Sesiones Marcianas #48. MAD PAD! Crazy Exotica Cocktail 2

  Las puertas del Mad Pad vuelven a abrirse. El tocadiscos gira sin descanso, las luces son de colores, el hielo tintinea en los vasos y la fiesta avanza por un territorio donde el buen gusto nunca fue un requisito.

  En esta segunda entrega se mezclan rock and roll, rhythm & blues, exotica, latin beats, bongós, twists imposibles, lounge de saldo, humor delirante y toda clase de rarezas nacidas en una época en la que la imaginación parecía no tener límites. Canciones que viajan de la jungla al espacio exterior, de un club tropical a un sótano lleno de adolescentes bailando como si el lunes nunca fuera a llegar.

  Aquí conviven personajes estrafalarios, bailes inventados, islas de cartón piedra, bares de mala fama, astronautas, guerreros de pacotilla y ritmos contagiosos que desafían cualquier intento de clasificación. Todo vale mientras resulte divertido, extravagante y tenga el suficiente ritmo para mantener viva la fiesta.

  Así que sírvete otro cóctel, acomódate en el sofá de vinilo y prepárate para una nueva colección de sonidos tan absurdos como irresistibles.

  Bienvenido de nuevo al Mad Pad... donde lo raro siempre está de moda.

                              

Tracklist:
1. Jay Abbot: La Tanya (1964)
2. Chaquito: La Fajanda (?)
3. The Charts: For The Birds (1959)
4. The Ebonettes: Wild Man Walk (1958)
5. Frank Scott: She Said (1956)
6. We Willie And The Soulettes: Pulp Wood Charley (1962)
7. Homer Denison Jr.: March Slave Boogie (1959)
8. John Bean: Mr. K (1963)
9. The Dalmatians: I'll Be Glad When Summer Comes (1962)
10. The Torkays: Karate (1963)
11. Johnny Mondo: Yuri Gagarin (?)
12. Clem Sacco: Oh mama, voglio l'uovo alla coque (1961)
13. Gianna: Cocaina (1965)
14. Mel Henke: The Twisters (1962)
15. Linda Hall: Hugo (1964)
16. Alba and Aris Karandanis: Alba's Shake (1966)
17. The Continental Cousins: Kana Kapila (1961)
18. The Chanters: Bongo Bongo (1967)
19. Phil Campos: Street Fight (1960)
20. Johnny Conquet: Rock' n Wail Merengue (1956)
21. Dick Melary: Zippy Zippy- Du (?)
22. B Bubba: I'd Rather Swish Than Fight (1964)
23. Edd Byrnes: Kookie's Mad Pad (1959)
24. Googie Rene: Caesar's Pad (1959)
25. Earl Grant: House Of Bamboo (1960)
26. Young Jessie: Lulla Belle (1959)
27. Cherry Wainer: Cerveza (1958)

Curated by Pere Milta

Cheap And Nasty #11 Lost Punk Rock Hits 77/82

  Here's another edition of Cheap And Nasty, our ongoing series devoted to old, obscure and semi-forgotten punk rock from the years 1977 to 1983.

  We kick things off with two tracks by Cinecyde, a Detroit band formed in 1976 and widely regarded as one of the city's true punk pioneers. Built around a fiercely DIY ethic, they represented a new generation that followed in the wake of MC5 and The Stooges. While those earlier bands helped lay the foundations of proto-punk, Cinecyde emerged as one of the first groups to embody punk in its purest form within the Detroit scene.

  As an industrial city, Detroit provided the perfect backdrop for this new wave of bands, whose music reflected frustration, independence and a strong anti-establishment attitude. Cinecyde became an integral part of that environment, contributing to the city's thriving underground counterculture. The two tracks featured here come from their third EP, Positive Action, released in 1979.

  Next up are The Sound in their earliest and rawest incarnation with the opening track from their debut EP, Physical World.

  The Sound were a British post-punk band led by Adrian Borland, formed in 1979 following the breakup of his previous group, The Outsiders. This debut release captures the band at their most direct and experimental, blending post-punk, new wave and subtle touches of art rock. At the same time, the strong melodic instinct that had characterised The Outsiders was already firmly in place, offering an early glimpse of the sound that would define the band's later work.

  And of course, it's only right that we follow with The Outsiders, the pre-Sound band we were just talking about, and one of my personal favourites.

