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Ritualis

CD By Truus - 2009

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Rancho Exotica

CD by Truus. 

Item M002 - $12

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Muzotica

CD by Truus

Item M-001   $12

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DEAL!!!!! Buy all 3 - Muzotica, Rancho Exotica, Ritualis

Ritualis CD By Truus - 2009   INCLUDES COLLECTIBLE MARK RYDEN MINI POSTER! 14 brand new original tracks, this time many with vocals and a number of actual Chansons d'amour straight from the heart but all still in the realm of Exotica!    The CD cover art premieres a painting by surrealist master Mark Ryden and as if that wasn’t enough the CD insert folds out to an 9 ½ ”x 14” mini poster (suitable for framing) of the original art. The opposite side of the fold out (and back cover) includes photographs by Bosko at some of our favorite Southern California locales.   More about Truus' latest projects on MySpace:   www.myspace.com/truusdotnet

Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, Yma Sumac, Bas Sheva, Korla Pandit -- the gods and goddesses of midcentury exotica music have all gone to their eternal reward, but not before leaving us with a copious catalogue of Tiki tunage. With this genre, familiarity breeds content: we could listen to Denny's "Afrodesia," to take just one example, until the canoes come home.

A new generation of exotica musicians apparently feels the same way; retro-minded stylists such as the conservatory trained jazzbos Waitiki, the Esquivel-obsessed Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, and the hyperkinetic Tikiyaki Orchestra all create neo-exotica music that not only celebrates the work of their idols, but often tops it.

The current queen of Oceanic easy listening is a former punk rocker from Holland named Truus. Her new CD, Ritualis, goes beyond the mythopoetic rhythms of her previous releases, Muzotica and Rancho Exotica. Way beyond. How to describe its soothing yet unsettling sound? Its hypnoxotic, entropical air of zombacious Melanesiancholy?

Ritualis is a dream of mysterious things that go bump in the Jungian night, conjuring ancient tribal tones from our collective unconscious and freighting them with lyrics full of modern longing for primitive passion. In other words, it's perfect music to Mai Tai by.

Review by Renate Sun-Louw

Fret Magazine 2009- The Netherlands

Truus -  perhaps the most common Dutch name - but Truus is anything but common. During the 70's she was prolific in the punk, new/no wave and later the Euro beat scene.  Many still remember her as the lead singer of Nasmak.  In 1981 she left for the US and nothing much has been heard from her since.  That is too bad because we could someone with the indomitable spirit she has.  Lucky for all we now have Ritualis, original Exotica that is sometimes dreamy, sensual, obscure and haunting.  Truus adds her own dimensions to this genre.  The subtitle: :Ancient Legends, Strange Myths, Forbidden Desire sets the stage for the ambience of this album.  With the renewed interest in Exotica in the Netherlands Ritualis should appeal to more than a few music lovers.

Rancho Exotica   CD By Truus - 2005     Brand new CD by Truus.  A great follow up to Muzotica. Perfect for your Tiki Lounge or Luau.  Just a little weirder...

by Jeff Berry (aka Beachbum Berry)  Amazon.com                                                                                                                      

What hath Dutch ex-punk rock diva Truus De Groot wrought?  One thing "Rancho Exotica" isn't is yet another postmodern rerun of the usual Martin Denny lounge music.  Leave that to the retro remix crowd.  Truus has what they don't -- an imagination.  If you're looking for something new and different to mix your mai tai's by, look no further.  Truus has created a new kind of exotica music, a sonic dreamscape at once primordial and futuristic, ethereal and corporeal, amped up and mellowed out.  It's the soundtrack for the life you wish you were leading:  a life of moonlit nights on uncharted isles, of exploring ruined cities in jungle overgrowth, of travelling through space in interstellar overdrive.  My favorite tracks -- "Visitors," "Ua Ahi," and "Mystery Isle" -- put me in a fugue state I never want out of.  And what an orchestra she summons from the void:  Kafiristani monks on horns, Inca shepherds on flute, Meiji geishas on strings, Alpine maidens on vocals, and ancient Marquesan warriors, Bantu chieftains, and prehistoric locusts on percussion -- all mixed down by alien engineers from Alpha Ceti, in a Chinese opium den recording studio.  Check it out!

Review by Sven Kirsten -  Author of The Book of Tiki

Amazon.com

Sophisticated and minimalist, whimsical and meditative, modern and primitive, these are the exotic sounds of Truus de Groot. A world apart, they create their own universe for the listener to explore, a place as mysterious as it is playful. They will make you feel like a European intellectual...or idiot savant, you choose

Muzotica  CD CD By Truus - 2000  Original music by Truus, the soundtrack is heard on the short Bosko documentary By Paul Desjarlis and on the Taboo Cove Website.  Original cover art by Bosko. Total playtime 42:21.

Review by Tiki News

First there was Martin Denny, then later there was Throbbing Gristle paying homage to Martin Denny and hailing him as their prime inspiration. At first the connection might have been tenuous and hard to believe but Industrial tribal music owes a lot to Exotica.
What Truus has brought to the table is a new Exotica for the 21st century applying electronic beats and tribal/industrial thinking to the Lounge/Jazz Exotica realm. The results are pleasant and authentic establishing Truus as one of the very few modern musicians worthy of owning the genre description of EXOTICA. (along with Ken Sasaki, Don Tiki, Ape, Combustible Edison, and a few others)

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Tiki Magazine

Summer 2006
Vol. 2, No. 2

This full color magazine is completely dedicated to Tiki! Featuring Shag's cover art depicting Bosko at work.  Inside a feature article by Beachbum Berry on Bosko himself and much much more!

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