Lounge Psychédélique’ takes you on a journey into the world of Lounge, Exotica and Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, from its early days in the 1950s and 1960s to the current crop of artists championing the Lounge & Exotica sounds today. Compiled by Spencer Hickman & Mark McQuillan for Two-Piers.

‘Lounge Psychédélique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022)’ is the third instalment in the Psychédélique Compilation series on Two-Piers, following the critically acclaimed ‘Pop Psychédélique (The Best of French Psychedelic Pop 1964-2019)’ and ‘Garage Psychédélique (The Best of Garage Psych and Pzyk Rock 1965-2019)’.

‘Lounge Psychédélique’ brings together the sounds of Easy Listening, Soundtrack Instrumentals, Exotica, Jazz, Psychedelic, and Space Age sounds all under the umbrella of Lounge Music. The compilation includes legends of the Lounge and Exotica scene, such as Martin Denny, Yma Sumac, Mel Tormé, Herb Alpert, and Les Baxter, alongside legendary composers Hugo Montenegro, Lalo Schifrin, Michael Giacchino. Add some Lounge Jazz from Cal Tjader and the Latin Bossa Nova of Quincy Jones. Then throw in some beautiful oddities from Leonard Nimoy, Pizzicato Five and Mort Garson. Next, mix in some Lounge-Mod moments from Dave Pike and Jack Trombey, KPM library classics from Alan Hawkshaw and Keith Mansfield, and finish with some brilliant modern-day exponents of the Exotica sound Los Bitchos, Ixtaheule and the Percussive Funk Moog party sounds of The Bongolian. The result is a fun and crazy ride through the world of Lounge Music which will bring a smile to your face and a spring to your step. So raise a cocktail glass to ‘Lounge Psychédélique (The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022) – a sheer joy from start to finish!

‘Lounge Psychédélique’ isn’t meant to be a ‘crate diggers’ album or a compilation of obscure, hard-to-find tracks to outdo your mates. Instead, it is intended to celebrate the Lounge scene and, hopefully, the perfect introduction to this fantastic and beautiful music for any newcomers out there. So let your journey into Lounge and Exotica begin here…

1 Music to Watch Space Girls By - Leonard Nimoy
2 The Enchanted Isle - Martin Denny
3 Gopher - Yma Sumac
4 B-boy Toga Party - The Bongolian
5 The Link Is About to Die - Los Bitchos
6 The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro) - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
7 Sidereal Day: 3 - Michael Giacchino and His Nouvelle Modernica Orchestra
8 Sunshine Superman - Mel Tormé
9 Mais Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
10 Lalo's Bossa Nova - Lalo Schifrin
11 Black Orpheus (Manha De Carnaval) - Quincy Jones
12 Tropicando - Les Baxter & 101 Strings Orchestra
13 They All Laughed - Pizzicato Five
14 Les Hommes - La Grande Co-existence - Alain Goraguer
15 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra
16 Geisha Girl - Mort Garson & The Lords of Percussion
17 Quiet Village - Arthur Lyman
18 Voodoo Dreams/Voodoo - Les Baxter
19 The Enchanted Sea - Martin Denny
20 Mareld 2021 - Ixtahuele
21 Morning Broadway - Keith Mansfield
22 Comin' Home Baby - Mel Tormé
23 Sweet Tater Pie - Dave Pike
24 Underlay No. 3 - Jack Trombey
25 Beat Me Till I'm Blue - Keith Mansfield
26 Bang Bang - Sheila