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exotica-digest          Monday, July 20 1998          Volume 02 : Number 158



In This Digest:

(exotica) Roger Williams
Re: (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges/Swing Shift/Wannabe Idiots
(exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)
(exotica) Rekkid Find Chick
Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)
(exotica) Record Stacks
(exotica) Re: Indian pop, Najma - Forbidden Kiss
Re: (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges/Swing Shift/Wannabe Idiots
Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)
Re: (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges/Swing Shift/Wannabe Idiots
Re: (exotica) Record Stacks
Re:  (exotica) Music for Better Living
Re:  (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges
(exotica) *** A Fun Email ***  trivia edition
Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)
Re: (exotica) RE: Indian Pop
Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)
(exotica) Scrub-a-dub
Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)
(exotica) James Flora obit
(exotica) Patience and Prudence Pictures
(exotica) Khaki Swing
(exotica) Twin Peaks (Badalamenti)
(exotica) new reviews in motion
(exotica) Sabu needs a home
Re: (exotica) Record Stacks
Re: (exotica) "Dirty" Thrift Shops
(exotica) Annotated, extended Playlist Fantastica # 57

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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 98 09:53:54 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Roger Williams

Hello!

On a recent television special for PBS, Roger Williams claimed that Jacqueline Kennedy had told him that
Roger's record of "Yellow Bird" was the last music that John Kennedy heard, as they were playing the record
that morning on a portable record player in their hotel suite in Texas.

DH!


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 10:21:34 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges/Swing Shift/Wannabe Idiots

In a message dated 98-07-18 11:55:47 EDT

<< It has nothing to do with the quality of the music. It's just cash-in while
 there is a trend; then watch  the media react against the trend and kill
 it. Then start another one. Simple.

 br cleve >>

brother and fellow exoticats:

i know this is the shi* that happens.  this whole exotica movement has made me
a little hypocritical.  on one hand i like that the public has "recognized"
our long loved passion for this music.  on the other hand, i don't know if i
like them "crashing our party".

this is why i go back and forth on the swing "shift".  i will miss the big
boys re-release of what ever (i love the UL series as well as the true to re-
issue full albums and everything inbetween).  i won't miss the medias slant of
exoticats as being slightly "off" and plus, meybe all the wannabe's will crash
the "swing" gate instead of ours.  i hope that damn gate falls on 'em.

pissed off (or maybe not),

robert


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 10:54:50 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)

And on to the strange . . .

I have begun my yearly summer ritual of watching all of David Lynch's Twin
Peaks episodes.  Talk about some bizzare (exotic I guess) music.

Are there any other fans of this show out there???  Any comments on the show
or music??? I you think it is not exotica related email me priviately.

Do-Do-Dooooooooooommmmmm,

Robert


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 10:57:44 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rekkid Find Chick

In a message dated 98-07-18 23:42:05 EDT, you write:

<< As Jessica always used to say, "Thanks for the space!" >>

what happened to that chick anyway?  did a bid pile of record "finds" fall on
her???

robert


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:09:19 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Hess Jeffery)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)


>I have begun my yearly summer ritual of watching all of David Lynch's
>Twin
>Peaks episodes.  Talk about some bizzare (exotic I guess) music.
>
>Are there any other fans of this show out there???  Any comments on
>the show
>or music???


Where do I begin?  I love Angelo Badamenti (excuse spelling) and Julee
Cruise.  The songs are so over the top you can't help but eat it up.
It'll leave you weepin' like a housewife watching her favorite story.  I
also know a girl that looks EXACTLY like Laura Palmer.


Jeff


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 12:34:55 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Record Stacks

>
> did a big pile of record "finds" fall on her???

Has anyone else had a pile of records fall on top of them?

Last October I was in the Norfolk, VA area and stopped in a used
bookstore - one of those stores that is not very well organized.  One
side room was very cluttered, and along one side wall was an unorderly
tall stack of empty cardboard boxes, and behind them maybe 12-15 stacks
of records behind them - most of them more than 6 feet tall.
These were the type of stacks that would have about 5 inches of loose 78
rpm discs low on the stack and 4 feet of LPs stacked on top of them.

Found out the records were on sale for $1 each and started the process
of going through them.  It didn't take long before I realized that the
stacks were leaning against each other for support.  Nothing quite
captures the unstable sensation of several shifting columns of records
adapting the 'leaning tower of pisa' look.

