Dengue Fever

December 01, 2005

Dengue Fever | Escape from Dragon House |BMG | USA

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Listening to a recent NPR review of Dengue Fever's sophmore release, I got a bit of a reality check when Sarah Bardeen refered to the band's psychedelic Cambodian pop sounds as "a joyfully weird hybrid." After a decade of listening to old Asian pop, I found myself saying, "This is weird?" But that's the glory of Escape from Dragon House: it's got the pop hooks, classic production and stellar musicianship to make the "weird" charming for some, while still charming the weirdos who've worn the grooves off the first Cambodian Rocks release.

February 09, 2004

Dengue Fever | Dengue Fever |Mimicry | Cambodia

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Technically this is an American band, but how am I not going to review my favorite album of 2003? If you're checking out a site like this one, there's a decent chance you already have this CD. If you don't, you should--it's magic. A tight band fronted by a sublime vocalist, Dengue Fever has created a beautifully produced debut album of 60's/70's era Cambodian pop.