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exotica-digest       Saturday, August 25 2001       Volume 02 : Number 1034



In This Digest:

Re: (exotica) Nelson Riddle on solid State Records
(exotica) RE: Nelson Riddle on solid State Records
(exotica) Iranian Music
Re: (exotica) RE: Nelson Riddle on solid State Records
(exotica) TONIGHT IN NYC: EXOTICA FILMS 3: MUSIC AND MORE! at Fez
(exotica) Now Sound
(exotica) marc moulin's placebo
Re: (exotica) Now Sound
Re: (exotica) What is Now?
Re: (exotica) Now Sound
Re: (exotica) Now Sound
(exotica) Exotica SIMILAU
Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU
Re: (exotica) Now Sound
(exotica) The Prisoner makes you think
Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU
(exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, August 26
Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU
Re: (exotica) Now Sound
Fwd: Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU
Re: (exotica) Now Sound
(exotica) more stuff for trading

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:09:22 -0600
From: kendoll <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Nelson Riddle on solid State Records

Domenic Ciccone wrote:

> "Swing and Sway au go-go with Sammy Kaye. I ALWAYS pick up go-go LP's..

i used to too, but too many bad James Last records have made me gun-shy about
anything with a go go in the title.

> Jo Basile "My World"...the name rang a bell....now I remember I don't like
> this guy. Lets see what this one is like......

i love Jo Basile (and also Joss Baselli, the other name he records under),
especially his ...With Love series (Moscow..., Rome..., Berlin..., etc.) but a
lot of that has to do with the candyapple red Lambretta on the covers (no, i'm
listening to Berlin With Love right now, & i'd like it just as much without an
italian scooter on the cover).

mike



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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:23:31 -0700
From: Paul Penna <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: Nelson Riddle on solid State Records

"Domenic Ciccone" <[e-mail]> said:

>It pays to look around.  Going thru a bunch of crap in a local flea market.
>I found "Nelson Riddle: Music for Wives and Lovers" on the Solid State
>record label.
>
>Winchester Cathedral, Wives and Lovers, A Man and A Woman Spanish Eys, Music
>to Watch Girls by. Strangers in the Night. That's just side 2. Light and
>groovy instrumental LP, seasoned with a cheezy organ.  And none of that
>annoying singing by that guy Riddle had hanging around...the one with the
>hat. This is what record hunting is all about.

Whatta coincidence - I just picked this up on reel-to-reel on eBay. Never
heard of it before, wasn't disappointed. Seems like his only concession to
the "Now" sound is the electric bass and organ, so much the better from my
point of view. All in all, it's unmistakeable ol' swingin' Riddle doing
tunes you never heard him do before, and in excellent sound. Wonder if they
recorded it at Capitol?

Another Riddle I just picked up, this time on vinyl, is on an even more
obscure label, "Forward Records." "Paint Your Wagon" - with the
parenthetical notation on the cover : Original Motion Picture Music was
scored and conducted by Nelson Riddle. Anyway, it's all instrumental, in
the recognizable Riddle style. The Andre Previn-penned numbers done
specifically for the film stand out rather prominently, both because they
don't sound like Frederick Loewe music, but also because Riddle gives them
Now-soundish arrangements. Again, big ensemble, lots of strings, lush,
Capitolish sound. Producer credit is given to Danny Kessler, a name I'm not
familiar with, and I sure never heard of Forward Records before.




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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 01:15:16 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Iranian Music

Is Iranian rock music exotic?

Probably not, but I think most of you will be as fascinated with this
article on the current status on Iranian pop music as I was.  Its a
world where female soloists are forbidden, and public floggings are
given to black market CD marketeers, yet there is an official government
sanctioned rock industry.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48576-2001Aug22.html

Vern



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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 02:22:43 -0400
From: alan  zweig <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) RE: Nelson Riddle on solid State Records

At 07:23 PM 8/23/01 -0700, Paul Penna wrote:

>Seems like his only concession to
>the "Now" sound is the electric bass and organ, so much the better from my
>point of view.

