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exotica-digest        Friday, September 1 2000        Volume 02 : Number 791



In This Digest:

(exotica) The Kahiki Closing Party - Part 3
Re: Re: (exotica) Perfumed Records
(exotica) david sanborn's night music and other things
(exotica) flight of the bumblebee
(exotica) Metamorphose remix CD for sale
Re: (exotica) avant gardi man's request
(exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
(exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
Re:  (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
(exotica) Latin funk compilations
Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
(exotica) London record stores
RE: (exotica) More Napster Cr*p ( if you aren't sick of it already)
Re: (exotica) London record stores
Re:  (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
Re: (exotica) Green Hornet
Re: RE: (exotica) More Napster Cr*p ( if you aren't sick of it already)
Re: (exotica) david sanborn's night music and other things
Re: (exotica) London record stores
Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
(exotica) Worst vocal performances
Re: (exotica) London record stores
Re: (exotica) Worst vocal performances
Re:  (exotica) Worst vocal performances
(exotica) Spanish/Flamenco Guitar
Re: (exotica) Spanish/Flamenco Guitar
(exotica) shibuya-kei
RE: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie
RE: (exotica) Hal Willner - whoops I'm an Indian
Re: (exotica) Smelly Movies
(exotica) smelly sounds
(exotica) smelly sounds
RE: (exotica) London record stores

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:51:38 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) The Kahiki Closing Party - Part 3

At The Kahiki it was about 3:00 on Saturday, the closing party day, and I wa=
s=20
continuing my conversation with Michael.  He had been so busy the past few=20
weeks because all the folks from Columbus were booking to have their last=20
meal at The Kahiki.  He and his lovely wife, Alice, indicated that the only=20
thing that was keeping them going was the busy nature of the restaurant over=
=20
the past few weeks.  They both said they did not know what would happen afte=
r=20
the restaurant finally closed.  I could tell that while they might not be=20
depressed after the closing, they were, at the least, going to suffer a=20
tremendous let down from the various activities.

Regardless, I did get the clear impression from Michael that the area was=20
going to continue to decline and that he had no reservations of wanting to=20
get out now.  All this while hordes of patrons kept plaguing him with, "Don'=
t=20
close The Kahiki." or "Why are you going to close?"  Michael know the answer=
=20
and has known it for some time.  After our discussion, I realized that=20
Michael's decision was the right one.  The logistics and numbers to run The=20
Kahiki are just not feasible anymore.

I had a great afternoon talking with the band members of Don Tiki , King=20
Kukulele (fittingly, his first name Denny), a few of the wait staff and the=20
occasional patron that wondered in wanting a drink or something to eat. =20
Michael quickly told the latter, "Closed - private party only tonight."  Tha=
t=20
last part made feel honored to be part of the "private" scene.

I retired back to the Great Southern to shower, shave and prepare for the=20
nights festivities.  On return the scene was enough to blast the most hip=20
Exoticat out of the water.  The front of The Kahiki, complete with the 20=20
foot tall, twin Easter Island tiki heads, was welcoming a line of Hawaiian=20
attire clad patrons into the restaurant.  The inverted roof design of the=20
building (borrowing its shape from an outrigger canoe) along with the flowin=
g=20
water fountains around the entrance were beckoning the patrons to a=20
Polynesian spectacular.

Each guest received a  special Kahiki closing t-shirt, a lei greeting and wa=
s=20
introduced to Alice Tsao, one of the most gracious people I met at the event=
.=20
 She remembered me and our phone conversation in detail with only the=20
slightest reminder.  Certainly a true sign of an attentive host =E2=80=93 I=20=
would=20
observe that about her more as the evening continued.  If Michael Tsao=20
provided the building blocks for The Kahiki, Alice Tsao was the cement that=20
held things together.  At least it appeared that was the evening of the=20
closing.

