger

Song : : Moogy Blues
Album : : Chatanooga Choo Choo
Artist : : Roger Roger

Song : : Yellow Bird
Album : : Exotic Moog
Artist : : Martin Denny

Song : : Oceania
Album : : Departure Exotica
Artist : : Kava Kon

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Behind The Sun
Album : : Tiki For The Atomic Age
Artist : : Kava Kon

Song : : Jungle Village
Album : : Two Zombies Later
Artist : : Der Plan

Song : : Come Closer To Me
Album : : Tropical Fantasy
Artist : : Michel Magne & His Orchestra

Song : : Fish Story
Album : : Water Show
Artist : : Andy Loore (Janco Nilovic)

Song : : Nature Boy
Album : : Sounds of the Sonic Sixties
Artist : : Bill Page

Song : : Theme From
Album : : What's Happening!
Artist : : The Mind Expanders

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Chinese Surfer
Album : : Tiki For The Atomic Age
Artist : : Kava Kon

Song : : Song Of The Narobi Trio
Album : : Popcorn
Artist : : Hot Butter

Song : : Quiet Village
Album : : Exotic Moog
Artist : : Martin Denny

Song : : Crossing Kiluea
Album : : Stereo Exotique
Artist : : Tikiyaki Orchestra

Song : : Creeping Danger
Album : : Jungle Obsession
Artist : : Nino Nardini & Roger Roger

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Polynesia Poppies
Album : : Tiki For The Atomic Age
Artist : : Kava Kon

* * *

"Electric Peach" Cocktail
  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1/4 oz peach schnapps
  • 1/2 oz cranberry cocktail
  • 1/4 oz orange juice
  • blend ingredients
  • Pour over ice in a tall glass
  • Garnish with a lemon slice

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Show 87: Jungle Obsession


A full hour of jungle exotica
for your
leopard-print/zebra-skin covered
Jungle Bar!


Also, see below for the
Jungle Rocket cocktail...

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : Jungle Drums
Album : : Exotic Percussion
Artist : : Stanley Black

Song : : The (Jungle) Cat
Album : : Lyman '66
Artist : : Arthur Lyman

Song : : Jungle Obsession
Album : : Jungle Obsession
Artist : : Nino Nardini & Roger Roger

Song : : Jungle Bells
Album : : Provacatif
Artist : : John McFarland

Song : : Jungle Flower
Album : : The Ritual Of The Savage
Artist : : Les Baxter

Song : : Chant of the Jungle
Album : : Polynesian Percussion
Artist : : George Cates

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Jungle Drums
Album : : White Goddess
Artist : : Frank Hunter

Song : : Jungle Romance
Album : : The Romantic Lure Of Hawaii
Artist : : Exotic Sounds Of The Surfmen

Song : : Jungle Mystery
Album : : Jungle Obsession
Artist : : Nino Nardini & Roger Roger

Song : : Jungle Jalopy
Album : : Bahia
Artist : : Arthur Lyman

Song : : Jungle Fantasy
Album : : Jun'Gala
Artist : : Marty Wilson and His Orchestra

Song : : Jungle Train
Album : : Exotica Suite
Artist : : Martin Denny/Si Zentner

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Jungle Drums
Album : : The Call Of The Tropics
Artist : : Gene Rains

Song : : Jungle Madness
Album : : Hypnotique
Artist : : Martin Denny

Song : : Jungle Rhumba
Album : : Pianos In Paradise
Artist : : Ferrante And Teicher

Song : : Jungle River Boat
Album : : The Ritual Of The Savage
Artist : : Les Baxter

Song : : Jungle Drums
Album : : Subliminal Sounds
Artist : : Leo Diamond

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Jungle Spell
Album : : Jungle Obsession
Artist : : Nino Nardini & Roger Roger

* * *

"Jungle Rocket" Cocktail
  • 1-1/4 oz banana liqueur
  • 1-1/4 oz Triple Sec
  • 1-1/4 oz melon liqueur
  • 4 oz orange juice
  • dash of grenadine
  • Shake all ingredients (except grenadine) with ice
  • Pour into a tall glass
  • Add a dash of grenadine

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Show 86: Mooks and Ukes!


A full hour of exotica,
hapa haole, and Hawaiian music
performed by Italian-Americans!

Plus a few of Arthur Lyman's
exotic covers of
Italian-American hits!

Crooners, conductors, teen idols,
guitar aces, actors, and other wise guys.

Who'd have figured
there'd be so much out there?

Also, see below for an
Italian variation on the Mai Tai...