I've been trying to figure out what the Now Sound is/was, for years now.
And how to describe it when people ask me what it is. I use the term to
describe virtually any instrumental version of a sixties pop/rock tune.
But I don't actually think that's accurate.  I put my Ventures records with
the Now Sound records but I don't  think they're the same thing.  For one
thing, a lot of Now Sound does NOT cover pop hits.  It's a sound, not a
list of songs.
And instrumental rock pre-dated the Now Sound.
For a good illustration of that, check out "Right Here, Right Now.. the big
mod sound of Si Zentner".  This is one of the best examples of the Now
Sound I think I've ever heard and though he does cover some hit songs, the
best examples of the Sound come with two original songs written by Si
himself.  "Double Whammy" and "Soul Machine".
Anyway I was just reacting to the idea that the use of electric organ would
be a "concession" to the Now Sound.  I'm not arguing.  I understand the
idea.  Even though electric organ - or even guitar - weren't really the
exclusive territory of the rock band, sometimes a big band arranger would
use such instruments as a way to make their sound more contemporary.  Make
it more rock n roll.
But I don't think that's what the Now Sound is really about.  I guess
that's all I'm saying.
(I just wrote a 45 page report on my year with a CD Recorder, including my
personal history of making tapes and and the records that I recorded.  And
Now Sound was a big part of the story.  So that's why these questions are
floating around in my head.  That's my excuse.)

AZ



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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 04:51:17
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) TONIGHT IN NYC: EXOTICA FILMS 3: MUSIC AND MORE! at Fez

The Secret Cinema presents
EXOTICA FILMS 3: MUSIC AND MORE! at Fez

Friday, August 24
9:30 pm (doors open 9:00 pm)
Admission: $10.00

Fez
380 Lafayette Street (between E. 4th & Great Jones)
New York City =95 [phone]

On Friday, August 24, the Secret Cinema will present EXOTICA FILMS 3: MUSIC
AND MORE! at Fez. This collection of rare celluloid will showcase a unique
collection of filmed musical performances from a variety of offbeat jazz,
pop, experimental and rock artists from around the globe, combined with
wondrous and colorful short films relating to jet travel, cocktails, and
primitive cultures. The films come from a variety of sources, including TV
shows, film jukeboxes from the 1940s ("Soundies") and 1960s ("Scopitones"),
and select feature film clips.=20

Coming five years after the first Secret Cinema Exotica Films program, and
two and a half years since its first sequel, EXOTICA FILMS 3 will once
again feature 100% new programming -- little of which is likely to have
been seen before by anybody attending!

As with all Secret Cinema presentations, all of the films will be projected
from 16mm film prints onto a giant movie screen (not video).

Doors open at 9:00 pm. The screening begins at 9:30 pm. Admission is $10.00.

Just some of the performers shown on the big screen will be: Louis Prima
and Keely Smith, Sylvie Vartan, Dean Martin, Johnny Hallyday, Dalida, and a
singing (and very young) Henny Youngman(!).

Also seen will be amusingly-dated travel films about the South Seas and
Africa, Technicolor promotional shorts about the latest developments in air
travel (in the 1950s), and a drinking and driving warning that makes the
cocktail scene look pretty enticing.

Between reels there will be sets of vintage "now sounds," exotica music and
TV themes, spun by Secret Cinema programmer Jay Schwartz.

The Secret Cinema, begun in 1992, is a Philadelphia-based floating
repertory film series that shows unusual and lost film fare of all types at
various locations.



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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:16:29 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Moritz R)
Subject: (exotica) Now Sound

I don't think there is anything like the Now Sound except a couple of rec=
ord covers that refer to the term. The expression sounds a lot like someo=
ne trying in vain to invent a new trademark for something that just could=
n't be coined. The lack of terms does in fact even go deeper: how would y=
ou call all the music that isn't jazz, isn't rock, isn't blues, isn't fol=
k, isn't experimental and isn't easy listening? but sort of influenced by=
 all of these... which goes for a lot of orchestral stuff that was produc=
ed at that time for all kinds of purposes. it's what came out of the popu=
lar branch of classical music, musicals etc., muci that is called classic=
al after a while, but it was just music. And to make sure people understa=
nd they buy new stuff, it's been called the Now Sound. The word implies a=
 certain avantgardism, it could also have been called the Tomorrow Sound,=
 but that would have scared off some rather conservative buyers. I doubt =
that the Now Sound has any specific unique characteristics, that would es=
tablish it next to the other mentioned musical directions. It has no hist=
ory, no development, just came out of... now. correct me if I'm wrong!