So the time was near, just past the twin Easter Island tikis and over the=20
bridge that crossed the gunnite bed stream, I would be entering the tiki=20
event of a possible lifetime.  The confines of the outrigger shaped building=
=20
were waiting to usher in new experiences for some, such as me =E2=80=93 whil=
e=20
ushering out experiences for others. =20


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:02:04 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Re: (exotica) Perfumed Records

>This was Lester Bangs and "Creem" magazine.  The story is in "Psychotic
>Reactions."

That's it.  I read it in the "Book of Rock Lists".  Thanks for the
correction.  On a slightly related note, the smell that the plastic
slipcovers on library records had was a pretty distinct one, too.  You
could always tell the newer ones, for when you opened them the plastic
would creak.

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:16:33 -0500
From: "Robert Blahut, Jr." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) david sanborn's night music and other things

He also produced David Sanborn's Night Music, which routinely featured acts
>as far flung as Boozoo Chavis, Diamanda Galas, Christian Marclay, Sonic
>Youth, Indigo Girls, Leonard Cohen and of course more routine folk as well.
>They usually all jammed together in the end.  Alas, I've never seen, only
>heard
>of the shows.  One of my holy grails.

one of my favorite moments from night music was as the end credits rolled,
david and his guests were standing on the stage waving goodbye to the
studio audience and the folks out there in tv land.  his guests that night
included the residents (who were doing there E-cubed show so they were on
stage in those cubist eyeball[and skull] costumes) along side conway twitty
- - - almost too sureal !

in another twist, i think that it was Mo who started a thread a while back
about the nature or definition of exotica, i seem to remember that there
was talk of exotica being something like native styled music, performed by,
perhaps non natives, that is not necessarily authentic but rather used to
convey a feeling or arouse a sense of a distant place or time.  with that
in mind, i am wondering two things.  first, is rites of spring  (sacre de
primtemps) considered exotica? and second, what about things like the
grateful dead's blues for allah or the residents' eskimo?  these are three
records that have each had a profound impact on my life. (not to mention
the fact that they are great to listen to while one is, shall we say
chemically enhanced!)
>
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:16:58 -0500
From: "Robert Blahut, Jr." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) flight of the bumblebee

Matt Marchese  wrote:
>Well, I can't remember much of the incidental music, but the theme song
>certainly was a classic...trumpeter Al Hirt performing "Flight of the
>Bumblebee".
>
i heard a very unusual version of this the other day played between news
pieces on PRI's "the world" program that was a group of people humming and
making buzzing sounds - - all vocals  !!  anyone on the list know what this
was they were playing?

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:17:10 -0500
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Metamorphose remix CD for sale

Hi all;

I have a copy of the "Metamorphose" (Messe Pour Le Temps Present) remix
CD that I'd like to sell (or trade).  (It's a great CD - I'm just
replacing it with the double CD version, which has some additional
tracks that I really want).  It's a PolyGram US release.  $10 US takes
it.  Anyone interested let me know.

cheryl


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:01:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Fondle <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) avant gardi man's request

- --- "m.ace" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> If seeking Les Baxter with more 'serious music'
> appeal, "The Sacred Idol"
> might be a good pick. Whattayou think, Jane?
>
>
> m.ace  [e-mail]
> http://ookworld.com
> http://ookworld.com/linkalog/
>
Well...since everybody and their muddah seems to be
solicting me for my...opinion...ok!
My "Baxter's Best" are the obvious, really...SACRED
IDOL, TAMBOO! JUNGLE JAZZ, RITUAL OF THE SAVAGE,
PERFUME SET TO MUSIC(sorry, Brian!), MUSIC OUT OF THE
MOON, MOOG ROCK, VOICE OF THE XTABAY, HELL'S
BELLES...and I even like some schlocky stuff like
THINKING OF YOU(I find it  "weird"!)
Love, Jane Fondle

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:05:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Fondle <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

1.  Ok, gear-heads, how does one achieve the Vinne
Bell UNDERWATER GUITAR SOUND?  Do you know either how
he did it, or how one can now?

