'Exotican' release date: march 6, 2009. Wikipedia: Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid 1960s, typically with the suburban set who came of age during World War II. The musical colloquialism, exotica, means tropical ersatz: the non-native, pseudo experience of Oceania (Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Southeast Asia, and especially Hawaii). While the South Seas forms the core region, exotica reflects the "musical impressions" of every place from standard travel destinations to the mythical "shangri-las" dreamt of by armchair safari-ers. The distinctive sound of exotica relies on percussion: conga, bongos, vibes, gongs, boo bams (bamboo sticks), Tahitian log, Chinese bell tree, bird calls, big-cat roars, and even primate shrieks invoke the dangers of the jungle. Exotican refers to the exotica style. The music of BLAZ has clearly been influenced by this. There is a lot of percussion and the music definitely makes your mind wander off to warm, exotic places. 22 musicians contributed to this album. Armed with just a laptop, Marco Hijl recorded fellow musicians and friends in livingrooms, bedrooms, lockerrooms, in the open air and occasionally in a studio. Peter van Aart: percussion Ulrich de Jesus: guitar Roy Jansen: guitar Semih Arikan: Saz Ton van der Kolk: bass Bob Wijnen: piano, synth & rhodes La Trec: vocals Patricia Wisse: vocals Andy Ninvalle: vocals Amel Eiland: vocals Jan Hop: t

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