Sven's The SOUND of TIKI CD -preview and discussion - Tiki Music

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 4:05 PM On 2010-04-13 10:26, Kon-Hemsby wrote: I received my CD today from Grooves Inc, but unfortunately as it was just put inside a Jiffy Lite, I received it with a dented and battered cover and the plastic inside was broken. I real shame, I have written to them hoping they can resolve it. CD plays fine BTW and it's brilliant. That sucks. If THEY don't replace it, I will, for such a TC veteran as you are, Kon-Hemsby. I take it as a personal compliment if someone pays that much money for a CD nowadays, so they should get their money's worth. I was paid in CDs for my work on the album, so I have a few left beyond the ones I still have to give to friends and contributers. Which brings me to: On 2010-04-13 20:22, JOHN-O wrote: My first take was that BigBro was leveraging his "brand" to sell Exotica compilations... I can absolutely see why one would think that, with that fat "Sven A Kirsten presents..." header to the title, but after spending ten years as just a writer, critic and observer of Tiki, while seeing countless others making a business out of it, I felt it was time to somehow use my name to promote my work: Another case in point being the first mug of Tiki Farm's "Sven Kirsten Kollection": I originally felt that a simple "The Kirsten Kollection" would sound much cooler, but the fact was that if I would NOT somehow bring the full recognition value of my name into it, it would get noticed less --maybe not here, but out there in the Tiki marketplace. This statement does not mean that I see myself as a "celebrity" (that would be ridiculous) but that I pragmatically have to make use of the "branding" possibilities available to me, or I would be stupid. I really appreciate John-O's honest and thought-provoking posts, and thank you for supporting 8-Ball. Naomi is really working hard to make her business survive in a still tough economy. And BTD, after me whining about your comment about "only 17 tracks", Naomi set me straight about the fact that, no matter what I feel, the so-called "perceived value" cannot be ignored, it is what it is, and your post made me aware of that. The questions: 1.) Here are a some answers for the Marais and Miranda fan: http://www.maraisandmiranda.com/bio.htm ...AND a cool film clip!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbtSUMzBb0 2.) That was Miguel Covarrubias, a motif he used for his Bali book first, and later for "Typee" 3.) I got to hold Martin's poodle only while he was holding the BOT :)

On 2010-04-13 10:26, Kon-Hemsby wrote:
I received my CD today from Grooves Inc, but unfortunately as it was just put inside a Jiffy Lite, I received it with a dented and battered cover and the plastic inside was broken. I real shame, I have written to them hoping they can resolve it. CD plays fine BTW and it's brilliant.

That sucks. If THEY don't replace it, I will, for such a TC veteran as you are, Kon-Hemsby. I take it as a personal compliment if someone pays that much money for a CD nowadays, so they should get their money's worth. I was paid in CDs for my work on the album, so I have a few left beyond the ones I still have to give to friends and contributers.

Which brings me to:

On 2010-04-13 20:22, JOHN-O wrote:
My first take was that BigBro was leveraging his "brand" to sell Exotica compilations...

I can absolutely see why one would think that, with that fat "Sven A Kirsten presents..." header to the title, but after spending ten years as just a writer, critic and observer of Tiki, while seeing countless others making a business out of it, I felt it was time to somehow use my name to promote my work: Another case in point being the first mug of Tiki Farm's "Sven Kirsten Kollection":
I originally felt that a simple "The Kirsten Kollection" would sound much cooler, but the fact was that if I would NOT somehow bring the full recognition value of my name into it, it would get noticed less --maybe not here, but out there in the Tiki marketplace. This statement does not mean that I see myself as a "celebrity" (that would be ridiculous) but that I pragmatically have to make use of the "branding" possibilities available to me, or I would be stupid.

I really appreciate John-O's honest and thought-provoking posts, and thank you for supporting 8-Ball. Naomi is really working hard to make her business survive in a still tough economy. And BTD, after me whining about your comment about "only 17 tracks", Naomi set me straight about the fact that, no matter what I feel, the so-called "perceived value" cannot be ignored, it is what it is, and your post made me aware of that.

The questions:
1.) Here are a some answers for the Marais and Miranda fan:

http://www.maraisandmiranda.com/bio.htm ...AND a cool film clip!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbtSUMzBb0

2.) That was Miguel Covarrubias, a motif he used for his Bali book first, and later for "Typee"

3.) I got to hold Martin's poodle only while he was holding the BOT :)

Post #523958 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 4:05 PM