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Music For A Bachelor's Den--Exoitca
"Music For A Bachelor's Den--Exotica"
Various Artists, 1995

     The hypnotic rhythms, bird calls, haunting chants, and all the usual elements of exoitca are here to take you to that far-off landscape where the natives are restless and the village princess is willing to make you her king. Ahhhh, exotica--the wistful daydream of all bachelors. No lounge music connoisseur worth their salt would be without a hearty collection of exotica. This disc, part of the multi-volume Music For A Bachelor's Den, features the usual suspects like the Arthur Lyman Group, Les Baxter, and Yma Sumac, and some surprises like numbers by Duke Ellington and Sonny Lester. During exotica's heyday, everyone was getting into the act, such as the afore mentioned jazz composers. It gave these orchestras a chance to experiment with different structures, instruments, and attitudes. The sounds were based (loosely) on the South Pacific islands, China, India, or other far-off lands, but homogenized for easy metropolitan consumption. It was all the wildness of the jungle within the safety of your hi-fi listening room. The exotica craze, like all of lounge music, was cut short by the advent of rock and roll, but down deep in our bachelor and bachelorette heart's we still hear the call of those mystical lands. (For more about exotica, check out the review of Ultra-Lounge's Mondo Exotica.)

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