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exotica-digest        Wednesday, June 24 1998        Volume 02 : Number 133



In This Digest:

(exotica) You Spin Me Like A Record
Re: (exotica) You Spin Me Like A Record
Re: (exotica) You Spin Me Like A Record
(exotica) the berkeley item
(exotica) interviews
(exotica) Enjoy!
(exotica) Boston Loungecore
Re: (exotica) interviews
(exotica) Red Norvo
Re: (exotica) interviews - Blasphamy ! ! !
(exotica) Apology From Jeff!
(exotica) site suggestion
(exotica) fwd: MusicHound Lounge book
(exotica) CD vs LP vs Left-Handed Monkey Wrench
Re: (exotica) CD vs LP - Live vs Memorex
Re: (exotica) Red Norvo
Re: (exotica) Red Norvo
(exotica) Instru-mental (thoughts on instruments)
(exotica) Visit exotic locations, virtually
(exotica) Organs
Re: (exotica) Red Norvo
(exotica) MusicHound Lounge book
(exotica) Warmilizer, Grungelizer, Opcode Vinyl (27/4/'98)
(exotica) Re: "Orchestral Party (act 1...)"
(exotica) More books
(exotica) And Still More Books
(exotica) Houston exotica
(exotica) Internet Update 06/22/98
(exotica) Ultra Lounge schemes....
Re: (exotica) The rich rich record industry
(exotica) New Avengers Movie
RE: (exotica) New Avengers Movie
(exotica) Moon Gas/Twilight Zone CD

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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 98 14:15:50 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) You Spin Me Like A Record

RECORDS VS> CD's

Here's my two cents!

I much prefer the sound of CD'd to LP's......But I know that many of you are the opposite, and there's nothing
wrong with that at all.

But I will say this, I just love to watch a record spin aroun on a turntable. Also, if I'm reading, to look up once
in a whil from across the room and see a record goin' 'round.

Anyone else share this experience?

Darren


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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:37:45 -0700
From: jasmine j jopling <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) You Spin Me Like A Record

>RECORDS VS> CD's
>
>Here's my two cents!
>
>I much prefer the sound of CD'd to LP's......But I know that many of you
>are the opposite, and there's nothing
>wrong with that at all.
>
>But I will say this, I just love to watch a record spin aroun on a
>turntable. Also, if I'm reading, to look up once
>in a whil from across the room and see a record goin' 'round.
>
>Anyone else share this experience?


i find this to be especially fun with marbled, patterned or picture disks.

 As far as cd's vs. lp's, i have to say that  the LP always has something
that the cd lacks:  A good-sized canvas to display the art and liner notes.
I even hang some of my older records on the wall, because the covers are so
good.




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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:41:05 +0000
From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) You Spin Me Like A Record

darren hutton wrote:
>
> But I will say this, I just love to watch a record spin aroun on a turntable. Also, if I'm reading, to look up once
> in a whil from across the room and see a record goin' 'round.
>


I may have mentioned this in a recent thread about vinyl: I love the
ritual of cleaning and cue-ing a record. Watching it spin is
mesmerizing, and I have listened to an entire album side while
watching the platter turn. 331/3 seems to be the perfect speed for
eliciting calm. Aaaaahhhhhh.

I have also perfected the art of reading records while they spin.


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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 98 17:40:17 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) the berkeley item

>New on Compact Disc: THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET's 1983 Takoma release, "Live
>Texas Tornado," which was recorded at Club Foot in Austin and the Whiskey
>in Los Angeles. Leader DOUG SAHM "invariably delivers roots music with the
>downhome dirt still clinging to it," writes annotator Michael Point.
><http://www.fantasyjazz.com/sahmd6505.html>http://www.fantasyjazz.com/sahmd
>6505.html
>
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 98 17:44:07 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) interviews

What, oh what, is more exotic than piano, vibes and sax!

