ALARM Magazine says:

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented in ALARM and on AlarmPress.com. Of those, we pared down to 100 outstanding releases… As usual, ALARM leaves no genre unexplored in our list of this year’s overlooked gems.

Check out their review here!

If you dig exotica then you’ll want to check out our Festival of Music at the end of December! The WAITIKI 7 with Robert Drasnin, Sherry Shaoling, and Combustible Edison alums Brother Cleve and The Millionaire… all at Don The Beachcomber’s. A meeting of the greats!

Our track “Similau” from New Sounds of Exotica is featured on this excellent compilation CD. Says the producer/curator David Gasten:

THIS IS VINTAGE NOW is the first compilation to showcase artists that are ‘bilingual’ between the past and present, bringing the sounds the 1940′s-1960′s to the 2010′s without compromising the sound. The compilation features well-known and critically respected artists such as BIG JAY McNEELY, CARO EMERALD, BEVERLY KENNEY, THE WAITIKI 7, and CAROLE CREVELING. It’s been a long time since exploring new music has been this tantalizing and unpredictable, but that excitement is back!

And in a review from the Tart Deco blog:

“Similau” by The Waitiki 7 is nice blend of lounge, exotica and bossa jazz, with a little bit of gypsy thrown in. This tunes definitely makes me think of Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters album in that it is fleshing out a jazz idiom with native flavor. The juxtaposition of vibes, flute and violin in the different sections of the tune outline each flavor and provide quite a bit of texture in a fairly short song (3:22) for this genre.

Read the whole review at: http://tartdecopop.blogspot.com/2010/11/this-is-vintage-now-review.html