Mo

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 05:26:14 -0400
From: alan  zweig <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) marc moulin's placebo

I'm going to recommend an actual CD.
Something European at that.
It's called Marc Moulin: Placebo Sessions 1971-74
It's on Counterpoint.
This is not the English band Placebo.  Or any number of other bands that
I'm sure are called Placebo.
If you kind of like jazz but prefer it a bit more modern - a bit like Miles
Davis fusion, a bit like the modern take on fake jazz being done by
contemporary electronica like Cinematic Orchestra - I think you'll like this.
If you like jazz or fusion but you can do without all the noodling
screeching solos.
If you like the sound of that stuff but you wish they'd make it just a bit
more like background music, a bit more like soundtrack music.
This also reminds me a bit of Soft Machine or Can.
I never recommend this kind of stuff here but I love this record.  I've
actually had it for a few years but just had the thought you guys might
like it too.

AZ



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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 06:01:16 -0400
From: alan  zweig <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Now Sound

At 11:16 AM 8/24/01 +0200, Moritz R wrote:
>
>I don't think there is anything like the Now Sound except a couple of
record covers that refer to the term. The expression sounds a lot like
someone trying in vain to invent a new trademark for something that just
couldn't be coined. I doubt that the Now Sound has any specific unique
characteristics, that would establish it next to the other mentioned
musical directions. It has no history, no development, just came out of...
now. correct me if I'm wrong!

Okay you're wrong.
I like correcting you but I also believe it.
I can sort of understand what you're saying.  I sometimes feel the same way
about the term "exotica".  What's that?  There are a few records that
called itself exotica and maybe we've extended that reference so far that
it's stretched to the point of meaninglessness.
What distinguishes exotica from other records?  Is a "straight" Hawaiian
record exotica?  What about those belly dancing records which were made by
actual Eastern musicians and really don't have any Western easy listening
or big band influences in them?  Maybe they're the true exotica.
But still, when someone here says "exotica", I think I know what they mean.
I love the fact that I keep finding records called "So and so NOW!" or
"Billy May Today!" or like that Si Zentner record I referred to.  "Right
Here! Right Now!"
Of course it was a marketing tool.
But that doesn't negate the notion that there was a definite sound and that
it was created by certain musicians with a certain background, trying to
create music in a certain context.
In fact, in that sense, it reminds me a lot of exotica.
One of the ways it reminds me is that, in both cases, the thing we use to
name it was actually tied to the "commercial" intent of the records.
Exotica was created to jump on one bandwagon, Now Sound on another.
I know we argue about exotica.  I seem to have a less serious attitude
towards it than some people here.  Less sacred.
So I have a feeling you'll disagree with my bandwagon notion.  Maybe tell
me that exotica was created out of "purer" intentions.
But it doesn't matter to me whether the intentions were pure or not.
Now Sound was, to my way of thinking, an invention by big band musicians
trying to remain relevant.
In my eyes, exotica isn't really all that exotic.
And Now Sound wasn't all that relevant.  Nonetheless it was a distinct
musical form.  I can identify it the moment I hear it.
We had a discussion some time ago here about that music you'd hear on
Dragnet or Hawaii 5 O when they went to interrogate hippies. The music that
accompanied those scenes was Now Sound.  You could identify the moment it
started.  When I was a kid, I'd just go "Oh there's that fake rock music
again".
I didn't call it Now Sound but that fake rock music was as distinct and
identifiable to me as rock itself was.
To some degree, I see Now Sound like this.  First there was crime jazz.
Then there was Spy Jazz.  And then there was Now Sound.
In each step, they removed some jazz and sort of went more "pop".
It's kind of ironic to me that the Now Sound is in some ways, so close to
the big band sound.  But the kids didn't want to hear the big band sound
So they had to add in other influences.  In most cases, they did this
mostly by covering rock tunes.
But though I can't put it in musical terms, I believe they did something
else too.   They swung in a different way.  Maybe they thought what they
were doing was in fact, the absence of swing.  Maybe they were trying to be
a bit more heavy-handed, a bit more plodding. But I also think that since
they really didn't know what the hell they were doing, they felt free to
experiment.  And so just like I see exotica as an interesting experiment -
the creation of a hybrid - so I see Now Sound.
But the bottom line is that it's an identifiable sound for the simple
reason that I can always identify it when I hear it.

