Death Is Not The End - Khmer Oldies 5th September 2021

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NTS GUIDE TO: DISQUES DEBS

Diving into the back catalogues of one of the greatest of all French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs. Emerging in the late 1950s under the vision of Henri Debs, Disques Debs became a cornerstone of Guadeloupe’s music scene, shaping the island’s sound for decades. The label’s vast catalogue spanned genres from biguine and bolero to cadence-lypso, zouk, and reggae, releasing an impressive array of over 300 7" singles and 200 LP albums during it's time. Henri Debs ensured his studio remained at the cutting edge of sound production. Regular trips to New York and Paris allowed him to source the latest recording equipment and master new techniques, keeping his facility ahead of the curve. By the ’70s and ’80s, it had become one of the most sophisticated studios in the Caribbean, drawing artists from across the region - including Martinique, Dominica, Antigua, St Lucia, and Haiti - who sought its superior sound quality. Debs also documented this progression through extensive photography, charting the studio’s transformation from modest four-track machines to a top-tier SSL mixing desk. Curated by Hugo Mendez

CDMX Tapes w/ PACHUCO & DJ PEGASO

Mexican record label, Naafi, settle in at NTS for a showcase of the weirdest experimentations in club culture that have bubbled to the surface of Soundcloud. Dazed rhythms converging into Jersey stutters, and tumblr-era trap for two straight hours on a Monday.

Khmer Pop

From the late 1950s onwards a music scene developed around Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, inspired by the prevalence of imported early rock & pop records arriving in the country from US & UK and also chanson and bolero records from France & Latin America. This collection documents some of these early home-grown slow rock, pop & rnb 45 recordings from the early 60s, prior to the further embrace of US psych & garage rock-orientated sounds in the mid 60s and into the Vietnam war era.

Tracklist

Chhun VannaChhun Vanna
I Love Only You
Chhoun MalayChhoun Malay
You Are Ruthless
Tomorrow And TomorrowTomorrow And Tomorrow
Houy Meas

Im Song Soeum, Im Song Soeum, Chhun VannaChhun Vanna
No Husband
Sinn SisamouthSinn Sisamouth
Violetta
Im Song Som & Houy MeasIm Song Som & Houy Meas
When I Saw A Girl
Keo SethaKeo Setha
The Voice Of Sarika
Sinn SisamouthSinn Sisamouth
Annie
Houy MeasHouy Meas
Pollen
LightningLightning
Sos Math
In YengIn Yeng
Waiting For You To Come
Ros Serey SotheaRos Serey Sothea
I Love You
Im Song SoeumIm Song Soeum
Do You Miss Me
Im-Sang SomIm-Sang Som
Love Is Poisonous Wine
Sinn Sisamouth, Sinn Sisamouth, Sos Math, Sos Math, Has SalanHas Salan
Monday Monday
Toch TengToch Teng
Isolation Island
Sos MathSos Math
I Can't Cry
Keo MonthaKeo Montha
No Old Husband
Im Songsoem & Chhun VannaIm Songsoem & Chhun Vanna
Rose Garden
Chhun VannaChhun Vanna
Te! Te! Te!
Sinn Sisamouth, Sinn Sisamouth, Keo SethaKeo Setha
Night To Meet Face To Face
Mao SarethMao Sareth
Love Hard
Mao SarethMao Sareth
Wounds Of Love
Ros Serey SotheaRos Serey Sothea
I've Had My Heart Broken
Mao SarethMao Sareth
Make You Tired
Sinn Sisamouth & Mao SarethSinn Sisamouth & Mao Sareth
Raise Your Hand And Dance
Sinn Sisamouth & Mao SarethSinn Sisamouth & Mao Sareth
Yon Ton Sorye
Sinn SisamouthSinn Sisamouth
Under The Sound Of The Rain
Houy MeasHouy Meas
Do Not Forget The Nation
Meas Hokseng And Nov NarinMeas Hokseng And Nov Narin
Hate Men Drinking Wine
Meas Hokseng & Keo SokhaMeas Hokseng & Keo Sokha
Out Of The Month
Keo MonthaKeo Montha
Kiss Me Now
Im Songsoem & Huy MeasIm Songsoem & Huy Meas
Looking At The Moon
Sinn SisamouthSinn Sisamouth
Always Miss You
In YengIn Yeng
Ivory River
Koy SarimKoy Sarim
I Want To Accompany Your Husband
Chuop SaroeunChuop Saroeun
Do Not Leave Me
Im Song SoeumIm Song Soeum
Flowers
Meng Bunrath & Ros Serey SotheaMeng Bunrath & Ros Serey Sothea
Where Are You