Ixtahuele - Call of the Islands (LP)

Ixtahuele -  Call of the Islands (LP - Mystery Color)

Note: Actual vinyl is mystery colored. We can't guarantee what pattern you'll get.

Release Date: Sep 20, 2024

Call of the Islands finds Sweden’s modern exotica masters Ixtahuele at their most transportive—an album steeped in Polynesian rhythms, shimmering vibraphones, and lush orchestration that recalls the golden age of Les Baxter and Martin Denny. Every track is a postcard from an imagined archipelago, where ocean breezes carry steel guitar melodies and jungle percussion stirs the night air. Pressed on high-quality vinyl and wrapped in vivid, island-inspired artwork, this record is both a love letter to classic exotica and a fresh chapter in the genre’s ongoing story. Call of the Islands finds Sweden’s modern exotica masters Ixtahuele at their most transportive—an album steeped in Polynesian rhythms, shimmering vibraphones, and lush orchestration that recalls the golden age of Les Baxter and Martin Denny. Every track is a postcard from an imagined archipelago, where ocean breezes carry steel guitar melodies and jungle percussion stirs the night air. Pressed on high-quality vinyl and wrapped in vivid, island-inspired artwork, this record is both a love letter to classic exotica and a fresh chapter in the genre’s ongoing story.

For fans of: Polynesian fantasy, Arthur Lyman, and Pacific exotica.

Mystery colored vinyl (a unique and kooky mix-up from an exotic palette) and including an insert with a unique drink recipe by Martin Cate and more. Limited edition of 600 copies only! Lush and exciting, rich and vibrant, the modern masters of exotica - Ìxtahuele’s 2nd album is finally available again. Guiding your mind's eye over oceans and mountains, through jungle and desert, teasing and enticing your ears with layered soundscapes and catchy melodies, you'll find yourself whistling along on a winding mountain road, stalking through the rainforest, or humming lazily on a tropical beach. Building on their previous releases, both musically and thematically, the group flirts with jazz, mambo, and space age pop, all the while retaining their classic acoustic exotica sound and a high level of musicianship. This is music to lounge by the pool to, to armchair travel, to share a cocktail with a lover or a friend or to imbibe sacred libation in the rumpus room or Tiki bar. Sophisticated and savage, it's exotica for the modern age!.