Anything Rocky recorded in the 6Ts is damn groovy, be it in english
or italian language.
He actually started his career in France, in the late 50's, with the
Airedales, a band made of U.S black marines/soldiers who took the
land by storm with their blend of genuine rock'n'roll. In the 60's he
crossed the Alps and landed in Italy, where he stayed ever since.
His 6Ts stuff is jamesbrownish stomping uptempo soul floorshakers,
the kind that make you wanna sweat to the beat.
Great guy, great music. Gotta love him.
Ciao
Gionni
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Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 00:23:07 +0800
From: "Jonny Perl" <delicado@cheerful.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The LP Show
Hi Lou,
I went along on Saturday, and I must say it was quite amazing. The show is HUGE, with loosely related LP covers stacked four or five high in a huge strip around all of the walls. There is one wall of 'Whipped Cream' covers, with a few spoofs thrown in; next to it is a set of 'sound of music'-related LPs. Seeing all these LPs together was really remarkable. Many, if not most of the LPs would seem familiar to listmemembers- from their own collection and from the 'Incredibly Strange Music' books. It was also interesting to see which new covers were deemed to be interesting enough to mix in - e.g. Air's Premieres Symptomes, several Smiths singles and albums... It is free to get in. Also, there seems to be a bar in the gallery- superb!
There is a website people can check out - www.exitart.org
jonny
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>If anyone gets to this show before I do, I'd love to hear a report!
>lousmith@pipeline.com
>'THE LP SHOW' With installations by John Zorn, Thurston Moore, DJ Spooky, and Christian Marclay
(whose piece involves 80 identical Tijuana Brass LPs), this show of more than 2500 weird and
wonderful album covers is not just for vinyl junkies. Organizer Carlo McCormick focuses on the
LP sleeve as a popular, often anonymous, and now all but extinct art form lovingly preserved
by collectors, over 50 of whom are listed as contributing curators. Along with their accumulations
of Hawaiian, Japanese, and Christian ventriloquist albums, there are surveys of work by graphic
artists from the '30s to the present, including Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, and Foetus. OPENS
SATURDAY, THROUGH AUGUST 17, Exit Art, 548 Broadway, at Prince Street, 966-7745.
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>Ahhh... still looking for that one. Is that the one with "Maria" &... "Wave"
>I think, both on that German "Mission Impossible and more" anthology? If so,
>the string writing impressed me, very angular & not so... lush &
>"beautiful." Gotta keep looking.
Yes, that's the one. I'm coming in late on this one, but people might be interested to know that 'Piano Strings and Bossa nova' was reissued in the late 60s as 'Insensatez', which I managed to pick up recently. And yes, it is quite wonderful, remarkably clean sounding, and with a superb energy which IMO is missing from many early 60s bossa nova-themed jazz recordings.
Re: Walter Wanderley, I recently picked up 'kee Ka roo' from 1967, which I enjoyed very much. I also enjoyed 'Popcorn' with Luiz Henrique very much. I have a bunch of his albums on Philips and Capitol and Verve. To me, the Verve ones are far, far better - better sound, better arrangements. But I haven't yet given them all the time they deserve.
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Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 00:35:20 +0800
From: "Jonny Perl" <delicado@cheerful.com>
Subject: (exotica) Ramsey Lewis - Mother Nature's Son
I picked up Ramsey Lewis's 'Mother Nature's Son' recently, and it strikes me as the best record I've bought for some time. It is an album of covers from the Beatles 'white album', recorded in the late 60s, and on the cadet label. Anyway, IMO, it's an orchestral pop masterpiece, the kind of thing I had wanted for ages. Almost every track is an outstanding blend of thick strings, electric piano and really nice drum beats, with the added bonus of some moog effects. Standout tracks are 'dear prudence', 'julia', 'cry baby cry' and 'back in the USSR', but the whole thing is really pretty excellent, with even the most well known songs sounding very fresh.
I have a perception that Ramsey Lewis is perceived to be a hack, yet I really like all the records I have by him, particularly the ones from the late 50s and the late 60s stuff on Cadet. Much of the late 60s stuff was produced by Richard Evans, who produced the incredible Dorothy Ashby records, amongst other things.
Does anyone else have any strong feelings on Ramsey Lewis?
