Eden Ahbez - Eden's Island (The Music Of An Enchanted Isle) (1960/1995)
Eden Ahbez - Eden's Island (The Music Of An Enchanted Isle) (1960/1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 186 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 82 Mb | 00:35:41
Easy Listening, Space Age, Ethnic, Exotica, Spoken Word | Label: Del-Fi Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 186 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 82 Mb | 00:35:41
Easy Listening, Space Age, Ethnic, Exotica, Spoken Word | Label: Del-Fi Records
It is 1960, Rock’n’Roll has just lost a couple of its protagonists during this and the previous year, the time of the great balladeers has just begun but soon will run out due to the new and exciting beat invasion. In US mainstream the tiki culture has reached a certain peak and is about to collapse but still goes strong and with it comes the so called “exotica” music, a crossover between smooth jazz and swing, Latin grooves, haunting melodies that are rooted in the folkloristic sounds from different parts of this world plus weird sound effects that often create a spooky jungle or dreamy island beach atmosphere. It can even bend your mind that far you would see palm trees growing out of your speakers and witness monkeys and parrots having fun in your room. Eden Ahbez, born in 1908, passed in 1995, a man living an even more consistent dropout and hippie lifestyle way before the movement was born in the mid 60s, a beat poet and composer who wrote the hit tune “Nature boy” that gave Nat King Cole his first big success in 1947, approaches the field of exotica music from a different point of view creating an epic concept album about an utopian society living in peace and harmony on an island far away from the modern western world as we know it. And indeed we find many trademarks of the prototypical exotica music beginning with this relaxed groove combining easy listening swing and Latin patterns, peaceful, dreamy and even transcendental vocal melodies, tinges of folk music from around the world including powerful dances and a whole color palette of mind expanding sounds giving the whole music an even greater depth and width. The latter being created entirely with real instruments such as Eden Ahbez' wood-flute. Some tunes are rather gentle and relaxed with the lyrics being narrated which adds much to the epic feel of the album. Since this is a really unique effort, I cannot really compare it to any other musical piece of the genre but definitely recommend it to exotic aficionados who for example love Frank Hunter's "White goddess" album from 1959. Psychedelic music before the term was even invented.Tracklist:
AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Musically, Ahbez' 1960 outing was squarely in line with the exotica fad, utilizing then-unusual combinations of instruments (flutes, bongos, vibes) and sound effects like creaking boats to conjure up the aural equivalent of a tropical breeze. Unlike Martin Denny or Arthur Lyman, Ahbez often added his own spoken poetry, speaking of coves, paradise, and other idyllic subjects. Occasionally he even sang in a thin voice (he's no Nat King Cole). Even those who share Ahbez' yearning for heaven on earth must concede that his recorded effort to invoke these states is, to put it bluntly, sophomoric. Yes, it's good for some snickers from the exotica revival crowd, but that's almost definitely not what he had in mind when he was making this.
1. Eden's Island (02:10)
2. The Wanderer (03:38)
3. Myna Bird (02:18)
4. Eden's Cove (02:39)
5. Tradewind (02:57)
6. Full Moon (02:55)
7. Tobago (Bonus) (02:13)
8. Mongoose (01:45)
9. Market Place (02:24)
10. Banana Boy (02:45)
11. The Old Boat (02:31)
12. Island Girl (02:10)
13. La Mar (02:46)
14. Surf Rider (Bonus) (02:40)
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Eden Ahbez (Nature Boy) / Eden's Island
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EAC extraction logfile from 22. December 2014, 13:42
Eden Ahbez (Nature Boy) / Eden's Island
Used drive : ASUS DVDRAM GH95N Adapter: 3 ID: 0
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