Senor Coconut and his Orchestra

SEÑOR COCONUT AND HIS ORCHESTRA / AROUND THE WORLD (2008)

Atom™ (Señor Coconut) has again adopted the perspective of an alien who, from Chile, his distant orbit, perceives the world as a remote place and not as his place of origin.

For this purpose, Atom™ uses the technique of mash up or culture clash: an Austrian crooner sings on a Swiss Cha-Cha-Cha (Pinball ChaCha), a Japanese, Toshiyuki Yasuda, programs the computer part on a Brazilian Bossa Nova classic (Corcovado – Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars), and this voice does a duet with Argenis Brito, a Venezuelan singer who lives in Berlin. One theme which all Señor Coconut albums share is Mambo, which is in turn an artificial product developed by Dámaso Pérez Prado. And once again we are dealing with someone living in exile: the Cuban Pérez Prado lived, worked and died in Mexico and produced for the American market. It was he who brought together stereotypes from the widest imaginable range of sources to make “Latino” marketable for the first time, leading in turn to Mambo making the crossover to jazz and turning up in popular hits in Germany in the 50s and 60s.

The track “Around the World” by the French band Daft Punk provides the background for this exceptional production, it is the common thread that unifies the album: electronica which is put back on its acoustic feet, because Señor Coconut’s creative process is no one-way street.

Tracklist:
01. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - around the wold (intro)
02. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - sweet dreams
03. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - da da da
04. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - kiss
05. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - corcovado (quiet nights of quiet stars)
06. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - around the world (interlude)
07. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - que rico el mambo
08. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - pinball chacha
09. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - white horse
10. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - la vida es llena de cables
11. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - moscow discow
12. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - around he world (outro)
13. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - dreams are my reality
14. Señor Coconut and His Orchestra - voodoo dreams



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