So, what would you find if you unzipped that file? Ultra-Lounge, Volume 1 (full title: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica ) kicks off with the unmistakable sound of Martin Denny’s “Quiet Village”—complete with bird calls, a vibraphone’s shimmer, and a jungle rhythm that never actually existed in nature. It’s pure exotica: a musical postcard from an imaginary Polynesia.
Here’s a short feature article on the topic: In the late 1990s, as the world nervously awaited the turn of the millennium, a curious musical revival was taking hold. Lounge music—the tiki-soaked, exotica-laced, cocktail-wiggling sound of the 1950s and 60s—was back. And no compilation series did more to reintroduce this retro-futuristic cool than Capitol Records’ Ultra-Lounge . VA - Ultra-Lounge Part 1.zip
So go ahead, unzip the file. Pour a mai tai. Turn down the lights. And let the whispering bongos take you back to a tomorrow that never was. So, what would you find if you unzipped that file