Darren!
- --------
>From: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail]
>Subject: interviews
>Date: June 22, 1998
>
>
>Hi,
>
>Here is the latest list of interviews scheduled for my show which airs Mon=
da
>y
>=A9 Thursday from 7 pmuntil midnight on WGBH, Boston. On Eric in the Eveni=
ng
>,
>Tuesday
>interviews are at 10:15 while interviews on Wednesday and Thursday start a=
t
>9:pm. All are live.
>
>A promoter generally calls me and tells me that they have John Smith
>performing on June 25, for example, and they ask if I'm interested in doin=
g=20
>an
>interview on the 24th. If I say yes, I then list the interview as tentativ=
e.
>At this point, neither the artist nor his management are aware of the
>interview. It's possible the artist has a gig in another city and that
>information hasn't gotten back to me. Interviews that are tentative are
>indicated as (T).
>
>Any artist listed without a club name is most likely promoting a new CD an=
d
>couldn't schedule an interview near a club appearence.
>
>
>June 23 - Tribute to Cal Tjader - Vibists Eddie Palmieri and Dave Samuels
>Scullers
>June 25 =A9 Saxophonist Michael Brecker       Regattabar
>June 30 =A9 Vibist Laura Allen      Maison Robert=E1'=E1s Music on the Ter=
ra
>ce
>July 1 =A9 Pianist Frank Wilkins
>July 7 =A9 Pianist Laslo Gardony     Regattabar
>July 8 =A9 Vocalist Rebecca Parris     (T)  Regattabar
>July 9 =A9 Gene Arnold,   producer, Marblehead Jazz
>July 14 =A9 Guitarist Randy Roos
>July 15 =A9 Saxophonist Greg Abate
>July 16 =A9 Drummer Norman Conners & vocalist Angela Bofill     (T) Sculle=
rs
>July 21 =A9 Trumpeter Nicholas Peyton     (T) Scullers
>July 22 =A9 Vocalist Luciana Souza     Regattabar
>July 23 =A9 Vocalist Shelly Neil
>July 28 =A9 Saxophonist Mark Shalansky     (T) Regattabar
>July 29 =A9 Aug 6=A9 FUND RAISING No Interviews
>Aug. 11 =A9 Saxophonist Greg Tardy     (T) Scullers
>Aug 12 =A9 Heavy Metal Horns     (T) Regattabar
>Aug 13 =A9 Saxophonist Cercie Miller     (T) Regattabar
>
>VACATION
>
>Sept 3 =A9 Vocalist Titilayo Ngwenya     (T) Regattabar
>Sept. 9 =A9 David White     (T) Regattabar
>Sept 10 =A9 Vocalist/pianist Mose Allison     (T) Scullers or Saxophonist =
Sc
>ott
>Hamilton    (T)=0BRegattabar
>Sept 15 =A9 Guitarist Garrison Fewell     (T) Regattabar
>Sept 22 =A9 Vocalist Patrice Williamson     (T) Regattabar
>Sept 23 =A9 Pianist McCoy Tyner     (T) Regattabar (This happens to be
>Coltrane=E1'=E1s Birthday)
>Sept 24 =A9 Saxophonist Paul Combs
>Sept 29 =A9 Pianist Pierre Hurel     (T) Regattabar
>Sept 30 =A9 Guitarist Mark Elf     Ryles
>October 1 =A9 Vocalist Mili Bermejo     (T) Regattabar
>October 6 =A9 Guitarist Jim Hall     (T) Scullers or Vocalist Dominique Ea=
de
>(T) Regattabar
>October 8 =A9 Trumpeter Tiger Okshi     (T) Regattabar
>October 13 =A9 Saxophonist Joshua Redman     (T) Regattabar
>Oct 14 =A9 26 =A9 FUNDRAISING    NO interviews
>Nov 4 =A9 Pianist Marian McPartland (T) Scullers
>
>
>
>Eric D. Jackson
>
>[e-mail]
>
>[e-mail]
>
>
>



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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 98 17:47:34 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Enjoy!

Hello, all!

Enjoy!

