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exotica-digest        Sunday, December 28 1997        Volume 02 : Number 028




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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 09:54:20 EST
From: LTepedino <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sound Gallery

In a message dated 97-12-24 13:44:37 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Pardon a very geeky question, but was 90's technology used to fatten up the
 bottom end for this cd? If not, I'm real curious about what they were using
in
 the studio when they cut the bass guitar parts on some of those tracks.
 Extremely punchy and fat -- yum! >>

Regarding the sound on the Sound gallery, sure a little bit of mastering was
inolved, but to tell you the truth, I've heard the source material on a lot of
this stuff and part of the reason not a lot had to be done was because it ws
engineered/recorded so well to begin with, many of the tracks being recorded
at EMI's Studio 2 - the very same studio used by the Beatles and other top
bands at the time.

Ashley

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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 10:19:37 -0500 (EST)
From: "David J. Strauss" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) NYT Death of Journalism

I don't know if we should exactly fault the author of the piece --  anyone
who has ever dealt with the Times knows that they have pretty stringent
rules to enforce banality in their trend pieces. Every one has to read
like a catalogue of unrelated items which are then linked by specious
reasoning. But hey! It's a hell of a clipping.

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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 11:45:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Randall Rothenberg <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) NYT Death of Journalism

    Now, now -- as a former reporter I take (goodnatured) umbrage at
the assertion that New York Times trend pieces are always "off." There are
good trend pieces and bad trend pieces. This one was lacking because it
was a bit old and tired, and went pretty far afield in reaching for its
examples, and thus came off as specious. It also repeated your -- David
Strauss's -- thesis, but didn't go nearly as far and wasn't nearly as
thoughtful in exploring it.


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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 11:37:42 -0800
From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Jan. on GROOVIE MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS

============== H A P P Y  H O L I D A Z E,  A M I C I ! ==============

January Highlights from
GROOVIE MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS

Sundays, 7 - 8 PM (PST) on KUSF 90.3 FM, San Francisco
RealAudio BROADCAST: < http://www.kusf.org> for instructions to access
stream

CONTACT:  Ratso Russo, Producer.  E-mail: [e-mail]
==========================================================

SHOW 27:  January 4
Astro-kitten "BARBARELLA" (68) leads us into the brave new year to hear the
grooviest space sounds this side of Uranus, courtesy of BOB CREWE and
CHARLES FOX.  Composer JERRY GOLDSMITH fires the "WARNING SHOT" (67) that
sets off a night of urban chaos.  Dig HERBIE HANCOCKÆs soulful sounds
wafting through ANTONIONIÆs pop culture snapshot, "BLOWUP" (66).  Or slap
yourself into an enlightened state with the mysterious "SHEMP MEDITATION
TAPE" (93), minus LARRY and MOE.

SHOW 28:  January 11
Filmmaker MELVIN VAN PEEBLES helped usher in the age of black exploitation
films when he cast himself as a superstud in "SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS
SONG" (71).  $4 million in stolen gold bullion can buy a lot of records, but
QUINCY JONESÆ chase scenes are priceless in the gold-heist romp "THE ITALIAN
JOB" (69).  Plus two JAMES BOND rip-offs almost redeemed by their scores:
The WALKER BROTHERSÆ "DEADLIER THAN THE MALE" (67) and DAVID WHITAKERÆs
"HAMMERHEAD" (68).

SHOW 29:  January 18
Maestro NINO ROTAÆs mondo tribal freak-out inspires psychedelic gladiator
dreams in "FELLINI SATYRICON" (70). THE BYRDS and VIC MIZZY provide fun in
the Malibu sun for TONY CURTIS and SHARON "HELTER SKELTER" TATE in "DON'T
MAKE WAVES" (67).  JOHN WONG and his band of warriors massacre their foes
along with the English language in the martial arts rock opera, "LET'S ROCK"
(75).  Included: NEW WORLD SYMPHONYÆs extended theme from "WONDER WOMAN"
(76-79).

