Music for Kinky Campers

As secretary for a certain club that likes to go into the woods every September and do rather unconventional things with each other, there is usually piped in music playing to set the atmosphere. The gent who usually does it is not available for this go-round and it has fallen to me to fill the air with dulcimer tones.

Thing is, my idea of music for kinksters tends to NOT be what other folks are all too crazy about. If it were up to me alone, the I-pod would be front-loaded with the likes of "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Whip It" whilst grown men are whuppin' the hell out of each other. And "The Stoke," by Billy Squire for that matter, Because I am...well....bent that way, Oh yeah, and The Motels singing "He Hit Me and It Felt Like A Kiss."

So while the folder in I-Tunes marker Delta 10 is well populated with Phillip Glass, Enigma and Jean Micheal Jarre so far, I am soliciting my fellow LJ'ers about what they consider to be appropriate kink music. I will then try mightily to find a bunch of these and add them to the folder for September. All suggestions are welcome and will be taken seriously. But fellow campers and travellers, think long and hard about this. A lack of responses may bequeath an onslaught of aural SM. I have an Alvin and The Chipmunks CD making my fingers itch.

"Ooo Ee Ooo Ah Ah, Ting Tang, walla walla bing bang," baby.

My Amazon Reviews: Split Enz "Corroboree/Waiata"

Plenty of Profound Performers
3 Out of 5 Stars

Split Enz made their second attempt at world pop domination on this album, the follow-up to "True Colors." "Corroboree" (or "Waiata" for us Yanks who bought in on vinyl in 1981) is not quite as strong as its predecessor, but still has some astounding songwriting from Neil and Tim Finn. But once again, American stardom eluded them, despite such strong contenders as "History Never Repeats," "One Step Ahead" and "Ghost Girl."

It is interesting to me that, as the band lost their eccentric get-ups and stage shows, their music became more and more confident. The opener, "Hard Act To Follow," had the kind of choral hook that most bands would kill for, and the crashing chords on "History" never fail to make me smile. The haunting melody of "Ghost Girl" has stayed with me for almost 30 years, and "Iris" gives hints of balladry to come (like "Message To My Girl" or Neil's later Crowded House songs).

The bring down is the inclusion of two - yes two - instrumentals, which then reeked of filler, and today sound like synthed-out 80's trifles. I have at times wondered if they were under pressure to put this out to capitalize on the US semi-success of "I Got You." Especially after the legendary story that A&M retitled and recolored the album when they determined the title and the color brown would 'put off' American buyers. Dopey marketing or not, "Corroborre" has enough good songs on it to overcome its weaknesses.