  Formed in Wimbledon, England, in 1975, The Outsiders featured Adrian Borland on vocals and guitar, Bob Lawrence on bass and Adrian "Jan" Janes on drums. Although their career was frustratingly brief, they still managed to release two outstanding LPs and an EP, all issued in 1977 on their own Raw Edge Records label. We're featuring two tracks from that EP here.

  After The Outsiders came to an end, Adrian Borland went on to form The Sound and later Second Layer, another remarkable project that we'll save for a future edition of Cheap And Nasty.

  "I Like Drugs" is one of The Simpletones' best-known recordings, originally appearing in 1978 on a rare acetate paired with "Cardboard Crotch." The following year it received its first proper release as the B-side of "California," issued by Posh Boy Records.

  Hailing from Southern California, The Simpletones played a melodic, hook-filled brand of punk that was lighter and more playful than much of the harder-edged East Coast scene. Their songs combined catchy tunes with ironic, provocative lyrics, perfectly capturing the carefree humour and irreverent spirit that ran through late seventies California punk.

                                                      

   Next up are Chuzpe, one of Austria's earliest punk bands, with "Beislanarchie," a track released in 1979.

  The title is a typically Austrian play on words, combining Beisl, the local term for a pub or tavern, with Anarchie ("anarchy"), giving us something along the lines of "Pub Anarchy." It perfectly reflects the band's irreverent sense of humour and rebellious spirit.

  The song originally appeared on the influential compilation Wiener Blutrausch, a fascinating snapshot of Vienna's late seventies underground, bringing together punk, new wave and even a few progressive rock acts.

   Next we have Chinas Comidas, a Seattle band active during the late seventies and early eighties that, despite never achieving widespread recognition, carved out a distinctive place in the city's underground.

Their music blended punk, new wave and spoken word with a strongly experimental edge. Fronted by the remarkable Cynthia Genser, whose unique style combined singing with poetic recitation, the band developed a far more art-oriented sound than much of the raw punk being made at the time. Their thoughtful, often poetic lyrics set them apart from many of their contemporaries, giving Chinas Comidas a personality all their own.

And one more thing: the image on this session's cover comes from an original Chinas Comidas concert poster.

                                            

  Yes, "Complicated Fun" may be credited here to The Commandos, but it's actually the Suicide Commandos under a shortened name.

  The band adopted the abbreviated credit for their appearance on the compilation Big Hits of Mid-America Volume Three (1979), most likely for commercial reasons, as the original name may have been considered too provocative in certain contexts. Coming just a year after their outstanding debut LP, Make a Record, the compilation featured three new tracks from the band.

  We'll be saving more Suicide Commandos for a future edition of Cheap And Nasty.

  I've gone with Flesh Eaters' "Pony Dress," but not the better-known album version. This is the original recording that first appeared on the now-classic compilation Tooth and Nail (1979), before being re-recorded for No Questions Asked (1980).

  Compared with the later LP version, this take is rougher, dirtier and considerably more aggressive, capturing the band's chaotic energy in its rawest form.

  "Black and Red," a fierce, dark slice of punk rock with a far more sinister and nihilistic edge than much of its California contemporaries, first appeared on the landmark compilation Beach Blvd (1979), released by Posh Boy Records.

  Rik L Rik was a key figure on the Los Angeles punk scene. He first came to prominence with F-Word, one of California's earliest punk bands, before spending time with Negative Trend and later The Crowd. Strongly influenced by proto-punk, his music always carried a darker, more confrontational attitude than the more youthful, melodic sound often associated with Southern California punk.

  An earlier version of "Black and Red" had already been recorded by Negative Trend, making this later performance an interesting glimpse into the song's evolution.

  Next up are Jayne Doe, another little-known band from California's West Coast. Their entire recorded legacy amounts to this lone 7-inch single, released by B-Square Records in 1980.

  "As the World Turns" is driven by a sharp sense of irony, its title playing on the long-running American soap opera of the same name while delivering a sarcastic take on everyday life. Like so many great punk obscurities, the record disappeared almost without a trace before eventually resurfacing on the Killed By Death #18 compilation, which is where I first came across it.

  Next up is "T.V. Static" by The Nervous, a track taken from the compilation Damn Straight: Phoenix's Best New Rock '80.

  Released in 1980, the album offered a snapshot of the emerging underground scene in Phoenix, Arizona, bringing together some of the city's most promising new bands at the dawn of the new decade. Like many regional compilations of the period, it has since become a valuable document of a local punk scene that remained largely unknown outside its home state.

