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N NSTOW QUEE
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Tiki Taane
The Source Interview Source: We’ve seen a lot of you in Queenstown over the years, from back in the Salmonella Dub days to filming videos at Subculture to rocking the house with Shihad last winter – what keeps you coming back? Tiki: Ain’t no party like a Queenstown party! S: Musically you continue to mix things up, from live mixing DJ sets, to MCing, to acoustic shows – what can we expect at your Queenstown gig? T: Acoustic jams that will get the people singing and moving, that’s the plan. S: We hear you’ve got an acoustic album in the works – when can we expect that? T: I’m playing a few new ones for the More Fm Summer Vineyard Tour, road testing the new tracks. The plan is to release the full length album in October this year. S: Last year you released a dubstep album and now an acoustic record – lots of artists would be happy to stick in their pigeon hole, what keeps you exploring new musical ideas? T: I love experimenting with different sounds and musical styles so that’s why I’m always releasing such varied music. I love variation.
S: The theme of The Source this month is ‘The Body’ – as a guy with a healthy amount of ink, what do your tattoos say about you? T: My tattoos can say a lot of things about me, but mainly they represent individuality in a punk and rebel like way. I’ve been tattooed by over 35 tattooists from all over the world so it’s a story board that keeps unfolding. S: What tattoo means the most to you? T: I’m really proud of my Puhoro which is the Maori shorts. It was done in 2 days and is a mixture of the tattoo gun and the traditional tap tap tool called the Uhi. It was such a traumatic experience that I went into shock many times. I’ve never felt pain like that before. S: Can we expect any NWA covers at your Queenstown show? T: I don’t plan to play any as I’m doing an acoustic set but I do sometimes play it at my DJ shows along with heaps of other offensive, rebellious and controversial songs. But I have been thinking of doing a really nice acoustic version of “Fuck da Police” for my acoustic album - that could be fun... 10