I question those who say records are inanimate objects, because I swear
that at one point about 3-4 tall stacks of records, upset at me for
invading their privacy, agreed to just sorta attack me at once,
resulting in a loud crash and me standing knee high in a pile of loose
records.

Thought for sure the owner would come back and curse me out, but he just
wanted to make sure I was all right - probably afraid that I might sue
him or something.

After stepping out and clearing space, I was able to resume my search.
Took about 4-5 hours total, but I ended up buying about 110 records -
the owner actually gave me a good discount because I ended up restacking
all those records into more sturdy piles and cleaned the area up a bit.

Can't remember all the best records but they included the soundtrack to
'Doctor No', 'Satan in High Heels', Astro Sounds from the Year 2000, the
Goldwaters, and a whole bunch more good stuff.   It was definitely on of
my more memorable one day hauls.

In a related vein, it seems that about every five years or so one hears
these stories about these certain 'loner' hoarder type people who die
and noone notices for awhile, but when they finally open the house they
see floor to ceiling piles of books and records everywhere with a small
aisle that allows them to reach the fridge, bathroom, bed, etc.
Everytime I hear one of these stories I envision all these older grungey
record collecter types driving all night cross country so they can get
first dibs at going through the records.  Well, I'm glad that I haven't
stooped that low.....yet.

Vern


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 14:33:28 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Indian pop, Najma - Forbidden Kiss

Lou Smith wrote about

Najma - Forbidden Kiss (The Music of S.D. Burman) [1996;Shanachie 64063]

>And you can tell from the CD's back cover blurb exactly who they are
>targeting this to:
>
>wild and crazy excursions ranging
>from Indian classical to Western pop with the off-center appeal of Esquivel
>or Morricone. ...

    well, i've listened to this cd, and the mentioning of the names of
    Esquivel and Morricone is in my opinion completely irrelevant and even
    misleading. there's no resemblance at all...
    well, i couldn't hear it anyway.

    i was hoping to hear more wacky stuff like the mentioned Vijaya Anand
    cd, but was hugely disappointed. I understand by now that Vijaya Anand
    is some extra-ordinary exception. none of the indian film music i've
    heard so far (2 comp lp's from the 70's, 20 cassette tapes from the
    90's, and the comp cd "Golden voices from the silver screen volume 3 -
    Classic Indian film soundtrack songs on Ace/GlobeStyle from 1990)
    is as much over the top and incredibly strange (and recommendable)
    as Vijaya Anand's.

        Johan


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 13:32:57 -0400
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges/Swing Shift/Wannabe Idiots

At 10:21 AM -0400 7/19/98, <[e-mail]> wrote:

> on one hand i like that the public has "recognized"
>our long loved passion for this music.  on the other hand, i don't know if i
>like them "crashing our party".
>
>this is why i go back and forth on the swing "shift".

They crashed the party, then realized they were in the midst of a bunch of
misfits and social deviants. People who spend their spare time rummaging
around in charity shops and garage sales, listening to antiquated music
played on equally antiquated reproduction systems. People who would rather
go to some outdated Polynesian restaurant instead of the buffet palace down
at the mall, who would rather travel for miles to go to the drive-in
theatre rather than the multiplex cinemas down the road, folks who could
ramble for hours about some supermarionation puppet show from the 60's but
had never seen a single episode of 'Friends' or 'Seinfeld'...........and
didn't want to.

At least with a swing band playing, they can dance and don't have to talk
to those people. And it's OK to wear outfits bought at The Gap.

But I must add this : we played with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in New York the
other night, and found them to be a highly entertaining outfit, who
combined top notch musicianship with a fine sense of showmanship and style.
Plus, they're all exceptionally nice fellows. They deserve all the success
that has come their way.

br cleve




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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:33:33 -0700
From: Dave & LeAnn Davidson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)

At 10:54 AM 7/19/98 EDT, Robert wrote:

>Are there any other fans of this show out there???  Any comments on the show
>or music??? I you think it is not exotica related email me priviately.

If you're ever in our beautiful state of Washington, visit North Bend, the
town where Twin Peaks was filmed.  The restaurant that served "damn good
cherry pie" is real and still in business, located right next to the famous
stop light.

Also, a few miles away, closer to the summit of the Cascades pass, is the
town of Roslyn, where Northern Exposure was filmed.  Many of the town's
buildings (Dr. Fleischman's (sp?) office, the radio station) are still
there. BTW, the moose recently passed on.

