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In [[1951]], [[Les Baxter]] released his ''[[Ritual of the Savage]]'' LP, for which he wrote the theme song of [[exotica]]: "[[Quiet Village]]." In [[1951]], [[Les Baxter]] released his ''[[Ritual of the Savage]]'' LP, for which he wrote the theme song of [[exotica]]: "[[Quiet Village]]."
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 +[[Les Baxter]]'s album ''[[Ritual of the Savage]]'' (''Le Sacre du Sauvage'') was released in [[1952]] and would become the cornerstone of [[exotica]]. This album featured lush orchestral arrangements along with [[tribal rhythms]] and offered such classics as "[[Quiet Village]]", "[[Jungle River Boat]]", "[[Love Dance]]", and "[[Stone God]]." ''Ritual'' is the seminal [[Exotica]] record, influencing all that came after it.
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In 1951, Les Baxter released his Ritual of the Savage LP, for which he wrote the theme song of exotica: "Quiet Village."

Les Baxter's album Ritual of the Savage (Le Sacre du Sauvage) was released in 1952 and would become the cornerstone of exotica. This album featured lush orchestral arrangements along with tribal rhythms and offered such classics as "Quiet Village", "Jungle River Boat", "Love Dance", and "Stone God." Ritual is the seminal Exotica record, influencing all that came after it.


Henri Pachard died. Henri who? Don't worry, I hadn't heard of him either. He was a porn film director, but judging by way of this clip of the 1984 Great Sexpectations[1], one with a sense of humor and an understanding of the film medium, which is sometimes displayed in the genre, most successfully in John Byrum's Inserts, which to tell you the truth, wasn't a sex film per se.

I am quite surprised by this clip of Great Sexpectations. I thought that scripted pornography was a thing of the past after the home video revolution, making way for boring wall to wall sex and killing the softcore and porno chic film industry.

Common wisdom has it that:

"By 1982, most pornographic films were being shot on the cheaper and more convenient medium of video tape. Many film directors resisted this shift at first because of the different image quality that video tape produced, however those who did change soon were collecting most of the industry's profits since consumers overwhelmingly preferred the new format. The technology change happened quickly and completely when directors realised that continuing to shoot on film was no longer a profitable option. This change moved the films out of the theatres and into people's private homes. This was the end of the age of big budget productions and the mainstreaming of pornography. It soon went back to its earthy roots and expanded to cover every fetish possible since filming was now so inexpensive. Instead of hundreds of pornographic films being made each year, thousands now were, including compilations of just the sex scenes from various videos."

I haven't been able whether Sexpectations was made for a theatrical release or was shot for video. Thanks to Joplinfantasy for uploading this.

Inserts is World Cinema Classic #64. Moon in the Gutter did an article[2] on it.


Fritz Kahn @120

Fritz Kahn was a German writer and illustrator in the 1920s who specialized in illustrating the physical processes of human bodies as though they were machine powered.

This man machine trope can also be found in Lee Perry's "Throw Some Water In"[3] with the lines "Service your engine if you want it to function" by Lee Perry, from his album Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread .

Additionally Horace Silver and Andy Bey recorded "I Had a Little Talk," in which the narrator has a little talk with each of his organs:

"I had a little talk with my lungs and I've decided to treat them right. We made a mutual agreement and I think, at last we both see the light. "

The Andy Bey track can be found on the Blue Note kozmigroov compilation The United States of Mind.




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