Middle Eastern music to game by

[PeteMurray]

http://www.el-bakkar.com/music.html

Six free albums of authentic* music of the Middle East! Got chaos in Cairo? Murder in Marrakesh? Bollocks in Basra? Get some music to accompany your games!

I don't know how you guys come down on music while gaming. I'm for it, if it's not incredibly loud and sets the feel of the game.

*Not guaranteed to be authentic.

[Plynkes]

Excellent saucy pictures to accompany them, too.


First rate job, Field Agent Murray. Take the rest of the day off.

[PeteMurray]

Excellent saucy pictures to accompany them, too.

I enjoyed them solely for their cultural insight into the 1950s and as demonstration of the themes that Said illustrates in "Orientalism."

First rate job, Field Agent Murray. Take the rest of the day off.

Thank you, sah!

[Plynkes]

I'm going to steal the bloody lot for my latest mad scheme: THE LAST STAND OF THE ELKE in which some angry Yemeni tribesmen decide to take on the might of the Kaiser in a bullet-hurling contest during the Great War. Not quite as mad as it sounds, I am basing it very loosely on historical events.

This will be perfect background music for this caper.

I already have plenty of the Kaiser's boys ready, and as we speak I am taking a short break from assembling and painting their Maxim gun.  This will be a nasty shock to the Yemeni player, who thinks he has a feeble, weakened foe to deal with.

The Yemenis themselves will be played by Darkest Africa Baluchis (yep, I'm finally getting around to painting them), who are currently all visiting a vocal coach to perfect their Yemeni accents.

[Plynkes]

I particularly like "Al-Beeba" from the "Music of the African Arab" album.

That one's going on the iPod. A great party tune to get granny dancing at Christmas.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

I particularly like "Al-Beeba" from the "Music of the African Arab" album.

yep, its a great one. Thanks, Pete!

[Prof.Witchheimer]

I'm going to steal the bloody lot for my latest mad scheme: THE LAST STAND OF THE ELKE .

 :: Elke!  ::

[Westfalia Chris]

"DIE FETTE ELKE!" ::

[Plynkes]

Sorry, have I inadvertently said something humourous?

The Elke will be a  German commerce raider. I wanted a German girl's name beginning with "E" as she is based on the Emden (and all the ships in my fictional Great War must have girls' names. I don't know why, it's just traditional).

I picked Elke as it is a nice name, and it reminds me of German actress Elke Sommer, who once showed off her shapely buttocks in the British comedy film "Carry on Behind." I saw this at a young age, and it left quite an impression on my young, tender mind.

In case Lead Adventurers are unfamiliar with the lady:




I'm glad I have made you laugh, but must admit I have no idea how I did it.  

[Westfalia Chris]

For gods sake, the divine Sommer is certainly one of the BEST namesakes a ship could have... :love:

My reference was to a spoofy Rock song by the FunPunk band "Die Ärzte" about an... ah.. slightly overweight, overzealous female fan.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

There is a song of the german band "Die Ärzte", "Die Fette Elke" (the fat Elke) Apart from that Elke is a funny name (to me) i never couldnt take it seriously  :mrgreen:

[Westfalia Chris]

It has a certain Elk-like quality to it, doesn´t it?

[Plynkes]

So is it not a common name in Germany, then?

It sounds very pretty to my British ears. Ell-kuh. Ell-kuh. Lovely.

Do you think many Germans find it ludicrous?


Hmmm. I fear I have hijacked Pete's topic. Didn't mean to. I have something of a reputation for doing this on TMP, but I think this is the first time it has happened here. Apologies. Back to those crazy musical Arabs...

[theoldschool]

Does Spike Jones and his City Slickers count? Who could forget such classics as Never Hit Your Grandma With a Shovel or I Dream Of Brownie in the Light Blue Jeans!
Just taken delivery of a 20 CD box set of The Shadow radio plays, wonderful stuff.
Pat

[Westfalia Chris]

So is it not a common name in Germany, then?

It sounds very pretty to my British ears. Ell-kuh. Ell-kuh. Lovely.

Do you think many Germans find it ludicrous?

Not really uncommon, but a bit rare nowadays, since it is considered a bit dated. Not that the modern Kevin/Jaqueline/whatshis/hernames are any better. In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, it was very popular - not in the least because of Ms. Sommer.

I have to say, though, that it would be unusual in a pre-1940s context, especially during the Imperial era. Now they had REALLY old-fashioned names.

Really. I´d really love a ship that´s named after the lovely Ms. Sommer. And this I say while being fully aware that she´s old enought to be my mother... erm... you know what I mean. Those 1960s movie ladies really had it going on.