Dave



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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 16:36:16 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges/Swing Shift/Wannabe Idiots

At 10:21 AM 19/07/98 EDT, [e-mail] wrote:

.  this whole exotica movement has made me
>a little hypocritical.  on one hand i like that the public has "recognized"
>our long loved passion for this music.  on the other hand, i don't know if i
>like them "crashing our party".
>i will miss the big boys re-release of what ever (i love the UL series as
well as >the true to re->issue full albums and everything inbetween).

I'm confused.
Why are people so sure that that reissues of lounge records are tied in to
the whole "trend" thing?
It's inarguable that the momentary "hipness" of it affected things but when
the trend moves on, does that really mean that the well runs dry?
There are a lot of unhip, untrendy CD's being reissued because they have a
market... or ENOUGH of a market anyway.  I bought Martin Denny and Yma
Sumac CD's years ago and they were just there at the back of the store in
the easy listening section with the Frank Mills CD's.
I'm sure a lot of things will change if the "lounge scene" is seen to be no
longer groovy and highly marketable but there are millions of CD's that
aren't aggressively marketed.  They're just there.
There''ll be fewer compilations and fewer series and they won't be racked
the same way but don't you think they'll still be there?  They'll be harder
to find but that doesn't mean they'll disappear, does it?
I mean, somebody in Germany reissued a whole bunch of early 80's Canadian
rock which never sold at all in the first place - including one of my
brother's records (so I know) - and apparently knew what he was doing
because someone bought them.
And I know that the issue of copyright is quite different but I have
friends who are "hot jazz" collectors and they put out their own CD
reissues essentially for each other.  Then there's bootlegs.
Won't that sort of be more fun?
It's not going to affect me particularly either way but will it be so bad
when your tastes disappear back into the woodwork where maybe they belong?

Nat



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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 16:48:16 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Record Stacks

At 12:34 PM 19/07/98 -0400, [e-mail] wrote:

>> did a big pile of record "finds" fall on her???
>
>Has anyone else had a pile of records fall on top of them?

Well maybe if someone is from the Cleveland area, they know the whole story
better than I do but a friend of mine, in the last couple of years, told me
about one of his favourite old record stores there and how the somewhat
elderly owner had died from a stack of records falling on him.
Sounded like a really cool store too.  The kind I fantasize about but never
find.

Nat




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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 18:33:07 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Music for Better Living

Since Peter mentioned it, I thought I'd also mention that I still have my
show--"Jimmy's Easy" on WMBR-FM, Cambridge, and I too decided to stop
posting...Anyone who has sent me material or is curious can e-mail me
privately to find out what's been played...BTW, I often play taped 10-12
minute mixes furnished by members of the list.......again, e-mail me for
details..Thanks ...Jimmy Botticelli


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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 22:16:04 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) New Ultra-Lounges

>To which I reply, *five* WCS titles? Isn't that overkill? One thing I love
about the series is that each disc strives to carve out its own niche. This
seems headed in the opposite direction entirely.

>Besides, there are much better volumes I'd rather see sequels to

Looks like Ultra Lounge has thrown in the towel on Lounge and is going for the
much larger (ie $$$) audience of Swing!?!
Afterall, their side project for new acts released the new Big Bad Voodoo
Daddys CD while they sit on a compilation full of excellent progressive music
by new Lounge acts (Brother Cleve, Blue Hawaiians, Four Piece Suit, etc.)
thereby making the Lounge scene seem even less important due to the fact that
there is very little major label activity (especially when it comes to the new
acts - that are available in every town)


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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 98 01:55:49 Pacific Daylight Time
From: darren hutton <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) *** A Fun Email ***  trivia edition

Hello! I thought some of you might find this of some interest, in light of the recent thread about being crushed.

>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>The eccentric and paranoid American recluse Langley Collier met his
>untimely end in 1947. While he was bringing food to his
>equally odd brother Homer, who lived as a total hermit, Langley tripped on
>a wire to one of his own booby traps and was crushed
>beneath a suitcase filled with metal, a sewing machine, three breadboxes,
>and several bundles of newspapers. Homer starved to
>death, and their bodies were undiscovered for three weeks.
>----

What? No records?


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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:13:23 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)

[e-mail] wrote:

> And on to the strange . . .
>
> I have begun my yearly summer ritual of watching all of David Lynch's Twin
> Peaks episodes.  Talk about some bizzare (exotic I guess) music.
>
> Are there any other fans of this show out there???  Any comments on the show
> or music???

