But Ra had a group-oriented idea nonetheless; his compositions and arrangements, with their exotic moods and heavily percussive underpinnings, were as essential to his work as were his and the other band members' solos.
They were a handsome couple onstage as they explored the exotic moods and colors of 10 songs from "Westöstlicher Divan," Goethe's volume of poems inspired by translations of the 14th-century Persian poet Hâfiz.
I had been to London only perhaps a half-dozen times before I moved, and so I had lived in visitors' London: an intoxicating fairy tale of quirky architecture, treasure-filled museums, theater for every mood, exotic accents, stately parks, humorous food, royalty looming in the background and a subway system I could experience as amusing novelty rather than logistical necessity.
"Andy's exotic romanticism matches the mood of the Chateau Marmont precisely," said André Balazs, the hotel's owner.
Oliveira's textured, luminous tableaux and the performances of Chopin by the pianist Maria João Pires on the soundtrack complete the mood of exotic, eternal mystery that surges up from the modern, practical town.
More elaborate whimsy from Mr. Anderson, who confected a parallel-universe Manhattan in "The Royal Tenenbaums" and who now goes even further, inventing tropical islands and species of exotic fish when the mood strikes him.
More elaborate whimsy from Mr. Anderson, who confected a parallel-universe Manhattan in "The Royal Tenenbaums" and who now goes even further, inventing tropical islands and new species of exotic fish when the mood strikes him.
Even without the sculpture, the mélange of flowering plants and exotic trees has pleasantly mood-altering effects.
Rhys's exotic background and the violent mood swings of her adult life make her a figure who still mesmerises.
This allows us to grow more exotic plants, which dramatically influence the mood of a garden.
