In the 2nd hour of this week's program, we hear the freshest exotica from Hawaii; new albums from Spain & Romania; some tasty New York jazz; and a new collaboration between Portugal & Switzerland.
(Pictured: Hawaiian exotica band WAITIKI 7, whose new album is called ‘Exotica Reborn: In Studio & Live At House Without A Key’.)


The Tiki Lounge Remix #430 - Part 2_mixdown

In the 2nd hour of this week's program, our very special guest is Australian musician, producer, composer and Wantok Musik label founder DAVID BRIDIE, whose best-known group NOT DROWNING WAVING, has a new album out titled 'Malira'. And like their predecessor 1990 album 'Tabaran' the new release features PNG star George Telek and other Melanesian musicians. (Pictured: Musician, producer, composer and label founder DAVID BRIDIE. One of his long-time bands, NOT DROWNING WAVING, have just released a new album – their first since 1993 – called ‘Malira’.)

The Tiki Lounge Remix #432 - Part 2_mixdown

“ASHVARA” resonates as a meeting point between East and West — a seamless blend of lo-fi warmth, cinematic expanse, and subtle Eastern motifs. Flowing at ~70 BPM in C, the track breathes across a generous 34 dB dynamic range, where textures rise and fall like shifting light through mist. Its balanced stereo field lets every detail drift naturally, while the –18 LUFS loudness enhances intimacy without losing depth.

Perfect for night reflections, meditative focus, or creative sessions, “ASHVARA” unfolds like an ancient mantra translated into modern sound. Lo-fi grooves provide grounding, while ambient textures and soulful undertones expand the atmosphere into something timeless. This is not just a song, but an East–West electronic fusion carried by truth in sound.

Technical Details

Primary Genre / Style: Lo-Fi Chill / Downtempo
Secondary Genre / Style: Eastern Ambient / Cinematic Chill
BPM: ~70
Key / Tonality: C
Loudness (LUFS): –18.6
Peak Level: –4.6 dBFS
Crest Factor: 14.0 dB
Stereo Image: Balanced stereo field
Fusion Breakdown (%): 40 Lo-Fi Chill / 25 Ambient / 15 Eastern Motifs / 10 Soul / 10 Experimental

ASHVARA

I picture a sword fighting scene whilst playing this track I made it's World Music and I might do some more real soon, who know, anyway enjoy.

Desert Appeal

locked & Loaded

In the 2nd hour of this week's program, we listen to new World Jazz releases from Cuba, France, the USA & India.
(Pictured: Cuban jazz pianist HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA, who’s new album is called ‘Nueva Timba’.)

The Tiki Lounge Remix #434 - Part 2_mixdown

In the 2nd hour of this week's program, we explore the latest jazzy-world releases from the UK, Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand) Japan and Germany. Plus a new album from a very creative Anglo-Indian percussionist.
(Pictured: Aotearoa-New Zealand ensemble THE CIRCLING SUN. Their new album is called ‘Orbits’.)

The Tiki Lounge Remix #437 - Part 2_mixdown

Breathing Between Worlds is a slow, ceremonial journey through the spaces between earth and ether. Hand-played percussion and warm organic bass ground the body, while airy textures, drifting pads, and breathlike melodies lift the spirit into spaciousness.

The track moves like wind over desert sands ~ a gentle migration from curiosity to surrender, from searching to arriving. Each layer invites deeper embodiment: drums for the root, breath for the heart, light-filled atmospheres for the crown.

By the end, we're hovering in that quiet place between worlds… not fully dancing, not fully meditating ~ liminal bliss.

If it moves you, breathe with it. Move with it. Let it open the space inside you.