While I lost interest in the show after only 3 to 5  episodes, I still think
Julee Cruise is worth talking about. To me it's a kind of 80s Lounge music and
her voice even reminds  me a bit of Claudine Longet. But the most amazing thing
I saw on a film festival here in Munich was a Live show of her created by David
Lynch himself. I think that show took place in Chicago. It was incredible!
Burning cars, people gliding down on the stage on ropes, really expensive and
impressive. And she played all her Badalamenti (What's his name?)/Twin Peaks hits.

My question: Does anybody know more about Angelo Badalamenti (or whatever you
spell him)?

MO


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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 06:10:31 -0600
From: Jill Mingo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) RE: Indian Pop

>I know this isn't a sitar thread but I heard this Dave Pike cut on this
>compilation and it had electric sitar on it and it was just killer.  Anyone
>know if there's a whole record like that somewhere?

I'm pretty sure you are talking about the track "Indian Vibes" which is also
rereleased by MATHAR (Paul Weller, actually!!!). As far as I know, this is
the cut. I never hear about a Dave Pike LP,but always hear about this track....

Jill "Mingo-go"



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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 06:20:28 -0600
From: Jill Mingo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)

>While I lost interest in the show after only 3 to 5  episodes, I still think
>Julee Cruise is worth talking about. To me it's a kind of 80s Lounge music and
>her voice even reminds  me a bit of Claudine Longet. But the most amazing thing
>I saw on a film festival here in Munich was a Live show of her created by David
>Lynch himself. I think that show took place in Chicago. It was incredible!
>Burning cars, people gliding down on the stage on ropes, really expensive and
>impressive. And she played all her Badalamenti (What's his name?)/Twin
Peaks hits.
>

this does sound amazing.

>My question: Does anybody know more about Angelo Badalamenti (or whatever you
>spell him)?

I am by no means an authority on this guy, although I love the Peaks music.
His real name is Andy Badale and has done a lot of music - some of which I
own, he's worked with other exoticats and jazzy, band types. Now someone out
there definitely knows more as he's been discussed before on this list. I
think he maybe worked with Jean-Jacques Perrey or something. HELP...

Jill "Mingo-go"



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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:19:45 -0400
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG  NNAD" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Scrub-a-dub

Filthy, stinking, dusty, moldy, musty, bugged-out, yeechk!

I ALWAYS shower when returning home from a thrift or flea.  In the Poconos,
you never know what louse-ridden weirdo owned your records before you!

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


> is it just me but does anyone else get bugged that some of the thrifts are
> so
> dirty????  sometimes i come home and feel like i need to take a bath
> because i
> got so many other peoples "stuff" on me?
>
> now is this not a curious thread?
>
> scrubbing,
>
> robert
>


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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:19:11 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Twin Peaks (and no this is not porno promo)

In a message dated 98-07-20 05:14:15 EDT, you write:

<< It was incredible!
 Burning cars, people gliding down on the stage on ropes, really expensive and
 impressive. And she played all her Badalamenti (What's his name?)/Twin Peaks
hits.
  >>

now this had to be a blast.  what with Lynch's always curious slant on things.

wierd baby!

robert


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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:52:34 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) James Flora obit

                            *James Flora
    NORWALK, Conn. (AP) -- James Flora, a noted children's author and one of
the first artists to design and illustrate record album covers, died July 9.
He was 84.
    Flora was hired by Columbia Records in 1942 to create original artwork for
78 rpm records, and became an art director at the company, designing images
for jazz recordings. He also served as advertising manager and sales
promotion manager at Columbia.
    He later became a freelance illustrator, designing magazine covers for
Life, Look, Holiday and The New York Times Magazine. He also produced
artwork for RCA Records and served as art director for Park East magazine.
    Flora wrote 17 children's books. His first, ``The Fabulous Fireworks
Family,'' was published in 1955. It told the story of the Guadillo family,
who made fireworks in Mexico. Others included ``The Day the Cow Sneezed,''
``Charlie Yup and his Snip-Snap
Boys,'' and ``Wanda and the Bumbly Wizard.''

The Jim Flora Gallery:
     http://www.inhi-fi.com/flora/




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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:35:49 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Jonathan M Perl)
Subject: (exotica) Patience and Prudence Pictures

We had a little mini-thread on Patience and Prudence a few months back.

