TOO HOT TO SLEEP (2005)

Warsaw  

Traditional Klezmer tune

Knockin'  

The "hit"! Featuring the amazing Adam Matta, human beatbox.

Stranger  

The lyrics are based on a traditional Bulgarian song, the rest is pure Lumii.

LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII (2003)

Taraf Hijacked  

We could never play this song with the agility and Madness of Taraf de Haidouks so we rewrote our own Madness.

Surf in Romania  

Sarah learned this traditional tune in Transylvania, but the palinka may have gotten in the way of exact recollection. Sxip's most educated guess for accompaniment was Dead Kennedys riffs.

Moon Song  

This song was once eight verses long but we realized that this was the only verse that really told the story.

Make it Meow  

Rima considers this her "Ska Tune". It took us a while to realize that she was right.

Too Hot to Sleep  

Sxip wrote this song a hot and humid night in Texas, sitting in the dark, thinking of his lover.

She's a Brick  

This one is Rima's hip-hop tune. Aaron couldn't bring his turntables for the the scratching so the fiddles got the job.

Temple Must Burn  

Sxip wrote this song while packing to move to NYC. He has been caught many times singing this while completely drunk at birthday parties.