Apr 20
Close your eyes while an exotica record is playing and almost anything can happen. A vibraphone drifts through the room. Bongos and strange percussion begin somewhere in the distance. A bird calls from an imaginary jungle. Frogs answer from a lagoon. Strings swell dramatically, a gong appears unexpectedly, and suddenly an ordinary living room feels …
Jun 19
A vibraphone shimmers over a quiet piano. Hand percussion begins to pulse underneath. Then, just when the music seems settled into a sophisticated late-night groove, a bird calls from somewhere beyond the bandstand. Another answers. Frogs croak in the darkness, a gong sounds in the distance, and an ordinary lounge suddenly seems surrounded by an …
