Ferrante and Teicher: Pianos in Paradise - Tiki Music

P procinema29 Member los angeles Joined: Jul 31, 2003 Posts: 474	P procinema29 Posted posted on Wed, Aug 9, 2006 8:15 AM I finally got me one of those tiki-type records with the lush foliage and the girl on the cover! It cost me one dollar at the local thrift store. And I am damn happy with it. It is Ferrante and Teicher's "Pianos in Paradise"....I like the record, it features some really bizarrely experimental music, and it is even exemplary of polypop's "faux" nature, since the girl on the cover is a caucasian who has been made up with a dark stain and stylized eyeliner for that angular look. Evidently they were having a difficult time getting her to look convincingly tropical, because they thought it was a wise decision to obscure a good portion of her face behind the foliage. There is a sort of apologetic lameness to the cover that I find strangely endearing!

I finally got me one of those tiki-type records with the lush foliage and the girl on the cover! It cost me one dollar at the local thrift store. And I am damn happy with it. It is Ferrante and Teicher's "Pianos in Paradise"....I like the record, it features some really bizarrely experimental music, and it is even exemplary of polypop's "faux" nature, since the girl on the cover is a caucasian who has been made up with a dark stain and stylized eyeliner for that angular look.

Evidently they were having a difficult time getting her to look convincingly tropical, because they thought it was a wise decision to obscure a good portion of her face behind the foliage. There is a sort of apologetic lameness to the cover that I find strangely endearing!

Post #247787 by procinema29 on Wed, Aug 9, 2006 8:15 AM