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His debut album \"Exotica,\" released in 1959, topped charts for five weeks and became an iconic symbol of stylized Polynesiana during the early cold-war era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, Martin Denny continued to release albums such as \"Forbidden Island,\" \"Afro-Desia,\" and \"Primitiva.\" These albums provided the soundtrack to the trend for tiki culture and influenced artists like Tak Shindo and Esquivel!. In recognition of his contributions to music, Mr. Denny received a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award from Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"exotica-4","title":"Exotica","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Denny’s debut Number 1 album originally released in 1957. 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This album is considered one of the most seminal works in the early years of electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Rev\u003c\/strong\u003e recalls the circumstances surrounding the creation of his solo disc: \"At that time, soon after the release of the first Suicide album, Marty Thau (founder of Red Star Records) asked me if we could do a solo record. It was decided by all of us that it might be too soon, even though Marty was thinking of an instrumental album as well. I knew Charles Ball quite well - his new label Lust\/Unlust had, until then, only put out singles and EPs. One night, I went into an empty CBGB's, I had a feeling that he might be there and would approach me on the idea. He was, and he came right over to me and asked me if I would make an album, his first on the label.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tension between his hypnotic drum machine salvoes and \u003cem\u003eAlan Vega’s\u003c\/em\u003e irrepressibly expressive voice on stage or in the studio created an electrifying mix. These six supremely minimal compositions were impactful even without Vega’s voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe enchanting simplicity of the beautiful bubblegum melodies in the opening pieces \"\u003cem\u003eMari\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eBaby Oh Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\" is evident. Like a clandestine heart, embedded in dissonant textures and infinite rhythm loops, the music echoes the doo-wop and rock 'n' roll songs of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Rev\u003c\/strong\u003e's own music is etched with an incongruousness that reflects the influence of the city. Suicide’s records and the solo works of \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Rev\u003c\/strong\u003e stand out from their European contemporaries like Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, or Jean-Michel Jarre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being described as dystopian psychedelia, the music glows with warmth. The sounds grab you instantly and, through endless repetition, never let you go. \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Rev\u003c\/strong\u003e's 1980 debut offers insight into the beginnings of an impressive solo career that influenced successive generations of artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis album remains as enthralling today as it was upon its initial release. - Daniel Jahn, July 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA1. Mari\u003cbr\u003e\nA2. Baby O Baby\u003cbr\u003e\nA3. Nineteen 86\u003cbr\u003e\nB1. Temptation\u003cbr\u003e\nB2. Jomo\u003cbr\u003e\nB3. 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However, the radical and distinctive nature of his music can be traced further back in time, originating in the base energy of rock’n’roll which the teenage Rev experienced as the ubiquitous soundtrack to his home city of New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Rev initially explored free jazz and similarly free forms of musical expression before discovering the magnetic attraction of electronic production and instrumentation, enabling him to create music in a wholly independent and autonomous environment. Using the most rudimentary equipment, he grafted the roots of rock’n’roll into the process of combining effects and devices to generate electrified sounds, the likes of which had never been heard before. This music would map out the way forward not only for Suicide, but also for a fascinating solo career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Martin Rev’s predilection for experimentation knew no bounds. At home, he played around with rough ideas, trying out all manner of variations and colorations. These tape recordings provide a captivating insight into his modus operandi, often representing the early stages of what would later become Suicide tracks or cuts on Rev’s solo albums. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Spanning the period 1973 to 1985, the recordings on \"The Sum of Our Wounds\" are much more than a collection of demos and outtakes. One has the sense of listening to a rounded album of familiar compositions, now portrayed in a completely new light. 