Our debut album, Welcome To The Tiki Farm, is intended as a sonic field guide to The Tiki Farm in Pearlington, MS where chef Ernie Foundas grows the exotic fruits and vegetables used in the unique dishes prepared at Suis Generis Restaurant in New Orleans, LA. Taking a bio-acoustic approach, recorded sounds from birds to frogs to bugs to water and more, are used on the album as nature’s orchestra accompanying the musicians - a collaboration of sorts. Most of the song titles are the plants that grow on the farm as well as the local pond dwelling alligator; Motu. The sounds of the Tiki Farm are heard through out as the sonic motif for the music.

The music is inspired by exotica music of the 1950s/‘60s, film soundtracks and sci-fi. Enjoy this with your favorite food or beverage. Welcome To The Tiki Farm aims to transport the Tiki Farm to your body, mind and palate. Thank you for your time.

Please note that the vinyl sequencing differs from the streaming/CD versions in that ‘Welcome To The Tiki Farm’ is the last track on side two instead of track one, side one.

For more info: IG: @sgtikifarm. www.suisgeneris.com Album Credits: Produced and mixed by Carlos Grasso. Executive Producer: Ernie Foundas. All songs composed and arranged by Carlos Grasso

All songs published by CF Grasso Music [BMI] except “Jaboticaba” composed by Pink Teddy Bear. Published by Suis Generis Music, LLC / CF Grasso Music [BMI]

Musicians: JONNY CAMPOS: Electric guitar, pedal steel guitar. STEVE DALTON: Roland drums, percussion, timbales, djembe. CARLOS F. GRASSO: Field recordings, sound collages, rhythm loops & programming, electronics, keyboards, percussion, sampler, synthesizers, metal pipe, typewriter, power drill, spring, wine glass. KIMBERLY HEBERT: Flute, Roland JU-O6A synth JOSE HERNANDEZ: Electric and acoustic basses, acoustic guitar on “Surinam Cherry” LEAH HENNESSY: Vocals DANNY MILOJEVIC: Drums, congas, bongos, percussion, wood blocks, percussion bells, gourd shaker.

Additional musicians: Matt Perrone: Trumpet James Bremer: Piano, melodica Marcus Bronson: Shaker and djembe Babbette Hines: Triangle on ‘Marukuya Passion Fruit’

Additional field recordings by Ernie Foundas and James Bremer. Voices on “Welcome to the Tiki Farm (Area 53)”: Adrienne Bell & Ernie Foundas. Power sander on “Tiki Food Lab”: Jayme Kallal Vocal arrangements: Tucker Fuller

Recorded at Lo9 Studio, New Orleans, LA. Engineer: Marcus Bronson. Additional recording at Payaso, New Orleans, LA. Engineer: Carlos Grasso. Enrico Caruso samples used under public domain. All field and plant recordings were recorded at The Tiki Farm, Pearlington, MS.

Cover art and design: Carlos Grasso PTB photos: Folwell Dunbar, except Leah Hennessy by Daniela Leal.

For Suis Generis Music: John Guarnieri.

Thanks to: Ernie Foundas, Adrienne Bell, Babbette Hines, Marcus Bronson, Folwell Dunbar, Suis Generis Restaurant, The Tiki Farm, Kevin Comarda, Lo9 Studio, New Orleans Records Press, John Guarnieri, Tucker Fuller, Dennis Herring.