SHOW 30:  January 25
AL CAIOLAÆs twangy guitar screams "Run!" in the BOB HOPE comedy "EIGHT ON
THE LAM" (67).  ThereÆs no place to hide when the pack of roving man-eaters
from "SHE DEVILS ON WHEELS" (68) tears through your townùsinging lyrics
written by cult director HERSHELL GORDON LEWIS!  The only PINK FLOYD
soundtrack worthy of a spin here is the Euro-hippie odyssey "THE VALLEY
(OBSCURED BY CLOUDS)" (72).  Also ALEXANDRO JODOROWSKYÆs funk remix from his
own film "EL TOPO" (71).

====================================
Outside the Bay Area?  Listen on the Internet!  <http://www.kusf.org>

Visit the Groovie Movie Soundtracks Web Page--with complete playlists--at
<www.sanfransicko.com>

C. "RATSO" RUSSO
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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 22:33:52 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) France Gall

Information and ruminations sought for an upcoming 'zine article on the
French Poptresse, France Gall. This could include commentary on her music,
biographical info, or simple personal opinion....Please site sources, please
include supporting information......All sources attributed, all creditable
sources credited in article. E-Mail me if interested....Jimmy Botticelli

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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 19:57:29 +0100 (CET)
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Batmania cd

>>If only they had had the foresight to include the amazing (and fairly
>>impossible to find) 45, "We Love You, Boy Wonder", sung by Burt Ward (Robin)

>That is an odd exclusion.  Dr. Demento used to play this fairly regularly
>on his show.

    Dr. demento transcription LP's are a great source for this kind of
    super-rare novelty ditties. i've got one including that very
    "We Love You, Boy Wonder";

        Johan

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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 10:48:39 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) NYT Death of Journalism

> From: David J. Strauss <[e-mail]>
> Subject: (exotica) NYT Death of Journalism
>
> I don't know if we should exactly fault the author of the piece --  anyone
> who has ever dealt with the Times knows that they have pretty stringent
> rules to enforce banality in their trend pieces. Every one has to read
> like a catalogue of unrelated items which are then linked by specious
> reasoning. But hey! It's a hell of a clipping.

Yes, the Times piece struck me as a very generic pile of column filler. If you
simply switched some key words and movie references it could be a "Death of
70's Retro" story (to name just one possibility).

m.ace  [e-mail]
OOK   http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/
(Movies Of The Week tv picks for Dec. 21 to 28 now posted)

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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 22:10:56 EST
From: BasicHip <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) basic hip for Ruddy

i hope Ruddy likes his tape.  here it is.

side a
basic hip (how to speak hip)
sid bass - spanish flea (moog espana)
bill holman / richie kamuca - blue jazz (west coast jazz in hi-fi)
fred lowery - the moon of manakoora (walking along kicking the leaves)
esquivel - lazy bones (exploring new sounds)
dennis farnon / marni nixon - very contrary mary (magoo in hi fi)
group 1 - chime time (the brothers go to mothers and others)
speedy west and jimmy bryant - old joe clark (stratosphere boogie)
morricone - twist of the spinsters (malamondo)
denny - voodoo dreams (hypnotique)
jonathan frid - I, barnabas (dark shadows)
perrey and kingsley - electronic can-can (essential)
milton delugg - rise, robots rise (gulliver's travels beyond the moon)
marcy do you know? (sing with marcy)
pea hicks - fartinÆ partners (lucas and friends discover a world of sounds)
??? - nine inches will please a lady (songs of erotica)
time bomb commercial

