Esquivel

Back in the 90s I was driving to or from college with a friend of mine. We got tired of listening to my techno DJ mixes and she pulled out this tape a friend of hers had forgotten in her room. It was labeled "ESQUIVEL - Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" and it BLEW MY MIND!

In the 1960s Juan Esquivel a Mexican composer and arranger did these arrangements of music which I find still ahead of the times today. It is 60s lounge music done in a totally psychedelic way. It is like if Frank Sinatra, Tom Waits and The Orb had a bastard child.

I don't think this YouTube video has stereo sound which is a key component of his sound. If you are interested "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" is a great place to start.