Somattic - Breathing Between Worlds (Extended)

To Purchase : https://iamlife.bandcamp.com/album/birds-in-paradise-remix

The River (Shaman's Dream & Geometrae Remix)

This track is from the album Tango Perso and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shahabtolouie

My Heart

Hi, my name is Gas No Light and Game For Experimentation. I've been making music for over 26 years now and have been and still make all sorts from synthy stuff like Vaporwave/Synthwave and Hauntology and general synthy vibes. I also make club stuff Jungle/Drum and Bass, House and Reggaetón, UK Garage and UK Funky which I enjoy making the most. Also, I like to make gaming music and Experimental music hence my other name but I do like making lots of different genres too.

Somattic (Matt) creates ceremonial ecstatic dance journeys where rhythm becomes prayer and movement becomes medicine. 

Somattic’s ancient future world-fusion music is inspirted to move, pray, and play inside of. I invite you to bring your voice, your instruments, your flow toys, your medicine. Add your rhythm to the field. Let’s move as one and weave a vibrant living tapestry of sound and movement.

Holla: me[at]mattprindle.com

"Welcome to my diverse music hub! I’m thrilled to share my creations with you. Here you’ll find a blend of Lo-Fi, chill, cinematic, and ambient sounds crafted for your moments of focus, relaxation, and ainspiration.
Your support means the world. Listen, like, comment, and share to help the music reach more ears. Let’s explore this sonic journey together!
(Contact: axionis.music@gmail.com)
(WhatsApp Channel: whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAXRpy05MUdk0yiV)"

EU based Iranian guitar player, composer and singer. As a fusionist, Shahab exceeded the borders of one distinct style by adding elements of various ethnic roots and jazz to his music.

Seth Jordan is an Australian-based Music Journalist, Radio Broadcaster, and Festival Consultant. He is the Pacific correspondent for Songlines magazine (UK), and was the Contributing Editor for the book 'World Music: Global Sounds in Australia' (2010 UNSW Press). 
Seth's national world/jazz/beats radio program 'The Tiki Lounge Remix' is produced at 2 Triple B in Bellingen NSW, Australia, and is networked to Community stations nationwide via the Community Radio Network (CRN). 
The program is made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation (cbf.com.au).

SAHUNA LOVE / CRAIG KOHLAND / SHAMAN'S DREAM

Shaman's Dream is a musical prayer for healing, transformation, love, and happiness for all beings.

Sahuna Love (Founder of Shaman's Dream) is a Multi-percussionist, DJ, Music Producer, Medicine Ceremony Facilitator, and Healing Arts Practitioner. Sahuna is inspired by the spiritual musical lineages from around the globe and the healing power of the drum. Every Shaman's Dream offering is a ceremony and opportunity for all who receive the music to create an intention and prayer for their own lives, utilizing the music as medicine.

Shaman’s Dream, Sahuna's multi-faceted music collective, has been at the forefront of the yoga, festival and ecstatic dance music scene, since 1995. As a producer and the musical director he's facilitated hundreds of ecstatic dance/ “live” world music concerts, plus countless live music for yoga classes and ritual retreats. Sahuna's other projects included being the co-founder of Yogitunes - www.yogitunes.com - an online digital music store that features a huge selection of yoga inspired music, Co-Producer of Ecstatic Dance Retreats, and co-producer of Desert Dwellers projects –Waves, Flames, Roots, and many other Downtempo music projects. 

As a percussionist, Sahuna has performed with countless music producers and performers such as: Porangui,  Bluetech, Desert Dwellers, Kaminanda, David Starfire, Yaima, FreQ Nasty, Jason Hann (EOTO& String Cheese), Isaac Chambers, Jai Uttal, Krishna Das, Dave Stringer, C.C. White, Donna De Lory, Tina Malia, Chris Berry and many others. 

Presently, Craig is performing and helping to produce/ stage manage for many of the transformational festivals and yoga/ ecstatic dance communities all over the world. Some events include– Lightning in a Bottle, Symbiosis, Beloved, Wanderlust, Envision, Imagine, Bhaktifest, Shaktifest, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Yoga Journal Conference, Etc...

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