Stephen Molyneux - Cambodian Field Recordings

I just got this tape in the mail yesterday from No Kings Record Co. and listened to it in my car throughout the day. The recordings have an otherworldly quality to them. The traditional Cambodian music and sounds, though very different, reminded me of the sounds of  small Mexican villages from my childhood and at times even the divine liturgy of the eastern Orthodox Church. It was a reminder of how rare (and refreshing) it is to hear music that is wholly non-commercial. I'm really glad I got one of these before they sold out and I look forward to more releases from Molyneux and No Kings.

Description from No Kings:

This time last year Stephen Molyneux (Gigantic Blonde Boy, Horsehair Everywhere, Poet Named Revolver) was living in Thailand. Riding around on motorbikes, running through the jungle, playing noise shows at Bangkok art spaces, going on visa-renewing border-crossing adventures, all while the Red Shirts were stirring up more and more intense political unrest. On one of his excursions through Battambang & Siem Reap provinces in Cambodia, Molyneux made these field recordings on cassette. Expect “distant ancient rites of dawn, village sounds recorded from bicycle baskets, ensemble street performances,and wedding party music echoing through the ballroom of an abandoned mansion”.

Stephen Molyneux excerpt by No Kings