Post #352328 by sushiman on Tue, Jan 1, 2008 3:59 PM

On 2007-12-27 12:59, Jeff Central wrote:
It is interesting to note that the early Industrial noise artists like Boyd Rice and Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge were speading the Exotica grooves as far back as the late seventies. My first exposure came from listening to TG's "live" cassettes which frequently played Martin Denny's music after their performances. It appealed to me but I had no idea who it was at the time.

Then when TG's "Greatest Hits" album came out on Rough Trade Records the back was dedicated to Martin Denny. Finally, a name. From the mid-eighties on I actively searched for his records like a kid in a candy store. My first one was "Exotica." Upon listening to it I knew this was the music I was searching for. Upon closer inspection I noticed that half of the tracks were composed by Les Baxter. Another name!!

I cannot tell you how exciting it was to discover this music for the first time. It is beyond words.

And the rest is history............

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Our introductions to Exotica are quite similar . A buddy also told me about Arthur Lyman around the same time I found out about Martin Denny . Coincidentally , the day I first learned about AL , I went home and my Dad had just back from a yard sale with a box full of old records , among other things . Guess what I found in the box ? Arthur Lyman's Percussion Spectacular in near mint condition ! Fate smiled upon me ...