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exotica-digest        Sunday, November 19 2000        Volume 02 : Number 840



In This Digest:

(exotica) modern orchestral covers
Re: (exotica) Brain In A Box  Rhino Sci-Fi Comp
(exotica) pebbles / highs
Re: (exotica) modern orchestral covers
Re: (exotica) modern orchestral covers
(exotica) The Maltese Bippy
(exotica) RE:"Beatles"
(exotica) senor coconut
Re: (exotica) senor coconut
Re: (exotica) Crypt records
Re: (exotica) Crypt records
Re: (exotica) senor coconut
Re: (exotica) senor coconut
(exotica) [motion] new news and reviews | 17.nov.00
(exotica) Re:  Teenage Shutdown
Re: (exotica) Monster Party....
(exotica) thanks
(exotica) Virtual DJ
(exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour
(exotica) cocktail umbrella
(exotica) Re:
Re: (exotica) Monster Party....
Re: (exotica) [obit] Herbert Brun
(exotica) Chi-town Exotica
(exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, November 19
(exotica) Re:  60's comps
Re: (exotica) Chi-town Exotica
Re: (exotica) Chi-town Exotica
Re: (exotica) Chi-town Exotica

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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:15:30 -0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) modern orchestral covers

I was in a local department store at lunchtime today and they were playing
orchestral / guitar covers of modern songs.  The one I remember is 'Things
can only get better'.  Quite good. I didn't think anyone was still doing
this sort of thing.  I assume that generic 'sounds like' purpose recorded
stuff would be much cheaper.

Anybody know who does this kind of thing these days?

El Maestro Con Queso

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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:21:29 -0800
From: "Basic Hip" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Brain In A Box  Rhino Sci-Fi Comp

> For those who are suspicious of the BiaB, here's a list of those who
offered Research Assistance:.....George Gimarc....<

George (Reel George) is the guy behind the Hollywood in Hi-Fi book and CD.

He also sells alot of unusual stuff on ebay, specializing in novelty /
oddball 45s.

for those of you into that kind of thing, you may want to check his auctions
every now and then

ebay seller name:
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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:17:42 -0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) pebbles / highs

On the subject of Pebbles, there were the Pebbles spin-offs 'Highs of the
mid sixties' I have vol 3(?) Hollywood a go-go.  1967 folk rock psych punk.
Great, great stuff.  And a tangerine and turquoise cover.

Mindswirling.


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:27:30 -0800
From: "Basic Hip" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) modern orchestral covers

> I was in a local department store at lunchtime today and they were playing
> orchestral / guitar covers of modern songs>

That reminds me of the time I was in a produce market with mostly all Latino
workers.  They had the radio blasting and tuned into a Mexican radio
station.  Of all things that came up as a song was a Mexican version of a
somewhat obscure 1970 or so hit, "Yellow River" by Christie.

Funniest thing.




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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:34:56 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) modern orchestral covers

>Anybody know who does this kind of thing these days?

There's a constant though small stream of orchestral versions of rock stuff, recently including Led Zep, Yes, Pink Floyd and some others.  Some of these even have contributions from actual band members.  Also, the Music Club label has put out a few including one of punk songs that I've always been tempted to get.

I'm actually more interested in all the bluegrass covers albums called things like "Pickin' on Boston" or "Pickin' on Aerosmith" which sound positively silly.


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:49:07 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Maltese Bippy

"The Maltese Bippy" (1969) -- Rowan & Martin's (as in Laugh-In) feature
film is scheduled on TCM late Saturday / early Sunday at 4:00am (eastern).
Now Sound for your eyes?


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:20:44 -0500
From: George Hall <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE:"Beatles"

here are a few - some from a tape I made years ago (had list on my
computer), the rest are what I can think of off the top of my head... many
obvious I'm sure, but maybe a few less so. highly recommended is Eugene
Chadbourne's tender solo acoustic reading of "Oh Yoko" from "Earth vs.
Shockabilly." Apologies for those I can't recall the LP title

& while we're on the subject, is there any truth to the story about a tape
floating around of John Coltrane singing songs from Revolver in the shower?
I'd assumed it was a joke when I first heard, but a friend claims it
actually exists...