>On The WEB - www.mpls.k12.mn.us/kbem/index.html

>



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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:50:39 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Boston Loungecore

Friday, June 26th at 8:30pm at Mama Kin: Cheeseball Magazine presents "Lush",
a showcase of the Best of Boston Loungecore with AstroSlut (Lounge Laura's
band), Seks Bomba, X-Ray Tango, Lifestyle and Miss Stacy (Cheeseball
publisher) mining the 12's. Mama Kin is located at 36 Lansdowne St. behind
Boston's Kenmore Square by Fenway Park. (Combustible Edison won't be there
:-(, but i had the chance to hear some of their new recording last night
(thanks Cleve) and found it to be just right for this moment)..........Jimmy


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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:24:43 -0700
From: Jeff Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) interviews

At 05:44 PM 6/22/98, Darren Hutton wrote:

>What, oh what, is more exotic than piano, vibes and sax!

Though this appears to be more of a declaration than a question, I think
I'll answer anyway (and start out, of course, by asking a question of my
own).  What, oh what, causes you to think that these three instruments are
any more exotic than a guitar?  Sure, you might be thinking that use of
these "exotic" instruments is limited to Denny, Lyman, and Ravel--but don't
forget John Tesh, Victor Feldman, and Kenny G.

An instrument by itself does not connote a musical genre (with the possible
exception of the koto and the ukulele), so if by "exotic" you mean rare,
then the answer would be very, very long.

Of course, you may mean that the *combination* of these three instruments is
exotic--again, I beg to differ.  There must be hundreds of lousy jazz bands
that use these.  Organ, electric guitar, and accordion is a far more exotic
combo to my ears.  :-)

Your list of interviewees is also quite puzzling.  What does it have to do
with exotica?

EZ does it,

Jeff Phillips

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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:33:56 PDT
From: "Ben Waugh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Red Norvo

I picked up an lp recently, on Mercury, I think, with The Command Jazz
Pickers, featuring Red Norvo. I cannot stop playing this thing. Though
my knowledge of Jazz is remedial at best, I know Norvo has been around
awhile and is not an entirely obscure figure. Can anyone suggest some cd
titles for those among us who wish to become better acquainted with his
work?

Thanks,

Ben Waugh

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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 15:28:43 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) interviews - Blasphamy ! ! !

In a message dated 98-06-23 12:51:47 EDT, you write:

<< Sure, you might be thinking that use of
 these "exotic" instruments is limited to Denny, Lyman, and Ravel--but don't
 forget John Tesh, Victor Feldman, and Kenny G. >>

Please do not us the names Martin Denny and Kenny G. in the same sentence . .
. and, preferably not in the same email.  I am using a chisel to get the
goosebump off the back of my neck and my left eye lid continues to twitch.

Robert


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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 98 15:47:51 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Apology From Jeff!

- --------
>From: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail]
>Subject: Re: Well!
>Date: June 23, 1998
>
>At 01:27 PM 6/23/98, you wrote:
>
>>Jeff!
>>
>>So you didn't like my contribution. Oh well. I happen to think that piano,
>vibes and sax are very exotic, if used properly (obviuosly). Why would I
>talk about lousy music?
>>
>>Anyway, the joke's on you. I posted it in response to a question someone
>had asked me. I guess I should have posted it to them directly instead of
>posting it the group. I'm new to all this, and I'm still learning.
>>
>>Seriously, now, what musical genre does a ukelele connote? Every Sonny
>James record ever made had a ukelele on it, does it connote country music?
>
>Sorry Darren, I didn't mean to offend.  I had a long day at work yesterday,
>and was apparently in an unforgivable mood.
>
>Good point about the uke.
>
>EZ does it,
>
>Jeff
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~
>~ Jeffrey D. Phillips, Production Manager, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra ~
>~~ 333 Market Street, Plaza Suite  San Francisco, California  94105~2102 ~~
>~~~ 415~495~7445 (phone)  415~495~7473 (fax) [e-mail] ~~~
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
>



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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 98 16:15:22 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) site suggestion

- --------
>From: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail]
>Subject: site suggestion
>Date: June 23, 1998
>
>    Check out the site GearSearch.com: The musician=92s resource for
>finding music instrument and equipment retailers.
>http://www.gearsearch.com.   It has
>sections for Guitar, bass, drums and percussion, recording, pro audio,
>MIDI, used
>instruments, vintage gear, and more.  It also has a huge list of music
>instruments
>retailers and is searchable by states. Additionally, there is a free
>catalog section
>where you can request more than 45 catalogs! I've had problems finding
>music retailers on the
>web, so I decided to construct this site and now just want to pass it on
>so other
>musicians can find retailers swiftly and surely!
>    The reason I am send You this is because my site may be very
>valuable to people on your mailing list.  GearSearch takes the hassle
>out of going through the search
>engines to search for instrument retailers which literally can take
>hours. I've put almost every music retailers that has a website
>onGearSearch. thanks for a look
>
>regards,
>
>Erik Ramsaur
>
>
>



