Post #669203 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 9:16 PM

Not only does the W Imbiss have Exotica in the air, it has it in its bloodline:

Proprietor Gordon W. is not only a talented chef...

...but was a member of the early artist/Exotica group KBZ 200:

...with artists Laura Kikauka and Gordon Monahan as the other core members. These pioneering vinyl archeologists began to stage long, multi-stage performances in the early 90s...

...that were all based on different versions of the same three Exotica classics: Caravan, Taboo, and Quiet Village:

First on 3 cassettes, together containing 81 versions of the three songs...

...then on CD (as shown above). They also played these three songs in 18 hour-long life performances with multiple bands, while Laura Kikauka utilized her famed Coconut Milk Bra:

Gordon W was an accomplished Theremin player in the band, but he also did show-cooking as part of their "Irritainment" philosophy...

I was fortunate to meet them in the mid- to later 90s, when they operated the magical "Schmalzwald" nightclub in Berlin...

...where I was invited to present one of my first Tiki slide lectures in Europe...

..with Gordon W as the M.C. :)

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2013-02-28 21:22 ]