Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia - 2009 US Minky Records Label 12-track LP

This music was recorded in the 1960s and early '70s soon after Cambodia became an independent nation. It was a period of rapid modernization that not only influenced music, but also architecture, sculpture, painting, dance and cinema. For many, it was Cambodia's own artistic renaissance, a time pointing to a hopeful future. This golden era came to a sudden end when the Khmer Rouge took control of the country in 1975 and brutally attempted to destroy any trace of modern society. Sadly, while many of the recordings of modern Cambodian rock and roll survived, most of the artists who created it did not. Over the last decade Dengue Fever has culled this compilation of their favorite Cambodian rock and roll from many different cassette tapes. The great music you'll find here is a testament to the spirit of a modern Cambodia that existed not so long ago, and should be remembered today.

Standard black vinyl - picture cover

Tracklisting:

Side 1.
1. Dara Chom Chan - Give Me One Kiss   
2. Pen Ran - Don't Speak   
3. Pen Ran - Jombang Jet   
4. Ros Serey Sothea - Flowers In The Pond   
5. Ros Serey Sothea - Shave Your Beard   
6. Pen Ran - I Will Marry You   

Side 2.
1. Pen Ran - I Want To Be Your Lover   
2. Ros Serey Sothea - I Want To Shout   
3. Pen Ran - Snaeha   
4. Ros Serey Sothea - I Will Starve Myself To Death   
5. Pen Ran - Unknown Title   
6. Ros Serey Sothea - Cold Sky