  There are no official Silencers releases from the band's original years. Their recordings only surfaced later on retrospective compilations, making them one of the many lost chapters of the Los Angeles punk underground.

  Formed by Steve Reiner following the breakup of The Shock, The Silencers were active from roughly 1977 to 1980. Although their career was short-lived and they never released a record at the time, the surviving recordings reveal another strong example of the remarkably fertile Los Angeles punk scene of the late seventies.

  Legal Weapon was formed in 1980 by vocalist Kat Arthur and guitarist Brian Hansen from the ashes of The Silencers. The band's early line-up also featured Patricia Morrison, following her time with The Bags and before she went on to join The Gun Club.

  The track featured here, "No One Listens," comes from the band's debut EP, released in 1981, and captures Legal Weapon at the beginning of a career that would make them one of the key names on the early Los Angeles punk scene.

  Originally known as The K-Tels, the band was forced to shorten its name to The-Tels because of legal objections from K-Tel. Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, they formed in 1978 before reinventing themselves as Young Canadians the following year, remaining active until their breakup in 1980.

  Led by Art Bergmann, they were true pioneers of the Vancouver punk scene. They were among the first local punk bands to play clubs such as Gambado's and The Smilin' Buddha, the first to release a 12-inch EP on Quintessence Records, among the first to perform live on radio and television in Vancouver, one of the first to secure a national support slot for a major touring act, opening for The Boomtown Rats, and one of the earliest Vancouver punk bands to tour the United States.

  Although their original career was brief, Young Canadians remain one of the defining bands of the first wave of Canadian punk.

  Next up are The Accused, a post-punk, psychedelic and new wave band from Baltimore whose entire recorded output consists of a single EP, released in 1980.

  The standout track is undoubtedly "Time Out," a superb example of the band's punchy blend of post-punk, new wave and psychedelic influences. Like so many bands of the period, The Accused disappeared almost as quickly as they arrived, leaving behind just one record and another small but memorable chapter in punk's hidden history.

  Next up are Mentally Ill, one of the earliest and most enigmatic punk bands to emerge from the Chicago area.

  Formed by four teenagers in Chicago's North Shore suburbs, the band released their debut 7-inch EP, Gacy's Place, in 1979, its title a provocative reference to the notorious local serial killer John Wayne Gacy. University plans soon brought the original line-up to an early end and, apart from a handful of house parties, the band never really performed live.

  In 1982, a different line-up returned with a second 7-inch, Sex Cells. We've chosen the B-side from that record, another perfect example of the band's bizarre and uncompromising take on early American punk.

                                                      

  We close the session with what I consider one of the finest American hardcore punk singles of the eighties: Code of Honor's "What Are We Gonna Do?"

  Formed in San Francisco in the early eighties, Code of Honor stood apart from many of their contemporaries by combining the speed and intensity of hardcore with touches of post-punk and, at times, even hard rock. Their politically charged lyrics took aim not only at the establishment but also at the hypocrisy and lack of authenticity they saw creeping into parts of the punk scene.

  A fitting way to bring this edition of Cheap And Nasty to an end: fast, uncompromising and still every bit as powerful today.

                                                        

   

Trashlist:
01. Cinecyde – Radiation Sickness (Tremor Records, 1979)
02. Cinecyde – Phosphorous and Napalm (Tremor Records, 1979)
03. The Sound - Cold Beat (Tortch Records, 1979)
04. The Outsiders - New Uniform (Raw Edge Records, 1977)
05. The Outsiders - Consequences (Raw Edge Records, 1977)
06. Simpletones – I Like Drugs (Posh Boy, 1978)
07. Chuzpe - Beislanarchie (Schnazz Produktion, 1979)
08. Chinas Comidas - Sweeter Than Ever (1979)
09. Chinas Comidas - Criminal Cop (1979)
10. The Commandos – Complicated Fun (Twin/Tone Records, 1980)
11. Flesh Eaters – Pony Dress (Upsetter Records, 1979)
12. Rik L Rik – Black And Red (Posh Boy, 1979)
13. Jayne Doe - As The World Turns (B-Square Records, 1980)
14. The Nervous – T.V. Static (Nanxiety,1980)
15. The Silencers - Listen to Me
16. The Silencers - Boyfriends And Girlfriends
17. Legal Weapon – No One Listens (Arsenal Records, 1981)
18. Tels - Automan (Quintessence Records, 1979)
19. The Accused - Time Out (Frantic Records, 1980)
20. Mentally Ill - Soldier 19 (Autistic Records, 1982)
21. Code Of Honor - What Price Would You Pay? (Subterranean Records, 1982)
22. Code Of Honor - What Are We Gonna Do? (Subterranean Records, 1982)

