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Question: Sounds like the future!

ctmf — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:38:21 -0800

What's this musical style/genre called?

The "atomic age" music that went along with "home of the future" type ads in the 50s/60s. Also I remember hearing cheesy music like what I'm thinking of on the Peoplemover at Disneyland when I was a kid. Something that might go along with ads like Plan59 has.

Sergio Mendez/Brasil '66 comes close, but it's not exactly it. Pointers to YT/audio samples appreciated.

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:48:58 -0800

Space Age Pop, maybe?

Give a listen (streaming Windows Media or Realmedia) to the Retro Cocktail Hour; it's probably got quite a bit of what you're searching for.

By: dreamphone

dreamphone — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:49:42 -0800

Not sure what the genre is called, but Esquivel has a CD called "Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music" that might fit the bill. Check out the tune Surfboard. It's sort of like a kitchy latin lounge vibe.

By: box

box — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:50:22 -0800

Exotica? Lounge?

By: knave

knave — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:50:33 -0800

The description (apart from the Mendez/Brasil 66 part) reminds me of stuff like Fantastic Plastic Machine. Is this what you were thinking of? Or were you thinking of some more bossa nova?

By: crinklebat

crinklebat — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:12:41 -0800

I have a large number of '60s Disneyland mp3s, some of which might be in line with what you're after. Email's in my profile.

By: Futurehouse

Futurehouse — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:17:24 -0800

Now Sound

By: Otis

Otis — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:28:30 -0800

Sounds like you want Production Music. Check out the Music for TV Dinners CDs. Samples are available on the Amazon pages. They also play production music on the Retro Cocktail hour as linked above.

By: sneakyalien

sneakyalien — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:35:26 -0800

Maybe certain Thievery Corporation songs?
Or maybe something by Jazzanova or Bonobo, especially their older stuff...
Or even maybe one of the Verve//Remixes...

I can't conjure up any memories of Peoplemover at Disney, so I'm just throwin' some ideas out...

By: ostranenie

ostranenie — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:40:10 -0800

You might also like Jean-Jacques Perrey and his various side projects.

And check out Towa Tei's solo items, especially Technova.

Kind of sounds like what might be playing on the Jetsons flying cars' radios.

By: benzo8

benzo8 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:06:35 -0800

> Sounds like you want Production Music.

Production Music is not a style or genre. It's music written on spec and lodged with a Production Library so producers and other people looking for music can get larges selections of samples and trawl to find something that suits their needs. The music itself can be in any style or genre.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:06:58 -0800

There's was specific name for the genre when it was created, although "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" was applied after the fact, along with other attempts at naming.

By: SpiffyRob

SpiffyRob — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:26:25 -0800

Exotica is probably the most accurate, but is a little broader than you're thinking. Are you asking about a genre name for informational purposes, or because you want to hear more? Assuming the latter, just point your favorite internet radio streamer to:

http://www.luxuriamusic.com/

By: littlerobothead

littlerobothead — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:26:55 -0800

Harry Shearer uses some of this stuff when he "Reads the Trades" on Le Show—with the pizzicato violins and the like. I've been trying forever to find out what the song he uses is called. John K. used to use the same genre on "Ren & Stimpy" all the time. I think "Space Age Bachelor Pad" is close, but not a direct hit.

By: dr. moot

dr. moot — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:11:17 -0800

space age bachelor pad music is how it's defined in my experience.

By: stavx

stavx — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:37:31 -0800

Is it "Incidental music"? FWIW That term seems to pop in my head.

By: ctmf

ctmf — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:21:39 -0800

"Space age bachelor pad" it is, I guess. I'm both interested in hearing more, but also being able to describe it to other people. luxuriamusic had some in it. Retro cocktail hour sounded very much like what I'm talking about on first listen. Both bookmarked.

I guess brasil '66 was a red herring. I was thinking more of the instrumentation than the bossa nova style. Ren & Stimpy did have EXACTLY the thing, now that I think about it.

Thanks for the helpful answers.

By: ctmf

ctmf — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:24:21 -0800

p.s. Fantastic Plastic Machine was perfect, until the beat started.

By: knave

knave — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:53:39 -0800

You might want to listen to SomaFM's Illinois Street Lounge station, which they describe as "Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow." (It's free internet radio.)

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:39:06 -0800

My "go to" for this kind of awesome stuff is Space Age Pop. Intros to the different sub-genres (tiki, police/crime, space, etc), bios of the key players, etc. Ultra-groovy.