{"product_id":"mekong-delta-sunrise-cassette-tape","title":"Mekong Delta Sunrise (Cassette Tape)","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 24px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.4\"\u003eJoin local hip hop storytellers on their Journey to the heart of golden age cambodian music.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on Khmer pop music from the 1950s to the mid ‘70s, astronomy class and \u003cstrong\u003eSrey Channthy\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cambodian Space Project\u003c\/strong\u003e) pay tribute to a lost Cambodian generation; their eclectic soundtrack seen in a new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMekong Delta Sunrise spawned in 2012 when Astronomy Class were invited to Phnom Penh by Cambodian hip hop crew \u003cstrong\u003eKlap Your Handz\u003c\/strong\u003e to perform a version of a classic Khmer rock song with Cambodian star \u003cstrong\u003ePreap Sovath\u003c\/strong\u003e. During a six hour taxi ride through the Cambodian countryside, the band fell in love with the intoxicating, soulful sounds of Khmer pop that came drifting from the driver’s cassette player. Khmer pop effortlessly meshed the sounds of traditional Cambodian music with soul, rhythm and blues, \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4\"\u003echa cha, beat music, mambo, jazz, psychedelic, garage rock and many other genres. From the 1950s to the mid-’70s, Cambodia’s national radio popularised the dynamic\u2028and inventive music scene in Phnom Penh, at a time when the vibrant capital was known as “The Pearl of Asia”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Robbo\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChasm\u003c\/strong\u003e went to task sourcing the exotic sounds of the golden era via cassettes, vinyl and any other medium they could get their hands on. Mekong Delta Sunrise sees them tastefully re-fashion the heady soundtracks of that time with a classic boom-bap aesthetic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOzi Batla\u003c\/strong\u003e and Channthy cover vast ground with their stories. They pay tribute to the lives of some of the great singers of the time who disappeared at the hands of the brutal Khmer Rouge (‘Russian Market’). On title track (‘Mekong Delta Sunrise’) they shine a light on the ugly behaviour of western tourists (‘Four Barang in a Tuk Tuk’) and pay their respects to Cambodia’s beloved King Sihanouk (‘Father’).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMekong Delta Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e, Astronomy Class have crafted an album like no other, whilst documenting the vibrant musical, social and cultural history of Cambodia.","brand":"Astronomy Class","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32946492932173,"sku":"ACE106","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0242\/2666\/0429\/products\/MDS-tape-2.jpg?v=1597739359","url":"https:\/\/elefant-traks-store.myshopify.com\/products\/mekong-delta-sunrise-cassette-tape","provider":"Elefant Traks Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}