http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 12:12:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/ As the title suggests we are moving away from lush cocktail parties, stewardesses and martinis for a while to go down one flight of stairs into the world of swingers, beatniks, hipsters and cool cats. Welcome to the “Electric Psychedelic Swingers Pussycat Club”, Carnaby Street, London – were we play psychedelic rock and pop from [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/feed/ 11 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-christmas/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-christmas/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:16:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/repost-retro-christmas/ Since Christmas is almost upon us, I thought it would be a great idea to share a special Christmas compilation with you fine folks. This is a custom made compilation made for this blog. The compilation features 25 songs, one for each day until Christmas day. The theme is as the title of the compilation [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-christmas/feed/ 44 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/shaft-shut-your-mouth/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/shaft-shut-your-mouth/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:09:15 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=60 “Who’s that black private dick who is like a sex machine to all the chicks?” John Shaft of course. The movie Shaft from 1971 is one of the most famous blaxploitation films of all time, not only because of its ultra cool black superhero but also for the award winning score by Isaac Hayes. The [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/shaft-shut-your-mouth/feed/ 21 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/midnight-martinis/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/midnight-martinis/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:54:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/midnight-martinis/ It is still summer, and still warm so why not cool off with some refreshing Martinis with your loved one? This compilation is the perfect mood setter for anyone enjoying a Martini late at night, gazing out on the quiet streets from your penthouse apartment while a soft breeze blows through the open window. If [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/midnight-martinis/feed/ 37 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-shopping-volume-2-shopping-spree/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-shopping-volume-2-shopping-spree/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:16:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/retro-shopping-volume-2-shopping-spree/ It is summer and hot again. Why not return to the nice temperature controlled environment inside the malls one more time? Browse all the exotic goods from all over the world, walking up and down the isles in a dreamy waltz while the soft music echoes through the muzak system and then grab a bite [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-shopping-volume-2-shopping-spree/feed/ 32 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/voices-from-a-photograph/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/voices-from-a-photograph/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:56:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/voices-from-a-photograph/ Here it is, my latest compilation – Voices from a Photograph. I have been working on this compilation for quite some time, almost a year in the making. It took a long time to find songs that fitted both the mood and title of it. The theme for the compilation is mood music for rainy [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/voices-from-a-photograph/feed/ 48 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-1-ultra-swank-living/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-1-ultra-swank-living/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:51:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/space-age-lounge-volume-1-ultra-swank-living/ Here is the compilation that started everything. It was actually compiled a few months before I started this website back in September 2005 and I decided to keep the name Ultra Swank seeing it has a nice ring to it. “Space Age Lounge Volume 1″ was first compilation I had done in many years, so [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-1-ultra-swank-living/feed/ 34 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-2-red-carpet-ride/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-2-red-carpet-ride/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:18:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/space-age-lounge-volume-2-red-carpet-ride/ Since many of you have requested my previous two volumes of “Space Age Lounge”, I have decided to share them with you here. First off is volume 2, which is called Red Carpet Ride. It is a tribute to the swank Hollywood premieres and jet set lifestyle of the 1960s. The music is mostly soft [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-2-red-carpet-ride/feed/ 23 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/#comments Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:35:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/ As hinted in a previous post, here is my latest custom made compilation! The theme for this one is jet travel in the late 60s / early 70s – which basically means lots of delicious strings, brass and soft bass lines in every form. This is the kind of music you would listen to when [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/feed/ 39 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-shopping-volume-1-music-to-buy-toasters-by/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-shopping-volume-1-music-to-buy-toasters-by/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:01:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/retro-shopping-volume-1-music-to-buy-toasters-by/ Since it is summer and very hot outside (at least here in Sweden), many people prefer to stay indoors in a temperature-controlled environment. So why not spend some time at your local mall? This is a exclusive custom made compiltion for this website, to celebrate the mood and feel of the American malls from the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/retro-shopping-volume-1-music-to-buy-toasters-by/feed/ 51