Les Baxter
Leslie Baxter (1922-1996) american composer and conductor.
Leslie Baxter (1922-1996) american composer and conductor.
The Food Of The Gods / Frogs
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, presents the world premiere release of two 70s killer-animals exploitation film scores from the vaults of American International Pictures.
Ritual Of The Savage
180 grams LP. Presented here is the cornerstone of the exotica genre: Les Baxter's' "The Ritual of the Savage". Originally released by Capitol in 1951 as a 10" LP containing eight tracks, it was reissued during the mid-late 50’s as a 12" LP with four additional tracks, which were recorded in 1955 and belong to the same sessions that produced the album Tamboo!. The Ritual of the Savage (whose title is a tribute to Stravinsky’s The Rites of Spring) marked a stylistic jumping point for Les Baxter, …
Space Escapade
Presented here is one of his most iconic albums and probably the most sought after among collectors: Les Baxter's Space Escapade, originally released in 1958. Les Baxter's Space Escapade can be considered as one of the true manifestos of lounge/bachelor pad music. This album is the holy grail to Baxterites and students of the Exotica genre. It showcases all of the eclecticism and sensual orchestral effects that are Baxter’s remarkable trademarks. Its artwork is also considered a classic Space Ag…
First Electronic Chillout Music
The LP contains "Music Out Of the Moon" and "Perfume Set To Music" one of the first electonic chillout music composed, originally released in 1947 and 1948 on 10" 78RPM. An unusual mix of different styles and musics represented by the 3 men who contributed to the album: Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman played theremin in several sci-fi and horror movies during the 40s and the 50s, masterpieces as "Spellbound" and "The Day the Earth Stood Sill"...Les Baxter "The Father of Exotica" and his dreams of Pacif…