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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:40:44 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Lou Smith)
Subject: (exotica) fwd: MusicHound Lounge book

In alt.culture.lounge, [e-mail] (RLott) wrote:

MusicHound (the guys behind the VideoHound book series) just released
a huge guide to lounge music. I just picked it up last night ($24.95
cover price), so I haven't read it, but the sheer wealth of
information here is incredible.

Five-hundred pages are devoted to individual artist profiles and
discographies, followed by reviews of compilation albums, reviews of
lounge movies, listings of lounge books/zines, listings of lounge
radio stations and tons more.

Best of all -- as with every other MusicHound book (the new
"Soundtracks" book is also worth a pick-up) -- it comes with a free
CD. In this case, it's (naturally) an Ultra-Lounge sampler, comprised
of 24 tracks from the last six volumes.

This book promises to be one of those rare read-every-word reference
works. I'd also recommend getting Dylan Jones' "Ultra-Lounge: The
Lexicon of Easy Listening." Supposedly, it's been discontinued because
of copyright infringments, but I've seen it at Barnes & Noble stores
across the U.S. for more than a year now.

Lastly, a friend of mine from journalism school co-wrote a lounge book
with a work colleague that is due out this fall. Don't know the name
of it, but half is supposed to be interviews, and the other half an
album guide.


Rod Lott
HITCH: The Journal of Pop Culture Absurdity
http://www.ionet.net/~twilken/HITCH

In alt.culture.lounge, Productions <[e-mail]> wrote:
You are right about the "Lexicon of Lounge" book, and the others that
you mentioned. I have them available from the surflounge.com web site.
Let me know if your friend want his book listed too. Aloha from the
Crazy Joe on the beach.
Beach information and lounge entertainment
http://www.surflounge.com




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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:58:38 -0400
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) CD vs LP vs Left-Handed Monkey Wrench

Just for fun, how about throwing a left-handed monkey wrench into the old LP vs
CD debate...

CD's and LP's both sound like doodie compared to LIVE music. Especially if
acoustic. More iffy the more dependent it is on a PA or sound system. All bets
off if the soundman is a moron.

Which brings up a question I've been meaning to ask (hoping things might pick
up around here): Has anyone caught any relevant (or semi-relevant) live
performances lately? Please tell us the tale.

Thanks,

m.ace  [e-mail]
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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:24:11 +0000
From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) CD vs LP - Live vs Memorex

That is a given, Ace. There is no substitute for live
performance.

I have come to regard recorded performances with a completely
different set of expectations much in the one would think
of sculpture compared to dance.

Apart from their inability to accurately reproduce the live experience
though, recordings can do things that live performances cannot. The
example that springs to mind is Les Paul or Chet Atkins, two artists
who painted the magnetic canvas with recording tricks. I cannot imagine
how these would be aproximated in a live setting.

Most recent live performance for me: Bomboras at the Agenda in San Jose.
Wild Ass surf from the ugliest bunch LA punks what ya ever did see.
This is a good example for this discussion - I don't much care for the
recorded stuff I've heard of them. I don't dislike it... I could take it
or leave it. But put me in the same room, pour some doctored-up gin
down my throat, light the Farfisa organ on fire with some Ronsonal
lighter fluid, and I'm gonna respond! I'm told holding up a lighter
and shouting "Freebird!" is no longer acceptable behaviour at concerts.
(Maybe that's still not the case at Arena shows)


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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 17:58:01 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Red Norvo

In a message dated 98-06-23 14:36:32 EDT, you write:

<< I picked up an lp recently, on Mercury, I think, with The Command Jazz
 Pickers, featuring Red Norvo. I cannot stop playing this thing. Though
 my knowledge of Jazz is remedial at best, I know Norvo has been around
 awhile and is not an entirely obscure figure. Can anyone suggest some cd
 titles for those among us who wish to become better acquainted with his
 work? >>

Ah, the wide, wonderful world of jazz, the meat and potatoes BACKBONE to so
much of what we hear, but don't think of as jazz.  It's everywhere.

