Post #609855 by Mr. Ho on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 4:24 PM

I hope nobody here gets mad if I am interested in adding some..."high art" to it whatever that means. i personally look at exotica as a framework for escapism, certain types of sound/timbre combinations, and a means to explore old and new simultaneously without having to adhere to codified rules that exist in certain genres of music (rules that I welcome when playing those styles as they define the styles!) So, not sure if what our quartet is doing is tiki or not....or anyone else's. I've borrowed the third-stream music movement to define what my group does as third-stream exotica. Really, does it matter though?

This whole debate is funny to me - so much time has been spent on trying to codify and define this genre which inherently lacked rules and historical context for performance. A highly subjective starting point for debate!

Besides, people never use genre labels all that accurately I find; even musicians. My favorite is "latin music" - I am awaiting the creation of "north american" music to go along with it!

mr. ho