Source: Independent
This Thursday, acclaimed Cambodian psych rockers Dengue Fever make their highly anticipated return to SOhO.
To sing the praises of Dengue’s talent is easy. The six-piece masterfully blend worldly influences with the classic rock sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, creating songs that are as multitiered as they are groovable.
But to truly grasp the band’s genius, one must engage in a bit of a history lesson. In 2001, brothers Zac and Ethan Holtzman formed Dengue Fever after taking an interest in the pre-Pol Pot Cambodian pop music scene.
The tunes-discovered by Zac in San Francisco and Ethan during a trip to the country-drew directly from the 1960s American rock scene, with chord progressions and riffs that were remarkably similar to the music of Jimi Hendrix, or Pink Floyd, or The Ventures, sung completely in Khmer.
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