I was compelled to find the story behind the genre, so I downloaded a compilation album The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cambodia and was captivated by the erratic rhythm and chants of Yol Aularong and the Sinatra-like presence of Sin Sisamuth.
Compilation... compilers?
I was compelled to find the story behind the genre, so downloaded a compilation album – The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cambodia – and was captivated by the erratic rhythm and chants of Yol Aularong and the Sinatra-like presence of Sin Sisamuth.
And now a new compilation in the excellent Rough Trade Shops series has brought together 46 songs that will catapult listeners back to 1986, the high water mark of indiepop.
It's a rougher, sweatier version of a benefit compilation announced last week, which will include songs by Devo, Ladytron, Crosby and Nash, Lucinda Williams, and even film-maker Michael Moore.
I have compilations from labels including Harvest, Polydor, Stiff and Rough Trade in my collection, and I cherish them all.
Following their departure from Lazy, who later rereleased "Strawberry Wine" and Ecstasy on the compilation album Ecstasy and Wine (1989) without the band's consent, Rough Trade Records offered a deal to finance the recording and release of a full-length album, however, the band turned it down.
A remastered version of Arise was released by Roadrunner in 1997, with added notes by music critic Don Kaye and four bonus tracks, previously released on the compilation The Roots Of Sepultura: a cover version of Motörhead's "Orgasmatron", a rough mix of "Desperate Cry" and two previously unreleased songs.
