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Martin Denny - The Exciting Sounds Of Martin Denny: Exotica I & II (Reissue & Remastered)

Posted By: isolee
Martin Denny - The Exciting Sounds Of Martin Denny: Exotica I & II (Reissue & Remastered)

Martin Denny - The Exciting Sounds Of Martin Denny: Exotica I & II (Reissue & Remastered) (1996)
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 142.04 MB
Label: Scamp | Exotica, Lounge, Easy Listening, Space Age Pop, Tiki

The two Martin Denny albums that gave the exotica style its name and popularized its sound, originally released circa 1957, are here combined onto one compact disc. The earlier album (featuring "Quiet Village") is jazzier and more boisterous than you might expect; Exotica, Vol. 2 is considerably mellower, and heavier on the cocktail lounge vibe.

Tracklist:

01. Quiet Village 03:40
02. Return to Paradise 02:21
03. Hong Kong Blues 02:17
04. Busy Port 02:52
05. Lotus Land 02:24
06. Similau 01:59
07. Stone God 03:09
08. Jungle Flower 01:48
09. China Nights 02:03
10. Ah Me Furi 02:10
11. Waipo 03:13
12. Love Dance 02:30
13. Soshu Night Serenade 02:10
14. Island of Dreams 02:55
15. Japanese Farewell Song 02:23
16. Singing Bamboos 02:09
17. The Queen Chant (e lili u e) 02:48
18. Wedding Song (ke kali ne au) 02:46
19. Escales 02:41
20. When First I Love 02:24
21. August Bells 02:16
22. Bacoa 02:01
23. Ebb Tide 03:13
24. Rush Hour in Hong Kong 02:00

These early Denny creations cover his more wildly "exotic" career phase. The first album, presented in its original "Spectra-Sonic" mono, includes the hit title track in its entire eerie swamp-varmint splendor. Other standouts are the dreamy xylophone on "Lotus Land" and the absolutely wacky "Love Dance," which sounds more like an ornithologist's orgy. The second album, in stereo, gets more intricate and oddly romantic. The best is the opener, "Shoshu Night Serenade," with its ghostly textures and the persistent ringing of bells that suggest the carriage of a typewriter. The Denny arrangement of "Ebb Tide" is also a stunner. This double volume gives listeners a clear picture of how Denny was interested less in an "authentic" Hawaii and more intrigued by an imaginary and often surreal geography.