The WAITIKI 7: New Sounds of Exotica

“Supra-chilled, as exotica should be.” — Chris May, All About Jazz

“Serious and competent acolytes of exotica.” — Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“The arrangements are fresh … infused with the feel of contemporary jazz.” — Express Milwaukee

“★★★★” — Audiophile Audition

And on the radio:

On the JazzWeek World Chart, we are debuting @ #22 and are TIED FOR #1 “MOST ADDED” album. On the CMJ charts, we are #2 “MOST ADDED” for their Jazz chart and #3 “MOST ADDED” for their World chart.

New Sounds of Exotica was just released this week, so if you haven’t heard it yet, keep your ears out for us on the airwaves!

We’ve been doing really well on the CMJ (College Music Journal) Jazz charts lately. As of CMJ Issue #1127, we’re up to #12!

Some of our fans might recall the seemingly endless troubles we’ve had with live radio broadcasts in the past! Apparently our WFMU show is no exception. Hopefully you will finally get to hear it this weekend. Tune into wfmu.org if you’re not local to the NJ area.

FINALLY HEAR WAITIKI 7’s WFMU SHOW: This Sunday, October 11th, 5pm - 7pm (Eastern):

A Tropical Excursion With the Waitiki 7: Salvaged Shipwreck Edition
This is the radio show the gods don’t want you to hear! First, on Sept. 20, this program’s broadcast of two hours of exotica — including a live set from the Waitiki 7 — from a boat was waylaid when Poseidon forced our sturdy craft into New York’s version of the Bermuda Triangle, which swallowed up the broadcast signal like so many rummy seafarers. Then, just minutes before an attempted rebroadcast on Sept. 27, Thor tossed a celestial fistful of lightning bolts at the WFMU Building, knocking out the power for hours. So this time, to be on the safe side, a couple of the younger WFMU DJs have been flung into the mouth of a piping volcano — so hopefully, this third time will be the charm. Be a witness to the raising of this Titanic of a radio show from Davy Jones’s Locker!

This just in… Thanks to some serious upward momentum, The Waitiki 7 has made its debut on the main JazzWeek chart. Our jazz chart debut puts us at #23. On the JazzWeek World side, we’ve moved up to #2! Many thanks to the 70+ stations across North America that have added our CD to their station and/or program playlists, as well as to NPR for using us for interlude music!

Related Attachments:

• Download the 10/5/09 JazzWeek Jazz Top 50 Chart (PDF)
• Download the 10/5/09 JazzWeek World Top 50 Chart (PDF)