Unearthed by Tony Rivers

   I'll leave you with a passage taken from the pages of Search & Destroy, the legendary punk fanzine published between 1977 and 1979. Founded in San Francisco by Jay L. Adams and V. Vale, it became one of the defining voices of the American punk underground and played a crucial role in documenting and promoting the emerging West Coast scene.

  "Among the walking dreams and smouldering ruins of 45s, a song occasionally ignites my aural imagination, and confirms a total commitment to ecstatic expression without which my will to live might diminish. What is at stake at such moments is my own authenticity.

  I'm grateful for the existence of the 45. What is it about its form that makes it so personal? And in a jukebox, so affecting? ..."

  V. Vale, Search & Destroy (1977)

  This is Cheap And Nasty.

  Lost Punk Rock Hits.

The cover photo was taken from this original Chinas Comidas gig poster, advertising one of the band's shows at the legendary Hong Kong Cafe in Los Angeles.

FantasticRetroSounds #49 Jungle Rumble Vol. 1

  Jungle Rumble Revisited recupera y amplía la sesión Jungle Rumble que publicamos en 2021. La versión original tuvo que reducirse a unos cuarenta y cinco minutos debido a un problema técnico, así que Rafa preparó una recopilación alternativa, más extensa y con un orden completamente distinto, para las emisoras de radio donde se emitía Estación Zombie.

  Hemos querido compartirla exactamente como él la dejó. Además, esta será la primera entrega de una serie de varios volúmenes, así que... ¡permaneced atentos!

  Y ahora, os dejamos con unas palabras del propio Rafa Murillo:

  "Junto a clásicos que ya aparecieron en diversas recopilaciones, algunos convertidos con el tiempo en auténticos imprescindibles para los aficionados al trash y las rarezas, he incluido otros mucho menos conocidos, algunos de los cuales casi había olvidado que existían. Además, durante estos años he seguido acumulando nuevas joyas que tampoco suelen aparecer en este tipo de recopilatorios.

  La serie constará de cinco o seis volúmenes y recorrerá ese curioso universo de canciones inspiradas por una visión completamente fantástica de la jungla, el África exótica, el vudú y las islas tropicales. Como ocurre con buena parte de la cultura popular de mediados del siglo XX, algunos temas reflejan estereotipos propios de su época que hoy pueden resultar chocantes. Forman parte de un imaginario tan ingenuo como extravagante, que conviene entender dentro del contexto en el que fue creado.

  Y, por encima de todo, siguen siendo canciones divertidas, sorprendentes y tremendamente contagiosas." 

Tracklist:
01. 'Congo Slideshow-Superstition
02. International Novelty Orchestra (Nat Shilkret Orchestra) - African Serenade
03. Leon Rene's Orchestra - I'm Mister African
04. Red Nichols & his World Famous Pennies - Jungle Fever
05. Ruth Wallis - Ubangi
06. Mindy Carson - My Sweet Watusi 
07. The Mills Brothers - Jungle Fever 
08. Hugo & Luigi - Watusi Wedding
09. 'Voodoo Woman' radio ad
10. Bill James & the Hex-O-Tones - Voodoo Queen And The Medicine Man 
11. Kip Tyler & his Flips - Jungle Hop 
12. The Cadets Stranded in the Jungle 
13. The Four Sounds - Mama Ubangi Bangi 
14. The Valiants ~ Don't Wanna Leave the Congo 
15. Bob Ridgley - She Was a Mau-Mau
16. The Four Finks - Wiki Wiki Woo 
17. 'Island of Lost Girls' radio ad
18. Glenda & Glen - Voodoo Doll
19. Don Sargent & the Buddies - Voodoo Kiss 
20. The Interiors - Voodoo Doll 
21. 'Congo Slideshow-Drumming'
22. Joe Wallace - Leopard Man 
23. Gene Summers - Taboo 
24. Bob Destiny - Kalenda Rock
25. Frankie Laine - Jezebel
26. Frankie Laine - Misirlou

Selected by Rafa "Igor" Murillo

Sesiones Marcianas #47 ITALIAN EXPLOITATION GROOVES 4

 

  Dejamos atrás los revólveres, los duelos al sol y los paisajes polvorientos del Spaghetti Western para adentrarnos en otro de los grandes universos del cine italiano: el de las ciudades iluminadas por neones, los clubes nocturnos, los espías, los gialli, las comedias sofisticadas y el cine de explotación más elegante.