2.  Why wasn't the Bacharach song "Alfie" in the film
of the same name?  I just got PROMISES, PROMISES, btw,
and while the songs are of course, masterful, the
singing of that dreadful Broadway guy is enough to
make me unloadsville it.

3.  Why are there people like Frank?

xo-JaneFondle69!

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:04:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Fondle <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

1.  Ok, gear-heads, how does one achieve the Vinne
Bell UNDERWATER GUITAR SOUND?  Do you know either how
he did it, or how one can now?

2.  Why wasn't the Bacharach song "Alfie" in the film
of the same name?  I just got PROMISES, PROMISES, btw,
and while the songs are of course, masterful, the
singing of that dreadful Broadway guy is enough to
make me unloadsville it.

3.  Why are there people like Frank?

xo-JaneFondle69!

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:22:47 +0100
From: Michael Jemmeson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

Jane Fondle wrote:
>
> 2.  Why wasn't the Bacharach song "Alfie" in the film
> of the same name?

It's sung over the final credits.


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:27:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Fondle <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

- --- Michael Jemmeson <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> Jane Fondle wrote:
> >
> > 2.  Why wasn't the Bacharach song "Alfie" in the
> film
> > of the same name?
>
> It's sung over the final credits.


Hmmm...not in the viddy copy I recently viddied.
Thanks, though, for the edification!:) Jane

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:02:48 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

In a message dated 8/31/0 11:09:28 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I just got PROMISES, PROMISES, btw,
>and while the songs are of course, masterful, the
>singing of that dreadful Broadway guy is enough to
>make me unloadsville it.

That's Jerry Orbach, these days playing Briscoe on "Law And Order" He never
claimed to be a singer. Burt hated doing broadway for a number of reasons and
never returned to that format. His orchestra personnel were subject to change
without notice. He HATED that. He just felt that he got a different product
every night and he couldn';t live with that....


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:17:51 +0200 (MEST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Latin funk compilations

i was a bit disapointed by two of the Latin Party LPs, and didn't checkt
out the third, because it is as you say, they aren't mind blowingly amazing
just solid. BUT the 'Broasted or Fried' compilation has some mind blowing
amazing Stuff on it. I can highly recommend it. It has:

BOBBY VALENTINE   Use It Before You Loose It
FIRE   Flight To Cuba
ROBERTO ROENA Y SU APOLLO SOUND   Canta Una Simple
HECTOR RIVERA   I Want A Chance For Romance
HERBIE MANN   Jungle Fantasy
as the cover says Herbie Man recorded two diff versions of Jungle Fantasy,
this is the longer and more EXOTIC one from the album St Thomas with some
mind blowing Vibraphone played by Johnny Rae and fantastic trippy Percussions
THE ST.VINCENT LATINAIRES   Broasted Or Fried
This is for me the most special track from the comp. It has an Monotone
Hypnotic Dowbeat Groove that let the walls vibrate and puts the dancers into a
trance. Ist realy a pleasure to dance to it, or to watch other people who
get, it and dance to it. If anyone can recommend me more stuff like that,
then please do it


Another great Latin Soul Boogaloo Comp is V.A. Latino Cool LP on Popcorn
Rec. It has a Bar-Code but it looks a bit like a bootleg. It has:

DAVE PIKE   Montuna Orita
RAY BARRETTO   Mercy Mercy Baby   the flip of SOUL DRUMMER
CLARK TERRY   Spanish Rice
COOL BENNY   Wobble Cha
MANNY CORCHADO   Pow Wow
And for some stange reason it has also HECTOR RIVERA I Want A Chance For
Romance in the WRONG and much SLOWER SPEED. Even if i speed up my techniks
plus 8 percent, it is to slow. I would say Latino Un-Cool. I also had the
feeling that some other tracks are a bit to slow, but i am not shure.
i only saw this at the crypt mailorder but maybe others have it to


and not to forget the great V.A. Nu Yorica Roots! The Rise of Latin in New
York in the 1960s on Soul Jazz about that we had some post some times
before


Martin

>Michael Jemmeson [e-mail] wrote
>
>Seeing the review of the 'Broasted or Fried' compilation on
>http://motion.state51.co.uk/ reminded me of a similar series of
>compilations that have also just come out.
>
>On Warner/Atlantic the reasonably priced (5-7 quid) three volumes of
>'Latin Dance Party' are much better than their name might suggest. They
>aren't mind-blowingly amazing, but all 10 tracks per lp are pretty
>solid...

