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Dengue Fever’s psychedelic take on the Cambodian pop sounds of the 60s makes them one of rock’n’roll’s most unique success stories. They draw enthusiastic crowds from LA to the UK, from Maui to Moscow, and leave critics rummaging through their thesauruses looking for new superlatives to describe their sound. The band’s latest release, the documentary feature film Sleepwalking Through The Mekong (DVD/CD Soundtrack) continues the story and evolution of the band as they travel to Cambodia as the first Western group to perform the music of Cambodia since the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Sleepwalking Through The Mekong has received an enthusiastic reception at international film festivals, as well as the Tucson Film Festival, the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles, the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York.

Brothers Ethan (keyboards) and Zac (guitar) Holtzman started Dengue Fever in 2001 when they discovered they shared a love for the Cambodian pop music of the 60s. After adding sax man David Ralicke (Beck/Brazzaville), drummer Paul Smith and bassist Senon Williams, they went looking for a Cambodian singer. Enter Chhom Nimol, who performed regularly for the King and Queen of Cambodia. Her powerful singing, marked by a luminous vibrato that adds exotic ornamentations to her vocal lines, and hypnotic stage moves based on traditional dances, complemented the band’s driving Cambodian/American sound.
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  • Perezchapa

    NICE!!!

    last month

  • DeadKinks

    "Dengue Fever’s psychedelic take on the Cambodian pop sounds of the 60s " It makes it seem like the psychedelic part was their idea, and not integral part of Cambodian rock of the latter half of the 60's and the first half of the 70's. They're pretty good, yes, but they're essentially revivalists.

    last month

  • hamjel

    Saludos desde España.

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  • esky

    '60s-era Cambodian rock... so special!

    March 2012

  • VanitaFair

    :o demais..

    February 2012

  • postymcpostertn

    OK, review and photos finally posted (Eugene WOW Hall show). Direct link: http://pacificlectic.com/2012/02/09/secretchiefs3-oregon2012/ Due to a late night and a long drive home, I sadly didn't get to stick around for DF's set in PDX. :(

    February 2012

  • postymcpostertn

    Fantastic show last night in Eugene. Portland tonight. I have a teaser photo with the setlist up at http://pacificlectic.com/ right now. Full review with more photos up on Thursday (Eugene & Portland shows).

    February 2012

  • dragot

    @black-rock-sand I totally agree with your Babazula connection.

    January 2012
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