Anyway this discussion is coming to you courtesy of one member who lives in
Europe and another member who is up way way too late - and yet has to wake
up again in two hours and actually work for a day somewhere other than home.
Good morning everyone. Welcome to the Seminar on Now Sound.

AZ




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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:13:37 -0400
From: James Botticelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) What is Now?

on 8/24/01 2:22 AM, alan  zweig at [e-mail] wrote:


> I've been trying to figure out what the Now Sound is/was, for years now.
> And how to describe it when people ask me what it is.

It was sort of my focus when I first jumped onto this wagon a few years
back. I agree that The Ventures and instrumental rock in general do not fit
into the Now Sound realm. I generally think of it as swing influenced by
rock and roll with instrumentation not ordinarily associated with rock and
roll, but with maybe a nod to it with a guitar that twangs and a snappy
basic rock and roll beat backing it up, but with an aim to an "older"
listener. I recently thrifted an LP by a group called The Ring Of Sound on
Current Records. Current implies that  Top-40 tunes might be covered by the
group. The interesting thing about the LP is that the group, although
absolutely within the Now Sound realm, includes Byrds-like twelve string
guitar, heavy twang, and a more heavily rockin' beat. But you can also hear
that they were very much influenced by TJB with the stop and start sound to
their arrangements. PLUS they covered songs not ordinarily covered by Now
Sound groups: "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", "Turn Down Day", "Sign Of The
Times"...A fresh find indeed.......
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:32:30 -0400
From: James Botticelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Now Sound

on 8/24/01 5:16 AM, Moritz R at [e-mail] wrote:

> I don't think there is anything like the Now Sound except a couple of record
> covers that refer to the term.

With that in mind, I pulled a pile of Now Sound rekkids from my specially
filed "Now Sound" section.  For your perusal, an array of LPs that I file
under "Now Sound" (this list is in no way a complete list of what I file
under "Now")

Jerry Ross              The Jerry Ross Symposium (anything with "symposium")
Bob Thiele              Do The Love
Percy Faith             Themes For The In-Crowd
Manzanilla Sound        Make Mine Manzanilla
Dick Hyman              Keyboard Kaliedoscope/Mirrors
Baja Marimba Band       All LP's
Bob Crewe Generation    All LP's
Ferrante & Teicher      Getting Together/Generation Gap
Enoch Light             All LP's with "Discotheque" in the title
Hugo Montenegro         Good Vibrations
Brass Ring              All LP's
Brass Impact            All LP's
Steve Allen             Soulful Brass
Trombones Unlimited     All LP's
Howard Roberts Quartet  Jaunty Jolly
Frank Barber Percussion Deep Percussion
Terry Baxter            Best of '72
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The Groove Merchants
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Disco/House/Latin/Funk
No Talk No Rock
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 18:34:40 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Moritz R)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Now Sound

alan zweig schrieb:

>
>
> I can sort of understand what you're saying.  I sometimes feel the same=
 way
> about the term "exotica".

Exotica is much clearer to me than Now. The attempt to recreate primitive=
 tribal music, as was known from documentaries and the referring soundtra=
cks, by use of jazz ensemble instruments plus ethnic instruments plus jun=
gle sounds. slow rythms beaten on primitve drums reflecting an idea of ri=
tuals in the dark accompanied with vocal choruses that try to reanimate t=
ribal singing, all that is in Exotica and so clearly you can't be mistake=
n about it. But Now Sound? What is it?

