Cocktail Nation ...

In addition to the Quiet Village another must is Cocktail Nation. Hosted by Koop "the Lounge Lothario" Kooper, this excellent podcast is put together in Sydney, Australia which is not a million nautical miles from The Secret Island.

Koop shakes up a perfect blend of lounge, exotica and space age pop, garnished with news, views and tongue in cheek humour - Check out itunes or Cocktail Nation for downloads. That enough chat from me ... I'm off to listen to Episode 149.

Here's my highlight from 148... John Barry's 007.

Composed by John Barry in 1963 for the movie "From Russia with Love" and not to be confused with "The James Bond Theme." It was an adventure theme used in quite a few Bond movies, primarily during action scenes in From Russia with Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker!

The Quiet Village Podcast ...

The Quiet Village is more than just a classic exotica track but also the working title of DigiTiki's (aka Mark Riddle)regular exotica podcasts. The Quiet Village features rare and vintage exotica recordings from yesterday and today and you can join Mark as your host, as he lets the records lazily spin on the phonograph. You could even prepare a Mai Tai to add to the experience, the sound of ice in his glass is a familiar sound alongside the tunes.

He also publishes detailed play lists to accompany each podcast. Such is the level of detail, quality of information and caliber of guests visiting the Quiet Village that a pencil and paper are as essential as the headphones! The news and music sections at DigiTiki.com make the shows and the website a most for any fan of exotica. Check it out...