  En esta cuarta entrega de Italian Exploitation Grooves recorreremos un mundo de jazz, lounge, beat, bossa nova, funk, pop orquestal y psicodelia ligera, donde cada melodía parece acompañar a una persecución por las calles de Roma, un crimen perfecto, una fiesta en la Costa Amalfitana o una misteriosa mujer tras unas enormes gafas de sol.

  La sesión reúne a algunos de los compositores más brillantes de la época, como Ennio Morricone, Piero Umiliani, Piero Piccioni, Bruno Nicolai, Luis Bacalov, Gianni Ferrio, Armando Trovajoli, Alessandro Alessandroni, Nora Orlandi, Giuliano Sorgini o Nino De Luca, auténticos arquitectos de un sonido sofisticado que convirtió incluso las escenas más cotidianas en pequeños momentos de magia cinematográfica.

  Veinticinco piezas donde el ritmo, la elegancia y la imaginación viajan siempre de la mano, demostrando que el cine italiano de los años sesenta y primeros setenta fue mucho más que spaghetti westerns: fue también una inagotable fábrica de melodías irresistibles.

  Ponte las gafas de sol, pide un espresso... y deja que Italia marque el ritmo.

Tracklist:
1. Sandro Brugnolini: Cup (La Donna, Il Sesso E Il Superuomo OST, 1968)
2. Piero Pintucci: Faccia Da Schiaffi- M9 (1969)
3. Piero Umiliani: Il Marchio Di Kriminal, Seq. 1 (1968)
4. Piero Umiliani: Danza Primitiva (5 Bambole Per La Luna D' Agosto OST, 1970)
5. Lallo Gori: Come Svagliamo La Banca D'Italia, Seq. 12 (1966)
6. Bruno Nicolai: Sky Scrapers (Eugenie De Sade '70 OST, 1973)
7. Ennio Morricone: Penso A Te (Instrumental Version) (I Malamondo OST, 1964)
8. Bruno Nicolai: The Day I Was Born (99 Donne OST, 1969)
9. Luis Bacalov: Take A Chance (Rebus OST, 1968)
10. Luis Bacalov: Take A Chance (Instrumental)
11. Piero Piccioni: Il Bikini (Caccia Alla Volpe OST, 1966)
12. Gianni Ferrio: Contestazione (Io Emmanuelle OST, 1969)
13. Armando Sciascia: Afro Mood (Mondi Caldi Di Notte OST, 1962)
14. Giovanni Fusco: Paura (Il Rossetto OST, 1960)
15. Piero Umiliani: Mah- nà Cowboy (Questo Sporco Mondo Meraviglioso OST, 1971)
16. Ennio Morricone: Twist Delle Zitelle (I Malamondo OST, 1964)
17. Luis Bacalov: Due Donne Un Enigma (La Strega In Amore OST, 1966)
18. Piero Umiliani: Magical Children (Angeli Bianchi...Angeli Neri OST, 1969)
19. Nora Orlandi: A Doppia Faccia (Instrumental) 1969
20. Piero Piccioni: Easy Dreamer (Colpo Rovente OST, 1969)
21. Giulano Sorgini: Echoes From Canyon (1973)
22. Alessandro Alessandroni: Formula 1 Nell' Inferno Del Grand Prix, Seq. 14 (1970)
23. Ennio Morricone: Beat Per Quattro Ruote (L' Automobile OST, 1971)
24. Armando Trovajoli: L' arcidiavolo (1966)
25. Nino De Luca: La Ragazza Con La Pistola (1968)

Curated by Pere Milt

Born In The Garage Vol.1 Gearheads And Go-Go Trash: 60s Underground Mayhem

  After years of publishing sessions under a variety of names and formats, I decided it was time to simplify things. At some point I realised I was spreading myself too thin across too many different series. Some of them were only appearing once a year, or even every eighteen months, which meant too many ideas and too much great music were being left waiting in the wings.

