With Studiorama premiering its new concept in less than 24 hours, the collective of music enthusiasts have revealed their third collaboration video featuring Jirapah and Heru Admadja. Heru's concept revolves around lighting, having an assortment of standing lamps flickering on and off through out Jirapah's performance. The song the band performs, Sol, is a new one, and insider information (in my head) tells us that a recorded version will make its way on to a physical release soon! Enjoy the video!
It has been almost a year since we last heard the name Studiorama, but the collective filled with music fans and artists have returned in a big way to present to you the 4th Studiorama. The group's mission is still the same, to bring to your attention musical acts that have too long been under the radar, but this time they are taking it to the next level. First is the addition of the Studiorama Sessions, a live performance video series we have been posting about for the past couple of days, and secondly is the move to a new venue. In attempt to have make a better quality show, the group has opted for an admissions fee of 35,000 (which includes a first drink). Do make your way to Koi Kemang Saturday to watch Studiorama's 4th curated music event featuring Kracoon, Spacesystem, and Jirapah.
My love affair with Cambodian music started by listening to Dengue Fever many moons ago. Through them, I was introduced to the wonderful world of Cambodian psychedelic rock, pop, and folk that was flourishing before the Khmer Rouge. Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Sereysothea are two of the most prominent and prolific artists of their time along with Pan Ron, Houy Meas, and other artists that made it into this compilation. Sadly, most, if not all, of these talented musicians disappeared during the reign of Khmer Rouge. Such a tremendous loss for the country's most treasured talents. Come Here Cambo serves as a homage to the eclectic Cambodian sound in the 60's and 70's, in addition to Dengue Fever rounding off the selection by covering Genjer Genjer, a controversial Indonesian song relating to communism back in the days.
01. Sra Mouy Keo (A Glass of Wine) - Ros Sereysothea
02. Chnam Oun Dop-PramMuy (I'm 16) - Ros Sereysothea
03. Jam 10 Kia Tiet / Wait Ten More Months - Ros Sereysothea
04. Ma Pee Noke Moke Pee Na / From Where - Sinn Sisamouth
05. Kal Oun Neang Rom Twist - Sinn Sisamouth
06. Rom Jongvak Twist / Dance Twist - Pan Ron
07. Jombang Jet - Pan Ron
08. Twiss! Twiss! Knyom - Chum Kem
09. Balliam Baliao - Chum Kem
10. Barn Joun Bong Mean Snaeh - Houy Meas
11. Reatrey Nis Mek Sroh Lah - Houy Meas
12. Sou Slarp Kroam Kombut Srey - Rather Die Under the Woman's Sword - Yol Alaorang + Tuk
13. Yuvajon Kouge Jet / Broken Heart Man - Yol Alaorang
14. Kor Ka Ke key - Meas Samon
15. Ka Ko Ka - Meas Samon
16. Bar Bong Min Matha - Mao Sareth
17. Pruos Nov Srolanh - Mao Sareth
18. Genjer Genjer (Live Groupee Session) - Dengue Fever
Studiorama Sessions return with another episode featuring Kracoon (formerly known as CAVES) collaborating with their friend, Tao (who is apparently a green haired mannequin, or is she?). Always a mystery, we see Kracoon covered from head to toe performing Nex Soft in a familiarly brightly colored Kracoon set. Their music and art definitely translate well into the Studiorama Sessions format. Click and enjoy the video.
Fat Cat Ffonz returns with volume four, featuring a mixed bag of goodies, from some Brazilian jazz, various types of deep/jazz house, jazz-funk and a special 23-minute live killer from Pharoah Sanders himself. Suitable for finger snapping, head bopping, chin stroking or all of the above.
01. Sergio Mendes – Primitivo
02. Tribe – Ride
03. St. Germain – Rose Rouge
04. Rick Wilhite – What Do You See?
05. Moodymann – Runaway
06. Theo Parrish – Flip The Funk Out
07. Roy Ayers – We Live In Brooklyn
08. Mo Kolours – Mini Culcha
09. Skream – Summer Dreams
10. The Detroit Experiment – Think Twice
11. Pharaoh Sanders – Doktor Pitt
As the folks in Studiorama are getting ready to introduce their new event concept (Saturday, March 6th at Koi Kemang, foks!) they have invited the three performers (Spacesystem, Kracoon, Jirapah) to collaborate with artists to create a video performance. The first one to be released is this collaboration between Spacesystem and J.Grim. Watch Spacesystem perform Suburban Birds, a song that musically really does evoke images of its name, while splashes of colors projected on a wall and subtle editing create a serene video experience. There is also a short interview in the beginning of the video with the group sharing their philosophy on music and their collaboration with J.Grim. Good stuff, click and enjoy the video!
