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Psych-rockers Dengue Fever travel to Cambodia in documentary that hits DVD on April 14th

Sleepwalking Through The Mekong trailer:

Sleepwalking… chronicles the journey taken by Los Angeles-based Khmer rock band Dengue Fever to lead singer Chhom Nimol’s native Cambodia during the Water Festival. The band’s performance marked the first time a Western band has ever performed ‘60s Cambodian rock in the country where it was created. Most of the musicians who originally created the music were killed during the Pol Pot regime. The film serves up a portrait of modern Cambodia as the band tours through Phnom Penh and beyond, crossing a great cultural chasm with the same spirit of Cambodia’s original rock pioneers.

Sleepwalking Through The Mekong was directed by John Pirozzi, who was a cinematographer on Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man and Johnny Ramone: Too Tough To Die.

DVD bonus material include a biography of the band Dengue Fever, live performance segments, comments from director John Pirozzi, segments on the Cambodian Water Festival, the traditional Cambodian Coconut Dance and Cambodia’s Master Musicians.

“An engagingly different rock ‘n’ roll documentary…” – Variety

Sleepwalking Through The Mekong
DVD/CD SRP: $19.99
Street Date: April 14, 2009
Run Time: 1:07:13

Languages: English, with some Khmer [w/ English subtitles]

The accompanying CD soundtrack includes classic tracks from Cambodian artists Ros Serey Sothea, Sinn Sisamouth and Meas Samoun, as well as original material created by Cambodian master musicians Tep Mary and Kong Nai with Dengue Fever, and 2 previously unreleased Dengue Fever tracks.

“March Of The Balloon Animals” MP3 (new song on soundtrack)

Sleepwalking Through The Mekong CD soundtrack:

1. Sleepwalking Through The Mekong [Written and performed by Dengue Fever]
2. Dondung Goan Gay [Performed by Meas Samoun]
3. March Of The Balloon Animals [Written and performed by Dengue Fever]
4. Tip My Canoe [Originally recorded by Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Serey Sothea, performed by Dengue Fever
5. Master Tep Mary [Written and performed by Tep Mary and Dengue Fever]
6. Hummingbird [Written and performed by Dengue Fever]
7. New Years Eve [Performed by Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Serey Sothea]
8. Ethanopium [live at Snowy's, Written by Mulatu Astatke, performed by Dengue Fever]
9. Psychologically Healing [Dialogue excerpt]
10. The Orphan [Traditional, performed by Khee Sokley]
11. Master Kong Nai [Written and performed by Kong Nai and Dengue Fever]
12. Hold My Hips [Originally recorded by Ros Serey Sothea, performed by Dengue Fever]
13. Seeing Hands (Sleepwalking version, Written and performed by Dengue Fever]
14. Mou Pei Na [Performed by SinN Sisamouth and Ros Serey Sothea]
15. Today I Learnt To Drink [Performed by Ros Serey Sothea]
16. One Thousand Tears Of A Tarantula [Written and performed by Dengue Fever]
17. Phnom Chisor Serenade [Written and performed by Dengue Fever]

http://www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic

Dengue Fever will also be making their live debut in both Australian and New Zealand at WOMADelaide and WOMAD NZ festivals. In April, the band will head out for more U.S. shows throughout the year in support of Sleepwalking Through The Mekong. Well known for their incendiary live show, Ray Davies of The Kinks recently commented, “They are like Blondie meets Led Zeppelin and I should know – I toured with both,” on Later With Jools Holland on the BBC last November.

Dengue Fever tour dates:

· 03/07 @ WOMADelaide, Adelaide, Australia (2:30pm, stage 2+ film screening)

· 03/08 @ WOMADelaide, Adelaide, Australia (2:30pm, stage 1 + film screening)

· 03/14 @ WOMAD, New Plymouth, New Zealand (6:30pm, Gables Stage + film screening)

· 03/15 @ WOMAD, New Plymouth, New Zealand (3:30pm, TBS Bowl Stage + film screening)

· 04/17 @ The State Theater, Falls Church, VA (with Chicha Libre)

· 04/21 @ 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA (with Chicha Libre)

· 04/22 @ Club Downunder – Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. (with Chicha Libre)

· 04/25 @ Festival International De Louisiane, Lafayette, LA

· 04/26 @ Festival International De Louisiane, Lafayette, LA

· 04/27 @ Mohawk, Austin, TX (with Chicha Libre)

· 07/21 @ Chicago Folk and Roots Festival, Chicago, IL

ABOUT DENGUE FEVER

Dengue Fever is Chhom Nimol – who sang regularly for the King and Queen of Cambodia – Ethan Holtzman (keyboards), Zac Holtzman (guitar), David Ralicke (horns), Senon Williams (bass) and Paul Smith (drums). The band’s music has been featured in a number of film and television shows including CITY OF GHOSTS, MUST LOVE DOGS, BROKEN FLOWERS, HBO’s hit series TRUE BLOOD and twice on Showtime’s, WEEDS. They have released three albums, Dengue Fever, Escape From Dragon House, Venus On Earth and are set to release their DVD/CD soundtrack to the documentary Sleepwalking Through The Mekong on April 14, 2009.