SIDE 1
Aranbee Pop Symphony Orch. THERE'S A PLACE
Ray Ellis & His Orch. I FEEL FINE
Tony Mottolla & the Now Sound (feat. The Groovies) WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM
MY FRIENDS
Gabor Szabo YESTERDAY
Enoch Light & his Orch. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
Sandy Nelson DAY TRIPPER
Ella Fitzgerald CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
The Buddy Rich Big Band NORWEGIAN WOOD
Dick Hyman LOVE ME DO
Billy Preston A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (arr Sly Stone)
The Chipmunks ALL MY LOVIN'

Side 2
The Aranbee Pop Symphony Orch. WE CAN WORK IT OUT
Dave "Baby" Cortez CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
Al Caiola HELP!
Dick Hyman MICHELLE
Enoch Light & His Orch. AND I LOVE HER
Ramsey Lewis A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Tom Jones HEY JUDE
Gary McFarland SHE LOVES YOU
The Skatallites I SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER
Dick Pillar, His Orch. & Chorus BEATLE SONG POLKA

Others that spring to mind are...

And I Love Her, Hold Your Hand - Duke Ellington '66
Ballad of John & Yoko - Percy Faith
Come Together - Tony Mottola's w/Vinnie Bell (something about those 60's era
middle aged guitar freakouts)
Eleanor Rigby - Vinnie Bell ("Pop Goes the Elec Sitar")
Eleanor Rigby (nice copshow/action vers), Ob-La-Di,- etc - Enoch "Spaced
Out"
Help, others - Count Basie "Beatles Bag"
Hey Jude- Bing Crosby (Golden Throats)
Lucy in the Sky, others - Enoch Light's Beatles "in Classic Style" LP
Michelle- Oliver Nelson "Plays Michelle and..."
Oh Yoko - Shockabilly (actually Eugene Chadbourne solo) on "Earth vs.
Shockabilly"
Things We Said Today, others - Band of the Irish Guards "Marching to the
Beatles"
Tomorrow Never Knows - Steve Marcus "Tomorrow Never..." (60's avant garde
sax stuff)
Within You & w/out you + Lucy in the Sky, etc - Alan Lorber Orch (w/Vinnie
Bell on elec sitar and Colin Walcott (Oregon) on sitar and)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Marc Ribot "Rootless Cosmopolitans"
White Album misc - Ramsey Lewis late '60's Beatles trib w/a large-ish band
Yellow Sub, others - Charles River Valley Boys "Beatle Country" (Rounder
re-ish)


        Date:    Mon, 13 Nov 2000 19:15:56 -0800
        From:    The Millionaire <[e-mail]
<mailto:[e-mail]> >
        Subject:    (exotica) "Beatles"

        LuxuriaMusic plans to mark the occasion of the 20th
anniversary of John Lennon's death by broadcasting 24 hours (or as close to
it as we can manage) of Beatles covers.
        Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.We've got a
couple of hundred tracks so far, but God knows what kind of blind spots we
might have, so don't be shy about sending what may seem to be obvious
suggestions.
        This actually kind of dovetails with the recent discussion
about Rat Pack-era performers "co-opting" "hip" song selections.




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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:06:12 -0600
From: "Robert Blahut, Jr." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) senor coconut

I know that this has been discussed here before but i wasn't paying
attention.  can anyone tell me who senor coconut is and what else he (they)
have done.  also, what is the actual instrumentation on "baile almane"  (i
am not looking at the album so pardon my misspelling please)  is it
actually brass and vibes et cetera?  or is it (as i suspect)  all one guy
with synthesizers?  any help and recommendations of other works will be
greatly appreciated.
thanks,
robert




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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 12:08:15 -0500
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) senor coconut

Senor Coconut is actually Uwe Schmidt.  Also known as Atom Heart, Lisa
Carbon, etc., etc.  Someone posted a link a few weeks ago with an
excellent article on him - I don't have it anymore, though - can someone
repost this link?

