Tavaree Meas Bong (Tavaree My Dear) (chlangden production #082)

Artists: Sin Sisamouth, Rous Sereisothea, Dee Saveth (famous Cambodian actress in the older days, still currently living), Ted Sambath.

Sinn Sisamouth & Rous Serei Sothea - Snaeh Doch Tuk Pliang (Love is Like the Raindrops).mp3
Rous Serei Sothea - Saen Klorchpsar (Extremely Hurtful).mp3

entire album.zip

oh the drama. Love is like the Raindrops has a real moment at 01:10. then builds up into super emotion before starting all over again. Also, apparently it is sung in Thai, rather than Khmer.

all this chlangden stuff is strangely delivered, as though many hands have altered the original work. the rough cut cover art seems to echo the shoddy noise-reduction effects, and new fangled drum machines and yamaha keyboards try to drown out the richness of the original recordings, which were made sometime before Sin Sisamouth's death in 1975. Fortunately the drama and tension remain, as fresh as the day they were sung.

* thanks to Yo Yo for helping translate song titles and identify artists.

unknown music from cambodia #4 (chlangden production #071)

oh! ye ye.mp3
track 12.mp3

Celebrations are in order for the first known song title on this blog!

This album = the prom x ending credits x tango x california divided by cambodia