Unlike the world music bands of the late 80s, Dengue Fever is more concerned with a universal groove and breaking down musical barriers than with notions of authenticity. Fronted by Cambodian pop star Ch’hom Nimol, who sings in Khmer, the Los Angeles sextet blends the rhythms of ‘60s Cambodian pop - heavily influenced by American surf, rock and early psychedelic garage bands - with their own incendiary mix of American and international styles. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American R&B, Cambodian folk, Spaghetti Western weirdness and girl group angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is all their own. The band’s imaginative sound grabbed listeners from their first appearances, winning them the LA Weekly’s Best New Artist Award in 2002 for Ch’hom Nimol’s remarkable use of her high shimmering vibrato, theatrical stage moves and the band’s understated virtuosity. Don't miss their long-awaited NYC debut. "Churning, vertiginous rhythms and honking sax lines betray the Ethiopian sources while stratospherically ornamented yet demure Cameroonian folkways inform the lead vocals (sung in English and Khmer) and Zac Holtzman¹s dan bau (a Vietnamese mono-string instrument). But the mix further incorporates campy organ riffs straight out of Question Mark and the Mysterians, the Shangri-Las' stiletto-edged girl-group theatrics and Ennio Morricone¹s surreal Spaghetti Western guitars. The group's stage persona is equally eclectic, ranging from a sweet-faced "Oriental" B-movie heroine, to a guy whose beard would scare the heck out of ZZ Top, to a latter-day Super-Fly clone. A testament to following your own star no matter what, Escape from Dragon House is at once blindingly authentic in the cosmic sense and delightfully deranged." - amazon "The songs on Dengue Fever's album 'Escape From Dragon House' (M80) reach back to the 1960's of the Doors, the Ventures and the Jefferson Airplane, but with bilingual lyrics and melodies based on Asian scales...complete with dizzy psychedelic echoes and the sudden eruption of a horn section, the whole nutty mix boils over." - NY Times
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2003 debut on the Mimicry label is multicultural pop featuring the vocals of Cambodian emigre Chhom Nimol (all the vocals are sung in Khmer). Retro surf guitar, the throwback psychedelic tone of the Farfisa organ, rhythms on songs like 'Pow Pow' that conjure visions of James Bond dancing the Swim in a Hong Kong nightclub, as well as the absence of any post-punk or disco residue, create a sense of time displacement. This music could just as easily have been heard decades ago, long before American demographics had absorbed Asian pop influences. 12 tracks.
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Track Listing
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1. Lost in Laos (4:04)
2. I'm Sixteen (4:23)
3. 22 Nights (5:46)
4. Hold My Hips (4:30)
5. Flowers (4:47)
6. Thanks-A-Lot (2:11)
7. New Year's Eve (4:16)
8. Ethanopium (4:36)
9. Glass of Wine (4:18)
10. Shave Your Beard (3:03)
11. Pow Pow (3:02)
12. Connect Four (4:00)
Total Playing Time: 49:01 (min:sec)
Total Size : 67.4 MB (70'627'328 bytes)
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