I would guess it's all synthesizers, but I could be wrong - I know he
did perform with a full band a little while back.

His first Senor Coconut CD, "El Gran Baile", is also good, although not
Kraftwerk covers.  I find his Atom Heart CDs too cold-sounding for my
taste.  He also did a CD that was just issued with covers of 70s and 80s
pop/rock stuff - David Bowie, Rolling Stones, etc. - I can't remember
the title right now - might have been "pop electronique" but I'm not
sure.  An interesting CD, although I passed on it - I figured it was fun
to listen to once, but I likely wouldn't play it again. (unlike Senor
Coconut stuff, which I enjoy listening to again and again)

Anyone else?

cheryl

"Robert Blahut, Jr." wrote:
>
> I know that this has been discussed here before but i wasn't paying
> attention.  can anyone tell me who senor coconut is and what else he (they)
> have done.  also, what is the actual instrumentation on "baile almane"  (i
> am not looking at the album so pardon my misspelling please)  is it
> actually brass and vibes et cetera?  or is it (as i suspect)  all one guy
> with synthesizers?  any help and recommendations of other works will be
> greatly appreciated.
>


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:13:24 -0800 (PST)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Crypt records

OH Yeah, I second your opinion Nathan!

The 2 Jungle Exotica comps rocked me as do the Las-Vegas Grind.
Love when a word is inserted out of the blue into a song!

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck

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> Exotica comps are grrrrreeeeat!!


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 12:14:33 -0500
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Crypt records

<<Love when a word is inserted out of the blue into a song!>>

TRAAAAASH CAAAAAAN

- - Nate





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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 12:16:16 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) senor coconut

In a message dated Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:44:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
"Robert Blahut, Jr." <[e-mail]> writes:

<<
I know that this has been discussed here before but i wasn't paying
attention.  can anyone tell me who senor coconut is and what else he (they)
have done.

I can try. I was on a jag for a little while. Senor Coconut is a German
living in Chile who records under a multiplicity of identities. As Senor
Coconut he does what we all know and love. As Los Samplers he does a highly
Latinized collage of beats, bloops, Electronic buzzes, blaps, static all
cobbled together to make a highly funky/latin set of songs. As Atom & Tea
Time he does an X-rated latinized set of tunes which showcase his love of
pornography, Tito Puente samples and other oddball sounds and percussion. As
Lisa Carbon Trio he does some fine but kinda repetitive bossa work. He comes
highly recommended by your's truly...JB


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 17:43:31 GMT
From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) senor coconut

>I would guess it's all synthesizers, but I could be wrong - I know he
>did perform with a full band a little while back.

The album is all sampled, but the range of samples is restricted to resemble
a small cojunto.
>

>taste.  He also did a CD that was just issued with covers of 70s and 80s
>pop/rock stuff - David Bowie, Rolling Stones, etc. - I can't remember
>the title right now - might have been "pop electronique" but I'm not
>sure.  An interesting CD, although I passed on it - I figured it was fun
>to listen to once, but I likely wouldn't play it again. (unlike Senor
>Coconut stuff, which I enjoy listening to again and again)

LB is the name of the project and I think it was called pop electronique all
right. and the 12" had the wrong people mixing the wrong tracks from it. I
also passed on it as it was 'quirky' but ultimately not very good. Coconut
is astonishing though. The 12" has 'Expo 2000' on it for completists (who
probably also want the UR, Rolando etc. double pack just out. at 16 quid in
Ireland. Not a chance)
LB is on his own pretty interesting(?) label i think.
Pretty much everyone on this list seems to have Senor Coconut! I remember
when somebody posted about it last year as a Japanese import i was drooling
and thinking it would never make it over here.
He also records with Burnt Friedman (or Berndt as his mammy called him) as
Flanger and that is rather good jazz based cut and paste.

