Yet, the document resonated then, and still does now. Hell, you could wipe your ass with the Declaration of Independence and call it macaroni if the words didn’t mean shit. Indeed, the very word “Living” provokes a wide range of definitions, and the nature of the demise of many musicians, their music, and whole artform within the tragic pages of Cambodian history, gives this release added dimension.īut just because this music was lost-almost destroyed by the evil hand of fate, and a government wishing to wipe out all modern culture, and re-establish a completely agrarian, yet totalitarian society-doesn’t always mean that it is historically significant. Compiled by the Los Angeles based Dengue Fever, who cover some of these tracks in their live shows, the proceeds from the release benefit Cambodian Living Arts, a Massachusetts institute dedicated to preserving pre-genocide Khmer art, and nurturing modern creative work. Culled from cassettes passed down following the 1975 Khmer Rouge genocides in Cambodia, the songs collected on Electric Cambodia are well worth their hallowed status.
0 kommentar(er)