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 17:41:52 +0100
From: Charles Moseley <charlesm@contentrepublic.com>
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:53:00 -0400
From: nytab@pipeline.com
Subject: Re: Re: (exotica) The LP Show
Jonny Perl <delicado@cheerful.com> wrote:
>
Hi Lou,
There is a website people can check out - www.exitart.org
================
Thanks for the review, Jonny! Looks like a definite must-see for those in the NYC region. I took a look at the website and found a list of the people who contributed covers:
LP Curators
Charlie Ahearn The Analogue Society-Lamay Photo, Tiffany Anders, Delphine Blue, DJ Steve Blush Seconds, Dan Brown, Robbie Busch, Laura Cantrell WFMU, Dave Cirilli, Michael Connelly, Julie Covello a.k.a. DJ Shakey WFMU, Dennis Dermody, dj $mall óhange WFMU, Spencer Drate, Walter Durkacz, Luis Fernandezn, Jack Fetterman, Finyl Vinyl, Jesse Fischler Shrine Music, Kenny G WFMU, David Garland WNYC, Gerb Vinyl Preservation Society, Coleman Hasie, Erik Hanson, Nicholas Hill WFMU, Stephen Holman, Mark Ibold, M. Henry Jones Psychedelic Solution, Jacaeber Kastor, Jutta Koether, Eric Kohler, Kevin Krich, Steve Lafreniere editor Index magazine, Marcus Lambkin Plant, Joseph Lanza, Paul Major Parallel World, James Marshall Hound Archives, Bob Nickas, Deb Parker Beauty Bar and Barmacy, Freddie Patterson Boogaloo Omnibus Productions, George Petros, Peter Principle, Chris and Heather's Record Roundup Chicago, Fabio Roberti Ear Wax Records WFMU, Bill Rouleau RushMor Records Milwaukee, Anita S!
!
arko, Rafael Sanchez, Michael J. Schnapp, Matt E. Silver, Andy Somma, John Stanier, Matt Sweeney, Jeremy Tepper, J. G. Thirlwell, Stephen Vitiello, Rob Weisberg WFMU Transpacific Sound Paradise, Norman Weisberg, Sioux Z., Maria Zastrow & Pete Shore
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:28:51 -0400
From: alan zweig <azed@pathcom.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Weekend goodies.....
At 09:03 AM 6/12/01 -0400, Nathan Miner wrote:
>
>Found a few interesting LP's this weekend, haven't listened to them yet:
>
>Enoch Light: "The Private Life of a Private Eye" - includes titles like
Harlem Hot-Shot in a Hurry and Mess in Morocco. Can't possibly be as good
as I'd like it too.............
I don't know how good you want it to be but you're probably right. This is
a perfect example of the idea being way better than the execution. Having
said that, there are a few cuts that are almost as good as you'd want them
to be. You can slip them into a "crime jazz" compilation and they
basically fit.
>Enoch Light: "I Want to Be Happy Cha Chas" - a classic, and I finally have
a copy on vinyl. What's up with those weird boxed in "art" covers. I
think the LP mentions somehting about "fine art!!!"
I assume it's on Grand Award rather than just Command. When I had my
Command purge, I think I kept this one just for the cover.
>Milt Raskin "Exotic Percussion" - Again, another one with great titles
like Pele's Creation and Forbidden, but I doubt it'll live up to
expectations.
I don't know. The way that one hit my jealousy button, I have a feeling it
might be as good as you think it could be. The way you describe the cover
reminds me of "The Percussive Phil Kraus" which surpassed my expectations.
Keep your fingers crossed. My exotica/lounge collection has been decimated
but I would keep that one myself.
AZ
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:06:55 -0400
From: alan zweig <azed@pathcom.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ramsey Lewis - Mother Nature's Son
At 12:35 AM 6/13/01 +0800, Jonny Perl wrote:
>
>I picked up Ramsey Lewis's 'Mother Nature's Son' recently, and it strikes
me as the best record I've bought for some time.
>I have a perception that Ramsey Lewis is perceived to be a hack, yet I
really like all the records I have by him, particularly the ones from the
late 50s and the late 60s stuff on Cadet.
>Does anyone else have any strong feelings on Ramsey Lewis?
Yes but first let me ask you is that the Ramsey Lewis with the alternating
colored squares on the cover?
I've had the same love/boredom relationship with Ramsey. Assuming he's
just a hack but then hearing something in a store and loving it. I've
bought his records, recorded them, sold them and then gone out and bought
more. At present I find myself owning just three. "Wade in the Water" is
the best of his acoustic piano records that I've heard. I kept "Ramsey
Pops Up" or something like that partly because of the cover. And from the
way you describe the record you just got, the last one I still have is a
bit like that. It's something like his "all-time hits" NEWLY recorded.
It's like Ramsey's jazz fusion record. Ramsey takes a crack at the Fender
Rhodes.
