February 20, 2006
Cyrano Gets New Hard Drive Installed, Swears it Works Better then Viagra...
Sorry for the long lapse of new content. Me and computers rarely see eye to eye. And thus, with puzzled expressions on our faces and our hats in our hands, we extend thanks to the Mechanics of Molotov, GABIE and JENS, for getting us idling smoothly and hitting on all cylinders!!
The Free Design--Free!
Coming soon will be a fantastic interview with Chris Dedrick, eldest brother
and leader of the 60's "soft psych" group, The Free Design.
Chris talked to Cyrano a while back and proved to be the sincere, talented
and all around swell-guy we knew he would be. This special interview will
be edited with highlights of the recorded output of the family Dedrick.
If you know their deceptively deep, yet innocently optimistic approach,
you will be delighted. If you aren't familiar with them, it's the perfect
opportunity to be introduced to a family of musicians that marched to
their own groovy beat. Thanks to Matt Sullivan at Light In The Attic Records
and KXLU's own Maki for making this happen.
Check out some cuts at: Martin Denny
The
Great Green Room In The Sky
Jimmy
Smith
Easily the Ambassador of the Hammond B-3 organ, jazz great Jimmy Smith
went back to the chicken shack one last time. With his skill, artistry
and huffin' and puffin', Jimmy breached alphabetical protocol by moving
the rightful place of the word Hammond next to the word funky in the dictionary.
He made some amazing records and was a stone cold gas as a live entertainer.
Your music library is seriously understaffed without any of his stellar--and
fun--head bobbers. We recommend: The Sermon, Back At The Chicken Shack,
Stay Loose!, and Root Down for easily obtainable truths.
http://www.music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16174967
At an astonishing 93 years young, MD took the final outrigger to the Big
Lagoon just weeks ago. Largely responsible for the proliferation of music
deemed "Exotica," he brought dreams of far off places to the
homes of tiki torch bearning, hawaiian shirt wearing ho-dads everywhere.
Along with Arthur Lyman and Les Baxter, international music with a languid,
Asian flavour set the inner adventurer of us all wandering to places of
mystery, danger, and good old fashioned lust. We hope you caught this
year's 3 hour marathon. Iif not, we promise to bear the torch next year
at the return of spring. Read the excellent liner notes by Stuart Swezey
and Brian King that accompany Rhino Records Martin Denny CD, "Exotica":