Hope we've encouraged you to buy this! you'll be glad.
rob
>
>Anyone else?
>
>
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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 18:12:49 +0000
From: dan hill <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) [motion] new news and reviews | 17.nov.00

new reviews | http://motion.state51.co.uk/reviews/

      Various Artists - Finders Keepers (Fat City)
      HOAHIO - OHAYO!HOAHIO! (Tzadik)
      Orso - Long Time By (Perishable Records)
      Dave Douglas/Tiny Bell Trio - Songs for Wandering Souls (Winter and
       Winter)

news | designs in motion

      We've spruced up the look 'n' feel of the site, spending a bit of time
       simplifying the design, clarifying the content, and generally making
      the whole thing faster. In these days of hi-bandwidth, link-heavy
      leviathons, it seemed to make sense to concentrate on what we do best
      - regularly-updated quality content. And in terms of the design, it
      seemed inethical to do anything but become even more strictly focussed
       on producing a light, usable site. The new site should be more
      readable, easier to move around, provide clearer suggestions, move
      more rapidly, and ultimately, be more usable. There's more fine tuning
       to come, but any comments on the new design would be much
      appreciated. A tip of the hat to Josef-Muller Brockman.


thanks, and apologies for cross-postings

the motion team

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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 16:58:45 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re:  Teenage Shutdown

In a message dated 11/16/0 2:32:48 PM, you wrote:

<<The Teenage Shutdown series is also quite good and the titles will tell you
what kind of comp it is.  "Things Been Bad" are nasty, angry songs, Teen
Jangler Blowout are more Folk-Punkish, etc.  The first volume is quite
good, but check all of them.  Mike Markesich really knows his stuff as well
and he helped compile these.>>

Is there one in this series devoted to inept teenage garage bands? And is it
good (in a bad way) ?    Bob


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:43:38 -0500
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Monster Party....

Cool.  I've got the film so can probably catch the theme song off of it.  =
That's a great song - heard it first on Retro Cocktail Hour, as Darryl =
said it's like a Bond film song!


What's on the rest of the CD - if anybody's heard it.  Are there lots of =
cool songs or a lot of "incidental" mumbo-jumbo???

Do tell - review anyone??

- - Nate




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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:11:41 -0800
From: The Millionaire <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) thanks

I just wanted to thank all the people who have sent audio files or tapes/CDs
or suggestions to me for LuxuriaMusic's Beatles extravaganza.

It's very much appreciated, and it really is amazing how much of this stuff
there is!

Those Beatles..i'll bet THEY'VE got some dough.

Thanks again!

The Millionaire



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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:30:15 -0800
From: The Millionaire <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Virtual DJ

Hi All,

It occurred to me that I haven't actively solicited you beautiful people
with incredible taste, for the LuxuriaMusic Virtual DJ show. You send us a
half-hour mix, with announcements ideally, and if we like it, we broadcast
it. There is at least one previous VDJ actively contributing to the list in
the form of Mister D. Ciccone.

I know that there are a bunch of you out there who need to share your finds
with the world! Don't hide your light under a bushel. For more info, go
to... http://www.luxuriamusic.com/Feat_Page?featureID=5495


...or you can email me with any questions.

Cleve? Jimmy Bee? Johan? Anyone? Y'all have an audience waiting!

Ciao,

The Millionaire

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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 17:51:25 -0600
From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour

You'll find bossa nova, big band exotica and bongo fever on this
week's Retro Cocktail Hour webcast!