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:49:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Domenic Ciccone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

[e-mail] wrote:
> That's Jerry Orbach, these days playing Briscoe on "Law And
> Order" He never
> claimed to be a singer. Burt hated doing broadway for a number of
> reasons and
> never returned to that format. His orchestra personnel were
> subject to change
> without notice. He HATED that. He just felt that he got a
> different product
> every night and he couldn';t live with that....
>
He sang again in the Disney movie "Beauty and the Beast" the voice of Lumiere the candlestick. "Be our guest! Be our guest! Put our service to the test.."


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:12:47 +0200
From: "Hans Adell" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) London record stores

Hi friends!
Which "easy-exotica-lounge-soundtrack-etc" record (or other) stores do I =
have to visit next weekend when I'm in London? And where in London are =
they?

incredibly many and strange thanks in advance!
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 13:25:01 -0400
From: Peter Gingerich <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) More Napster Cr*p ( if you aren't sick of it already)

Sorry to bring up the Napster subject again, but todays New York Times (Thur
Aug 31 2000) has an article re: anti-napster folx, who post bad sound files
(called 'cuckoos eggs') that contain cartoon voices and the sound of a
cuckoo stuck into the middle of the downloadable song.
   Wonder if any ones accidentally (or purposefully) downloaded any material
like this...
    Maybe its all a self-advertising campaign, but anyways to hear the egg
file or find out the philosophy behind the shenanigans, check out:

http://www.hand-2-mouth.com/cuckooegg/

also:

www.stopnapster.com

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 13:31:37 -0400
From: "naile trismegistus" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) London record stores

Hi friends!
Which "easy-exotica-lounge-soundtrack-etc" record (or other) stores do I
have to visit next weekend when I'm in London? And where in London are they?

Intoxica Records, Portabello Road.  YUM.  Be prepared for a LOT of vinyl.
Well worth the trip.  I also managed to get a good selection of CDs at the
Virgin Mega-Store, Piero Umiliani, Esquivel, and some good soundtracks, and
compilations.  Be prepared to spend.  :)

- -naile



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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:38:26 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

>That's Jerry Orbach, these days playing Briscoe on "Law And Order" He never
>claimed to be a singer.


Other people that shouldn't make that claim on Broadway recordings:

John Travolta - Dream Drummin' from "Over Here"
Jack Klugman  - Together, Wherever We Go from "Gypsy"
The entire original cast of Hair.  They may have better moments solo, but
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:20:03 -0400
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Green Hornet

At 9:03 PM -0400 8/30/00, Peter Risser wrote:
>This guy I work with just told me he bought the Green Hornet soundtrack off
>eBay, which he's never even listened to.  Should I borrow it and rip it from
>him?

It is pretty great, although it's very short (clocks in at about 28
minutes). Since it's very rare and usually quite expensive, I'd say 'let er
rip'........ assuming of course it's the real Billy May soundtrack on 20th
Century Fox and not one of the kid's record versions of it.

br cleve


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:25:09 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: RE: (exotica) More Napster Cr*p ( if you aren't sick of it already)

>has an article re: anti-napster folx, who post bad sound files
>(called 'cuckoos eggs') that contain cartoon voices and the sound of >a cuckoo stuck into the middle of the downloadable song.

It's not even that complicated; just rename a file and a Britney Spears download is suddenly Eminem and ICP trading homophobic insults.  In just the couple of days that I tried using Napster (too much work for too little of interest) I got two of these prankster misnamings, one apparently homemade rap obscenities of no interest beyond the clinical.

