Celebrating the week of Kartini, the mother of women's rights in Indonesia, a playlist consisting of girls kicking ass and having fun in music would naturally be a conceptual choice. Compiled of bands that's been watched, booked, obsessed, recommended, acquainted with, and stumbled upon, these are the results.
01. Know Your Chicken - Cibo Matto
02. Hettakorii No Ottokotou - eX-Girl
03. Cosmic Matador - Taigaa
04. You Are The Sun - Water Fai
05. I Love You Oh No - Plastics
06. Stupid - Yumi Yumi
07. Bears - Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs
08. War War War - Papaya Paranoia
09. Brown Mushrooms - Shonen Knife
10. Where're the Good Times - Super Junky Monkey
11. Ukifune - Go!Go!7188
12. Cold Heat - detroit7
13. Roller Coaster - Red Bacteria Vacuum
14. Canary Teikoku No Gyakushuu - Bleach03
15. Speak English or Die - Yellow Machinegun
16. Outro
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
