SPY MUSIC — THE SOUND OF ESPIONAGE

 

This week on Cocktail Nation, we're slipping behind the velvet curtain and into the glamorous world of 1960s espionage — where secret agents, Cold War intrigue and suspicious cats meet some of the coolest music ever recorded.

Our main feature explores Spy Music — The Sound of Espionage, looking at how the Cold War and classic spy films created an instantly recognisable musical language of jazz, orchestration, lounge, exotica and danger.

We also uncover the extraordinary CIA experiment Acoustic Kitty, meet a listener whose love of spy movies may have gone slightly too far, and explore more international intrigue in Lounge Life Magazine.

Robert Short - The Cairo Connection Tiki Delights - The Sneaky Tiki Spy Dana Countryman - Spy Out From Outer Space Alex Khaskin - Austin Powers Combustible Edison - Spy Vs Spy Kenny Sasaki - Jill The Spy Robby Poitevin - Jazz Cave Metrolites - Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Spy Tabu Recordings - Enter The Spy Magician Hugo Montenegro - The James Bond Theme Spyfi - Black Tie Spy Alex Khaskin - Bond The Spy Keith Williams And His Orchestra - Sound And The Fury Beat Generation - Spy Time Ludovic Bource - Spicy Spy

Bruno Nicolai - Spy Chase