Kind words for us from exotica historian Jeff Chenault:

New Sounds of Exotica is a deluxe packaging exotic tour-de-force. This is Waitiki 7′s second release and follow up to last year’s award winning Adventures in Paradise. The Waitiki 7 continue to dig up exotic treasures from the past, pay homage to the masters, and still leave room for improvisation. Tim Mayer’s flute is absolutely stunning on “Flower Humming” and the group seriously has fun turning “Bali Hai” into a Latin free for all. The CD is housed in a deluxe foldout digi-pack with extensive liner notes and two original drink recipes by Randy Wong. Highly Recommended!

Thanks Jeff!

“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!