Exotic Sounds

 

Masami Kawahara & The Exotic Sounds ‎- Ecstasy [CR69041 JPN 2020 24-Bit FLAC]

Originally released on Columbia Records in Japan (YS-10077-J) in 1970 and presented here from a 2020 repress in glorious high definition for your listening pleasure. Play this record loudly and your neighbours will know that you have the very best lockdown parties.

Satisfying the national demand for Japanese lounge-porn, if the term ever existed, percussionist Masami Kawahara unleashed this album on an unsuspecting and very different world back in 1970 - bootlegged heavily, it has finally been given an official reissue, mastered from his original tapes. There are likely lots of records out there of a similar vein, however none of them reached the critical peaks of Kawahara's nipponic mix of slaps & slurps, latino rhythms, panting and moaning, psychedelic lounge erotica and porno-jazz, all wrapped inside a carefully positioned obi.

File in a brown paper wrapper and position on the top shelf.

A1 Temptation

A2 Manha De Carnaval

A3 Taboo

A4 Jungle Drums

A5 Swahili

A6 Hombre Y Mujer

B1 Mit Day Lagoon

B2 Nightingale

B3 The Voodoo

B4 Flamingo

B5 Emiliano Zapata

B6 Poinciana