Tipsy - Trip Tease (1996)

On their debut album Trip Tease, the electronica-lounge duo Tipsy seem to get as much pleasure from playing around with their music as they do playing it. Given that Tim Digulla and David Gardner were involved in industrial and ambient projects previously, it's not a surprise that there are bizarre juxtapositions of mood, tone and texture on this album.

What is somewhat surprising is how well the group's blend of state-of-the art editing and retro-exotica-sci-fi kitsch works that goes beyond the intellectual, studio experiments they could have been, blossoming into hothouse hybrids that transcend genres and just sound good. The album's remarkable arrangements feature bouncy drums, sitars, harps, horns and all sorts of unclassifiable "space" effects that jell into a collection of songs that are retro and cutting edge, bachelor pad and launching pad. Trip Tease is an invigorating debut that only gets better with each listen.

- Heather Phares, All Music Guide

"Easy listening collaged and reorganized for 90s taste, with the same absurdly upbeat emotional impact as the orginal genre." -- The Wire


1 Mr. Excitement
2 Space Golf
3 Grossenhosen
4 Tuatara
5 Nude On The Moon
6 El Bombo Atomico
7 Liquordelic
8 Cinnabar
9 Fuad Ramses
10 Oops!
11 Ugly Stadium
12 Something Tropical
13 Zenith

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TIPSY is brought to you by:
*** Tim Digulla and David Gardner

>Executive Producer Naut Humon (Asphodel)
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Credits:
Accordion, Organ - Rob Burger
Artwork By - John Borruso
Bass - Trevor Dunn
Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Tom Dambly
Guitar - Alex Oropeza , Joe Gore
Keyboards - Mark Wyman , Michael Padilla , Mitzi Johnson
Percussion - Jeremy Brooks
Recorded By - Jessica Wing
Saxophone [Tenor] - Scott Rosenberg

> Live Recording by Tim Digulla, Jessica Wing & Xopher Davidson
> Engineered by Xopher Davidson, Tim Digulla & David J. Gardner @ Bloody Angle Studios, San Francisco
> Mastered by mixture 151

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Anthologie des Musiques de Bali Volume 2 - Gamelan Virtuoses

Disc I
1. Taruna Jaya Gong Patok.
Ancient Gong Kebyar from the North with nailed keys
2. Palewakia
Gong Kebyar - 20th century Gamelan
3. Jagra Parwaka
Gong Kebyar - 20th century Gamelan
4. Tabuh Telu
Gong Suling - Flute Orchestra
5. Karang Sirig
Gong Suling - Flute Orchestra
6. Singa Murti
Gong Suling - Flute Orchestra


Disc II
1. Angklung & Kendang Mebarung
Tetratonic Amgklung Gamelan & Giant Drum Duo
2. Kembang Kirang
Angklung Kembang Kirang. 10 keys Pentatonic Gong Angklung
3. Arjuna Vivaha
Angklung Kembang Kirang. 10 keys Pentatonic Gong Angklung
4. Layon Sari
Gong Angklung & Angklung Kocok. Pentatonic Gong Angklung with 6 keys
5. Sekar Sari
Gong Angklung & Angklung Kocok. Pentatonic Gong Angklung with 6 keys
6. Becica Nguci
Gong Angklung Daun Kutus. Pentatonic Gong Angklung with 8 keys
7. Jam Si Uniyl
Gong Angklung Daun Kutus. Pentatonic Gong Angklung with 8 keys

Recorded in Bali in 1993.
Part of the Dominique Buscail Collection, directed by Gilles Fruchaux.
Produced by Catherine Basset. Recorded by Laurent Herniaux.

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Rodgers & Hammerstein - South Pacific (1958)

"With South Pacific, Rodgers and Hammerstein rose to new towering heights of success, both commercially and artistically, following their triumph with Oklahoma! and Carousel. There was hardly any question in anybody's mind at the première performance of South Pacific that this was a classic of the musical theatre of the stature of Oklahoma! and Carousel. The veteran producer Arthur Hammerstein called it the greatest musical show Broadway had ever seen, perfect in every respect. The critic Richard Watts, Jr., described it as "a thrilling and exultant musical play, an utterly captivating work of theatrical art". The response at the box-office was as exultant as that of critics and veteran theatre-goers. South Pacific ran five years on Broadway (1,925 performances), earning nine million dollars. The tour of the national company over a period of several years earned several more millions. The motion picture adaptation grossed domestically more than sixteen million dollars, the sixth highest (at that time) in the history of talking pictures in America. South Pacific played two and a half years in London, after which the company went on a tour that lasted another year and a half. It was also given in foreign translations in many other leading European capitals. The sheet music and the long-playing score also sold in record numbers. The name "South Pacific" was licensed for cosmetics, dresses and lingerie. In addition to all this, South Pacific received most of the coveted awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Award as the season's best musical, seven Antoinette Perry and nine Donaldson Awards."

Mark Lubbock, The Complete Book of Light Opera


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This post is dedicated to Melvin of the Apes, who is now heading to the Pacific South.