You can see a picture of the the sisters on some sheet music here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=21580992

and some dolls (priceless scan of the girls holding puppies) here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=22007845

(NB I have nothing to do with the sale of either of these items)
regards

Jonny

PS I also located the lyrics to 'gonna get along without you now', which
I can mail to anyone who is interested.

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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:41:40 -0400
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Khaki Swing

Interesting (well, maybe). This morning's paper had a little column about the
swing trend which may demonstrate that in the general public's mind, "swing",
khaki clothing and The Gap are going to be inextricably linked. I say this
because the columnist has a very mainstream, suburban boomer sensibility and is
likely a good barometer of the general public's view. Actually, when he went to
a used clothing store to look for khaki, he was informed that "the kids" are
still after 60's flower power clothing. Go figger!

m.ace  [e-mail]
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:56:42 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Twin Peaks (Badalamenti)

At 11:13 AM 7/20/98 +0000, Moritz wrote:
>But the most amazing thing
>I saw on a film festival here in Munich was a Live show of her created by=
 David
>Lynch himself. I think that show took place in Chicago. It was incredible!
>Burning cars, people gliding down on the stage on ropes, really expensive=
 and
>impressive. And she played all her Badalamenti (What's his name?)/Twin
Peaks hits.
>MO

This show was available on video at one time - perhaps it's still available
with a bit of hunting. Here's the info:
Artist:=A0David Lynch
Title: =A0Industrial Symphony #1
Date of Release:=A01990 (release)
Warner Reprise Video: 38179=A0=A0Warner Reprise Video: 003817900805

Here's a partial Badalamenti bio/discography (from All-Music Guide):

Andy Badale is Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (b.March 22, 1937), born in
Brooklyn, NY.
As The Andy Badale Orchestra, he scored a number-93 country hit with
"Nashville Beer Garden" in 1980. In the '90s, he has been known under his
real name as a composer of scores for television and film, especially the
work of director David Lynch, notably Twin Peaks.=20
A composer best known for his hauntingly atmospheric work with filmmaker
David Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937; a
classically-trained performer, he spent the early years of his career
playing the Catskills resort area, later writing and arranging for singers
including Shirley Bassey and country star Mel Tillis. Under the name Andy
Badale, he entered the film industry in 1973, debuting with the score to the
action film Gordon's War. Despite subsequent work on such features as 1974's
Law and Disorder and 1976's Across the Great Divide, Badalamenti remained
largely unknown before hooking up with Lynch on the soundtrack of the
director's 1986 masterpiece Blue Velvet; they subsequently worked together
on the features Wild at Heart, Hotel Room and Lost Highway. Perhaps the most
famous fruit of their collaboration was the cult hit television series Twin
Peaks, for which Badalamenti created one of the most distinctive and
evocative theme songs in TV history. The duo also wrote and produced a pair
of LPs for ethereal chanteuse Julee Cruise, 1989's Floating Into the Night
and 1993's The Voice of Love, and staged an avant-garde musical theater
piece titled Industrial Symphony No. 1. In 1996, Badalamenti shifted gears,
teaming with James vocalist Tim Booth for the LP Booth and the Bad Angel.=20

As composer:
Perrey, Jean Jacques: Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound of=20
Dance Little Bird by Kames, Bob

Angelo Badalamenti: Genres=A0Soundtrack
Instruments:=A0Piano, Keyboards

1987:Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors=20
1988: Cousins                                     =20
      Comfort of Strangers                        =20
1989  Cruise, Julee  Floating into the Night      Synthesizer, Piano,=
 Producer=A0
1989  Minnelli, Liza Results                      Arranger=A0
1990  Cruise, Julee  Rockin' Back Inside My Heart Producer=A0
1990  Pet Shop Boys  Behavior                     Conductor=A0
1990  Wild at Heart                               Producer=A0
1990  Twin Peaks                                  Synthesizer, Piano,
Arranger, Producer, Orchestration=A0
1991  Until the End of the World                  Keyboards, Producer=A0
1992  Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me               Synthesizer, Piano,
Keyboards, Vocals, Producer=A0
1993  Cruise, Julee: Voice of Love                Piano, Keyboards,=
 Producer=A0
1993  Anthrax: Black Lodge                        Synthesizer, Arranger,
Conductor, Orchestration=A0
1994  Faithfull, Marianne: A Collection of Her Best Producer=A0
1995  Faithfull, Marianne: Secret Life            Keyboards, Producer=A0
1995  Death Wish 4                                Conductor=A0
1996  Moby   Rare: Collected B-Sides
1996  Booth & The Bad Angel                       Arranger, Keyboards,
Vocals, Producer, Orchestration=A0
1996  City Of Lost Children [ost]                 Producer, Orchestration=A0
1996  Movie Killers                               Producer=A0
1996  Priority Tunes                              Arranger, Orchestration=A0
1997  Rare on Air, Vol. 3                         Keyboards=A0
1997  Lost Highway                                Keyboards=A0
1997  Hickman, Sara: Misfits                      Producer=A0
1997  Springfield, Dusty:Anthology                Arranger, Conductor=A0
1998  Pet Shop Boys: Essential Pet Shop Boys      Arranger=A0