Jimmy wrote:


> I generally think of it as swing influenced by
> rock and roll with instrumentation not ordinarily associated with rock =
and
> roll, but with maybe a nod to it with a guitar that twangs and a snappy=

> basic rock and roll beat backing it up, but with an aim to an "older"
> listener.
>
and you wrote:

> Now Sound was, to my way of thinking, an invention by big band musician=
s
> trying to remain relevant.

well, I can certainly relate to that. It's basically what i said. I still=
 don't see what made the music, that came out of this attempt to be relev=
ant, musically unique. It was pointed out, that a lot of bands and big ba=
nds covered rock songs in order to sell - or let's just say because they =
were influenced by rock. Rock was covered in all kinds of ways, think of =
Ananda Shankar and his sitar-versions of rock songs. Or the Ventures - as=
 mentioned - or bossa covers like the wonderful Satisfaction by Gary Mc F=
arland. You will certainly agree that not all of this is Now Sound. Then =
there are all the other musicians we constantly talk about, from Ferrante=
 and Teicher to Baja Marimba Band. All of them covered Rock, all of them =
used a certain sound for their interpretation, some more experimental, so=
me less. Some just pulled rock through another musical style - like mexic=
an music in the case of BMB, some tried to be unique through the use of c=
ertain instruments - if they were really hip they had some kind of synthe=
sizer. But where is Now? What distiguishes the Now Sound attempts of cove=
ring rock with big band means from all the others. Which are the Now soun=
d examples at all? It should be possible to name at least one song that i=
s typical for what you call Now Sound, like I can give you the titles of =
100 songs that are very typical for Exotica. And please choose one that I=
 know! Jimyy sent me a list of his Now Sound records and I know not even =
a third of it. I was very surprised to read "all records by Baja Marimba =
Band" in it. I would never have connected them to my vague idea of Now.

> When I was a kid, I'd just go "Oh there's that fake rock music
> again". I didn't call it Now Sound but that fake rock music was as dist=
inct and
> identifiable to me as rock itself was.

But fake rock is still rock, bad rock, so to say, but rock interpretated =
by a big band isn't rock, and nobody would take it as such. I thought you=
 wanted to limit the Now Sound definition to big bands.

> And so just like I see exotica as an interesting experiment -
> the creation of a hybrid - so I see Now Sound.

I still don't see the experiment. what kind of experiment? the experiment=
 of selling records?

>
> But the bottom line is that it's an identifiable sound for the simple
> reason that I can always identify it when I hear it.

that really explains a lot! No it doesn't. At least you know what you're =
talking about. I still don't have a more than very vague idea what it is.=


Mo

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:59:05 +0200 (MEST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU

SIMILAU (Carr, Coleman)

The liner notes from the A. Lyman Pearly Shells CD gives the information
that this tune was made famous in the 50s by BOBBY DARIN. Anyone know this
version ? Is it worth to look for ? Is it exotic ? any other great Similau
versions known ? (beside Dennys and Lymans)

Thanks a lot for help


Martin

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:21:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU

Yes. I have a great version by a female
vocalist...VERY exotic - reminiscent of Bas Sheva's
Lust delivery. Lots of bongos. I'll check on the name
and label.
- --- [e-mail] wrote:

> SIMILAU (Carr, Coleman)

> any other great Similau
> versions known ? (beside Dennys and Lymans)


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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:53:38 -0400
From: alan  zweig <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Now Sound

At 06:34 PM 8/24/01 +0200, Moritz R wrote:
.>
>Exotica is much clearer to me than Now..1t. But Now Sound? What is it?

I told you what (I thought) it is.  Then JimmyB told you what it is to him.
We both said some similar things involving swing and big band.  And you're
still asking what is it?  I'm sorry I tried answering in the first place.
I thought you actually wanted to know.
I guess my mistake was trying to compare it to something you like.
You're right.  Exotica is as clear as mud.

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 20:12:22 -0400
From: Jerry Nutter <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Prisoner makes you think

Alan Zweig:>I hated chess because you had to think and I never liked stuff
where you had to think.  I liked stuff where you just use intuition. And
the idea of my friends actually taking notes didn't help. Also it was kind
of ponderous.
Yes, it could be. The stories tended to be a bit drier than they should
have been, but apparently, McGoohan would not allow any kind of romantic
involvement for No. 6, as this would be falling into the very Hollywood
James Bond/Matt Helm/Flint shtick. (I don't recall any trysts on Secret
Agent, either.) And some episodes ended ambiguously.
This is old-style sci-fi, which is more conceptual. Not just a horror movie
in outer space (Alien et al), or WWII in outer space (Star Wars), or the
cold war in outer space (Star Trek, where the Klingons are the Russkies and
the Romulans are the Red Chinese)...