Thank heaven there is no shortage of classic jazz recordings filling the
shelves of stores.  Why on earth would someone buy Kenny G when you can have
Art Pepper, Zoot Sims or John Coltrane?

Red Norvo is certainly one of the greats with too many titles to list.
Go to the ALL MUSIC GUIDE site and type in "Red Norvo" or visit your bookstore
or library and pick up the ALL MUSIC GUIDE TO JAZZ and read all about him and
individual descriptions of the large selection of titles.  Then head on down
to your local CD store and treat yourself.



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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 23:48:13 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Red Norvo

Well it's the Red Norvo Quintet playing behind Sinatra on his recently (within
the last two years) released live CD from Australia.  It's Sinatra's jazziest
recording (officially released, anyway) and really a fine bit of music.  Red
was one of the top West Coast Jazz vibes players.  His LPs fetch big collector
prices because relatively few of them have been reissued on CD.  Hmmmm, seems
to me I read in a jazz guide that he did a Bossa Nova LP that's highly
desirable.  You should check with Jack Diamond, he's a big Red Norvo (and West
Coast Jazz) fan.

- --David


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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:06:09 -0400
From: "Brian Phillips" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Instru-mental (thoughts on instruments)

> >>Seriously, now, what musical genre does a ukelele connote? Every Sonny
> >James record ever made had a ukelele on it, does it connote
> country music?

I find this interesting, although I have a Sonny James record ("Running
Bear" on Capitol in the 70's) which I don't recall hearing a ukelele on.  I
will listen again.

The same may go for the banjo, which has it's roots in Africa (Take one
turtle shell, hollowed...) as well as the accordion, which I would rather
associate with Zydeco, even though it found it's way to New Orleans via
German Immigrants ("Fraulein von Spain, ich liebe dich!")

I never would have imagined a sitar playing Lemon Tree, or imagined that a
solo zither would lend an exotic mood to "The Third Man", but that is the
true joy of exotica or any music; the discovery!

Brian "Cabeza de Vaca" Phillips




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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 10:24:07 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Visit exotic locations, virtually

SITE LETS YOU SPY FROM SPACE

Spies get ready.  MICROSOFT is set to launch a promotion on TerraServer, a
web site for accessing USGS and SPIN-2 satellite images of the U.S. and
Europe.

Zoom in up to *1 meter* resolution on specific locations...

Say, on your neighbor's backyard?

Perhaps.

"Did you ever wonder what your neighborhood looked like from space, or
wished you could get an aerial shot of your favorite vacation spot? Welcome
to MICROSOFT TerraServer, one of the most unique Web sites on the Internet,"
the software giant says in an introduction.

Early coverage is incomplete, but the image database is already said to be
the largest ever compiled on the Internet.

http://terraserver.microsoft.com

You can find shortcuts to famous places at:

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/getpickpage.asp
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 10:30:40 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Hess Jeffery)
Subject: (exotica) Organs


 I have this crazy organ I use w/band that I bought for $20, the only
thing is says is, "Porto Organ-made in Italy".  I've never seen one
before or since.  It's great for making porno soundtracks.  I'd like
to know if anyone else has heard of them and would know something
about the
manufacturer.


Jeffery Hess

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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:13:53 PDT
From: "Ben Waugh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Red Norvo

Thanks! This is the sort of response I was after.


>Well it's the Red Norvo Quintet playing behind Sinatra on his recently
(within
>the last two years) released live CD from Australia.  It's Sinatra's
jazziest
>recording (officially released, anyway) and really a fine bit of music.
Red
>was one of the top West Coast Jazz vibes players.  His LPs fetch big
collector
>prices because relatively few of them have been reissued on CD.  Hmmmm,
seems
>to me I read in a jazz guide that he did a Bossa Nova LP that's highly
>desirable.  You should check with Jack Diamond, he's a big Red Norvo
(and West
>Coast Jazz) fan.
>
>--David
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 10:05:38 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) MusicHound Lounge book

From: [e-mail]
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 00:58:50 -0400
Subject: Re: (exotica) MusicHound Lounge book

>In alt.culture.lounge, [e-mail] (RLott) wrote:
>I'd also recommend getting Dylan Jones' "Ultra-Lounge: The
>Lexicon of Easy Listening." Supposedly, it's been discontinued because
>of copyright infringments, but I've seen it at Barnes & Noble stores
>across the U.S. for more than a year now.

