Ted
and I (and probably several hundred other revelers) are still
recovering from a great party at The Barn in
Sihanoukville a couple of nights ago. Dub Addiction
caused shockwaves across Otres Lake with an atomic barrage of their
special brand of Khmer dub-reggae. If you missed last week's wrap
then you can read more about Otres Market and The
Barn here. Also, LengPleng
last
week mentioned to you about a fantastic remake of a classic Khmer
song called 'Snaeha Khong Pel Reatrey' that was originally sung by So
Saveoun. In last week's wrap we wrongly credited this awesome
KlapYaHandz
track to Professor
Kinski
of Dub
Addiction.
However, we should have credited the production to Sok
Visal
– apologies for the oversight, Visal.
The
music scene in Sihanoukville is very
healthy at the moment,
with many traveling musicians paying a visit uptown to The
Led Zephyr –
one of the most expertly designed and best equipped live music
venues
in the country.
When
we dropped in to
the venue this week we
were treated to a performance from Canadian
acoustic-blues maestro Pat
Savage.
Pat
has promised
to return later in the year with a full band and a documentary film
crew!
The
Barn
is not the only place to find great live music in the less developed
and more laid-back environment of Otres Beach. Wish
You Were Here
is a very popular spot on Sunday nights when they host live acoustic
artists. Next door is Santino's
Rockstar Resort and
this new venue is
running a
series of live music and DJ events all this week. The mini-music
festival runs from Wednesday the 5th to Tuesday the 11th of February.
UK music scene veteran Mark Barker is in charge of the resort and
promises regular live gigs and DJs throughout the season.
Other
live music destinations on Otres Beach include Pappa
Pippo,
Ritchie's
Bar
and Footprints
(Otres 2). Every Thursday, manic DJ
Dave Breeze
leads a group of party-goers inland to a secret jungle location for
Kerfuffle
– a
psy-trance party running from 10pm until 10am!
Jaworski
7 make
a homecoming of sorts to Phnom Penh on Friday night, when they play
their first gig in eight weeks. In
2013 the
band proved themselves to be one of the tightest bands in the city.
Check out their post-punk, new wave styling at Slur
Bar.
On Saturday, Meta
House
are hosting a special night of Khmer-rock. The German Cultural Center
eloquently describes
the evening as 'an
audio-visual trip to the Golden Age of Cambodian music, presented by
visual artist Hen
Sophal
(DJ), Sao Sopheak
(DJ) and Marc Eberle (video
projections).
For the first time, Hen
Sophal
will play the best tracks from his vast music collection which he has
acquired over the last 30 years.'
...sounds
like this could be a special night, as one of the most respected
collectors of the genre opens up his record-box.
Respected
musician James
'Skip' Sutherland
is one of the
many
talented European players
who now calls Phnom Penh his home. The
Scottish singer-songwriter of cult 1970's guitar band Radio
City will
be hosting The Amazing Acoustic Picnic II
on Saturday afternoon at the Mith
Samlanh Center on
Street 13, Phnom Penh. James told us that
the event will celebrate '20 years of Mith Samlanh and
Friends-International building futures for marginalized children and
families in Phnom Penh. The mood will be mellow, the vibes good, and
all proceeds from the day will go to support Mith Samlanh's programs
for disadvantaged youth and families in Phnom Penh.'
Skip
was one of the foremost protagonists of The Tuk-Tuk Sessions,
a
unique project that filmed 50 live music performances from various
bands – in the
back of
a Tuk-Tuk careening
around
Phnom Penh. The playlist reads as a 'who's who?' of the
Cambodian expat music scene, featuring such leading lights as Dengue
Fever, The Cambodian Space Project, Durian and
Scott Bywater. The guys from The Tuk-Tuk Sessions
have
reportedly
brought
the project to a close. Hopefully they can be persuaded to resurrect
the series in the future. In
the meantime, look out for screenings of the sessions at Equinox.
Check
out the final chapter below, featuring
Mu Sochua sharing songs on democracy and non-violence.
JACK DIAMOND.
