Lunch__Breaks Special: The era of psychedelic rock in South East Asia w/ Boyd V
Psychedelic rock in Southeast Asia emerged in the 1960s and 70s, in post-colonial Cambodia and surrounding countries during the Vietnam war era. It is characterized by its fusion of Western surf -, blues -and psychedelic rock with local folk traditional music. This resulted in unique sounds from countries like Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand. Where the US psychedelic era was soundtracked by bands like Jefferson Airplane and The Doors, Cambodia had Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Serey Sothea, and Pan Ron. Referred to by some as the “golden era” of Cambodia, it met an unfortunate end when the Khmer Rouge took control over the country in 1975. During its four-year reign of terror, traces of Cambodia's psychedelic fling would be all but smashed: the music banned, recordings destroyed, and an artistic community marched with millions of others to the killing fields. Fortunately, throughout the 1990’s and later, a lot of long-lost tapes and recordings have been recovered; keeping alive the memory of a special era of music and culture in the area.
This show contains music from Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. If you enjoy this music, compilations I would recommend you to check out are ‘Cambodian Rocks’ and ‘Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll’ and ‘Pebbles Vol. 1-18, Original Artifacts from the Psychedelic Era.’ And ‘Saigon Supersound, vol. 1-3.’