side b
prelude - dimitri from paris (sacrebleu)
lambert hendricks & ross - farmerÆs market (way out voices of)
alan lorber - mas que nada (lotus palace)
mort garson - good morning starshine (electronic hair pieces)
piero umiliani - topless party (svezia inferno paradiso)
vic mizzy - vox box (don't make waves)
enoch light - volare cha cha (pertinent percussion cha chas)
franklyn maccormack - easy come, easy go lover (the torch is burning)
andre popp - la polka du roi (delirium in hi-fi)
comstock - twinkle twinkle little star (music from outer space)
brass ring - the dis-advantages of you (the dis-advantages of you)
henke - the lively ones (la dolce henke)
bacharach - after the fox (after the fox)
serge gainsbourg - ford mustang (comic strip)
louise huebner - the emotional bondage spell (seduction through witchcraft)
laurie johnson - happy go lively (music for tv dinners)
pea hicks - donuts and jingle bells (lucas and friends discover a world of
sounds)

questions happily answered

happy new year

don't drink and drive

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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 19:47:55 +0100
From: "Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Demento/Martin Mull

Jerry on Demento:

>Perhaps this isn't really "exotica" stuff, but it's certainly some
>Incredibly Strange Music.


>#32 The Mummy - Bob McFadden & Dor

English indie-legends The Fall did a nice cover of this on their recent
"Levitate" album

>#45 2001 Polkas - Martin Mull

Can anyone enlighten me about this guy?? Only know his awesome "Santa Claus
doesn't cop out on Dope"


Arjan




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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 19:12:01 +0100 (CET)
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist Fantastica

Fantastica runs on Radio Scorpio, FM106, Leuven, Belgium, each Saturday
15-16 h.


                             Fantastica # 39 (Xmas)


 1. RODE DRAAD (THREAD): The Walt Disney Players:
    "Scrooge Duck tells a spooky Christmas story"
    [LP: "An Adaptation Of Dicken's Christmas Carol"]
 2. Fragment: "Merry Fucking Christmas!" [Film: "Dark Angel"]
 3. Jimmy Smith: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" [CD: "Christmas Cookin'"]
 4. Marcy Tigner: "Silver Bells"
    [LP: "Christmas With Marcy, Sing With Marcy"]
 5. The Three Suns: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
    [LP: "A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas"]
 6. Herman Apple, Ses Carillons Et Ses Percussions: "Le Pere Noel S'En
    Vient" [LP: "Stereo Percussion De Noel"]
 7. U.S. Arm Band: "Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer"
    [compil. Cassette: "Off-The-Wall Christmas 1991"]
 8. Miss Sza'Vee: "Jingle Bells"
    [compil. Cassette: "Awfully Painful Christmas Records"]
 9. The Chipmunks Featuring David Seville: "The Night Before Christmas"
    [LP: "Christmas With The Chipmunks Vol. 2"]
10. Recyclophonics Featuring The 3 Barbra'S: "Streisand Night MIX"
    [LP: "A Christmas Album"]
11. Sam Ulano: "The Story Of Santa Claus"
    [compil. Cassette: "Off-The-Wall Christmas 1995"]
12. The Sonics: "The Village Idiot"
    [compil. LP: "Merry Christmas From The Sonics, The Wailers, The Galaxies"]
13. The Blue Hawaiians: "Have Yourself A Quiet Little Christmas"
    [CD: "Christmas On Big Island"]
14. The Bonnie Sisters: "I Saw Mommy Cha Cha Cha With You Know Who?"
    [compil. Cassette: "Christmas For The Kid In Us All 3"]
15. The Jethros: "Silent Night"
    [compil. CD: "The Dark Side Of The Christmas Tree"]
16. Trio Schmeed: "Winter Time" [LP: "Trio Schmeed"]
17. Tiny Tim: "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
    [CD: "Tiny Tim's Christmas Album"]
18. The Mammoth Radio City Music Hall Organ Played By Richard Leiber: "The
    First Noel" [compil. CD: "Bob & Ray Throw A Stereo Spectacular"]
19. The Jingle Cats: "Little Drummer Boy (Edit)"
    [CD: "Here Comes Santa Claws"]
20. Karin Et Rebecca: "Petit Papa Noel" [LP: "Petit Papa Noel"]
21. John Klein: "Jingle Bells" [LP: "A Christmas Sound Spectacular"]
22. Sy Mann: "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" [LP: "Switched On Santa!"]
23. Arthur Lyman: "Auld Lang Syne" [CD: "With A Christmas Vibe"]
24. Combustible Edison: "Sleigh Ride"
    [Promo CD: "Happy Holidays From Sub Pop"]

