Exotica (Kip Hanrahan album)

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Exotica
Exotica Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1993 (1993-03)
RecordedFebruary 1992 – May 1992
StudioRPM Sound Studios, Sorcerer Sound
Genre Jazz, Fusion, Modern Creative [1]
Length58:16
Label American Clave
Producer Kip Hanrahan
Kip Hanrahan chronology
Tenderness
(1990)
Exotica
(1993)
All Roads Are Made of the Flesh
(1995)

Exotica is a studio album by Kip Hanrahan released in March 1993, featuring guests including Jack Bruce, Leo Nocentelli, and Milton Cardona. "G-d Is Great" was co-written by Bruce. [2]

Contents

Background

When compared with the previous album Tenderness , Exotica was described as "a looser outing; uneven, but flowing with hotter blood". [3]

Hanrahan spoke highly of his time recording with Jack Bruce, saying "with Jack you are spoilt, because you start out with your sketch and finish up with a gorgeous painting". [2]

Critical reception

Music reviewer Jack Burke described Exotica in the Lake Geneva Regional News as "soothing and provocative both, ranging far afield and home again". [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."You Can Tell a Guy by His Anger"7:45
2."The Last Song"3:34
3."As in Angola (Red Star in the Morning Sky)"3:35
4."Red Star"6:53
5."You Can Tell Someone Who'll Never Fullfill Their Potential by the Way They Measure the Evening"1:18
6."What We Learned That Night in Vera Cruz and How We Applied It"2:36
7."G-d Is Great"10:34
8."As in the Bronx (You Can Tell Where Someone Comes From by What They Laugh At)"4:27
9."You Can Tell a Moment of Clarity by the Digital Trace It Leaves"6:01
10."As in the Red Morning"8:00
11."The Last Song on the Album"3:25

References

  1. Wynn, Ron. "Exotica". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Shapiro, Harry (2010). Jack Bruce : composing himself : the authorised biography (1st ed.). London: Jawbone. p. 234. ISBN   9781906002268 . Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  3. Paul, Robicheau (March 17, 1994). "Exotica" . The Boston Globe . p. 115. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. Burke, Jack (August 11, 1984). "The Wax Works" . The Lake Geneva Regional News. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Retrieved December 5, 2020.