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Sounds of Cambodian Speakers

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Street Vendor I 00:39
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Street Vendor II 00:38
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Street Vendor III 03:05
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Prayers in Aek Phnum 10:20
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Street Vendor IV
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Ice Cream Truck 01:35
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Inside Wat Phnom Daun Penh
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Street Vendor V
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Countryside PA System 07:33
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Inside 7 Eleven 02:06
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Street Vendor VI
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Fake Birds 07:40
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Street Vendor VII
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Music in Aek Phnum
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Street Vendor VIII 02:19

about

Whether it's the distant echos of local wedding sound systems or the screeching advertisements coming from mobile scooter-powered stalls, the Southeast Asian landscape is filled with the voices of myriads of loudspeakers. This collection compiles only recordings from around Battambang and Phnom Penh in Cambodia, but in many ways is universal for the entire region. The countryside, the temples, and city streets, are full of these artificial sounds generated by mobile phones, PA systems or even simple beepers. Sometimes it just adds a unique flavor to the place, as when you hear the soft sounds of local music among vast rice fields, other times it is surreal, even slightly disturbing, as in the case of bird recordings played near the silos to scare away other avians. Sometimes even in the most remote places you are accompanied by an almost inaudible distant bass throbbing of large speakers. In cities, voice messages take on a unique character, especially when they are amateur-recorded advertisements looped in toy-like megaphones. We tried to bring together all these soundscape defining elements on this album.

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releases May 20, 2024

Recorded in Phnom Penh and Battambang area (03, 04, 09, 12, 14), in February 2024, with Zoom F3 and DPA4060.

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