Check out Walter Wanderley (however you say his name!) and
Bossa Rio;  bongo stuff by Les Baxter, the Latin All Stars (from
"Jazz Heat, Bongo Beat") and Jack Costanzo (dig his shrieks and
wild solo on "The Natives Are Restless Tonight");  70s-style cop
funk by the Soul City Orchestra, the Brothers Grimm and Henry
Mancini;  plus tunes by Cabildo's Three, Don Tiki, Seksu Roba and
Project: Pimento.

To hear this week's Retro Cocktail Hour on the web, just visit:

http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html

And listen to program #236.  Or, tune in Saturday at 7:00pm
Central USA time for the live, STEREO webcast at:

http://kanu.ukans.edu/realaudio/index.htm

As always, your comments and requests are welcome.

Thanks for the space!

Darrell Brogdon
The Retro Cocktail Hour
KANU FM 91.5
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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 19:12:41 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) cocktail umbrella

This week's 'The Straight Dope' column features the origin of cocktail
umbrella.

Tiki News and Trader Vics both get a good mention.  Link is at ....
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/001117.html

Vern



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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 19:33:27 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re:

In a message dated 11/17/0 4:59:42 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Is there one in this series devoted to inept teenage garage bands? And is it
>good (in a bad way) ?

One of my faves is "The Class of '66" comp. This one has lots of bad garage
bands, but more importantly is the cover...A class picture with lots of
"pretty" girls with swooped hairdos, blonde bangs, caked with makeup. The
guys on the other hand look like a bunch of dorks and losers, short
pimply-faced gangly skinny losers with bad teeth.  Photographs on the back of
the LP depict said guys gaping helplessly at the cockteasing babes as they
wiggle by them in the halls of the generic 6T's high=school. One guy I know
claims his brother is in the pic....Ah, family lore...JB


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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 22:16:13 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Monster Party....

I've got this CD.  It actually has some good spy jazz stuff with bongos,
particularly the opening theme.  It also has the garage-rocking "Do the
Mummy" song by Little Tibia and the Fibulas, plus the Bond-like song and a
Phyllis Diller song "You're Different" (sung to the Frankenstein Monster).
Recommend to anybody on this list.


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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:58:17 -0500
From: "Risser Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) [obit] Herbert Brun

> > Herbert Brun, a composer who helped introduce the use of electronics and
computers in creating music, died on Nov. 6 in Urbana, Ill. He was 82 and
lived in Urbana.
>
> hey, surprise. Urbana really exists! I always thought it's a fancy sci fi
name. Urbana, Illinois, the city, where the famous HAL 9000 computer was
built.


Yeah, I think that actually, that's a big IBM homestead.
No?

Peter



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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 21:09:45 -0600
From: Matt Marchese <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Chi-town Exotica

Greetings Fellow Exoticaholics,

I returned from my four fun-filled days and nights in the Windy City
last Thursday night. I would've written about my experiences sooner, but
six hours of driving through rain, sleet, and snow, then almost getting
run off an icy overpass near Wisconsin Dells by a semi didn't do much to
fire my creative muse. Near brushes with death have a way of doing that
to me, doncha know. Now that I've had a day or two to rest up and let
the stress adrenaline leach slowly out of my system, I feel as if I can
finally write about my experience.

I drove down to the Land of the Flatlanders last Monday and established
residence in a nondescript Hilton on the edge of the Western 'burbs not
far from the splendiferous Hala Kahiki bar which I was not fortunate
enough to make it to this trip. I was there to attend a seminar on
Advanced Instructional Design that's part of a suite of courses I'm
required by my company to complete in order to obtain certification for
my job.

As my co-students were mostly trainers for financial institutions and
other similar service industries, I found the majority of them to be
fairly tedious and uninteresting to chat with. However, the gentleman
who sat next to me was a dead-ringer for Ned Flanders down to his
aviator glasses, Village People moustache, Promise Keepers polo shirt,
and WWJD wristband. Diddley!

