Iran - Contra
Captain Xanadu and His Orbiting Orchestrions
1) Tarmac Tango
3) We'll Always Have San Salvador
4) Jet Set Jalalabad
2) Missile Cha-Cha
5) Interlude in D Minor
6) Contra Cookout
7) Opus in C (for Covert Ops)
8) Mambo No. 5 (Million)
9) Night Flight to Managua
10) A Quiet Little War
11) Lullaby for a Democracy
IRAN-CONTRA: A SPACE-AGE LOUNGE EXPOSE Captain Xanadu and His Orbiting Orchestrions
Introducing Iran-Contra: A Space-Age Lounge Expose, the latest transmission from Captain Xanadu And His Orbiting Orchestrions. Across eleven tracks, the Orchestrions turn one of the twentieth century's most tangled political scandals into a swinging, shadow-drenched space-age lounge suite, complete with tarmac tangos, missile cha-chas, and a mambo built entirely out of dollar figures. This is exotica with a conscience: vibraphones and congas standing in for shredders and ledgers, tiki drums narrating a backyard fundraiser for a jungle war, a solo piano bearing the weight of a president who can't quite remember his own signature. Real names, real memos, and real consequences drift through every track, rendered with the Orchestrions' signature blend of playful wordplay and genuine historical care, never trading accuracy for a punchline. From the smoky opening notes of "Tarmac Tango" to the resolving strings of the closing "Lullaby for a Democracy," the album traces a covert operation from its first quiet flight to its final, imperfect reckoning, asking listeners to dance, wince, and think, sometimes all in the same bar. For anyone who ever wondered what a constitutional crisis sounds like set to a rhumba, Captain Xanadu And His Orbiting Orchestrions have your answer.
