Pande-reviews: 2005.3 (VA - Monsterism Island)
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:28 am
Various - The Sounds of Monsterism Island Vol.1 [compilation mix] (26.09.2005)
Forever Heavenly - FHVN 3LPCD / EMI - 00946 339109 2 8
The very same day when Alice in Ultraland came out, this psychedelic compilation mixed by Brian Dougans (credited as Brianimal) also made its way to the market. It was made to accompany Pete Fowler's monsterism.net website (http://www.monsterism.net - it's still active and awesome, check it out!).
Pete Fowler is a versatile artist with unique view to cartoon characters, and he also works on multiple projects - like, for example, The CD comes with a Heavenly Ranger figure. Two more visual artists were involved in the making of the CD - Mark James & Neil McFarland.
This CD is dedicated to Martin Denny (1911-2005). Denny was the pioneer who combined Jazz, Pop, Folk & World music. After the WWII he ended up on Hawaii, combining space-age easy listetning pacific music and ending up with his signature Exotica sound, which was some form of early psychedelic (late '50s) music among other things. All music on this compilation is from the 1956-1973 era (if we don't count Dead Meadow track). The mix also reminds of the Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble mix-series, but with even older tracks / styles and some of them with more poppier sound. It has Vol.1 in the name, meaning they were planning more to come, but this wish didn't materialize. Fowler will release two more compilations in 2009, containing some Dougans/Cobain tracks, but those compilations were not mixed by Dougans.
Many jewel songs and overlooked bands here - every psychedelic fan should check some albums by all of these:
Tracklisting:
01. The Millennium - The Island (3:10) - (Columbia, 1968)
02. Martin Denny - Sake Rock (2:06) - (Liberty, 1959)
03. The United States of America - The Garden of Earthly Delights (2:36) - (Columbia, 1968)
04. White Noise - Love Without Sound (3:04) - (Island Records, 1969)
05. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - A Child's Guide to Good and Evil (2:22) - (Reprise Records, 1968)
06. John Baker - Milky Whey (1:37) - (BBC, 1967)
07. Martin Denny - Quiet Village (3:47) - (Liberty, 1959)
08. Sagittarius - The Keeper of The Games (1:54) - (Columbia, 1967)
09. East of Eden - Jig-A-Jig (3:21) - (Deram, 1971)
10. Dead Meadow - Indian Bones (6:35) - (Tolotta Records, 2000)
11. The Rattles - The Witch (2:35) - (Help!, 1970)
12. Silver Apples - Program (4:03) - (Kapp Records, 1968)
13. Aphrodite's Child - Funky Mary (4:11) - (Mercury, 1969)
14. Mandingo - Black Rite (4:03) - (Studio 2 Stereo, 1973)
15. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - Ain't Got No Home (2:23) - (Argo Records, 1956)
16. Joe Meek aka Rod Freeman & The Blue Men - The Bulblight (2:26) - (RPM Records, 1960)
17. Manfred Mann Chapter Three - One Way Glass (3:28) - (Vertigo, 1969)
18. Martin Denny - Enchanted Sea (2:17) - (Liberty, 1959)
19. Eden Ahbez - Full Moon (2:51) - (Del-Fi Records, 1960)
20. Harpers Bizarre - Cotton Candy Sandman (Sandman's Coming) (2:57) - (Warner Bros. Records, 1968)
- And have a listen at one of my favorite ones, also, now that I heard it here, I remember listening to it in a few MPB (and other) FSOL mixes, but can't remember where exactly... Well... maybe on the second pass... if I don't forget 'till then...
Eden Ahbez - Full Moon (1960)
PS - The 1955 version of Nature Boy (composed by Ahbez) played by Miles Davis is one of the best tracks EVER played.
Forever Heavenly - FHVN 3LPCD / EMI - 00946 339109 2 8
The very same day when Alice in Ultraland came out, this psychedelic compilation mixed by Brian Dougans (credited as Brianimal) also made its way to the market. It was made to accompany Pete Fowler's monsterism.net website (http://www.monsterism.net - it's still active and awesome, check it out!).
Pete Fowler is a versatile artist with unique view to cartoon characters, and he also works on multiple projects - like, for example, The CD comes with a Heavenly Ranger figure. Two more visual artists were involved in the making of the CD - Mark James & Neil McFarland.
This CD is dedicated to Martin Denny (1911-2005). Denny was the pioneer who combined Jazz, Pop, Folk & World music. After the WWII he ended up on Hawaii, combining space-age easy listetning pacific music and ending up with his signature Exotica sound, which was some form of early psychedelic (late '50s) music among other things. All music on this compilation is from the 1956-1973 era (if we don't count Dead Meadow track). The mix also reminds of the Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble mix-series, but with even older tracks / styles and some of them with more poppier sound. It has Vol.1 in the name, meaning they were planning more to come, but this wish didn't materialize. Fowler will release two more compilations in 2009, containing some Dougans/Cobain tracks, but those compilations were not mixed by Dougans.
Many jewel songs and overlooked bands here - every psychedelic fan should check some albums by all of these:
Tracklisting:
01. The Millennium - The Island (3:10) - (Columbia, 1968)
02. Martin Denny - Sake Rock (2:06) - (Liberty, 1959)
03. The United States of America - The Garden of Earthly Delights (2:36) - (Columbia, 1968)
04. White Noise - Love Without Sound (3:04) - (Island Records, 1969)
05. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - A Child's Guide to Good and Evil (2:22) - (Reprise Records, 1968)
06. John Baker - Milky Whey (1:37) - (BBC, 1967)
07. Martin Denny - Quiet Village (3:47) - (Liberty, 1959)
08. Sagittarius - The Keeper of The Games (1:54) - (Columbia, 1967)
09. East of Eden - Jig-A-Jig (3:21) - (Deram, 1971)
10. Dead Meadow - Indian Bones (6:35) - (Tolotta Records, 2000)
11. The Rattles - The Witch (2:35) - (Help!, 1970)
12. Silver Apples - Program (4:03) - (Kapp Records, 1968)
13. Aphrodite's Child - Funky Mary (4:11) - (Mercury, 1969)
14. Mandingo - Black Rite (4:03) - (Studio 2 Stereo, 1973)
15. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - Ain't Got No Home (2:23) - (Argo Records, 1956)
16. Joe Meek aka Rod Freeman & The Blue Men - The Bulblight (2:26) - (RPM Records, 1960)
17. Manfred Mann Chapter Three - One Way Glass (3:28) - (Vertigo, 1969)
18. Martin Denny - Enchanted Sea (2:17) - (Liberty, 1959)
19. Eden Ahbez - Full Moon (2:51) - (Del-Fi Records, 1960)
20. Harpers Bizarre - Cotton Candy Sandman (Sandman's Coming) (2:57) - (Warner Bros. Records, 1968)
- And have a listen at one of my favorite ones, also, now that I heard it here, I remember listening to it in a few MPB (and other) FSOL mixes, but can't remember where exactly... Well... maybe on the second pass... if I don't forget 'till then...
Eden Ahbez - Full Moon (1960)
PS - The 1955 version of Nature Boy (composed by Ahbez) played by Miles Davis is one of the best tracks EVER played.