{"title":"Kava Kon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"departure-exotica-2","title":"Departure Exotica","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeparture Exotica embarks on a Moon Mist journey through the unknown night into the Tiki Sunrise -  A tropical, ambient, electronic escape for space age spice seekers - This is radiophonic jungle bird lounge music from Kava Kon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kava Kon was formed as a magical escape from the urban decay of Detroit. Inspired by Exotica records of the '50s and '60s, retro B adventure \u0026amp; sci-fi movies, taboo, voodoo, vintage synths, retro organs, unrefined percussion, and psychedelic sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Exotica","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50389994176843,"sku":"2203594","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_d2d7c12d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726378432"},{"product_id":"tiki-for-the-atomic-age-2","title":"Tiki For The Atomic Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiki for the Atomic Age\u003c\/em\u003e feels like a mid-century transmission intercepted from a parallel timeline—one where hi-fi futurism, Polynesian fantasy, and postwar optimism never lost their sense of wonder. Kava Kon isn’t recreating exotica so much as reviving its original promise: escape, elegance, and possibility, rendered in warm, widescreen stereo. Built on shimmering vibraphones, reverb-drenched guitars, analog organs, and ritual-leaning percussion, these tracks move at an unhurried pace. This is oceanic music—designed for dim lights, glowing glassware, and time stretched just enough to breathe. The lineage is clear: lounge exotica, bachelor-pad modernism, space-age pop. But this isn’t pastiche or museum work. It’s retro-futurism with intention, imagined from the future looking back. The “Atomic Age” isn’t just aesthetic shorthand. It speaks to contrast—leisure in the shadow of anxiety, beauty alongside uncertainty, fantasy as a necessary technology. Kava Kon understands that tiki was never about geography; it was about psychology. A constructed elsewhere. A permission slip to slow down. Pressed on vinyl, \u003cem\u003eTiki for the Atomic Age\u003c\/em\u003e comes fully alive: tactile, immersive, and meant to be lived with. For listeners drawn to mid-century dreamscapes and modern exotica that honors the past without freezing it, this is an invitation—step sideways out of the present and into something more elegant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Exotica","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50402122727755,"sku":"2179171","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Green and Cream with Orange Splatter","offer_id":50402122858827,"sku":"2184982","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Iridescent Green","offer_id":57414957367627,"sku":"R1231-0073","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_4ed08130_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726532927"},{"product_id":"maritime-mysteries","title":"Maritime Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin Mello Exotica as we embark on a voyage through the shadowy harbors and moonlit lagoons of neo-exotica with Kava Kon’s \u003cem\u003eMaritime Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e. Blending the lush arrangements of classic 1950s–60s exotica with a modern cinematic sensibility, this album feels like a lost soundtrack to an adventure that drifts between reality and tiki fantasy. The music evokes the golden age of space-age lounge, recalling the atmospheric vibes of Les Baxter, Martin Denny, and Henry Mancini, but with a subtle contemporary edge. Vibraphones, twinkling piano, muted horns, and brushed percussion sway like lanterns on a midnight tide, while hints of electronic texture add depth without ever breaking the spell of timeless exotica. Each track is a journey—from foggy port towns and sunken treasure dives to the serene isolation of a floating barge under starlit skies. Kava Kon has built a cult following among tiki culture enthusiasts, vinyl collectors, and cinematic music fans for their ability to create immersive, transportive soundscapes. \u003cem\u003eMaritime Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect soundtrack for a home tiki bar, cocktail hour, or late-night escape into faraway imagination. Ideal for Jazz (Cool\/Latin), World, and Soundtrack bins, this release appeals to fans of The Tikiyaki Orchestra, Ixtahuele, Monster Rally, Piero Umiliani, and Henry Mancini. Whether discovered by a crate-digger hunting for the next hidden lounge gem or a casual listener seeking musical escapism, \u003cem\u003eMaritime Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e invites the listener to hoist anchor and drift into a world of aquatic intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Exotica","offers":[{"title":"LP - Neptune's Marble Blue","offer_id":53636642308427,"sku":"R2394-7285","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/kava_kon_maritime_mysteries_SB14_SEA_BLUE_SMOKE_P15_P2_BLACK.png?v=1760690948"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/kava-kon.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}