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Neung Phak
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Wednesday Aug 6, 2008 (9:30pm)
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$12
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One of Sublime Frequencies' most triumphantly world-bending compilations, Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1 brought together tracks off Cambodian cassettes that local musician Mark Gergis found in Oakland's public library. The disc is a mysterious blend of '60s psych-pop and dance music — tragically so, given that many of the now-anonymous musicians featured were killed during Pol Pot's genocidal reign. Inspired by his find and subsequent trips to Southeast Asia, Gergis joined up with fellow Mono Pause member and former Negativland media assassin Peter Conheim, as well as singer Diana Hayes, to form Neung Phak, their own barroom-ready tribute to Southeast Asian sunbursts.
