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Topic: Exotica tune called "Enchantment" on steel... |
Todd Weger
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Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 4:30 pm |
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This is a very rough mix (not edited yet, cleaned up, mastered, etc...) of a tune called Enchantment, which was written in 1959 for small orchestra for an 'exotica' record called "Voodoo!"
Exotica is generally a unique blend of Polynesian drums, keyboard percussion instruments, bird-calls, and woodwinds. The music got its name from Martin Denny’s 1957 debut album entitled Exotica. Les Baxter’s album, Ritual of the Savage is also considered one of the original records to feature sounds of exotic, magical places that only existed in the minds of the listener. Kind of an American's fantasized idea of what polynesia was.
Last fall at The Hukilau tikiphile gathering in Fort Lauderdale, Mr. Drasnin was there to conduct his music from Voodoo with full orchestra. Anyway, we worked up an abbreviated version of the tune and played it for him. We were there to play several times during the Hukilau weekend. He not only said he was honored we'd do that, but that he really enjoyed our treatment of it. He especially liked the steel on it.
Anyway, HERE is our rough-mix version of it. It will eventually have a rhythm uke on it, too.
Grab yourself a Mai Tai or other such rum drink and enjoy!
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Todd James Weger --
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, A6, B11); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Regal resonator (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); assorted ukuleles; upright bass
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 5:49 pm
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That exotic place is not imaginary at all!
It's real . . .
Todd, that is too beautiful bro. 
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 6:17 pm
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| The tune sorta reminds me of "Poinciana"! |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 9:08 pm
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| Cool......... Not many realize that melodically and harmonically,early 60s instrumental surf music is a direct descendant of 1950s Exotica. |
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Billy Wilson
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El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 9:38 pm
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| Very cool!! |
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Todd Weger
From:
Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 2 Jun 2006 3:37 am
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Hey, thanks for the nice comments, guys.
I wasn't sure whether to post this or not, but the engineer and owner of the studio was really hep to get something up on the Tiki Central boards for folks, and threw a ruffmix together and put it up, so I figured... aah, why not?
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| Cool......... Not many realize that melodically and harmonically,early 60s instrumental surf music is a direct descendant of 1950s Exotica. |
Interesting about that, since this is going on our next CD, which is all instrumental SURF! Of the 12 tunes, this will be the least 'surfy' tune on it. The rest are pretty standard surf guitar format (guitar/bass/drums) styles with several originals and covers like Apache, Pipeline, Secret Agent Man, etc. A few of them will have a steel overlay ala a Blue Hawaiians kind of thing. We're doing some arrangements of Malaguena and Flight Of The Bumblebee that are quite fun, too.
One of my original tunes is a steel driven track in B minor I affectionately call Kilawaimea, which is a Faux-waiian word, of course. I really wanted it to sound like big, crashing surf, and the song title Waimea was already taken, so... 
Hopefully I can post that when we get it mixed sometime next week.
Oh, and Jeff, I agree. It reminded me of Poinciana, too, which I'd like to add to our Hawaiian set one of these days.
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Todd James Weger --
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, A6, B11); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Regal resonator (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); assorted ukuleles; upright bass
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Rick Garrett
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Tyler, Texas
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Posted 2 Jun 2006 4:14 am
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Hey Todd, great touch and tone. Really sounded smooth and almost put me right out.
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Bruce Bindeman
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2006 6:05 am
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Hey Todd. Sounds good.
I just joined and haven't even finished reading the magazines b0b sent yet).
Bruce (Cocktail Preachers)
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Fender Deluxe 6, Weber Revibe, Fender Super clone
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Todd Weger
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Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 2 Jun 2006 7:31 am
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| Really sounded smooth and almost put me right out. |
Hey Rick -- thanks! That's a good thing, right? I've been accused of playing "that sleepy music" before!
Hey Bruce -- glad you joined! You'll love this place. I learn something valuable EVERY time I log on. I want to say once again how fun it was playing up at Trader Vic's with The Cocktail Preachers in April. Oh, and thanks for coming to our party in Da Haole Kats!!! room, afterward, too! I think I even remember some of it! 
Mahalo again,
TJW
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Todd James Weger --
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, A6, B11); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Regal resonator (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); assorted ukuleles; upright bass
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Mike Ruffin
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El Paso, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2006 9:50 am
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I like that a lot. Made the Mai Tai even better than usual!
Great playing! |
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Bruce Bindeman
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2006 4:44 am
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TJ said:
"I learn something valuable EVERY time I log on. I want to say once again how fun it was playing up at Trader Vic's with The Cocktail Preachers in April. Oh, and thanks for coming to our party in Da Haole Kats!!! room, afterward, too! I think I even remember some of it!"
Right on all accounts...we had a great time too.
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Fender Deluxe 6, Weber Revibe, Fender Super clone
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Rick Garrett
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 3 Jun 2006 7:53 am
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Yeah Todd thats a compliment! Of course you'd have to know how hectic it's been lately to comprehend just how "smooth" it was.
Very good sound.
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 4 Jun 2006 3:10 am
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| Pretty. |
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 5:54 pm
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That was really nice Todd. Love the bass strings on a Stringmaster for endings.
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Todd Weger
From:
Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 4:28 am
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Hey - thanks again, guys. I believe we'll be adding rhythm ukulele and maybe some hand percussion to that track, too. Not sure yet. It sounds real sweet with it, though.
Bill - yeah, those bass notes at the end of a tune is something I learned from Dick Sanft.
Love those extra strings!
TJW
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Todd James Weger --
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, A6, B11); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Regal resonator (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); assorted ukuleles; upright bass
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