Surf-Lounge-Tropical Review: Tropical Tunes - SurfLounge.com Joe Fleming Productions

Imagine the sensation of a warm tropical breeze, not on your skin, but directly into your ears through your speakers. This is the unique experience that lounge music offers, a sensation that has been a part of the hip, slick, and terminally cool consciousness for many years.

Now, we have a resurgence of lounge music. This resurgence fits with the current surf instro, swing, and big band explosion, bringing a fresh wave of interest to the genre. 

Tropical Tunes from SurfLounge.com and Joe Fleming Productions takes you there first class.

The style fits snugly into the surf instro section of your local record store. Although it's not surf, a sub-genre's influence and prevailing categorization remain.

Eclecticism is the key to the allure of lounge music. It's a genre that can transport you from a sunny California beach to an exotic Caribbean Island in the blink of an eye. Just as you're about to sip your drink from a coconut under a palm tree, you're whisked away to a smoky nightclub in Chicago, where you can immerse yourself in the sounds of Lounge and Exotica.

I'm a massive fan of this kind of music, and this CD perfectly captures the essence of the lounge sound. Crazy Joe Fleming and his band have done an incredible job of painting vivid landscapes in your mind's eye. With this CD, you can experience all the angles and subtle nuances of the music in one place.

Grab your shades, beach umbrella, surfboard, limbo stick, and drink. Get ready for a trip you won't soon forget.

Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck

April 1999

Tracks:

01. Flight To Exotica  

02. Paradise Calling  

03. Caribbean Cruise 

04. South Seas Swing  

05. Bossa Blues

06. Beyond The Beach  

07. High Tides & High Times  

08. Cayucos Cocktails   

09. Bamboo Rain  

10. Mango Tango

11. Over The Horizon  

12. Bongo Island  

13. Guitars On The Water  

14. Calypso Sailing