I also agree with you about Richard Evans. I've liked everything I ever
bought that he produced. The Soulful Strings is an obvious example. But
recently I bought this Eddie Higgins record with arrangements by Richard
Evans. I seem to remember Eddie Higgins had a hand in a moog record I had
but this was a pretty straighforward piano and orchestra record.
Straightforward but beautiful.
So what was the story with Richard Evans? I've always assumed he was black
but I realize that's based on rather silly assumptions.
But back to your original question, I think of Ramsey sort of like Sergio
Mendes. You shouldn't underestimate him. And if you turned his records on
at a party, it would always work.
AZ
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:24:23 -0600
From: Trevor Rigler <trigler@abq.com>
Subject: (exotica) getting one's kicks...
Brian wrote:
>>Colleen wrote:
>>
>>I know a lot has been lost to the interstate, but I hear there's a lot
>>still left of the Mother Road. If anyone knows anything, let me know.
>
>I forgot I had planned to reply to this and just found it in my drafts
>folder. Sorry for the delay! Anyway, this is one of two road trips I've
>always thought would be fun (the other is a road trip through the barbecue
>belt). I've never seen that much of Route 66 but while in Albuquerque a few
>years back we were on it and didn't actually realize it! We were driving
>around the outskirts of the city, were amazed at the sheer scale of the
>strip development; Instead of the usual used car lots, the strip was filled
>with enormous lots of used RV's and mobile homes. I remembered seeing a few
>old road signs and something with Route 66 marked on it. It was then we
>figured it out! I certainly enjoyed New Mexico although I suspect it may
>not be at all like its neighbours, Arizona or Texas. I say go for it!
>
>Brian
FWIW:
Old 66 basically bisects Albuquerque (in the guise of Central Ave) and
provides something
of a line of demarcation for the city's quadrant street address system.
Not much on
Central exists to remind visitors of the legacy of Route 66 other than
the relevant
bus line (the 66, natch), and a few business names (a tattoo parlor, a
diner, etc.).
Once you get a bit west of the RV dealers, you will start to see lots of
Vietnamese
restaurants and interesting "allied tradespersons" (depending on the
time of day).
Eventually you will go past the university, on into downtown (which is
currently in
the throes of some sort of half-assed attempts at renewal), and onward...
If you happen to be passing through the Duke City at breakfast time, I
highly
recommend stopping in at Loyola's Cactus Flower (sort of sandwiched in
between a South Asian grocery and a big gun store). It is true classic
NM diner brekkie fare, guaranteed to clog arteries.
Exotica record shopping is ok in fits and starts here. I have been
staying out
of the thrifts lately, so I can't really recommend anything in that
department.
There is some sort of Tiki-themed bar downtown, but it appears to be a
recent
creation set up for the collegiate hipster crowd.
Have fun on your trip.
- ---trevor
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:26:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Hep Cat <hepcat@Chatini.com>
Subject: (exotica) Richard Cheese at Chatini Bar this Friday
This Friday 6/15 Richard Cheese will do a guest chat at Chatini Bar, at 9PM EST/ 6PM PST.
http://www.chatini.com
Richard Cheese, lounge singer extraordinaire, discusses his latest CD "Lounge Against The Machine," in which he converts some of the most popular and harsh alternative rock songs into lounge music. Richard Cheese is the not-so-subtle lounge-singer alias of writer/actor/comedian/singer Mark Jonathan Davis, who created a Dr. Demento request favorite with "The Star Wars Cantina." The Los Angeles-based Davis has made appearances on NewsRadio, Batman: The Animated Series, and The Late Show with David Letterman. For the Richard Cheese project, Davis assembled a big band and recorded lounge covers of '90s alternative rock hits. The resulting album, "Lounge Against the Machine," will knock you flat on your back gasping for air with laughter. You can hear outtakes from "Lounge Against The Machine" on cdnow.com, and visit Cheese's website at richardcheese.com. On Friday our DJ Chez Whitey will be spinning Cheese's tracks at http://radio.chatini.com. Until then tune in for hundreds of hours of retro standards and question marks streamed at 128K.
Chatini Bar (chatini.com) is a growing community of exoticats (and freaks rounded up off the street) interested in retro lounge culture (and various and sundry other things). We mix masterful cocktails, spin incredibly strange music, and meet online to share in the neverending adventure of late 50's, early 60's lounge culture, its revival, and its remaking. Join in!
Ford Baxter
Bar Manager
P.S. Please send suggestions for future guest chats to bartenders@chatini.com. Currently we are working on getting the Tiki Tones in, and retro artist Shag (shag-art.com) will be chatting in July.
