Post #609944 by Kaiwaza on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 10:53 AM

On 2011-10-11 20:34, emspace wrote:
Kaiwaza, I take very strong exception to the idea that the general public should be trusted to define what Tiki is. VERY...strong...exception.

But if everyone insists it's true, then so be it: trilobites and cart racing are Tiki, and so is Hank Williams.

Mr. Ho, your stuff is pure exotica, completely influenced by the old school, so whatever influences you may have, my 30+ years as a muso tell me this is not exactly some shatteringly new approach. That's intended as compliment BTW. Very nice pure-drop exotica.

So, whether or not you know it or are happy about it: you have internalized and made use of something that does seem after all to be codifiable.

Well, I don't "trust" the general public in much of anything, but that doesn't change reality. Who defines what's "disco" and what isn't? Who can argue that reggae (God forbid) is "Hawaiian" when it's what most Hawaiians listen to, play & often perform? Next time you grab a kleenex, ask yourself why you call it that and not a "tissue." trust me, when the Kleenex brand name copyright expires, "facial tissue" as a name will cease to exist and all brands will be _______ kleenex. Use determine correctness ultimately whether we like it or not. That's how language works. So, in OUR minds, "tiki music" may be something very specific (although, HELLO, we can't even agreee amongst OURSELVES), whatever the general public considers "tiki" is what will be "tiki"...even if it's a reggae version of "Sittin' on The Dock Of The Bay.."...perish the thought.