                   (CD) = bestaat op CD (exists on CD)

        the radio pages on my web site:
        http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/radioq/radioq.htm

        Johan |)/\|)/\ Vis
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Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 02:45:43 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Martin Mull

Martin Mull in exotica-----let me say this about that. He had his first show
of paintings in the Mens' Room at The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston in 1971.
From then he recorded an LP--a brilliant endeavor--which contained the local
aor hits "Am I In Heaven, Or Am I In Miami" and "The  Bag I'm In Is Just A
Package From, A Package Store". He'd won my heart, but opted for hollywood
under the Steve-Martin-Mull umbrella from what I understand........he
recorded a few more brilliant LP's then went idle, but I have the
albums~~.Affiliated with  Fernwood and Mary Hartmann too.................

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Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 22:48:36 -0500
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Exotic Christmas

Well the exotic CDs were flying around fast and furious here at Casa Mambo
this Christmas. . .

GAVE:

Ennio Morricone's _I Malamondo_ soundtrack, and _The Legendary Italian
Westerns_ comp.

Thanks to Michael Toth for suggesting _I Malamondo_. This is one weird-ass
platter let me tell you--it really may not be for everyone, the lurches in
mood are so extreme. It can sound like Bert Kaempfert one moment and
Charles Ives the next, finally winding up somewhere in the neighborhood of
Dr. Seuss. With the Spaghetti Western soundtracks you are back on somewhat
more familiar ground, if you can call Morricone's trademark eerie, echoey
sounds "familiar."

This morning I heard the composer of the _Titanic_ soundtrack on NPR,
patting himself on the back for having written an "unconventional" score
for that movie. It sounded perfectly generic to me, and I couldn't help
thinking, "unconventional? Buddy, you have *no* idea. . . "

GOT:

Martin Denny's _Exotica I & II_ and _Afro-Desia_(both Scamp).

Having known Denny only through the _Quiet Village_ LP and _Enchanted Sea_
it's really interesting to hear his earliest work, from before when his
sound started to turn into a bit of a formula.  In between all the monkey
cries and Charlie Chan gongs, Exotica v.1 has some pretty rhythmically
adventurous and sophisticated stuff going on ("Busy Port" etc.), which I
have to admit surprised me a little. And I love "Bacoa" on vol 2.

But it's _Afro-Desia_ which is the total jaw-dropper. This is the true
missing link between Denny and Esquivel. Peculiar Percussion, screams,
Stereo Action, a rockin' "Swamp Fire". . . but trippiest of all, the Randy
Van Horne singers doing their most egregious "African" booga-booga vocals.
I see a whole PhD here deconstructing all this pseudo-swahili. OK,
everybody after me:

"Ma Bunga-loo, Ma Bunga-loo. Aiieeeeeee! Mooga ya ya ya. Za-boo-ga-don,
Za-boo-ga-don!! Yula Cha-Cha-Cha. . . MOOMBA!!!!"


Ferrante and Teicher _Blast Off_ (Varese Sarabande)

The cover photo is irresistable, and it's great to have this available on
CD, where you can really appreciate some of those odd timbres. I like the
F&T original "In the Rain," and all the bonus tracks from _F&T with
Percussion_. But I'd have to say that my old LP of _Dynamic Twin Pianos_
(UA WWS 8504) still takes the prize for flat-out otherworldliness. A lot of
the tracks on _Blast Off_ are actually (dare I say it?) somewhat on the
sensitive and tasteful side.



Dragged home some new vinyl too. . .

Hope you all got the presents you wanted,

 --Ross

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