  That's how Born In The Garage came to life. A new Estación Zombie series created as a home for everything I love about the sounds of the sixties and seventies: garage, beat, freakbeat, surf, fuzz, psychedelia, early hard rock and every other electrified mutation that deserves to be rescued from obscurity. The idea was to create a series broad enough to embrace both themed compilations and special features devoted to individual artists, forgotten scenes or any musical obsession that happened to cross my path. Sonny Flaharty, Milan "The Leather Boy," Kim Fowley, Asian beat bands, biker movie soundtracks... they all belong here.

  This first volume serves as a proper statement of intent. A compilation in the tradition of classics such as Back From The Dead, Teenage Shutdown and 66 Breakout!, bringing together twenty-five tracks overflowing with fuzz, teenage attitude and garage energy.

  Although American bands provide the backbone of the collection, the journey also stops off in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Britain and Argentina. We begin with New Zealand's The Librettos and their explosive "She's A Go Go," move on to the superb beat sound of The Human Instinct before their progressive years, the teenage charm of Pandora & The Males and "Kiddie A Go Go," the raw attack of The Rockin' Blewz, fronted by a very young Metal Mike years before Angry Samoans, and a whole parade of bands that sound as though they spent their lives permanently plugged into an overdriven amplifier.

  There's also room for more reflective moments, including the beautiful "Old Country" by Debra Travis and "Is It Them or Me?" by The Visitors featuring Tony, a forgotten gem produced by Mike Curb. Late sixties youth-exploitation cinema also makes an appearance through several tracks connected to Riot on Sunset Strip and Wild in the Streets, featuring both The Standells and the fictional Max Frost & The Troopers, one of the most memorable studio creations of the era.

  Among the many curiosities is the Tony & The Vizitors single produced by Davie Allan and, as a small exception to my usual habit of avoiding the obvious classics, the B-side of MC5's debut single. Everyone knows MC5... but chances are you haven't heard this one nearly as often.

  Ultimately, Born In The Garage Vol. 1 is a declaration of intent.

  Twenty-five records fuelled by adrenaline, ragged guitars, echoes from teenage basements and rock 'n' roll dreams.

  The starting point for a series dedicated to exploring every corner of the wildest and most exhilarating sounds of the sixties.

Trashlist:
01. The Librettos - She's A Go Go (Sunshine Records, New Zealand-1966)
02. The Mark Four - Swingin Hangout Welcome (Pacific Challenger, US-1964)
03. The Human Instinct - Go-Go (Mercury, New Zealand-1967)
04. Bill Allan and the Fugitives - Come On and Clap (Trend Recordings, US-1966)
05. The Charles - Motorcycle (Calliope, US-1970)
06. The Four Strangers - Sad And Lonely (Festival Records, Australia-1965)
07. Mother's Tin Moustache - Nobody's Children (Deek, US-1967)
08. Pandora & The Males - Kiddie A Go Go (Fibra, US-1966)
09. The Underdogs – Love's Gone Bad (V.I.P, US-1967)
10. The Weedons – Shimmy Shimmy (Metronome, Germany-1964)
11. The Young Alley Cats - Since She's Been Gone (Robin Records, US-1966)
12. Little Phil & The Night Shadows - 60 Second Swinger (Gaye Records, US- 1967)
13. Rockin' Ramrods - She Lied (Bon-Bon Records, US-1964)
14. The Rockin' Blewz– Petrified (Triple X Records, US-1969)
15. The Standells – Riot On Sunset Strip (Tower, US-1967)
16. Debra Travis– Old Country (Tower, US-1967)
17. Pro Cromagnum - Neurotic Saga (Polydor, UK-1967)
18. Max Frost & The Troopers - Children Of The Night (Tower, US-1967)
19. MC5- One Of The Guys (AMG Records, US-1967)
20. Pintura Fresca - Shake (Disc Jockey, Argentina-1968)
21. The Visitors ft. Tony - Is It Them or Me? (Uptown, US-1966)
22. Tony & The Vizitors - Saturday's Son (Sidewalk, US-1967)
23. Tony & The Vizitors - Nite Owl (Sidewalk, US-1967)
24. Max Frost And The Troopers – Shape Of Things To Come (Tower, US-1968)
25. Baker Knight & The Knightmares - Hallucinations (Reprise Records, US-1967)

A Teenage Sound Disaster by Mr. Fuzzley

FantasticRetroSounds #48 It's Jingle Time! Vol.1

                        

  Esta recopilación nace de uno de los últimos proyectos que Rafa Murillo (1968-2023) dejó preparados para su blog. Una original selección dedicada al fascinante mundo de los anuncios de televisión, las cuñas de radio, la publicidad de autocines y los jingles comerciales de las décadas de los cincuenta, sesenta y setenta.

