SONIC MASALA: I Hate Everything About The Bar, Except The Music, The Smoke And The Booze...Siam Reap Style

Thursday, 24 March 2011

I Hate Everything About The Bar, Except The Music, The Smoke And The Booze...Siam Reap Style

Cambodia isnt usually where you'd seek out sleek psych-tinged garage rock, but its about time you did so.

OK so Dengue Fever arent technically from Cambodia - they hail from LA, and only lead singer Chhom Nimol is from the Asian nation - but it is clear how much Eastern influences have been infused into every aspect of this bizarre concoction. 'Cement Slippers' has some great girl/boy vocal dynamics and free-form jazz horns, exotic erotica and a beautiful chorus that really hit me like a New Pornographers cast off - its great.

Dengue Fever are releasing Cannibal Courtship on Fantasy Records. Its their 4th record, and heightens the surf swamp soul that they have made their bread and butter. Whats beautiful about this track is just how much fun it is, and that is the exact intended purpose.

Another cool aside - for the upcoming Record Store Day, they are releasing rare vinyl versions of the album, and hidden within five of these will be a special handmade golden ticket that offers access to any show headlined by the band this year! Nice...

And they featured on the soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers - nuff said.

Dengue Fever - Cement Slippers

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It was early on a Sunday morning at ATP - A Nightmare Before Christmas 2009. After downing a fair few, at 4am we decided to cook a curry. It was during the consumption of this drunkenly delicious breakfast treat that we decided to actually do something about the music we talk about all the time.

So we started a blog – and Sonic Masala was born. Now into its seventh year, the blog has spread out to call both Australia and the UK its home (and the rest of the world), and has expanded to include gigs, festivals and a record label under its black umbrella. Come on, eat the noize.

If an mp3 is up here, it's because we have been talking about it, and think the whole world needs to know more. It's there to give you a little taste. Then, if you like, check out the band live and spend all your hard earned cash on their records. If we've posted up an mp3 of your stuff and you're not too keen on the idea, let us know and we'll happily take it down pronto.