in the mid 90s, pop culture was enthralled with most things from the mid50s to the mid-late 60s. Music had just gotten over grunge and a 'new' niche was to be filled with "space age bachelor pad" music. this music appealed to me greatly, since having discovered it at a Wherehouse record store after a bad breakup with a girl...bummed and brokenhearted i reached for Esquivel and his sounds immediately made me smile...later i would see the film Four Rooms, the soundtrack of which featured Esquivel, as well as Combustible Edison. This music is just great!
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