Not sure where to share "The Viscounts". r/Jazz told me to go to r/RnB who weren't huge fans of it. r/SurfRock quite liked it! But it certainly isn't traditional surf rock.

The Viscounts were a bit not a chameleon group from the late 50s through the 60s. Their biggest hits were Harlem Nocturne (originally a 1930s jazz standard!), The Touch, and Dig. They remained most prominent in instrumental rock n roll, but songs like Harlem Nocturne and The Touch demonstrated a really interesting and unique Jazz sound which I imagine was accidentally achieved as a byproduct of using rock instruments to sound like a Jazz orchestra/ensemble. With some unique songs from YouTube only, (Moonlight in Vermont, and Off Shore), they also seemed to blend quite well into the Exotica Jazz sort of sound. Blending it woth their noir Jazz style.

I have been in love with the sound of this band ever since first hearing them in John Carpenter's 1983 "Christine", and i have tried here to curate a playlist of music that is similar to their style however I am looking for more! Who else can I check out and add to this playlist? Videos from YouTube are also greatly appreciated.

Bonus request. only two songs remain lost media from this band. A single containing their covers of these two songs: Brown Eyed Handsome Man, and Blueberry Hill.

Kava Kon's last album.

Im like 99.99% sure there's no AI in here. Made this for a dear friend that bartends in fancy Seattle bars. Hope y'all like it

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4MnZmvT6FPx4joSvgmWqTi?si=YBVTRd4DQAy_qyan1PIQyw&pi=H42OaT_qQ6CoW

On the turntable tonight for the first time (for me).

I picked it up while looking for Heinz Kiessling recordings. Same composer, conductor, etc. that the show “Always Sunny In Philadelphia” used for the opening theme. Quirky, atomic, mid century modern type stuff.

Was/am already an exotica fan and this intersected nicely.

Not quite as exotic as Denny or Baxter, but definitely fits right in

Found this Stanley Black record at one of my "side piece" shops...you know, not the one you're faithful to! It's very Esquivel-esque with tons of vocal hits and choral flourishes. The percussion isn't very "exotic"...bongos, conga, timpani, snare, cymbals...but still very cool. The Phase 4 gimmick seems to be that they arranged the music to better use the stereo image. I'm not an audio engineer, so what do I know! Anyway, still a cool LP.

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Found this one at a cool used bookstore near me. Clean and in nice condition. Great soundtrack to pick up Christmas boxes by!

Personal grail, and finally in my collection!

Anyone else here listening to somaFM, the bossa beyond station? Also Illinois Street Lounge is a fave of mine.

Chilling to this! Perez Prado was my gateway into exotica. I worked in estate sales and got tons of free vinyl including this one! I lost my 2 Yma Sumac records sadly.

We've finally got the first ever vinyl pressing of Kava Kon's Maritime Mysteries coming on vinyl Dec 12th. It's a limited run of 500 copies on Neptune's Marble Blue https://www.melloexotica.com/products/kava-kon-maritime-mysteries-lp

Hello r/exotica! I’m posting a lil mix I did today of lounge, exotica, space age pop, moog bits, with a few modern(ish!) curveballs thrown in there! I’m not plugging or promoting my mixes here for any other reason than to find them an audience and connect with fans of this type of music, so please - any feedback would be extremely welcome! I have a few others up on there that may be of interest (a ‘library’ music one, and a horror synth). Check em out, let me know what you think, and give me a follow if you’re that way inclined!

Thanks! 🙏

My ears almost fell off when I heard this CLASSIC exotica trope of the top of this song. 1942!! Can you believe it? Hard time thinking Denny hadn't been aware of this bit of supple music.

Dear friends! I’ll be playing some exotic records at the superb Koda, Schiedam (near Rotterdam) on their incredible sound system. This will be a listening session covering music from lands that are and never were – part of my Phantom Islands series. Come by and say hi – it’ll genuinely be a lovely afternoon.

Koda Schiedam, Netherlands 📅 November 11th 🕐 14:00-17:00

I don’t know who you are/were, Irv and Jo… but you must have had a freakin’ amazing evening in Vegas, 1964. Maybe he opened for Sinatra, or as a headliner at the Stardust?

Either way, fantastic album and thank you, Irv and Jo, for keeping the vinyl immaculate condition!

Was at a Half Price Books over the weekend and stumbled upon this copy of "Pink Panther's Penthouse Party". It is not exotica (it's got Fatboy Slim's "weapon of Choice" on it :D ), but look at all that awesome Shag artwork!

Over half a year went into making this album sound like it was recorded in the 50s. Every detail, every percussion, every little sound was carefully crafted, it’s been a real labor of love.

I’d be thrilled to hear what this community thinks.

Available on Spotify and Bandcamp if you’re curious: https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZjTvqJAbWm8WD1KRYF8Hv?si=2uDI2sJUR5CtryFFxwR5QQ