Nino Nardini
title:: Jungle Obsession
label:: Re-Joint
Records
format:: CD
Production
music (also known as library music) is recorded specifically for music "clearinghouses" where
one can go and purchase (for a flat fee) a piece of music for use in a commercial,
film, television program, or whatever. The music isn't produced on demand,
that is to say the customer doesn't come in and say "Write and record
some spooky music for me." The music has already been stockpiled and
cross-referenced by different tempos, moods, etc. The customer flips through
until he finds something that suits his needs. Some better-known examples
of library music include the Sound Gallery compilations, much of the Blow
Up comps, the Betty [sic] Page comps, and the Electric Banana (a.k.a. Pretty
Things), as featured on Pip's Test Pattern a few months back (see zbconline.com
for an archived copy of that show). Nino Nardini's Jungle Obsession is an
album of production music recorded in 1971 and released for public consumption
almost 30 years later. As the title suggests, all tracks have an exotic bent
-- think Martin Denny; however, the '70s production adds a more solid bass-and-drums
bottom end (breaks fans rejoice!). Some tracks are more mellow and feature
loads of strings while others have primitive electronics, vibes, wah guitar
and organ. My favorite tracks are "Shere Khan" a lush, string-laden
track with an underlying sense of danger, and "Jungle Mystery" which
has a, well... um, a MYSTERIOUS vibe to it.
---Peter Ledebur
