Soft Tempo Lounge offer the best of easy / cheesy / sleazy listening all in one program. From the station’s website: “Mentioning the first foray into content creation with the ‘UNCLE JERRY’S PAD’ channel, eventually transforming into SOFT TEMPO LOUNGE 13 years ago, is more perfunctory rather than illuminating. Likewise Continue Reading
Easy Listening
Triosone – Christmas Lounge Vol.1
One more day before Gregorian Christmas, so we spend it listening to Christmas lounge music, courtesy of Triosone!
Various Artists – Four Flies Records: Best of 2023
I don’t do year-end lists because of the absolute onslaught of releases I get to hear throughout the year can be overwhelming, but I like when those I admire do it for me. The magnificent Four Flies Records have released a compilation of 15 easy-listening/soundtrack cuts that made a swinging Continue Reading
Gianni Oddi – Dreamin’ / Geronimo
Four Flies Records is an Italian label which “rescues golden age soundtracks from oblivion,” and we here are MYNTH are thankful for it! This release is a 7-inch record by Italian saxophonist Gianni Oddi (in Italian) which blends a grimy funk with easy/cheesy/sleazy listening grooves. This will definitely appeal to Continue Reading
Gianni Marchetti – Milano: Il Clan Dei Calabresi
Thanks to killer reissue labels like Four Flies Records out of Italy, we can experience the easy/cheesy listening sounds of 1970s Italian movie soundtracks. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Four Flies’ 45s series continues to pay tribute to the golden age of Italian film music, this time with the first Continue Reading
Jorge López Ruiz – Un Hombre de Buenos Aires
I have to say that, until a few days ago, I knew nothing about Jorge López Ruiz, but after reading this writeup and listening to the funky exotic jazz on this album, I’ve become a fan. From the Bandcamp website: “Jazz, funk, and bossa vibes kiss each other, all wrapped Continue Reading
Various Artists – Ecuatoriana – El Universo Paralelo de Polibio Mayorga 1969-1981 (Analog Africa No.37)
Analog Africa, one of my favorite reissue labels, is going well above its mission of reissuing African treasures and is now delving deep into the music mines of South America – in this case, Ecuador. Polibio Mayorga was a hit-writing machine during the early days of Ecuadorian rock, but he Continue Reading
Various Artists – One Part Dog, Nine Parts Cat ~ The Beginnings of Burt Bacharach
Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach passed away yesterday at the age of 94, leaving behind countless pop hits covered by singers both major and minor. British label Moochin’ About have collected a 146-track compilation covering his earlier material, and it features artists like Dick Van Dyke, Cliff Richard, and perhaps his Continue Reading
Bruno Battisti D’Amario – Tastiere Oggi
Guitarist and soundtrack composer Bruno Battisti D’Amario was a major contributor and “first guitar” for the legendary Ennio Morricone, and with this album of library and lounge music, it highlights D’Amaro’s ability to mix funk, blues and even touches of psychedelic rock into a brilliant mix. Truly incredible mood music. Continue Reading
András Wahorn – The Wahorn Airport Live at the Contemporary Wahorn Club Vol. 1
wahorn · The Wahorn Airport live at the Contemporary Wahorn Club Vol. 1. This is quite a peculiar album made by an old friend. András Wahorn had a storied history as the leader of one of Hungary’s most radical progressive rock bands, A.E. Bizottság, who released three albums of Continue Reading