Are there any retro futuristic songs/albums from 1950-1960’s?
Last time you guys gave me some absolute masterpieces from the 70-80's era. After watching Fantastic Four: First Steps i was wondering what kind of songs would fit in that era.
The post-WW2 genre of [exotica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotica) started out as a tiki-bar pastiche of “exotic” cultures. But then, as the Space Age dawned, they decided that space was the most exotic place of all.
(The actual *sound* isn’t very futuristic — this is exotica still in tiki-bar mode, maybe with a little theremin thrown in. But the song titles are “Moonscape,” “Mr. Robot,” etc.)
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Joe Meek didn’t just do Telstar – he made an entire electronic album about alien life called “I Hear A New World”.
Also, Raymond Scott made huge amounts of great electronica throughout the fifties, all on instruments he built himself. (Mark Mothersbaugh owns all those machines now btw.)
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“The Martian Hop” by the Ran-Dells. Very much could be the sound of the picture above
[https://youtu.be/veSLdNos7q8?si=-Cj1mL83yVVVTrt6](https://youtu.be/veSLdNos7q8?si=-Cj1mL83yVVVTrt6)
I like some of Les Paul’s stuff
The post-WW2 genre of [exotica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotica) started out as a tiki-bar pastiche of “exotic” cultures. But then, as the Space Age dawned, they decided that space was the most exotic place of all.
I’d say [Space Escapade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Escapade), by genre titan Les Baxter, will give you a good idea.
(The actual *sound* isn’t very futuristic — this is exotica still in tiki-bar mode, maybe with a little theremin thrown in. But the song titles are “Moonscape,” “Mr. Robot,” etc.)
Joe Meek didn’t just do Telstar – he made an entire electronic album about alien life called “I Hear A New World”.
Also, Raymond Scott made huge amounts of great electronica throughout the fifties, all on instruments he built himself. (Mark Mothersbaugh owns all those machines now btw.)