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/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/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 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/les-baxter-thinking-of-you-1954/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/les-baxter-thinking-of-you-1954/#comments Fri, 12 May 2006 13:47:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/les-baxter-thinking-of-you-1954/ As promised here is my first of (hopefully) many more vinyl shares. First up is a real classic by Les Baxter. Found it on a auction site here in Sweden for about $6 – what a bargain! Although this isn’t a exotica record per se, it is still very recognizable if you have heard Les [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/les-baxter-thinking-of-you-1954/feed/ 19