CONTAINS FOUR (4!) sets of liner notes I wrote--for which Mr. Jones
never obtained permission to reprint, and for the use of which I never
got paid!!!!

Feel free to post to the list. I think Jones is a shit. He never even
apologized.

- --Irwin Chusid



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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:44 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Warmilizer, Grungelizer, Opcode Vinyl (27/4/'98)

     Dear Pea Hicks,
     Dear Michael Jemmeson,
     Dear Tom Vekemans,
     Dear Sirs,

     Re: (exotica)
     Re: While shepherds wash their socks
     Info spotted on : 1998-04-27

     Please note that the concept for your machine that adds fake vinyl
     pops & crackles to cd records was not just developed by Steinberg and
     Opcode.  I first had the idea for a COMPACT DISK VINYLIZER (c)/TM in
     1991 and published a fake ad (since it's about fake sounds) for it in
     a satirical monthly called Klaxon Cintrik, vol. 1 no. 1 (Antwerp,
     Belgium, July 1996).  Xeroxes on demand...

     Kindest regards.



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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:38:31 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: "Orchestral Party (act 1...)"

"Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>I've seen this one ["Orchestral Party"] around town a lot and will pick it
>up. I thought it said acte 2, though I've never seen any
>first volume. Anyone know?

    there IS a first volume!

        Johan


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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:14:54 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) More books

I just got back from Barnes&Noble, where I picked up that MusicHound Lounge:
Essential Album Guide to Martini Music and Easy Listening, ed. by Steve
Knopper, foreword by Martin Denny (590 pages; $24.95;includes 24 cut
Ultra-Lounge compilation CD).
I think everyone will have to flip through it, if not purchase it. My quick
take is that  there's lots of info but that they had to broaden the
definitions a bit in order to get the page count up. For instance, there are
entries for Erasure, Joe Jackson, Marianne Faithfull, Jonathan Richman,
Carly Simon, Kathie Lee Gifford, etc.

While I was there I picked up a few other books:

Disco Duck and Other Adventures in Novelty Music: The true stories behind
the greatest novelty hits of all time, by Ace Collins (1998;269
pages;Berkley Boulevard;$12.00)

The Exotic in Western Music, ed. by Jonathan Bellman (1998;Northeastern
University;$25)
"The contributors examine the compositional use of exotic styles and
traditions in the works of artists as diverse as Mozart and George Harrison."

Brian Eno: His music and the vertical color of sound, by Eric Tamm (1995;De
Capo;$14.95)

Voices In Bali: Energies and perceptions in vocal music and dance theater,
by Edward Herbst (1997; Wesleyan University press;$19.95; with 17 cut CD)
My exotica of choice is Balinese/Javanese -- gimme gambelan! This book goes
into the 'place', 'time' and 'context' of Balinese theatrical presentation.

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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:38:04 +0000
From: Darrell Brogdon <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) And Still More Books

It's not musical  but if you're on this list you might also enjoy
"Mondo Macabro : Weird & Wonderful Cinema Around the World"
by Pete Tombs.

It's a survey of the "exotic, erotic, and eccentric international
film scene".  You'll find Hong Kong kung fu movies, the Indian
song-and-dance version of "Dracula", Turkish versions of "Star Trek",
"Superman" and "Star Wars", China's "hopping vampire" films, Mexican
horror movies, Japanese softcore porn, etc., etc.   A must-have for
lovers of weird cinema!

St. Martin's Press; ISBN: 0312187483

Darrell Brogdon
Program Director
KANU
Broadcasting Hall
The University of Kansas
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:44:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Houston exotica

A friend of mind went to Houston and discovered these exotic places.

