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Quiet Village

Started by mersenne · 9 months ago

Ahoy! Today we see a new kid on the undomondo block, one of Istanbul’s world renowned DJs and the musical director of our home radio Dinamo, Fuchs has written a review for K7’s Quiet Village, whose album has literally amused us last night and made us sing praises. Hop ... Continue reading »

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  • katasui

    1 year ago

    Although Martin Denny hit it big with "Quiet Village" and Exotica, no one really credits Les Baxter (who wrote "Quiet Village" in 1951) with starting off Exotica. Everyone seems to think Denny set it off, and although he is great few realize that Baxter did a lot of pioneering (Aphex Twin called him a "Right Weirdo"). Thanks for posting the tracks!
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  • mersenne

    1 year ago

    well, I love Les Baxter as well, but I didn't know "Quiet Village" was originally his, another man to look for is Sonny Lester, not quite the tiki-exotica but quite an interesting artist. Thanks for the comment!
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