>I loved Patrick McGoohan from his days on Danger Man (or Secret Agent Man
>to you Yanks.)
I must take issue, Secret Agent was a DULL show. The only episode which
really stands out (out of 65-odd) is the one where he works as a DJ on a
pirate radio station (called the Jolly Roger, I think?) off the English
coast (a la Radio Caroline).

>But he didn't get to do anything cool on the Prisoner.
How 'bout the "Living in Harmony" episode where he's the new sheriff in a
western town but won't carry a gun? Coolness is overrated, anyway. You want
cool? Watch Naked City with Paul Burke or The Fugitive with David Janssen.
No. 6 is just the opposite of cool, he's ready to explode! Like a caged
tiger (which is exactly how he feels), always on-edge, walking stiffly,
nervously snapping his fingers... The dude has more in common with Ted
Kacynski than Peter Gunn!
In the mid-80s there was a UK retro-psychedelic band called The Prisoners,
which was a concept I found contradictory to the original premise. Imagine:
five guys who go around being antisocial together!
If you wanna see the "cool" McGoohan, check out the films he made in the
late fifties in the UK (Since you're in the UK, it should be easy. They
never get shown stateside). And how 'bout his turn in Braveheart? When he
suddenly threw that fruitbasket out the window, I fell outta my chair!

>Finally the idea that the Prisoner was himself "Number One" was stupid,
>even if it was also obvious.
I suggest that he wasn't always No. 1. The No. 1 spot was reserved for
tough nuts that they couldn't crack. Recall that the last No. 2 (Leo
McKern) dies during the battle of wits. But then being No. 1 is a
meaningless figurehead role, because if we can't crack you (which means we
let you go), why would you want to have anything to do with The Village
after that?

I thought it was a great show: Perhaps the most accurate depiction of the
spy business mindset and most anti-government tv show ever made (including
the X-Files and the awful "Nowhere Man").
Out of 17 Prisoner episodes, I count only one real clinker: The one where
his mind is transplanted into some fat guy's head (I think it gave McGoohan
time off to shoot "Koroshi", the Secret Agent movie?).




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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 22:23:40 -0400
From: Carl Howard <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU

Similau became an latin/exotica standard; it was covered by Esquivel, and=

Denny; in addition, says the world wide web, it was covered by Peggy Lee,=

Artie Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey, Bert Kaempfert, Desi Arnaz, Caterina Valente,
Edmundo Ros, the Surfaris, Sallie Blair, and... The Finks (???).  I thoug=
ht
Les Baxter covered it, but I guess not.

But isn't it a groovy list already?

[e-mail] wrote:

> SIMILAU (Carr, Coleman)
>
> The liner notes from the A. Lyman Pearly Shells CD gives the informatio=
n
> that this tune was made famous in the 50s by BOBBY DARIN. Anyone know t=
his
> version ? Is it worth to look for ? Is it exotic ? any other great Simi=
lau
> versions known ? (beside Dennys and Lymans)
>
> Thanks a lot for help

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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 01:09:52 -0400
From: "cheryl" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, August 26

Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can
be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm Eastern time on CKUT 90.3 FM in
Montreal, Canada, and on RealAudio (real time only, for now) at:

http://www.ckut.ca

As usual, all comments, questions, and feedback welcome.

Space Bop #157   No Smoking!!

This week, we're celebrating film - the Montreal World Film Festival is on,
which in itself is a good enough reason to play soundtracks.  Better yet,
Emir Kusturica and his No Smoking Orchestra will be playing two outdoor
concerts, so Space Bop will be featuring the music of Kusturica's films and
the No Smoking Orchestra.

No Smoking Orchestra:  Duj Sandale  "Black Cat White Cat"
Goran Bregovic:  Kalasnjikov  "Underground"
Iggy Pop:  Get The Money  "Arizona Dream"
Goran Bregovic:  Borino Oro  "Le Temps Des Gitans"

Iggy Pop:  In The Deathcar  "Arizona Dream"
No Smoking Orchestra:  Daddy, Don't Ever Die On A Friday  "Black Cat White
Cat"
Goran Bregovic:  Underground-Cocek  "Underground"

No Smoking Orchestra:  Long Vehicle  "Black Cat White Cat"
No Smoking Orchestra /Pink Evolution Mix:  Pit Bull  "Black Cat White Cat"

No Smoking Orchestra:  Dego Dance  "Black Cat White Cat"
Goran Bregovic:  Ederlezi  "Le Temps Des Gitans"
Goran Bregovic:  Wedding-Cocek  "Underground"
Goran Bregovic:  Ya Ya (Ringe Ringe Raja)  "Underground"

Thanks for reading, and thanks for listening

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 22:54:43 -0700
From: Kevin Crossman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU

[e-mail] wrote:
> any other great Similau
> versions known ? (beside Dennys and Lymans)

Esquivel - See it in Sound has a cool version. Probably the most
"exotic" track on this album, too.