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:31:44 +0200
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) david sanborn's night music and other things

"Robert Blahut, Jr." wrote:

>  i am wondering two things.  first, is rites of spring  (sacre de
> primtemps) considered exotica? and second, what about things like the
> grateful dead's blues for allah or the residents' eskimo?  these are three
> records that have each had a profound impact on my life. (not to mention
> the fact that they are great to listen to while one is, shall we say
> chemically enhanced!)

I guess, although some definitions fit to these examples, most of us would
rather not think of "exotica" when listening to Grateful Dead or the Residents
or "classic" music. It all comes back to that notorious jazz question we often
discussed. I personally believe, without the jazz element it isn't Exotica. But
somehow I'm not sure about this at the same time. At the edges definitions and
notions fade in and out. If you add the possibility of context, confusion is
complete. Under certain conditions (chemical anyway) anything might become
exotic. I know what you mean though.

Mo




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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:48:29 -0500
From: Matt Marchese <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) London record stores

Hans Adell wrote:

> Hi friends!
> Which "easy-exotica-lounge-soundtrack-etc" record (or other) stores do I have to visit next weekend when I'm in London? And where in London are they?

I second the vote for Intoxica. Also check out Cheapo Records on Rupert St. in Soho. Rough Trade off of Talbot Rd near Covent Gardens is also a fun place
to visit and they have live bands occasionally as well. Make sure that you check out the Kensington and Camden Markets located on their respective High
Streets.

[sniff] Now I miss London...Waah!

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:07:54 -0500
From: Matt Marchese <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

Brian Phillips wrote:

> Other people that shouldn't make that claim on Broadway recordings:
>
> John Travolta - Dream Drummin' from "Over Here"
> Jack Klugman  - Together, Wherever We Go from "Gypsy"
> The entire original cast of Hair.  They may have better moments solo, but
> OY those group vocals.

On a related note: I'd really like to see a comp of the worst vocal performances
ever committed to celluloid in a movie musical. The late, great Oliver Reed's
larynx-full-o'-Drano "singing" in Ken Russell's film of the Who's "Tommy" must
surely rank near the top of this particular dung heap. Although Keith Moon as
Uncle Ernie in the very same film would surely come in a strong second, or even
force a tie.

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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:51:02 +0100
From: "ZuZu" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Worst vocal performances

> On a related note: I'd really like to see a comp of the worst vocal
performances

I'd also have to throw in Christopher Lee's The Streets of Laredo. Indeed,
that whole album, but that song in particular is plumbing the depths. I have
quite a soft spot for it.

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:14:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Kingsley <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) London record stores

Time Out Magazine has a listing of a few record stores
at
http://www.timeout.com/london/serv/music_shops/specialist_music_shops.html

Intoxica is a must-visit.


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> Hi friends!
> Which "easy-exotica-lounge-soundtrack-etc" record
> (or other) stores do I have to visit next weekend
> when I'm in London? And where in London are they?
>
> incredibly many and strange thanks in advance!
> /LeMan


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:19:52 -0400
From: "naile trismegistus" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Worst vocal performances

I vote for whoever the hell she was in the Japanese Monster Movie "War Of
The Gargantuas", singing that god-awful "The Words Get Stuck In My Throat"
song.  Or possibly "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Edith Massey, of "Pink
Flamingos" fame.

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:37:37 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Worst vocal performances

Chiming in with Ethel Merman reprising "There's No Business Like Show
Business" for the disco market circa 1979


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:57:08 -0400
From: Craig Carlson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Spanish/Flamenco Guitar

> I've recently had an an urge to hear some Spanish guitar music but alas am
> unaware of who's hot and who's not.
>
> Can anyone recommend any artists that are worth checking out? Less of the
> classical and more of the flamenco type.

My fave Flamenco guitarist is (was?) Manitas de Plata. I have his first
recording here on Connoisseur Society CS 263 and it rocks! The two singers
are more like a cheering section and propel de Plata to incredibly flashy
playing. I saw him on tv many years ago and was mesmerised by his performance.