After a couple of days of role-playing and fondling Koosh balls to
stimulate my sensitivity to tactile learning, I was ready to ditch the
squares and Tighten Up. I drove to downtown Chicago to meet a couple of
former students of mine, Rennie and Bob. We had decided to rendezvous at
the Palmer Hilton located in the heart of the Loop, dine at Trader
Vic's, and then partake of some jazz. Rennie is a most pleasant
gentleman who's unique musical tastes parallel mine. He also has a very
enjoyable Sammy Davis Jr. vibe about him. Bob is a cynical hepcat given
over to goatees and long leather jackets. As he lives only a block or
two from Wrigley Field, he brought major Chicago street cred to our
little company.

After parking, I strolled along State Street under the El for a while
then hooked right on Monroe Ave. Almost immediately, a large wooden Moai
appeared incongruously amid the steel and concrete to mark the entrance
to Vic's. A sign above the door proclaimed "It's Tiki Time!" I knew that
I was in the right place. I bellied up to the well-appointed Polynesian
bar, ordered a Menehune, and enjoyed a plate of complimentary Pu-Pu's (I
really enjoy saying "complimentary Pu-Pu's," don't you?) whilst
carefully extracting the chopstick from the square rectum of my female
Menehune figurine. I put her away safely in my coat pocket for a friend
who needed one to keep her lonesome male Menehune company.

My compadres showed up promptly at seven. Then, after consuming a Mai
Tai each, we decided to eat.  In contrast to the bar, the dining room
had a straight nautical motif with no trace of island exotica. Instead,
the walls were hung with brass ship fittings and paintings of tall
ships. Our table had a fine view of the Chinese ovens. After sharing a
plate of Cosmo Tidbits, I decided on the Oven Sampler which consisted of
a Chinese-smoked lamb chop, filet mignon, and chicken breast. I washed
it all down with another Mai Tai, of course. Thoroughly lubricated by
now, we were ready to move on.

We had previously identified either the Green Mill or Jazz Showcase as
possible musical destinations for the evening. The Green Mill is a
former speakeasy with a distinctly local-bar atmosphere. The Showcase,
also a historic club, is more dedicated to musical appreciation than it
is to the glories of bathtub gin. In the end, we decided that the Mill
was too far to go and in a lousy neighborhood to boot, so we hoofed it a
few blocks to the Showcase instead.

Taking a roundabout route to let Bob do his tour guide thing, we
strolled by the controversial Picasso sculpture in the Daley Center
Plaza then crossed over the Chicago River. The undersides of the bridges
were lined with colored neon lights that cast a rippling glow on the
surface of the water. Very cool. The Sears Tower loomed over the whole
scene like a glass and steel Tiki of truly brobdingnagian proportions.
Despite some earlier trepidation, I found myself digging this downtown
scene. In light of the nice job they've done in renovating the city
center, the Daley dynasty didn't seem like such a bunch of evil,
vote-stealing, partisan dickheads any more.

We got to the club, paid our $20 cover and walked inside. The audience
was a wild mix of college conservatory students, older couples on
"dates", deadhead freaks wearing ponchos, and skinny beatniks in black
leotards, berets, and turtleneck sweaters. Whack, Jack Kerouac! Everyone
was intently staring at the combo on the stage. There was no audience
chatter whatsoever. The walls of the club were covered with giant
posters of Coltrane, Satchmo, and Charlie Parker. Their eyes followed us
across the room as we made our way to a table.

The on-stage trio wrapped around piano whiz Benny Greene, jazz-box
finger-zinger Russell Malone, and avatar of the upright bass, Ray
Browne. All three of these cats are solid gold, 18-karat, and can blow
harder than the wind off of Lake Michigan. With seasoned alums like this
who've played with Art Blakey and Ella Fitzgerald, how could they do
anything but wail?