- -Kevin


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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 11:47:17 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Moritz R)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Now Sound

alan zweig schrieb:

>
> I told you what (I thought) it is.  Then JimmyB told you what it is to him.
> We both said some similar things involving swing and big band.  And you're
> still asking what is it?  I'm sorry I tried answering in the first place.
> I thought you actually wanted to know.

Yes, I wanted to know, but nowI regret having taken up a discussion with you at all. If you think that making a list of records, from which I know not even a third, is sufficient to explain what Now Sound is, then forget it. Forget any discurse here at the Exotica list then. It's kind of surprising though, since you usually fill this list with the lengthiest mails discussing any little detail of a subject. I'm really not here to take advices from you, such like "here's the list we decided what Now Sound is, now learn it by heart and shut up". But that's basically what you do here. If you think you're the only expert in the world, then talk to yourself. I won't read it anymore.


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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 09:20:16 -0500
From: "Colleen Pyles" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fwd: Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU

- ---- Begin Included Message ----

Darrell, how 'bout playing this on the Retro show.  Don't believe
I've heard it.



From: Carl Howard <[e-mail]>
Sent: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 22:23:40 -0400
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotica SIMILAU



Similau became an latin/exotica standard; it was covered by Esquivel,
and
Denny; in addition, says the world wide web, it was covered by Peggy
Lee,
Artie Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey, Bert Kaempfert, Desi Arnaz, Caterina
Valente,
Edmundo Ros, the Surfaris, Sallie Blair, and... The Finks (???). =A0I
thought
Les Baxter covered it, but I guess not.

But isn't it a groovy list already?

[e-mail] wrote:

> SIMILAU (Carr, Coleman)
>
> The liner notes from the A. Lyman Pearly Shells CD gives the
information
> that this tune was made famous in the 50s by BOBBY DARIN. Anyone
know this
> version ? Is it worth to look for ? Is it exotic ? any other great
Similau
> versions known ? (beside Dennys and Lymans)
>
> Thanks a lot for help

- --
Peace Out
Choppa Choppa
Bang Bang
Hack=FC Maim=FC
Where's da WUV=99?




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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:39:35 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Bump Stadelman)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Now Sound

all i can say is NOW NOW boys!  ;)


>alan zweig schrieb:
>
>>
>> I told you what (I thought) it is.  Then JimmyB told you what it is to him.
>> We both said some similar things involving swing and big band.  And you're
>> still asking what is it?  I'm sorry I tried answering in the first place.
>> I thought you actually wanted to know.
>
>Yes, I wanted to know, but nowI regret having taken up a discussion with
>you at all. If you think that making a list of records, from which I know
>not even a third, is sufficient to explain what Now Sound is, then forget
>it. Forget any discurse here at the Exotica list then. It's kind of
>surprising though, since you usually fill this list with the lengthiest
>mails discussing any little detail of a subject. I'm really not here to
>take advices from you, such like "here's the list we decided what Now
>Sound is, now learn it by heart and shut up". But that's basically what
>you do here. If you think you're the only expert in the world, then talk
>to yourself. I won't read it anymore.
>
>
>Mo

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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:03:22 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Bump Stadelman)
Subject: (exotica) more stuff for trading

this time i have a bunch of cds i am looking to trade for either cds, cdrs
or vinyl
before they go to ebay.

Ursula 1000-the now sound of...
Senor Coconut-Grand Baile con...  (remastered + bonus tracks)
Beat Vol.2-Lounge at Cinevox
Jean-Jacques Perrey-Moog Sensations
DJ Gilles Peterson-World Wide Programme One (2 discs)

email me offlist at [e-mail]

b




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