      Hackers 2=20
      Joy That Floods My Soul by Hawkins, Tramaine
      I Like to Score by Moby

- --Lou




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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:07:48 +0100
From: dan hill <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) new reviews in motion

dear people

- ---+ what's new:

    new reviews:

    Gary Thomas - Pariah's Pariah (Winter & Winter)
    Musica Transonic with Haino Keiji - Incubation (PSF)
    Derek Bailey & Min Xiao-Fen - Viper (Avant)
    Frances-Marie Uitti & Jonathan Harvey - Imaginings (Planet Blue)
    Stone Free     - Far East High & Low (Shi-Ra-Nui)
    Montage - Mixology CD (Soup)
    Various Artists - Jewish Alternative Movement (Knitting Factory Works)

    http://www.state51.co.uk/motion/reviews/

thanks, and apologies for cross-postings

simon and dan.

    ---+ motion
    http://www.state51.co.uk/motion/




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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 18:09:47 +0000
From: the curator <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sabu needs a home

well, not literally ... though i have a copy of the Palu Congo CD by Sabu
on Blue Note going spare if anyone is interested ... if you are mail me
privately and we'll sort something out

friendly

Sem Sinatra




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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 01:43:02 -0500
From: Robert Sloane <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Record Stacks

If stories like this interest you, I heartily recommend the book _The
Recording Angel: Explorations in Phonography_, by Evan Eisenberg.  (It may
be out of print, so check your local libraries if you can't find a copy
elsewhere.)  It's an interesting book about the history of and approaches
to recorded music, peppered with profiles of "ordinary" music fans.  The
first chapter is such a profile, about this older guy who lives in New
York, and reportedly has (or had--not sure if he's still alive) 750,000
records.  Eisenberg says they're everywhere--even *in* the oven and the
refrigerator!  Supposedly, the guy squandered an inheritance and lets his
home fall into disrepair at the expense of his collection.  Check it out.

Rob


At 12:34 PM 7/19/98 -0400, [e-mail] wrote:

>In a related vein, it seems that about every five years or so one hears
>these stories about these certain 'loner' hoarder type people who die
>and noone notices for awhile, but when they finally open the house they
>see floor to ceiling piles of books and records everywhere with a small
>aisle that allows them to reach the fridge, bathroom, bed, etc.




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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:24:27 -0400
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) "Dirty" Thrift Shops

Robert mentioned the dirty condition of thrift shops.  Yes, MOST of these =
shops accumulate years 'n years worth of grime if it's a Salvation Army or =
Goodwill type place - especially if your records are in "the basement" =
along with the books and kiddie toys.......

Simple solution.  NEVER leave on a thrifting trip without a few "Handi-Wipe=
s" in your pocket.  I can't STAND having all of that grime on me hands =
either.........

- - Nate


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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:29:34 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Annotated, extended Playlist Fantastica # 57

Fantastica runs on:
* Radio Scorpio, FM 106, Leuven, Belgium, each Saturday 15-16 h.
* Radio Centraal, FM 103.9, Antwerpen, Belgium,
  at irregular times in their "Night Machine".


                             Fantastica # 57


         title: Cover me softly with this song
           identification: How about a little music?