Bob ordered a can of Guinness Stout. The waitress brought it back and
stood at our table for a minute or two with her finger on the pull tab.
She waited for the music to hit a crescendo in order to safely open it
without disturbing the intense concentration of the fervent jazzbos in
the audience. Just as the music seemed to peak, she gave it a quick tug,
but at that very same moment, the band unexpectedly dropped to a lower
volume and the loud "PSSSHT" of escaping carbonation echoed loudly
across the room. Fully one-third of the patrons turned around and glared
sternly at the three of us.

I felt like we'd just farted in church.

The quality of the musicianship in evidence was simply Supermurgatroid,
baby. Benny and his minions pushed longhaired schmaltz like "Sweet
Georgia Brown" and "Pennies From Heaven" out to the fringes of known
musical space, then skillfully reeled them back into the realm of
traditional blues, bebop, and swing. They ensemble-shifted like a
meatbone Lamborghini between time signatures, using a masterful palette
of tone and a an astonishing grasp of dynamic range. Was it live, or was
it Memorex? Ray Browne's bass playing was a revelation to me; this man
says more with a single note than most musicians can with twenty.
Malone's guitar moved easily between solid rhythm vamps and lightning
solos performed in weird scales seldom heard by bipedal mammals; from
the Lydian, onto the Phrygian, then sliding transdimensional into the
Mr. Myxzptlkodian. Somebody get me the Kryptonite! Benny, no slouch on
the ivories, layered on a topcoat of shimmery chords, polychromatic
scales, and harmonic overtones.

We stayed at rapt attention through both sets, then took our leave. We
hit the streets beat but also feeling as if we were musically booted for
the first time...sound evolution in action. The city seemed crystal
clear, crisp, and alive with edges so sharp I could've cut my finger on
them.

I'm heading to Chicago again a week from Monday for another class. Next
time, I've lined up a Czechoslovakian opera called "Jenufa" at the Lyric
Opera House as my primary entertainment, but one more night of gone jazz
at the Showcase would be jake with me.

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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:13:52 -0500
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, November 19

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

http://www.ckut.ca

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

Space Bop #118   Tanze Samba Mit Mir!

Who says all samba music sounds the same?  Here are some different takes
on the samba...

Walter Wanderley:  Summer Samba (Samba de Verao)  "Boss Of The Bossa
Nova"
Bobby Trafalgar:  Sad Samba  "In Person"
Stereo-Cocktail:  Samba  "Stereo-Cocktail"
Tony Holiday:  Tanze Samba Mit Mir  "Echt Kultig 2"

Piero Umiliani:  Samba Mah Na  "Svezia Inferno E Paradiso"
Hugo Brasil:  Samba Loco  "Easy Tune Vol. 4"
Walter Wanderley:  Samba De Bossa  "Boss Of The Bossa Nova"
Thievery Corporation:  Samba Tranquille  "The Mirror Conspiracy"

Senor Coconut:  Musica Moderna (Samba Virtual)  "El Gran Baile"
Barry Morgan & Ray Cooper:  Samba Street  "Music For Dancefloors"
The Luka & Italo Perez Project:  Melody Of Samba  Br. Cleve's Ritmos De
Tropicalia"

J. Cl. Kerinee:  Samba  "Sexopolis"
Amon Tobin:  Chomp Samba  "Bricolage"

Thanks for reading, and thanks for listening.


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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:44:15 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re:  60's comps

In a message dated Fri, 17 Nov 2000  7:47:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:
<<
In a message dated 11/17/0 4:59:42 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Is there one in this series devoted to inept teenage garage bands? And is it
>good (in a bad way) ?

One of my faves is "The Class of '66" comp. This one has lots of bad garage
bands, but more importantly is the cover...
 >>
Actually, this is called "Shutdown 66". If you're looking for inept teens,
you'll find 'em here!

My own favorite 60's comps are from Arf Arf records; especially more toward
the psychedelic end of the spectrum (Beyond the Calico Wall, A Heavy Dose of
Lyte Psych...)
And then there's the special Asian edition of Girls In the Garage....
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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 02:14:24 -0500
From: alan  zweig <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Chi-town Exotica

At 09:09 PM 11/18/00 -0600, Matt Marchese wrote:
>
> Ray Browne's bass playing was a revelation to me; this man
>says more with a single note than most musicians can with twenty.