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Some critics were wrongfooted by sequence-driven segments and the industrial rock characteristics of the late 1990s - not what they expected from a Rev album. In the same way that Suicide's revolutionary new sound was loved and hated in equal measure back in the 1970s, Rev was still polarizing opinion with his music some 30 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut even if synthesizer drones and minimalist keyboard figures were less prominent on *To Live*, it is fair to say that all of the tracks shared the inimitable language of form which made Martin Rev's sound so distinctive. Layers of rhythmic loops fade into Rev's sporadic, recitative spoken words which are as tender as they are threatening, building into a snow globe blizzard where chromed glitter and golden confetti dance wildly, haphazardly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is particularly striking on \"\u003cem\u003eGutter Rock\u003c\/em\u003e\", an overmodulated, hypnotically charming slice of lounge exotica. 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The sphere of Martin Rev’s influence and the relevance of his music may well be related to the fact that he was one of the first artists who succeeded in grasping the abstraction of electronic music, infusing it with a sense of immediacy built on raw energy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau B","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50472161542475,"sku":"1063768","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50472162394443,"sku":"1063769","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/94decfd4-3cac-418e-9d03-698220c0fd4f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727419597"},{"product_id":"clouds-of-glory","title":"Clouds of Glory","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Rev is best known as one half of the seminal duo Suicide (with Alan Vega). 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Unlike many of his other exotica records (which are filled with the sound of the jungle, its wildlife, and the smell of the tiki bar smoke) this one has the feeling of a tumbler full of ice, walking barefoot on a sandy beach in the twilight, while breathing in the salt air. There are early glimpses here of where he was starting to head with Psychedelic-treated pianos, ethereal female vocals, and abstract orchestration beginning to find their way into the listener's ears. 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This era finds Denny just on the cusp of being a household name, a period where his records would shortly become certified Gold. Forbidden Island is a solidification of Denny being the King of the Exotica sound, where his recordings could illuminate just enough darkness across the Tiki Bar to let a few of us slowly dance the night away. 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The other tracks on\u003ci\u003e Les Nymphes\u003c\/i\u003e share a subcooled, dreamlike, slow rave sensibility amidst a post-industrial atmosphere which is eminiscent of Coil in the scope of its three-dimensional soundscape. Rev elaborates: \"The similarities of \u003ci\u003eLes Nymphes\u003c\/i\u003e to house and dance were evident for sure, although I didn't start off searching for them in particular.. It was probably the first work I brought to completion from start to finish on computer, and a lot of the tracks were digitally derived from interactive programs rather than outboard gear. The atmosphere and sound were inspired by a lot of reading I had been doing in Greek mythology and also investigating the same stories in different languages. 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With this new sound to hang his exciting arrangements on, \u003cem\u003eLatin Village\u003c\/em\u003e has long been considered one of Denny's high-water marks, and Jackpot is thrilled to have this long-cherished LP back in print. This is an album that rips through what was considered \"The Now Sound From Overseas,\" a sophisticated mash-up of sambas, bossa novas, and Latin jazz. From the first track, \"Angelito\" (the hit song written by Réne y Réne, later to also be covered by Trini Lopez \u0026amp; Herb Albert), all the way through to its closer, \"Flying Down To Rio\" (a song which Roxy Music later referenced in their 1972 song \"Virginia Plain”), the album is a hypnotic listen. \u003cem\u003eLatin Village\u003c\/em\u003e also drops in some serious jazz numbers, with respected compositions such as \"On Green Dolphin Street\" by Kaper \u0026amp; Washington (which has been covered by Miles Davis, Bill Evans \u0026amp; Sarah Vaughn), \"Malagueña\" the sixth movement in Ernesto Lecona's Suite Andalucía \u0026amp; \"Corcovado\" by Antônio Carlos Jobim (who merged samba with jazz to create bossa nova). \u003cem\u003eLatin Village\u003c\/em\u003e is comforting in its familiarity within Denny's sonic world, but steps refreshingly out of the smoke-filled Tiki bars of his previous records and straight into the sunlight where this music still strolls around in a listener's heart, soul, and mind. “Latin Village is a triumph of Martin Denny’s search for a new style, post-exotica.” – ALLMUSIC, 4 stars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Floral Swirl","offer_id":53506851963211,"sku":"R8104-4012","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MartinDenny-LatinVillage.jpg?v=1759244764"},{"product_id":"exotica-vol-iii","title":"Exotica Vol III","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Denny returns with his loyal crew of multi-instrumentalists that had previously performed on Forbidden Island, Primitiva, Hypnotique \u0026amp; Quiet Village: stand up bass player Harvey Ragsdale, vibe player Julius Wechter (also a member of the legendary recording unit The Wrecking Crew) and percussionist Augie Colon who was called the “Grandfather of Hawaii Percussion”. 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