 1. LEITMOTIV: "Silly funky jingles"
       o album "American DJ jingles"
       o cassette copy of LP | not rated
 2. The Moog Cookbook: "Smells like teen spirit"
       o album "The Moog Cookbook"
       o CD, Restless 8777 72914 2, USA, 1996 | +++++
       o info: Moog covers time machine! I like this one much better than
         their second, but it's hard to tell why... I think the sound of
         this one is more like the vintage Moog sound, as on "The plastic
         cow" et al.
 3. Elakelaiset: "Pottajenkka (Love will tear us apart)"
       o album "In Humppa We Trust -Live"
       o CD, TUG 055, Germany, 1996 | +++++
       o info: This live CD features hilarious covers like "Wonderwall",
         "Macarena", "Viva Las Vegas", "We will rock you", "Dancing with
         myself", "I was made for loving you", "Light my fire", "Batman
         theme", "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and more. All are disguised by
         Finish song titles and lyrics, so part of the fun of the CD is to
         guess the originals. Highly recommended super-duper stupid
         demented novelty!
 4. The Muppets: "Thor, god of thunder, visits the library"
       o "The Muppets Tonight"
       o recorded from TV | not rated
 5. Mrs. Miller: "Monday monday"
       o album "Will succes spoil Mrs. Miller?"
       o LP, Capitol T 2579, USA | +++++
       o info: I like this LP even better than her "Greatest hits"!
 6. Horst Jankowski: "Light my fire"
       o album "Black forest explosion!" (The fantastic piano sounds of
         Horst Jankowski; his very best recordings 1968-1973)
       o LP/CD, Motor 537 392, Germany, 1997 | ++++
       o info: Tastefull, mostly uptempo, bright & smooth brass EZ, with
         jazz and bossa nova influences. Only about 4 tracks feature his
         wordless Singers prominently. Covers of "Pata pata", "Mais que
         nada", "Light my fire" with German lyrics, and "Shaft", which
         starts out as a faitful repro, but then halfway Horst gets a bit
         wild on his piano and turns the piece in someting new. If you
         liked his track on the "Get easy, the German pops collection"
         compilation CD, you'll like this CD/LP too. Recommended! Tracks
         taken from these original LP's: "Piano Affairs"; "Jankowski Plays
         Jankowski"; "A Walk in the Evergreens"; "For nightpeople only";
         "the many moods of Horst Jankowski"; "Follow me";
         "Jankowskeynotes"; "Horst Jankowski International". Plus
         "Alexander II" (single).
 7. Prozak for Lovers: "Love will tear us apart)"
       o album "Prozak for Lovers" (in soothing hi-fidelity)
       o CD, Private pressing, USA, 1998 | ++++
       o Review: "http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/critiq/A/Prozakforlovers.htm"
       o info: contact: [e-mail]
 8. The Mike Flowers Pops: "The Velvet Underground medley"
       o album "A groovy place"
       o CD, London 828 743 2, UK, 1996 | +++
       o info: I did like what Flowers did to "Wonderwall", but the full CD
         is a bit too much of always the same, and too short; it would have
         been better if they had included the "Macarthur Park" and
         (especially) the "Bowie medley" singles... Originals: "A Groovy
         Place"; "Crusty Girl"; "Freebase". Covers: "Wonderwall" (Oasis);
         "The 'In' Crowd" (Dobie Gray); "Light My Fire" (The Doors);
         "Please Release Me" (Jimmy Heap, Esther Philips, Engelbert
         Humperdinck...); "Venus as a Boy" (Bjork); "The Velvet Underground
         Medley: All tomorrow's parties; Venus in furs; white light white
         heat"; "1999" (Prince).
 9. Gary McFarland: "(I can't get no) Satisfaction"
       o album "latin lounge" (the best of his Verve recordings)
       o CD, Motor Verve 533 912, Germany, 1998 | ++++
       o info: The best bossa nova, latin and pop-jazz from his Verve
         years. Excellent, catchy lounge jazz, beautigful melodies (mostly
         his own compositions), with McFarland doin' some nice vocalase
         "bya-by-bo; pa-ba-ba" humming. A bit like Cal Tjader, but much
         more relaxed. Bossa nova style covers of "Hard day's night" and
         "Satisfaction"; "More", and a Bacharach song. From the liner notes
         by Douglas Payne: "Warm and cool, relaxing and engaging,
         refreshing and provocative, elegant and casual. It's an apt
         description of the music of composer, arranger, conductor,
         vibraphonist and hummer/whistler, Gary McFarland... In 1964, at
         age 31, McFarland was young enough to dig the new pop sound and
         effectively combine it with his own unique jazz style". With guest
         musicians Gabor Szabo, Kenny Burrell, Willie Bobo, and Grady Tate.
