http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66039&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rssThere really isn't a name for what Dengue Fever is doing yet. Maybe "psychedelic ethno-rock," or "retro global pop" -- some special cocktail of words is needed to describe a sound that plucks from the flotsam and jetsam of global culture and crafts the freshest sound from the oddest materials: vintage organ, funk beats, surf and psychedelic rock. Then add in the ethereal howl of Bollywood singers, and a Cambodian lead singer singing in Khmer. Based in LA., members of Dengue Fever (who've played with everyone from Dieselhead to Beck) stumbled on some Cambodian rock from the 1960s and '70s and were so inspired they decided to start a tribute band, but they faced one stumbling block: they needed a singer. Singer Chhom Nimol had achieved pop stardom in Cambodia and was working the lucrative wedding circuit in Los Angeles when she auditioned. The fit was immediate and obvious, and they set down to recording the first CD. Their first release consisted mainly of faithful covers of what, to Nimol, was essentially classic (Cambodian) rock. Nimol proved to be the group's secret weapon: her voice defies gravity, floating up into the heady climes of Asian pop (where most western singers fear to tread) and redefining pop as we know it. Their second release, 2005's <I>Escape From Dragon House</I>, saw the group taking more license with their sound, straying into original territory while still staying true to their inspiration. The group somehow catches the spirit of the early rock revolution, the time when youth culture blossomed into its first innocently libidinous expression and people around the world took up instruments in an attempt to duplicate a sound that had migrated from Africa and matured on a Southern Californian beach. - Sarah BardeenWorld Popen720Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:56:56 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66039&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss There really isn't a name for what Dengue Fever is doing yet. Maybe "psychedelic ethno-rock," or "retro global pop" -- some special cocktail of words is needed to describe a sound that plucks from the flotsam and jetsam of global culture and crafts the freshest sound from the oddest materials: vintage organ, funk beats, surf and psychedelic rock. Then add in the ethereal howl of Bollywood singers, and a Cambodian lead singer singing in Khmer. Based in LA., members of Dengue Fever (who've played with everyone from Dieselhead to Beck) stumbled on some Cambodian rock from the 1960s and '70s and were so inspired they decided to start a tribute band, but they faced one stumbling block: they needed a singer. Singer Chhom Nimol had achieved pop stardom in Cambodia and was working the lucrative wedding circuit in Los Angeles when she auditioned. The fit was immediate and obvious, and they set down to recording the first CD. Their first release consisted mainly of faithful covers of what, to Nimol, was essentially classic (Cambodian) rock. Nimol proved to be the group's secret weapon: her voice defies gravity, floating up into the heady climes of Asian pop (where most western singers fear to tread) and redefining pop as we know it. Their second release, 2005's <I>Escape From Dragon House</I>, saw the group taking more license with their sound, straying into original territory while still staying true to their inspiration. The group somehow catches the spirit of the early rock revolution, the time when youth culture blossomed into its first innocently libidinous expression and people around the world took up instruments in an attempt to duplicate a sound that had migrated from Africa and matured on a Southern Californian beach. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28688595&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.28688595 alb.28688595 Dengue Fever art.66039 3.99 Radio Dance Floor alb.28688595 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/3/1703069_170x170.jpg 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28688595&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28688595&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16959241&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.16959241 alb.16959241 Dengue Fever art.66039 8.99 Venus on Earth alb.16959241 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/5/4/1134534_170x170.jpg 2007-01-15 00:00:00.0 2008-01-22 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16959241&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16959241&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17545972&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.17545972 alb.17545972 Dengue Fever art.66039 0.99 Seeing Hands alb.17545972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/9/8/1158941_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17545972&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17545972&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9639564&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.9639564 alb.9639564 Dengue Fever art.66039 2.99 Sip Off The Mekong alb.9639564 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/4/7/797486_170x170.jpg 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 2006-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9639564&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9639564&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7472566&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.7472566 alb.7472566 Dengue Fever art.66039 8.99 Escape From Dragon House alb.7472566 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/9/5/725904_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7472566&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7472566&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7548469&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.7548469 alb.7548469 Dengue Fever art.66039 2.99 Digi Ep alb.7548469 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/5/1/731544_170x170.jpg 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7548469&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7548469&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.295456&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.295456 alb.295456 Dengue Fever art.66039 8.99 Dengue Fever alb.295456 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/0/790308_170x170.jpg 2003-06-24 00:00:00.0 2003-06-24 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.295456&variant=play&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.295456&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.274274&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss World Pop Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Dengue Fever Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.274274 alb.274274 Dengue Fever art.66039 0.0 City Of Ghosts alb.274274 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/1/1/561194_170x170.jpg 2003-04-29 00:00:00.0 2003-04-29 00:00:00.0 false false http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.274274&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.274274&variant=data&rws=%2Fdengue-fever%2Fdiscography.rss