Post #400751 by tiki mick on Tue, Aug 12, 2008 10:22 AM

I think, Sven, that you codified something that had never been codified before.
When I first read BOT, all of a sudden everything was made clear. A common thread was identified for me. Basically, you gave a name to something that never had a name. In my opinion.
BOT is a work of genius.
I agree with DJ on the music part, though. Rockabilly and surf have very little to do with the exotica. I have always said that exotica and lounge was performed by expert studio jazz musicians. Rockabilly, rock, surf, ect...I hate to say it but for the most part they are created by non-professionals. By professional I mean the ability to play jazz or classical, sight read, etc..As good as Dick Dale is, I doubt he does those things except at the most rudimentary level.
But the trend nowadays is to merge genres. Surf blended with exotica, ect..or surf with "tiki" imagery/themes/artwork.