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20 Loungecore Favorites

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The first volume of this compilation has several gems, including Laurie Johnson's "The Shake" (the inspiration for the Peel/Steed-era Avengers theme), Ray McVay's powerful "Kinda Kinky", Synthesonic Sounds' moogsploitations of "House of the Rising Sun" and "Superfly," a bouncy original from The Les Reed Piano called "High Society," and Alan Tew's orchestral arrangement of Quincy Jones' theme from "Ironside." Also included are more themes from unknown (on these shores) British TV shows including "Thank Your Lucky Stars" and "Echo Four Two." Last up is "Sprial" by the John Schroeder Orchestra, featuring "Dark Side of the Moon" vocalist Claire Torry on a 10-minute echo-drenched journey to the center of loungecore.

The Easy Project scores points for best liner notes, including a list that never quite made it to "20 lifestyle tips for the dedicated follower of loungecore." Tip number seven: "There are only two types of music. Good and bad. Wrong!". The notes also include track-by-track listening instructions such as "Hire a stunt man that looks nothing like you" "Throw unfeasible dance shapes" and "Remember to clear enough space to cut a rug." Sound advice for those unfamiliar with the intricacies of easy.

This disc is addictive. The musical arrangements are cheesy--on the extra-sharp side of rat trap cheddar--but like another reviewer's experience, I can't seem to take this CD out of the tray, once it's there. The arrangements are also way over the top, which makes them all-the-more appealing, nay, indispensable.

These compositions generate a strict dichotomy between listeners (i.e., those who elect to leave the listening room while the CD is playing and those who don't). You'll either love or hate it, or love hating it, or hate loving it, or at least hate to admit loving it.

If you tend to like things for no reason other than that everyone else seems to dislike them, you're a prime candidate for owning this collection.

i am in total love with this cd. when i first bought it, it rarely left the cd player, so good was it. all the songs harken back to a time when bad was good and good was definitely bad - you grok? these songs are not only make up the soundtrack to movies from the late 60's and early 70's, they make up the soundtrack to daily life even now, in the new year / decade / century / millenium. find yourself a burnt umber butterfly seat, a madras on the rocks, and enjoy!