10. Gabor Szabo: "Paint it black"
       o album "Jazz Raga"
       o LP, Impulse A-9128, USA, 1966 | ++++
       o info: Wonderful sitar jazz-pop, the best of his LP's that I have
         been able to find yet.
11. Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra: "Safety dance"
       o album "Cocktail: Shakin' & Stirred"
       o CD, BMG/Milan 35815, Canada, 1996 | ++++
       o info: I like this Canadian pop-songs-go-lounge cover project far
         better than The Mike Flowers Pops, for it offers much more
         variation and fun. Each track is done in a different "lounge"
         style, and the booklet gives a brief description. Exemple for
         "Safety dance": Shankar and Bacharach go surfing! You also get a
         recommended beverage: Smartini (water in a Martini glass - with a
         twist), and a recommended dance: The Pony. Other tracks: "American
         woman" (Alan Alda & Brasil 96), "Run to you" (Elvis & Fats
         together at last), "Born to be wild" (Full metal lounge),
         "Superman's song" (Betty Boop meets Ricky Ricardo), "You oyghta
         know" (Pop pap poop with a groovy beat), "Turn me loose" (That
         Vegas swing thing), "Closer to your heart" (Ray Bolger meets
         Esquivel - including some zoozoozoo's), "Takin' care of business"
         (William S. Burroughs meets Shaft in Who's Ville), "Spaceship
         superstar" (Sammy Davis Jr. on Sesame Street), "Sunglasses at
         night" (Anthony Newly as James Bond). Highly recommended.
12. Pat Boone: "The wind cries Mary"
       o album "In a metal mood. No more Mr. Nice Guy"
       o CD, Hip-O HIPD-40025, USA, 1997 | +++
       o info: Very very good, classic late 50's style big band
         arrangements of hard rock classics
13. The Edwin hawkins Singers: "Blowin' in the wind"
       o album "He's a friend of mine"
       o LP, Buddah 203 033, German reissue | ++
       o info: "Blowin' in the wind" is the only great song here, but truly
         incredibly magnificent it is, its power will blow you away!
14. Electronic Concept Orchestra: "Oh happy day"
       o album "Moog Groove"
       o LP, Limelight | ++++
       o info: Moog covers of sixties pop hits.
15. Pascal Comelade: "Egyptian reggae"
       o album "33 bars"
       o CD, Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier DSA 54014, France, 1990 |
         ++++
       o info: His best and I think most "accessable" because of the funny
         covers ("Egyptian reggae", "Proud Mary").
16. Buddy Merrill: "Norwegian wood"
       o album "Latin Festival"
       o LP, Accent Stereo 5018, USA | +++
       o info: Buddy not only plays Latin classics ("Brazil", "Spanish
         eyues", "Samba de Orpheu", "El Ricario") but also unlikely
         selections like "Norwegian Wood", "Theme from Spellbound", "Out of
         this world") with Latin percussion and rhythms.
17. Pascal Comelade: "Smoke on the water"
       o album "Haikus de piano"
       o CD, Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier CDSA 54020, France, 1992 |
         ++
       o info: As the title suggets, lots of very short tracks, miniature
         (and not always recognisable) cover versions of "Smoke on the
         Water", "Egyptian Reggae", "Let me try" (MC5), "A lifib" (Robert
         Wyatt), "96 Tears", "Love theme from Ben Hur", "Amarcord", "I
         surrender" (Suicide) and a very naked version of "Once upon a time
         in the West". Plus lots of Comelade original tunes, all played on
         piano, toy piano and xylophone. Not really the first Comelade CD
         to try out in my opinion.
18. Rolf Harris: "Smoke on the water"
       o album "Rolf rules OK!"
       o CD, Music Club ROLFCD 001, UK, 1995
         CD, Phonogram 514850, Australia, 1995 | ++++
       o Review: "http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/critiq/A/Harrisok.htm"
19. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: "Sunny"
       o album "Play the standards of today"
       o LP, A&M AMLP 8007, UK, 1974 | +++
       o info: Real nice and tasty Tijuana versions of "Monday monday",
         "All my loving", "Girl from Ipanema", "Without her" and others
20. Arthur Lyman: "Aquarius"
       o album "Today's greatest hits"
       o LP, HiFi 1040 stereo, USA, 196? | ++++
       o info: Lots of excellent pop-jazz covers: "Good morning starshine";
         "Everybody's talking"; "Hey Jude"; "Aquarius"; "Spinning wheel"...

    album ratings:

         +++++outstanding, ++++very good, +++good, ++not bad, +so-so, -yuk

        the radio pages + "eXotica Releases Overview" on my web site:
        <http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/>


        Johan Dada Vis


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