Leave it to my dear brother in Naples, Paolo, to find one of the best Internet radio programs in the world, especially for those who love swanky music. Bravo!
To listen to Radio Lux, just click here.
Easy Listening
[Video] Mickey Hart / Diga Rhythm Band – Razooli (Studio Version)
Mickey Hart made his fame as a drummer for the Grateful Dead, whom I enjoyed greatly (at least in their live settings). He was also a big fan of Indian music, and really did a lot with his Diga Rhythm Band project to promote it. In this track, it sounds like exotica, innovative Latin percussion, and a touch of India deep inside.
He is joined in this track by Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain.
[Video] Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Ladyfingers
A bit of schmaltz, courtesy of Herb Alpert and perhaps the most beautiful woman to ever grace a record cover ever, Dolores Erickson.
[Sample] Das Mädchen von Hongkong O.S.T.
I can’t get enough of cheese-ball Euro-trash soundtracks, so coming across a gem like this on Bandcamp made my day! It’s for Das Mädchen von Hongkong, a film from 1973, and Black Pearl Records deserves all credit for hipping the world to this digital album.
Rod McKuen, mega-selling poet and performer, dies at 81
Sure, people thought he was corny, and some of his poems were a bit… well… difficult to read without either giggling or smirking on occasion. But those albums of his… Truly masterful easy listening.
RIP, Rod McKuen. News on his passing can be read here, courtesy of Yahoo!
[Podcast] A Miscellany of Tasteful Music – December 29, 2014
A Miscellany of Tasteful Music – December 29, 2014 by Rudy Carrera on Mixcloud
It’s been awhile, but here’s the final podcast of the year! The track listing is as follows:
1. Peter Fox – Alles Neu
2. Hilarion Nguema – Gabon Pays De Joie
3. The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today
4. Carlos Gardel – La Muchacha
5. Ennio Morricone – Dal Mare
6. Al Bowlly – Fancy Our Meeting
7. Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
8. Peter Thomas – Raumpatrouille Orion
9. Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians – Auld Lang Syne (Film Version)
10. The Durutti Column – Tomorrow (Live, from the album ‘Domo Arigato’)
[Podcast] PMB158: Outer Realms
PMB158: Outer Realms by Project Moonbase on Mixcloud
Mixcloud, by itself, is proving to be a wonderful tool with little treasures worth sharing. One of my favorite recent podcasts comes from the United Kingdom is Project Moonbase, where DJ Bongoboy and MC Zirconium play some of the corniest, cheesiest and charming lounge, sci-fi, exotica and other sundry novelties.
[Podcast] The Exotic Sounds Of Les Baxter
The Exotic Sounds Of Les Baxter by Adam Kvasnica on Mixcloud
Many thanks to one of the coolest DJs in the Mixcloud universe, Adam Kvasnica from Slovakia, for spinning this great set filled with cheesy lounge goodness from the inimitable Les Baxter!
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 