Latest Gigs
Thursday
6-Feb-2014
- 4:00 PM ~ Reggae DJs All Day and Night at Santino's Rock Star Resort in Sihanouk Ville
- 5:00 PM ~ Wat A Gwaan at The Show Box
- 8:00 PM ~ Michelle Flemming at Pappa Pippo in Sihanouk Ville
- 8:30 PM ~ Ladies Night at Sharky Bar
- 9:00 PM ~ X-Pat Sound System at Meta House
- 9:00 PM ~ Philippe Javelle , Seb and Daniel at The Groove
- 9:00 PM ~ DJ Wez-T at Dusk till Dawn
- 9:00 PM ~ DJ Tam at The RiverHouse Lounge
- 9:30 PM ~ The Phsit Gang at Oscars 51
- 10:00 PM ~ DJ Bree , DJ Octo * and DJ Stroke at Code
Friday
7-Feb-2014
- 6:30 PM ~ Carlos Fandango and Lisa at Le Jardin
- 7:00 PM ~ Sea Wolf at Boulevard Club
- 7:00 PM ~ Billy Page and Jack Smack at Santino's Rock Star Resort in Sihanouk Ville
- 8:00 PM ~ Michelle Flemming at Footprints in Sihanouk Ville
- 9:00 PM ~ RNA + Friends and DJ Norris Norisk at Meta House
- 9:00 PM ~ DJ Bree and DJ Simon C Vent at The Eighty8
- 9:00 PM ~ Lewis Pragasam and Philippe Javelle at The Groove
- 9:00 PM ~ DJ Tim Coates and DJ Mikus at The RiverHouse Lounge
- 9:00 PM ~ CMX Connection Live at Paddy Rice
- 9:30 PM ~ Jaworski 7 at The Slur Bar
- 9:30 PM ~ Wat A Gwaan at Oscars 51
- 10:00 PM ~ DJ Achaya , DJ Nakadia * and DJ Rob at Code
- 11:00 PM ~ DJ Gang and DJ Rob at Pontoon
Saturday
8-Feb-2014
- 2:00 PM ~ Mississippi Skip George , Euan Gray , Joe Wrigley , MWAUKA , Miss Sarawan and Songkites at The Mith Samlanh Center
- 8:00 PM ~ DJ Sao Sopheak and DJ Hen Sophal at Meta House
- 8:30 PM ~ Joe Wrigley & The Jumping Jacks at FCC - The Mansion
- 9:00 PM ~ Steve Murray at Sharky Bar
- 9:00 PM ~ The Underdogs at Equinox
- 9:00 PM ~ Michelle Flemming at The Otres Market in Sihanoukville
- 9:00 PM ~ The Koolers at The Silk Garden in Siem Reap
- 9:00 PM ~ DJ Edwardowski and DJ Sakura Boom at The Laundry Music Bar in Siem Reap
- 9:00 PM ~ Lewis Pragasam and Philippe Javelle at The Groove
- 9:30 PM ~ Sonic Detergent at The Slur Bar
- 9:30 PM ~ Millenium at Oscars 51
- 10:00 PM ~ DJ Wez-T and DJ Alan Ritchie at Dusk till Dawn
- 11:00 PM ~ DJ Illest and DJ Gigahurtz at Pontoon
Sunday
9-Feb-2014
- 12:00 PM ~ DJ Trond , The Sonambulist , Tommy Def and King Bats at Santino's Rock Star Resort in Sihanouk Ville
- 12:30 PM ~ Alan Breen at The Exchange
- 4:30 PM ~ Vibratone at The Champa Lodge in Kampot
- 5:00 PM ~ Philippe Javelle and DJ Funkelastiks at Open Wine
- 9:30 PM ~ French Nostalgie at Oscars 51
Monday
10-Feb-2014
- 7:00 PM ~ Jack Smack , DJ Spectacular , Shite Allan , MC Fast Eddie , 16' Steel Neale and Tommy Powell at Santino's Rock Star Resort in Sihanouk Ville
- 9:30 PM ~ Miss Sarawan at The Slur Bar
Tuesday
11-Feb-2014
- 7:00 PM ~ James , Michelle Flemming and DJ Gabrielle Homme at Santino's Rock Star Resort in Sihanouk Ville
- 11:00 PM ~ DJ Lefty and DJ Alan Ritchie at Pontoon
Coming Up
- The Fumes at Equinox
- The Cambodian Space Project at Equinox
- Jahzad at Equinox
- Michelle Flemming, Roxanne Dumont and Robin Narciso at Equinox
- Swagger at Meta House
- Pop Music Quiz Night at Equinox
- Tamaraka Trio at The Slur Bar
- Vibratone at The Slur Bar, Equinox
- Nostalgie at Slur Bar
- RJ Marshall at Equinox
- The Teaner Terners at Sharky Bar
- Marsyas at The Slur Bar
- Wat A Gwaan at The Slur Bar
- X-Pat Sound System at Meta House
- A Pink Floyd Odyssey at Meta House
- Stonewall * , Bob Passion and Didier Wampas * at Sharky Bar
- Bert Bevans * at Code
- DJ Sequence, DJ Donabelle and DJ Alan Ritchie at Phnom Penh Passenger Port
- DJ Per at Pontoon
- DJ Illest at Pontoon
- DJ Tech 12 and MC Hydro Phonics at Pontoon
- DJ Flo, DJ Funkelastiks, DJ Lefty, DJ Il Toro * and DJ Egospell at Koh Rong Samloem in Sihanouk Ville
- DJ Mocity at Pontoon
- DJ Achaya and DJ Wah-Wah at The Kep Lodge in Kep
- DJ BBoy Peanut and DJ Gigahurtz at Star Palace Night Club
- DJ Nicomatic and DJ Wah-Wah at Meta House
- DJ Alexis G at Nova Penthouse
- DJ Soundtrack at Meta House
- DJ Tonle Dub and DJ Mercy at Meta House, Meta House
- Doors + Code Red at Doors
- DJ Bree, DJ Stroke and DJ Woody at Code
- DJ Star, DJ Tam and DJ Maily at The RiverHouse Lounge
- DJ Sequence, Dj Klang, DJ DaveBreeze and DJ TropicalAlien at Santino's Rock Star Resort in Sihanouk Ville
- The Tuk Tuk Sessions at Equinox
- The Cuban Brothers * at Code
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