  Lamentablemente, Rafa no llegó a dejarnos el tracklist original, por lo que nos ha sido imposible reconstruirlo. Aun así, hemos querido compartir esta sesión tal y como él la concibió, convencidos de que merece ser escuchada.

  Mucho antes de que la publicidad se volviera uniforme, los anuncios estaban llenos de imaginación, melodías pegadizas y arreglos sorprendentes. En apenas unos segundos eran capaces de vender un coche, una hamburguesa, un detergente o una película de serie B con el mismo entusiasmo con el que un grupo de rock defendía su último sencillo.

  It's Jingle Time! es también un pequeño viaje a aquella época en la que la música comercial formaba parte de la cultura popular y muchos de aquellos jingles acababan siendo tan memorables como las canciones que sonaban en la radio.

  Esperamos que disfrutéis de este pequeño rescate sonoro tanto como nosotros hemos disfrutado recuperándolo.

  En memoria de Rafa Murillo, cuya curiosidad por los rincones más insólitos de la cultura popular sigue inspirando a Estación Zombie.

Selected by Rafa "Igor" Murillo

Sesiones Marcianas #46 EXOTICAMANIA! 6

  Olvida los mapas. El viaje que estás a punto de emprender nunca apareció en ninguna agencia de viajes.

  En esta sexta entrega de Exoticamania! volvemos a recorrer ese fascinante mundo imaginario que Hollywood, la televisión y la música popular construyeron durante las décadas de los cincuenta y los sesenta. Un lugar donde las selvas sonaban a bongós, los desiertos a guitarras reverberantes, las islas tropicales a ritmos hipnóticos y Oriente Medio a melodías tan misteriosas como irresistibles.

  A lo largo de la sesión desfilarán junglas de cartón piedra, bazares llenos de humo, oasis perdidos, ceremonias tribales, playas remotas y noches iluminadas por antorchas, todo ello acompañado por una irresistible mezcla de exotica, rock and roll, surf, rhythm & blues, jazz y pop instrumental.

  En el equipaje nos acompañan Dick Dale, Earl Hooker, Don Ralke, Nai Bonet, Ross Bagdasarian, The Tornados, The Arabian Knights y muchos otros exploradores musicales que nunca necesitaron salir de un estudio de grabación para hacernos creer que el mundo era un lugar infinitamente más exótico.

  Así que ajusta el casco de explorador, prepara la brújula... y recuerda que en Exoticamania! el destino nunca es lo importante.

  Lo mejor del viaje siempre está en el camino.

Tracklist:
1. The Arabian Knights: Moroc-kin (1961)
2. The Rhoda Scott Trio: Sha-Bazz (Pt. 1) (1962)
3. Dick Dale: Jungle Fever (1961)
4. The Tornados: Jungle Fever (1962)
5. The Nylons: Maid' N Japan (1963)
6. Earl Hooker: Apache War Dance (1960)
7. Frankie Loren: Hip Monkey (1958)
8. Buddy Bow: Twisting In The Jungle (1962)
9. The Grand Prees: Jungle Fever (1962)
10. Mindy Carson: My Sweet Watusi (1956)
11. Eve Boswell: Voom- Va- Voom (1958)
12. Josephine Premice & Barney Kessel: Two Ladies In De Shade Of De Banana Tree (1957)
13. Ennio Sangiusto: African Twist (1963)
14. Don Ralke: Four Paces East (1959)
15. The Sound Offs: The Angry Desert (1963)
16. Morocco: Ela Tho (1966)
17. Nai Bonet: The Seventh Veil (1966)
18. Ross Bagdasarian: Navel Maneuver (1965)
19. Griz Green & His Happy Timers: Morocco (1958)
20. Champ Butler & Charley Raye Sextet: Border Town
21. Cy Wagner Orchestra: Mah- Mah Limbo (1958)
22. The Del Rio Bros: Se Acabo
23. The Maōri Hi- Five: Putti Putti (1963)
24. Brain Fahey: Street Of A Thousand Bongos (1960)

Curated by Pere Milta