Pure Exotica: As Dug by Lux and Ivy

Focusing on the recent resurgence of interest in exotica, space age bachelor pad music, and the weird side of easy listening. Both variations of the exotica genre as dug by much loved record collectors The Cramps’ Lux And Ivy.

Featuring the celebrated masters of the art; Martin Denny, Lex Baxter, and Arthur Lyman plus rarities from the jazz world and journeymen exploitation experts including film composer Henry Mancini and sonic explorers Stan Kenton and Phil Moore.

One disc of sound effect-infiltrated easy listening plus a fine selection of darker, more intense sounds veering towards the weird and wonderful world of Nexotica. Remastered from the original sound sources with sleevenotes by Mojo magazine’s Dave Henderson.