* * *

SET 1:

Song : : Strange Enchantment
Album : : Strange Enchantment
Artist : : Vic Damone (Vito Rocco Farinola)

Song : : Beyond The Reef
Album : : Paradise Regained
Artist : : Leo Addeo

Song : : Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Album : : Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Artist : : Frankie Avalon (Francis Thomas Avallone)

Song : : Stranger in Paradise
Album : : Pearly Shells
Artist : : Arthur Lyman

Song : : Adventures in Paradise
Album : : Music Of Hawaii
Artist : : Henry Mancini (Enrico Nicola Mancini)

Song : : Harbor Lights
Album : : More Hawaii in Hi-Fi
Artist : : Leo Addeo

* * *

SET 2:

Song : : Luau Cha Cha Cha
Album : : Hawaiiannette
Artist : : Annette Funicello

Song : : Return To Me
Album : : Bahia
Artist : : Arthur Lyman

Song : : Hawaiian Medley (Live)
Album : : Looking Back - Volume I & II (Live)
Artist : : Liberace

Song : : Ka Lu A
Album : : Paradise Regained
Artist : : Leo Addeo

Song : : Lahaina Luna
Album : : Hawaii Connie
Artist : : Connie Francis (Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero)

Song : : Temptation
Album : : Great Songs from Motion Pictures, Vol. 1
Artist : : Hugo Montenegro

* * *

SET 3:

Song : : Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Album : : Sings the Movies - Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Artist : : James Darren (James William Ercolani)

Song : : My Eyes Adored You
Album : : Puka Shells
Artist : : Arthur Lyman

Song : : I'll See You In Hawaii
Album : : Paradise Regained
Artist : : Leo Addeo

Song : : Quiet Village
Album : : Pop Goes The Electric Sitar
Artist : : Vinnie Bell (Vincent Gambella)

Song : : Hawaiian Tattoo
Album : : Solid Gold Guitar Goes Hawaiian
Artist : : Al Caiola

Song : : Hawaii Five-0
Album : : Hawaii Five-0
Artist : : Jimmy Mitchell & Tony Mottola

Song : : Jaguar God
Album : : Pagan Festival
Artist : : Dominic Frontiere

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Blue Hawaii
Album : : Come Fly With Me
Artist : : Frank Sinatra

* * *

"Matai" Cocktail (an Italian variation on the Mai Tai)
  • 1/4 oz Bacardi rum
  • 1/4 oz Campari cordial
  • 1 tsp Rémy Martin cognac
  • 1 tsp Galliano
  • 3/4 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 oz grapefruit liqueur (Dry Pompello used to be a brand that was available)
  • a few drops of grenadine
  • Drop 5 ice cubes into an old-fashioned glass
  • Add ingredients in the above listed order
  • Stir and serve with a straw
  • Garnish with a mint leaf

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Show 85: Sam Hoffman and the Theremin


Sunday, April 19 at 6 pm EST / 9 pm PST
It's been quite a while since our last
all-Theremin show...
Here's one mostly featuring
the Theremin stylings of
noted mid 20th century thereminist
and podiatrist, Dr. Samuel Hoffman
(plus a few others).

Also, see below for
the Theremin cocktail...

* * *

INTRO:

You Asked for It

* * *

SET 1: Hoffman Theremin Classics

Song : : Moon Moods
Album : : Music Out Of The Moon
Artist : : Harry Revel/Dr. Samuel Hoffman/Les Baxter

Song : : L' Ardent Nuit
Album : : Perfume Set To Music
Artist : : Harry Revel/Dr. Samuel Hoffman/Les Baxter

Song : : Mist o' The Moon
Album : : Music Out Of The Moon
Artist : : Harry Revel/Dr. Samuel Hoffman/Les Baxter

Song : : I Dream Of a Past Love
Album : : Music For Peace of Mind
Artist : : Harry Revel/Dr. Samuel Hoffman/Billy May

Song : : This Room Is My Castle Of Quiet
Album : : Music For Peace of Mind
Artist : : Harry Revel/Dr. Samuel Hoffman/Billy May

* * *

SET 2: At the movies

Song : : Hypnotic Duel
Film : : The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T
Artist : : Frederick Hollander featuring Dr. Samuel Hoffman

Song : : Hoffman movie medley

Song : : The Dream
Film : : Spellbound
Artist : : Miklos Rozsa featuring Dr. Samuel Hoffman

Song : : Prelude (Outer Space) (Radar)
Film : : The Day The Earth Stood Still
Artist : : Bernard Herrmann featuring Dr. Samuel Hoffman

Song : : Ed Wood (video)
Film : : Ed Wood
Artist : : Howard Shore featuring Lydia Kavina

Song : : Exploring The Red Planet
Film : : Rocketship X-M
Artist : : Ferde Grofé featuring Dr. Samuel Hoffman

Song : : The Son of the Daughter of Dracula Versus the Incredible Frankenstein Monster (From Outer Space) (excerpt)
Album : : Touch! Don't Touch! Music for Theremin
Artist : : Barbara Buchholz, Lydia Kavina & Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin

* * *

SET 3: Theremin Odds & Ends

Song : : So Attracted To You
Album : : Sutter Records single
Artist : : Herbi Silvers featuring Dr. Samuel Hoffman

Song : : Galaxy
Album : : Music from Outer Space
Artist : : Frank Comstock

Song : : Oracle
Album : : Hidden Persuader
Artist : : Hecate's Angels

Song : : Sinners
Album : : single
Artist : : Freddie & the Hitch-Hikers

Song : : Blue Mirage
Album : : single
Artist : : Dr. Samuel Hoffman

* * *

OUTRO:

Song : : Blue Mirage
Album : : single
Artist : : Freddy Quinn featuring Dr. Samuel Hoffman

Bonus: Hoffman on the Tonight Show

* * *

"Theremin" Cocktail
  • 2 oz good Russian vodka
  • 1/4 oz blue Curaçao
  • 1/4 oz falernum
  • 3 oz tonic water
  • Pour over ice into a highball glass
  • Stir