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Progenitors from the lounge revival motion, kitsch-pop symbols the Coctails formed in Kansas Town in 1989; producing their debut at a location memorial clad in coordinating yellow tuxedos filled with maroon bowties. The group (performers/multi-instrumentalists Archer Prewitt, Tag Greenberg, John Upchurch, and Barry Phipps) forged a distinctive, eclectic sound celebrating the sound and imagery of ’50s-period space age group bachelor pad music, sketching impact from everyone from Kilometers Davis to Martin Denny. After issuing their 1990 debut EP Hip Hip Hooray independently Hi there Ball label, the Coctails used a slightly much less whimsical strategy for the 1991 full-length Right here Now Today, the very first major step of progress within the band’s continuing creative advancement. A relocation to Chicago preceded the discharge of the Tracks for Kids EP, while with 1992’s The Very long Audio, the Coctails left behind their pop leanings completely and only straight-faced jazz instrumentals, collaborating with famous brands veteran jazzman Hal Russell and reed virtuoso Ken Vandermark. Because the Coctails’ notoriety grew, they surfaced as something of the cottage industry; furthermore to operating their very own brands (Hi-Ball and its own sister imprint Carrot Best), the music group produced some handmade novelty products which range from dolls to calendars. After issuing a set of 1993 EPs — 3/4 Period and the Christmas-themed Wintertime Wonderland — the group came back with their pop root base the following calendar year with Peel off, their most completely realized work. The Coctails’ self-titled finale premiered Dec 31, 1995, the time of the farewell live show (conserved for posterity over the Live at Lounge Ax, Chicago disk); within the wake from the band’s demise Prewitt continuing with his function in the ocean and Cake, afterwards issuing many superb solo information, while Greenberg documented with wife Anne-Marie because the Log Words. The Coctails reunited January 15, 2000, for the one-time-only gig honoring Lounge Ax’s last nights business.