These days you couldn't pay me to see a trio of guitar bass and piano but
that was exactly the context in which I heard Ray Browne live.  In the
classic trio with Herb Ellis and Oscar Peterson.
And I agree with you.  (BTW he not only played with Ella, he was married to
her.)
I don't want to be glib but there's something about seeing truly great
musicians play.  A number of years ago, there was a series here during the
jazz festival in which local jazz bands opened for famous musicians.  And
each night the same thing happened.  Our local young white jazz musicians
are some very very good players and they would demonstrate that.
Then out would come Mal Waldron or Jaki Byard or Frank Lowe or even Chico
Freeman (I say "even" because he's not that much older than the local guys;)
And they would just exude something.  Like they knew the secret.  Or the
truth.
It was like they didn't have to try anymore.  It was just a part of them.
And the local very good musicians faded from memory.

And as far as Chicago goes, maybe this is very Canadian of me but I found
it a bit scarey.  I drove through the city with my friend and he'd point to
a corner and say that he'd never ever set foot on that corner.  Then at the
next street, he'd say we were safe.  Then the next street we were in mortal
danger again.  And so on.
Actually a friend of mine got kidnapped there.  (Cheryl and Brian, did you
ever hear the story of Guy getting kidnapped in Chicago??)

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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 11:36:33 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Chi-town Exotica

>After parking, I strolled along State Street under the El for a while
>then hooked right on Monroe Ave. Almost immediately, a large wooden Moai

MOAI

That's the word I meant to use the other day when I posted about that Zippy
strip. Not "Maori." Sheesh. I've been on this exotica e-mail correspondence
course all this time and still go remedial on occasion. Sorry.

And thanks for a great post, Matt. Watch out for those trucks!


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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:25:49 -0600
From: Matt Marchese <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Chi-town Exotica

alan zweig wrote:

> Our local young white jazz musicians are some very very good players and they
> would demonstrate that. Then out would come Mal Waldron or Jaki Byard or Frank
> Lowe or even Chico Freeman (I say "even" because he's not that much older than
> the local guys;) And they would just exude something.  Like they knew the
> secret.  Or the truth.

This sounds like the classic "White Men Can't Jump (or Can't Play the Blues)"
stereotype, and like most generalizations, there's probably a grain of truth to
it.  I personally have a theory that there are cultural differences; put simply,
emphasizing technique over emotion. I think that many young musicians fall into
the trap of wanting to show you everything they know technique-wise in
10-seconds or less, while older musicians learn that transferring more emotion
into fewer notes produces much more satisfying results. I think (and I'm going
out on a limb here) that non-white musicians often learn their chops through
mentoring with older players who've paid their dues rather than studying theory
in conservatories.

That being said, I can think of several non-white jazz musicians who don't move
me at all; Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Wayne Shorter, to name but a few. They
seem to mostly fall into the jazz fusion category which makes sense 'cuz fusion
is mainly a head trip.

> And as far as Chicago goes, maybe this is very Canadian of me but I found
> it a bit scarey.

Every major city has sections to avoid. LA, New York, and Washington DC all have
dangerous neighborhoods, but compared to a lot of foreign cities like Manila,
Kabul, and Johannesburg, they actually seem pretty safe by comparison. Remember
too that I was in the "showcase" downtown area. Had I gone a couple of El stops
north of the Loop, I suspect that my comfort level would've dropped
precipitously. This was a big reason why we skipped going to the Green Mill. But
all things considered, I felt a lot more comfortable in downton Chicago than I
do in Minneapolis.

And as far as Canada goes, I was mugged once on Vancouver island by a gang of
old pensioners from Ontario who were all hopped up on Nanaimo Bars...B-)

- --
Matt Marchese
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