January 2011
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So … the new Krom Monster record is finished and available via iTunes. We’re looking into a wider commercial release, but in the meantime this is your best way to get the whole thing.
Its probably one of the first examples of a record using khmer instrumentation extensively within experimental music, and we’re very happy with the results. Go purchase, play, pass on …
December 2010
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Big Pit brakes by Incidental
We’re just starting a new project in Wales - working in the old mining communities with salvaged metal, scratch orchestras and digital software design. More on that soon, but we thought its worth sharing this first. Big Pit was an old mine, now converted to a museum. This is the sound of original braking system (still in use) as they shuttle people down the...
October 2010
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September 2010
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August 2010
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Watch Echo Archive software now available for download from the Incidental website.
This short demo uses audio taken from Peter Cusack’s “Your Favourite London Sounds”, but you can select any audio you wish. The idea being, of course, that you create your own unique compositon / workshop / educational tool. Have fun …
July 2010
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The Chapei Song by Incidental
Demo version of Chapei Song from the upcoming Krom Monster Record…
Nice short review of last month's Krom Monster... →
June 2010
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Anonymous asked: Thanks for sharing :) Love your music :D From cambodia
Watch The first five minutes of the CCF show. We had some issues with the lighting, so the visuals are pretty dark (me and Phaneth are hiding on the left of stage) - but hopefully it gives you all an idea. I’ll be adding some additional footage in the coming weeks.
And thanks to Dan Schwarzlose for the videowork.
Anonymous asked: great stuff , new khmer remix .. nice one ,
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Another raw, unedited recording from the...
Krom Monster - live at CCF Phnom Penh →
Some early pics from the show, courtesy of Kampuchea Party Republic. We’ll be back soon with more, we promise …
May 2010
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And more music….
This is an excerpt from...
Watch Here’s a short sample of the video piece that Kanitha and i are developing for the performance. The concept is to use short fragments from the Khmer films that i posted about a few weeks ago.
We’re planning to use short close ups of famous stars, and then to overlay them with footage taken on the street this week of people replicating the same movements.
This only features the old...
Anonymous asked: The music tracks are very nice. Is there any way of showing them playing the instruments? As an intro of khmer instruments for us anglo's reading your blog?
Those 60's films that have been found are a national treasure that need to all be digitized and given a web home. So Many Cambiodians that had to move after the Khmer Rouge would love to show thier younger generation...
Those 60's films that have been found are a national treasure that need to all be digitized and given a web home. So Many Cambiodians that had to move after the Khmer Rouge would love to show thier younger generation...
Watch One of the early, unexpected fruits of our time in Phnom Penh is the surfacing of a wealth of videos from a now-forgotten age of cinema in Cambodia.
These videos were found by our project partner Kanitha and a Davy Chou, and we’re very grateful for their generosity in sharing them.
The films tend to fall into two categories - fantastic, mythological dramas, and more realist depictions of...
Sample from Session 2… This features Tro...
So here’s a couple of tracks from our second...
April 2010
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After chatting with the musicans yesterday, they...
Arrived...
So thankfully we managed to bypass the london ash - and arrived in Phnom earlier this week. Things are off to a quick start - we’ve started scheduling the formal sessions to begin next week.
On Monday and Thursdays we will be running afternoon sessions at the Royal University of Fine Arts, with 2 groups of students (about 30 total) who specialise in either Visual Arts, Sculpture or Graphic...