Ding Dong Devils "Tassels, Mai-Tais & Mischief" 2010

Tiki exotica, garage, surf, rockabilly, "Las Vegas Grind" and hi-fi lounge, featuring instrumentals, and vocal numbers with tongue-in-cheek lyrics about Tiki culture, jungle adventure and exotic cocktails.The Ding Dong Devils debut CD is a must for fans of Tiki exotica, surf, rockabilly, garage, lounge and burlesque bump and grind! This is the latest album produced, recorded and mixed by Dave Klein (Bomboras, Ghastly Ones, Agent Orange), who also guests on organ and percussion, and features cover art by that bongo-beatin’ beatnik from Wildsville, Derek Yaniger! This CD, with its mix of vocals and instrumentals, is sure to be a party favorite for years to come. Over the course of the CD, you may hear such diverse influences as the fuzz-garage-psychobilly of the Cramps and the Sonics, the exotica of Martin Denny, the steel guitar-driven Hawaiiana of Sol Hoopii, the crazy hi-fi arrangements of Vic Mizzy and Esquivel, the go-go-billy of 60’s Elvis Presley, the tremolo guitar of the Ventures and the Shadows, the echo-laden space sounds of Joe Meek, the party time vibe of the B-52s, even vaudevillian traces of Cliff Edwards and Slim Gaillard. The lyrics of the vocal numbers often take a quirky and tongue-in-cheek look at the Tiki Polynesian craze of the 1950’s and 1960’s, including its often decimated restaurants (“False Idols Put a Curse on You”) and some of its famous drinks (“Mai Tais in the Moonlight,” “Sufferin’ Bastard”). - cdbabytrax:

01 Ding Dong Devils Theme Nº1 02 Jungle Doctor 03 Rob Roy 04 Ballad Of A Taboo Image 05 Tassel Hassle 06 Leopard Man 07 Theme From »Belly Dancers Of Bali Bali« 08 Sufferin' Bastard 09 Mai-Tais In The Moonlight 10 I Carry A Tiki Torch For You 11 Head Shrinker 12 (You Got Me) Struck Like A Luau Pig 13 Tiki Boots 14 False Idols Put A Course On You 15 Brontosaurus Stomp 16 Ding Dong Devils Theme Nº2

Artwork by Derek:

http://www.derekart.com/store.html