abstract:Exotica: Fabricated Soundscapes in a Real World, published in 1999, is English musician and author David Toop's book on the musical genre Exotica.
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You use exotica to refer to objects that you think are unusual and interesting, usually because they come from or are related to a distant country. (外来的)新奇事物
From caress-soft romance to pounding shake-apart chases in no less exotica setting than "Ultimatum's" Tangiers, Powell is fluent in the secret language of the great film composers working today: The secret is you don't know they're there, guiding your emotions, pacing your reactions, churning up your attention, easing you out the door during the credits.
Mr Portillo is a rummer cove: a bit of a dandy, a bit exotic, a bit Spanish, exquisitely aware of the impression he makes on those around him, a man who since confessing to a gay past has embarked publicly on a journey of rediscovery whose destination is not yet known.