Another great one is Carlos Montoya. I've got "Flamenco Holiday" on
Tradition 2110 and it is also a fine lp.

I'm no expert, and I don't even know if these two gentlemen are still with
us, but I'm pretty sure their recordings are still in print.

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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 02:07:31 +0100
From: "ZuZu" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Spanish/Flamenco Guitar

> My fave Flamenco guitarist is (was?) Manitas de Plata.

> Another great one is Carlos Montoya.

I can agree with Montoya, whole heartedly. Excellent recommendation. Manitas
de Plata (little silver hands!), on the other hand, is technically fine, but
has a serious duende handicap, imo. I've seen him perform, and it just left
me cold. I'd previously thought that impossible with something as evocative
as flamenco.

I'd neglected to mention that the Paco de Lucia jazz fusion stuff is also a
nice way to blow your mind on a Sunday afternoon. It's hard to go wrong with
any of his albums.

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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 23:48:03 +0800
From: "william" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) shibuya-kei

> What is Shibuya-kei (he says with interest...)

    well, shibuya-kei is the name given to bands that emerged from the
shibuya district in tokyo...bands such as pizzicato five, cornelius, kahimi
karie, fantastic plastic machine(though he is actually from kyoto i
believe), mansfield, comoestas, iwamura manabu, hideki kaji, etc. united
future organization sometimes gets lumped in here as well. oh, and qypthone.
they often were re-inventing lounge with a certain clubpop ethic as well as
being influenced by french 60s pop such as gainsbourg, bardot, etc.  for
more info on these bands you can check out the following urls:

  http://music.denon.co.jp/heatwave/   click on the readymade section to see
latest releases as well as listen to sound samples from this label run by
konishi of p5 fame.

http://www.monitorpop.com/cornelius/ this is the cornelius english site. the
pictures of his discography are excellent(especially the 7" single that came
with its own portable record player!).

http://www2.eccosys.co.jp/~kawakazu/ this is the trattoria site. the label
run by cornelius. they've released a lot of great bands. some of this
material has been released in the west on siesta, minty fresh, etc. also
sound samples available on the site.

   as for the list of bands you mentioned. unfortunately i don't recognize
most of the bands on it. it appears to border on the noise scene that came
out of osaka awhile back. i do know the boredoms, and merzbow(i think he had
a joint project with whitehouse if that tells you anything). but maybe
someone else on this list can give you better information on them?

   you can get more info on shibuya-kei by lurking on the p5 list or the
shibuya-kei list at one list. or checking out the archives there.

         hope that helps,

                william in taipei.



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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:48:12 -0700
From: "Benito Vergara" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Underwater Geetars and Alfie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Michael Jemmeson
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:23 AM

> Jane Fondle wrote:
> >
> > 2.  Why wasn't the Bacharach song "Alfie" in the film
> > of the same name?
>
> It's sung over the final credits.

Huh. I waited and waited but didn't hear it. The final credit sequence,
though, is awfully cool. As is the Sonny Rollins soundtrack. But yeah, why
no "Alfie?" My Videohound movie guide book lists Burt in the soundtrack
credits, but he didn't show up at all.

This isn't like "Think of Laura" and _General Hospital_, is it? (There's a
Bacharach connection too, since Christopher Cross did sing "Arthur's
Theme.")

Later,
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:54:40 -0400
From: alan  zweig <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Hal Willner - whoops I'm an Indian

At 04:57 PM 8/30/00 -0700, Benito Vergara wrote:
> It was called "Sunday Night" and when Jools Holland stopped
>> co-hosting the show, it became "Night Music".
>
>Sure wish I was living in the US when this show was on. It's a current topic
>of conversation on the Zorn list as well. One show that boggles the mind (at
>least as described by someone else) was one with Todd Rundgren, Taj Mahal,
>Pat Metheny, Christian Marclay and Sanborn apparently performing a scene
>from "H.M.S. Pinafore."