Easy Listening in the Big Easy,   Chuck


- ---david wrote:

color="purple"Yo, Chuck-e-B......where yat?
I just came back from Houston and man,do they have a lounge scene!
Here are a few club names....

Fabulous Satellite Lounge, VelvetElivis,Martini @ Chianti and the
Orchid Lounge  just to name a few. At the Orchid Lounge, Thursdays
it's Ultra Lounge Night...."...win Ultra Lounge CD's and other cool
stuff..."  But check this out...every Sun.
night the Necro Tonz play here. I never heard of 'em, you? The reason
that I bring them up is because they are a Death Lounge act from Vegas.
Death Lounge?  What is that?  I gotta hear this right now!
Have you ever heardáof Death Lounge?  It sounds too cool!  We went to
a place called Benjy's. It was smooth.  A kind of mellow lounge that
played a mix of 50's cha-cha,40's swing and 90's ambient house. It was
cool until it got a little crowded and the cigars strarted to light
up. I couldn't breathe. I want to be in a Death Lounge band(whatever
that is)!



                         Swingin' Evil Dave

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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:12:31 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Lou Smith)
Subject: (exotica) Internet Update 06/22/98

>Going Places - Las Vegas

>Getting to know Las Vegas is less of a gamble with this site. PBS's
>popular travel program stops off in Las Vegas, offering an interactive
>map and a slideshow, an insider's guide to touring the city, online
>postcards and much more.
>World Wide Web: http://www.pbs.org/goingplaces2/

>Late Show with David Letterman Web Site

>Years after they shut down the Top Ten mailing list and set aside
>a small area of its site for Letterman fans, CBS has launched the
>Late Show with David Letterman Web site. "This really means a lot
>to me, because I met my lovely wife, Kathie Lee, on the Internet,"
>quipped David Letterman. You can find the extra jokes that didn't
>quite make it into the Top Ten, Dave's comedy review with cue-card
>boy Tony "Inky" Mendez, RealVideo clips of comedy bits and guest
>interviews from the Late Show, and much more.
>World Wide Web: http://www.cbs.com

Hey, maybe they'll have a section for the Steve Young-curated "Dave's
Record Collection" segment!

- -Lou



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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:15:44 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ultra Lounge schemes....

In a message dated 98-06-19 12:15:00 EDT, [e-mail] writes:

<< In Capitol's case, they put their
 full promotional might behind the UltraLounge series, and as a result those
 discs sold extremely well. >>

Ah!  One of my favorite topics.  Can you believe the amount of promotion that
has gone on - linking Ultra Lounge with AMC for a sweepstakes where the winner
gets the entire UL catalogue and a date with some lounge has-been in Palm
Springs, plus a vintage restored car!  And then there's TVLand jumping in as
well with that Rat Pack screening and the promotion of that.  Quite amazing...
they can continue to pump new life by continuing to link it to current
societal events (as in the redescoveryof the rat pack film) or by finding
these new promotional avenues (linking up with Nik at Nite and TVLand)....
What is their connection with AMC and TVLand?  Does anyone know?  They've
managed to have amazing staying power for a company that has basically been
promoting the same subject now for over 2 years.

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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:15:41 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The rich rich record industry

In a message dated 98-06-19 10:51:18 EDT, you write:

<<  I am afraid that the record companies will quit releasing exotica
 because its not selling.  But I don't understand why the record
 companies are releasing so much obsure records in other genres as
 well.   >>

Paul Moshay once commented on the list about niche markets and I think this
may be the answer... care to elaborate on this Paul?

- - Michele


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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:37:01 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New Avengers Movie

Sorry if this has already been mentioned (lots of my recent email got deleted
because a co-worker was harrassing me while I was trying to read it), but did
you guys know that they are doing a movie on the old Avengers series?  It
stars Uma Thurman as Ema Peel but I don't know who the male lead is.  Saw the
previews at the movies last week.  EVen if the plot bombs, it should be a
visual sight to behold because the costumes for Uma look fabulous They got her
in a leather cat suit in at least one scene and some killer retro 60s garb in
another).  I didn't hear the Avengers theme at all during the preview though.
They can't possibly do an Avengers movie without "The Shake" can they?  I
wonder if there was a licensing problem with that?

