In the heyday of low-budget television and scrappy genre filmmaking, producers who needed a soundtrack for their commercial entertainments could reach for a selection of library music: LPs of stock recordings whose contents fit any mood required.

Unusual Sounds is a deep dive into a musical universe that has, until now, been accessible only to producers and record collectors; a celebration of this strange industry and an examination of its unique place at the nexus of art and commerce.

The perfect companion to the David Hollander curated book Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music (out now on Anthology Editions), these 20 tracks, encapsulate the niche and fascinating subculture of library music. Genres were spliced, conventions dispensed with, and oftens hybrid music of astonishing complexity was produced. Elements of rock, jazz, soul, even twentieth-century avant-garde composition were all utilized, and no stone was left unturned. As a result, some of the best library music defies all categorization, reflecting the individualistic quirks and artistry of the various musicians who made it.

Tracklist:
01. Keith Mansfield - Funky Fanfare (2:28)
02. Stefano Torossi - Running Fast (4:26)
03. D. Patucchi - La Dimostrazione (2:21)
04. Klaus Weiss - Survivor (2:45)
05. Janko Nillovic - Xenos Cosmos (4:58)
06. V. Giani - Ophis Le Serpentaire (2:39)
07. Nino Nardini - Tropicola (2:42)
08. Stefano Torossi - Feeling Tense (4:08)
09. Gary Pacific Orchestra - Soft Wind (2:06)
10. John Cameron - Half Forgotten Daydreams (4:08)
11. F. Micalizzi - Night Breeze (2:43)
12. Les Hurdle, Kathleen Poppy, Madeline Bell - You've Got What It Takes (3:41)
13. Electric Machine - Fancy Good (4:11)
14. C.M. Cordio & F. Vinciguerra - Quips and Cranks (3:19)
15. L.Hurdle & F.Riccotti - Dissolves (1:35)
16. Joel Vandroogenbroeck & Walt Rockman - Fairy Tale (3:01)
17. Mladen Franko - Weeping Eelgrass (1:21)
18. Peter Patzer - Mild Maniac (5:30)
19. Joel Vandroogenbroeck & Marc Monsen - Group Meditation (14:10)
20. Roland Hollinger - Dream Number Two (5:18)
New! - 2018 Unusual Sounds CDRip.rar - 448.6 MB
2018-Unusual-Sounds-mp3.rar - 159.1 MB