Martin Denny - Exotic Moog (LP)

Martin Denny - Exotic Moog (LP)

In 1969, Martin Denny — the “Father of Exotica” — took a bold leap into the future with Exotic Moog. Trading in his signature vibraphones for the space-age tones of Robert Moog’s revolutionary synthesizer, Denny reimagined the exotica sound for a new era of hi-fi exploration.

The album blends lush tropical rhythms with buzzing, otherworldly electronics, transforming familiar exotica moods into psychedelic soundscapes. Think tiki cocktails under starlight, but with a rocket on the launch pad nearby — a meeting of Polynesian pop fantasy and the Space Age jet set.

Unlike his ’50s classics adorned with Sandy Warner, Exotic Moog steps into a new visual world — sleek, futuristic, and daring. For collectors, it represents one of Denny’s most adventurous statements: a perfect collision of lounge, exotica, and early electronic experimentation.

This black vinyl reissue lets you hear the daring side of Denny, when exotica gazed beyond the lagoon and into the cosmos.

Original Release Date: 1969

For fans of: Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman, Robert Drasnin, Esquivel