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Lounge Psychédélique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022)

Two Piers

BN8LPX

2LP Mint Green

$47

SHIPS BY 2026-09-11

Limited 300 unit repress
Pressed on mint green colored vinyl
Journey into the world of Lounge, Exotica and Space Age Bachelor Pad Music

Description

‘Lounge Psychédélique’ takes you on a journey into the world of Lounge, Exotica and Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, from its early days in the 1950s and 1960s to the current crop of artists championing the Lounge & Exotica sounds today. Compiled by Spencer Hickman & Mark McQuillan for Two-Piers.

‘Lounge Psychédélique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022)’ is the third installment in the Psychédélique Compilation series on Two-Piers, following the critically acclaimed ‘Pop Psychédélique (The Best of French Psychedelic Pop 1964-2019)’ and ‘Garage Psychédélique (The Best of Garage Psych and Pzyk Rock 1965-2019)’.

‘Lounge Psychédélique’ brings together the sounds of Easy Listening, Soundtrack Instrumentals, Exotica, Jazz, Psychedelic, and Space Age sounds all under the umbrella of Lounge Music. The compilation includes legends of the Lounge and Exotica scene, such as Martin Denny, Yma Sumac, Mel Tormé, Herb Alpert, and Les Baxter, alongside legendary composers Hugo Montenegro, Lalo Schifrin, Michael Giacchino. Add some Lounge Jazz from Cal Tjader and the Latin Bossa Nova of Quincy Jones. Then throw in some beautiful oddities from Leonard Nimoy, Pizzicato Five and Mort Garson. Next, mix in some Lounge-Mod moments from Dave Pike and Jack Trombey, KPM library classics from Alan Hawkshaw and Keith Mansfield, and finish with some brilliant modern-day exponents of the Exotica sound Los Bitchos, Ixtaheule and the Percussive Funk Moog party sounds of The Bongolian. The result is a fun and crazy ride through the world of Lounge Music which will bring a smile to your face and a spring to your step. So raise a cocktail glass to ‘Lounge Psychédélique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022) – a sheer joy from start to finish!

‘Lounge Psychédélique’ isn’t meant to be a ‘crate diggers’ album or a compilation of obscure, hard-to-find tracks to outdo your mates. Instead, it is intended to celebrate the Lounge scene and, hopefully, the perfect introduction to this fantastic and beautiful music for any newcomers out there. So let your journey into Lounge and Exotica begin here….

“Last summer I was sitting with Spencer and several tiki drinks into the evening, we began to dream about the kind of albums we’d love to see in the world. Our discussion led to the idea of a compilation LP that would include all of our favourite lounge music and serve as a soundtrack for evenings just like the one we were currently enjoying. As Spencer and Mark slowly but surely willed this into existence, I was thrilled that Two-Piers had included Sidereal Day:3 from our Travelogue Vol 1 collaboration. It makes me smile that it sits amongst some of the grooviest tracks that you can sip mai tais too. A dream come true. Cheers!” - Michael Giacchino May 23

1 Leonard Nimoy – Music to Watch Space Girls By
2 Martin Denny – The Enchanted Isle
3 Yma Sumac – Gopher
4 The Bongolian – B-Boy Toga Party
5 Los Bitchos – The Link is About to Die
6 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
7 Michael Giacchino & Nouvelle Modernica Orchestra – Sidereal Day: 3 (Instrumental)
8 Mel Tormé – Sunshine Superman
9 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Mais Que Nada
10 Lalo Schifrin – Lalo’s Bossa Nova
11 Quincy Jones – Black Orpheus (Manha De Carnaval)
12 Les Baxter & 101 Strings Orchestra – Tropicando
13 Pizzicato Five - 皆笑った
14 Alain Goraguer – Les Hommes – La Grande Co-Existence
15 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good the Bad and the Ugly
16 Mort Garson & The Lords of Percussion – Geisha Girl
17 Arthur Lyman – Quiet Village
18 Les Baxter – Voodoo Dreams / Voodoo
19 Cal Tjader – The Lady is a Tramp
20 Martin Denny – The Encchanted Sea
21 Ixtahuele – Mareld 2021
22 Keith Mansfield – Morning Broadway
23 Mel Tormé – Comin’ Home Baby
24 Dave Pike – Sweet Tater Pie
25 Jack Trombey – Underlay No.3
26 Don Sebesky – Guru-Vin
27 Keith Mansfield – Beat Me Till I’m Blue
28 Brian Bennett & Keith Mansfield – Mermaid
29 Sheila – Bang Bang

Lounge Psychédélique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022)

Preview Tracklist

1 Leonard Nimoy – Music to Watch Space Girls By

2 Martin Denny – The Enchanted Isle

3 Yma Sumac – Gopher

4 The Bongolian – B-Boy Toga Party

5 Los Bitchos – The Link is About to Die

6 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)

7 Michael Giacchino & Nouvelle Modernica Orchestra – Sidereal Day: 3 (Instrumental)

8 Mel Tormé – Sunshine Superman

9 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Mais Que Nada

10 Lalo Schifrin – Lalo’s Bossa Nova

11 Quincy Jones – Black Orpheus (Manha De Carnaval)

12 Les Baxter & 101 Strings Orchestra – Tropicando

13 Pizzicato Five - 皆笑った

14 Alain Goraguer – Les Hommes – La Grande Co-Existence

15 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good the Bad and the Ugly

16 Mort Garson & The Lords of Percussion – Geisha Girl

17 Arthur Lyman – Quiet Village

18 Les Baxter – Voodoo Dreams / Voodoo

19 Cal Tjader – The Lady is a Tramp

20 Martin Denny – The Encchanted Sea

21 Ixtahuele – Mareld 2021

22 Keith Mansfield – Morning Broadway

23 Mel Tormé – Comin’ Home Baby

24 Dave Pike – Sweet Tater Pie

25 Jack Trombey – Underlay No.3

26 Don Sebesky – Guru-Vin

27 Keith Mansfield – Beat Me Till I’m Blue

28 Brian Bennett & Keith Mansfield – Mermaid

29 Sheila – Bang Bang