I saw many of these shows.  And there's no question they were interesting.
But you shouldn't go getting all dewy eyed about them.  Unless of course
you like the idea of David Sanborn pouring his one saxophone trick all over
everything, whether it belongs or not.  I'm not going to question his
musicianship but I do question his taste. I've seen him play bearably when
he felt somewhat restricted but given total freedom - as he had on that
show - he will just do that one thing of his again and again.  And it can
get mighty frustrating for a listener.  There was a lot of good music
ruined by David Sanborn on that show.  It was way way worse than when Paul
Shaffer insists on accompanying the artist.  Paul can kind of change what
he does depending on the artist.  Sanborn couldn't.



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Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 01:14:37 -0500
From: "Paul Wages" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Smelly Movies

And before the Smell-O-Vision "Scent Of Mystery" there was the AromaRama
"Behind The Great Wall" (1958/1959).  The problem with the processes used by
both of these experimental/gimmick films was that each scent lingered in the
theater.  During the showing, the scents collided and grew more and more
undiscernible.  By the end, the stench of the room was unbearable.  Or so
I've read...

 Darrell Brogdon wrote:

>Actually, well before "Polyester", there was "Scent of Mystery"
>(1960) in which various odors were piped into the theatre,
>corresponding to images on the screen.  It was produced by Mike
>Todd and they called the process "Odorama" or "Smell-o-Vision".
>I've never seen the movie, though according to reviews at the time,
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:40:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Clifford <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) smelly sounds

A band whose name escapes me had a record out called
"Scratch and Sniff Car Crash." I can't remember if it
was the record or packaging itself or a promo item
sent along with it that had that cordite/ brimstone /
burnt rubber smell impregnated in it. They were from
California, I think, the label seemed to headquartered
out of Orange County. I encountered this sometime in
the middle years of my long college career, while I
was music director at a college radio station in New
Mexico, around '89-90.
Also have fond memories of Night Music. I saw/ heard
the Gilbert & Sullivan piece, as well as Sonic Youth
and the Indigo Girls doing Iggy Pop's "I Wanna be your
Dog," although the memories are all kinda hazy. In
those days, by that time of night I was usually in a
slightly or mostly skewed state of mind.
Mike

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:40:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Clifford <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) smelly sounds

A band whose name escapes me had a record out called
"Scratch and Sniff Car Crash." I can't remember if it
was the record or packaging itself or a promo item
sent along with it that had that cordite/ brimstone /
burnt rubber smell impregnated in it. They were from
California, I think, the label seemed to headquartered
out of Orange County. I encountered this sometime in
the middle years of my long college career, while I
was music director at a college radio station in New
Mexico, around '89-90.
Also have fond memories of Night Music. I saw/ heard
the Gilbert & Sullivan piece, as well as Sonic Youth
and the Indigo Girls doing Iggy Pop's "I Wanna be your
Dog," although the memories are all kinda hazy. In
those days, by that time of night I was usually in a
slightly or mostly skewed state of mind.
Mike

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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 09:22:33 +0100
From: Charles Moseley <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) London record stores

Out of Piccadilly Circus tube, ignore (if you want) Tower, HMV, Virgin
and go up Shaftesbury Ave. Turn left at Rupert Street and you're at the
beginning of Soho - record land. Berwick Street is the centre. Several
streets come off Berwick Street, all with shops. Do Music & Video
Exchange, Sister Ray, Daddy Cool, Atlas, Mr Bongo, Reckless,
Selectadisk, (this shop has everything and much cheaper than HMV.) and
some assorted cool shops at the top of Lexington Street. At the top of
Berwick Street (the top end of Soho), you'll find Oxford Street - more
HMV, Virgin, Tower, etc.
Music and Video Exchange (12 different 2nd hand shops) outside Notting
Hill tube is on the way to Portobello Road (Honest Jon's and Intoxica).

Prepare yourself for a long day.

Charlie

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