Post #363181 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Feb 24, 2008 11:26 AM

Thanks John. Coming from you as an Exotica expert, that's a real compliment. Domenic brought this great Thurston Knudson record that I did not know before:

At first I read the cover's title as "Dark Rums"! :D
The art seems a little bit like a late 60s attempt at mid-century modernism, while I believe the MUSIC might be from the early 50s, even late 40s. My guess is that Thurston kept re-using his old recordings in new covers, because unfortunately, the quality of his drum sound is abysmal...he is the main attraction on these tracks, but his bongo drumming sounds like he is hitting cardboard boxes! Their recording equipment must have clipped the high volume.

But he never disappoints in his concepts and prose:

Separating the LP sides into "Modern Themes" and "Authentic Native Themes"...the Atomic logo of Tempo Records at the bottom...and the first sentence for "Warrior's incantation" says it all:

"The distant peaks of the Himalayas brought within vision of your living room !" BLAM! there they are! :lol: