Post #368642 by Tiki Bill on Sat, Mar 22, 2008 8:00 PM

Hey, I'm not trying to bust anybodies onions, but there is a HUGE difference between live players and sample loops. I LOVE good electronica, and I've heard electronica groups that I would almost class as modern exotica. Everything I heard on their site KICKS ASS, but still not exotica to me. In this day and age, musical genres are VERY blurred by many types of crossover stuff. I just say, you can't get the tiny flaws, that while not hurting the music, create a vibe that just can't be re-created by a computer and a sampler. Exotica to me is a type of lounge music (played by real people, not computers) that takes you to a place in your mind where you can disconnect from the daily trudge of life, and escape to some exotic location where you can just forget the world exists, and chill out and sip rum laden drinks all day while lounging in a hammock. Tipsy just dosn't put me in a hammock, they make me want to dance. If you want exotica, use your computer like a tape deck and not a "keyboard workstation". Record real players and you will have exotica, use loops and you have electronica. Case closed, thank you.

Tiki Bill.

Roland drum machines DON'T belong in exotica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ Edited by: Tiki Bill 2008-03-22 20:17 ]

[ Edited by: Tiki Bill 2008-03-22 20:20 ]