Cocktail Nation

This week on the Cocktail Nation, Words With Wellsy gets things underway with a famous book called Of Human Bondage, we take a look at Elon Musk, flying cars, and the fine art of selling us a future that never quite seems to arrive. We’ll wind back to 1949 for a flying car that actually got off the ground, discover what’s happening in the world of swank, and ponder why the one thing that wakes us up every morning is also the thing we’d most like to throw out the window. All that, wrapped in a little tiki, a little jazz, and plenty of mid-century cool. 
 
 
Daniel Pemberton - The Actual Heist 
Draculina - Taboo 
Voodoo Organist - Bombay Beach Bondage Boogaloo 
Barry Morgan - Big Bossa 
Joshua Cipolla - Some Far Off Place 
Tito Puente - Take Five 
OMFO - Whimsical Realm 
Mr Moai - Pool of Love 
Voodoo 5 - Faster Pussycat
Mark Riddle - Sacred Chant 
Martini Kings - Playboy's Theme 
Project K/67 - Atomic Pool Party 
JG Thirlwell - Copycat 
Drugstore Romeos - Wondrous Place

Beware Jilted Lover, all kinds of crazy can occur!  
 
Bill Irwin - Seduction
Rene Paulo Group - I Never Had A Chance
Los Tres Caballeros - The Continental
Sandy Smith Group- Wagon Wheels
Bill Evans -I Hear  a Rhapsody 
Peter Nero- Sunday In New York 
Percy Faith Autumn In New York
Mantovani -Te' para dos
Annunzio Paolo Mantovani 
Cannonball Adderly-Love For Sale
Thelonius Monk-Getting Sentimenal Over You
Daphna Levy-Day Dream
Jason Paul-Summer Star

 
Tonight on Cocktail Nation, we’re heading into the mysterious skies above Westall High School, where a famous Australian UFO encounter still leaves plenty of questions lingering in the atmosphere. We’ll also step back to a Miami drugstore in 1951, where a pharmacist’s hypnosis sessions had customers doing crazy things There’s a little World of Swank to put in your diary, and a Deep thought…..All that, wrapped in a little exotica, a touch of the mysterious, and some seriously cool sounds. So pour yourself something sophisticated, settle in, and join me, Koop Kooper, for another edition of Cocktail Nation.
 
 
The Loco Nui Combo - Taboo
Tabu Recordings - And Yeti Lives.
The Tikiyaki Orchestra - Mexotique
Project Pimento - Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
Draculina - Taboo
Vibes On Velvet - Spookmaster
Pink Martini - No Hay Problema
Laszlo Gardony - New Song
The Sharps - The Odd Couple
Tiki Delights - Magic Is The Moonlight
Hugo Montenegro - Theme From The F.B.I.
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Skylark

 
This week, it’s all trench coats and twisted tales as we dive into a 1950s mystery with a lounge twist.A riot with a punchline… a listener letter about a certain French voice… and a deep thought that might leave your tech feeling medieval.Plus highlights from Lounge Life Magazine and a gig guide spanning tiki, jazz, and vintage wheels.
 
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Nicolas Godin – Twist À Saint GermainSerge Gainsbourg – Requiem Pour Un TwisteurPepper Greenwald – RooftopsAlika Lyman Group – Theme From BewitchedCombustible Edison – Pink VictimOrchestra Superstring – WaterbedSteve Allee Big Band – HubbubBilly May – Odd CoupleAngelo Badalamenti – Freshly SqueezedVoodoo 5 – Highway 99Raymond Alessandrini – Theme De FantomasMartini Kings – Winds Rush InThe Sharps – From Russia With LoveNutty – Purple PantherMidday Mai Tais – Cosmopolitan
 

We've all met them, be kind.
 
Phyllis Branford-Night And Day
Daphna Levy-Day Dream
James Spencer-When I Dance With You
Allen Smith Quartet- Alone Together
Wendy Pederson-Besame Mucho
Oscar Peterson -A Foggy Day
Les Baxter-Because Of You
Martini Kings- Stardust
Jackie Gleason -Joanne
Ken Greaves-Midnight Sun
Sally Street-Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
Keith Jarrett-Death And The Flower
Martini Kings-Stardust
Lee Morgan-Remembering Clifford
James Spencer-Midnight Melancholy 
Lyn Stanley-Misty
Oscar Peterson-In The Still Of The Night