I fell in love with Hawaii from watching countless hours of the TV show “Magnum PI.” I used to sit in front of the television and dream of someday visiting those enchanted islands. I would lie in the sun, go surfing, and eat papayas, but I wouldn’t eat coconuts. I hate coconuts.

I don’t know if the guys in Malfuzah like coconuts, but they sure seem to love Hawaii.

Most of the titles of the songs on Malfuzah’s first CD, The Adilorac, are Hawaiian words like “Makai,” “Waianae,” and “Kupuna.” The picture on the cover shows a beautiful beach scene.

“I think the title of a song should not tell the listener anything. The music should speak for itself,” explained Malfuzah’s songwriter Eric Kuhm.

Kuhm is a self-trained musician from Durham. He has been playing and writing music for the past seven years.

Kuhm does all of the songwriting for Malfuzah. Guilford sophomore John Henderson plays bass on a few tracks and helps with recording.

“Malfuzah is Eric’s project,” said Henderson. “I just helped him out where I could.”

The Adilorac explores many musical styles including surf rock, Middle-Eastern music, and classical.

Both Kuhm and Henderson acknowledged that the music is tough to categorize. I would describe it as “classical music meets rock and roll.”

The music is refreshingly different. Kuhm creates his own unique sound while composing music that is appeasing and interesting.

“I listen to just about everything,” said Kuhm.

The tracks are instrumental and showcase Kuhm’s diverse musical taste and ability.

And he can play just about everything too. On most of the tracks Kuhm is the only musician, playing everything, including banjo, drums, guitar, marimba, and sitar.

“If you gave Eric a few days with any instrument, he would figure out how to play it well,” said Henderson.

“Eric has an amazing understanding of music. Working with him has taught me a lot,” said Henderson.

I have had the CD for a few days and it has already earned a spot in my 6-disc changer. I love the Middle-Eastern sounds of “Siq,” and the surf rock sound of “The Triumph of Finius.” The beautiful melodies on the title track “The Adilorac” send chills down my spine.

“The melody came to me in a dream,” said Kuhm.

The Adilorac is good music. It’s the kind of stuff a music professor could appreciate.

I don’t know if I will ever visit Hawaii, but if I do I have a CD to listen to on the plane.