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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:53:51 -0500
From: "Indy Rutks" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) New Avengers Movie

> Sorry if this has already been mentioned (lots of my recent email
> got deleted
> because a co-worker was harrassing me while I was trying to read
> it), but did
> you guys know that they are doing a movie on the old Avengers series?  It
> stars Uma Thurman as Ema Peel but I don't know who the male lead
> is.

I belive Steed will be played by Ralph Fiennes (I just know I've spelled
that wrong)...

- -Indy ([e-mail])



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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:21:39 -0700
From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Moon Gas/Twilight Zone CD

Hello all,

I'm not actually on this list so please e-mail me direct at
[e-mail]

Extremely Limited Quantities:

In-cre-di-ble Sound Fidelity!

Dick Hyman and Mary Mayo's "Moon Gas" (Stereo, MGM, circa early 60's)

Marty Manning's "Twilight Zone" (Stereo, Columbia, 1960)

Both on 1 CD with original front cover art

$30 plus shipping

All of you that have reserved a copy, it is truly reserved:)

Thank you all and good luck

MOON GAS is totally awesome outer space exotica lounge with some killer
upper and most outest ethereal and "straight" vocals by Mary Mayo.  Great
great GREAT Electronics by Dick Hyman and Nick Tagg w/ Vinnie Bell on
Electric Guitar and Electronic Effects.

Titles; Moon Gas, Maid of The Moon, Isn't It Odd ?, Stella By Starlight,
Imagination, Space Reflex, Bye Bye Blues, They Can't Take That Away From
Me, For All We Know, Desafinado, I'm Glad There Is You, Star Eyes

If you don't know about Marty Manning's "Twilight Zone", well here's a good
write up AND AND AND it's a BETTER record than Moon Gas, believe it or not:-)

Titles; Twilight Zone, Forbidden Planet, Lost Weekend Theme, Invitation,
You Stepped Out of A Dream, The Unknown, Far Away Places, Spellbound Concerto,
The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Moon Is Low, Night On Bald Mountain, Shangri-La

All Instrumental, SERIOUS FEMALE ETHEREAL VOICE, ONDIOLINE, MARTENOT,
serious amount of killer percussion

Right up there at the top of the top with Moon Gas, Fantastica, Man in
Space With Sounds as far as Original Outer Space Electronic Exotica with
major amounts of Electronics and Percussion with Female Ethereal Voice

Marty Manning wrote and arranged the most recognizable version of "The
Twilight Zone"  that "most" of us have heard.

In 1960, released on Columbia an LP was released called "The Twilight Zone"
recorded in 3 different sessions;

November 7, 21 and 29th;

The "basic group" consisted of;
Marty Manning - Martenot and Ondioline
Melvin Tax-Woodwinds
Buddy Brennan-Piano
Danny Davis-Trumpet
Mundel Lowe-Electric Guitar
Bradley Spinney-Percussion

On November 7th, also present were;
Martin Grupp-Percussion
Lois Hunt-Etheral Vocal Effects
Anthony Rongo-Drums
Ed Arndt-Bass

On November 21st all of the above were present
PLUS Harry Breuer-Percussion as well as
Attilio J. Macero-Special Elctronic Effects

For years, us collectors out here in the San Francosco bay area thought
that the spelling for Mr. Macero was a TYPO and that in reality it was
Attilio Mineo on Special Effects, but we have come to learn that it was indeed
not a typo:)

On November 29th the "basic group" was increased to include;
Phil Krause, George Shaw and Martin Grupp-Percussion
Jerry Murad-Harmonica and Effects
Arnold Fromme-The Serpent

On November 7th, Titles; The Twilight Zone, The Moon is Low, The Lost
Weekend Theme were recorded.

On November 21st; The Unknown, Far Away Places, Spellbound Concerto,
Shangri-La
and You Stepped Out of A Dream were recorded.

On November 29th, Forbidden Planet, Night On Bald Mountain, Invitation and
The Sorcerer's Apprentice were recorded.

This is NOT the music of "The Twilight Zone' BUT just as weird, great and
fucked up genius audibly as that TV show was visually.

Jack



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