Ting Mong
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Reviewed 2024-10-26
Reviewed 2024-10-26
Reviewed by Porcupine
Ting Mong is the first new album in 8 years by Dengue fever– an American band who does psychedelic Cambodian rock + has a Cambodian singer! Mysterious Cambodian vocals/vocalizations with cool synths, echos, and rock beats. Horror/mystery/psychedelic rock. I instantly fell in love with the music + the main singer.
RIYL: Dirty Projectors, Reiko Kudo, Bjork, Cocteau Twins, The Shaolin Afronauts (think mix of folk-pop, jazz, and psychedelic rock)
FCC CLEAN!!!
Recommended Tracks: 1, 5, 7 (but also 2, 8, 9 this album is just great).
1. (4:22) *** Touch Me Not - Cambodian vocals/lyrics + cool vocalizations. Slow electric guitar/bass background. Languid but upbeat and optimistic; picks up little with a pipe-like instrument + drums/shakers, beat feels delayed.
2. (2:44) * Silver Fish - Wicked, springy oscillating intro. Cool beat that leads into longing/yearning vocals. Cambodian vocals/lyrics lead. Mystical and folk-like.
3. (3:39) Macho Purple Sunset - Soft, curious synth echos & reverberating tones. Low, soft Cambodian vocals. Background male vocalizations that echo and harmonize. Psychedelic and languid. Cool flute trill.
4. (3:31) Great on Paper - English, languid and dragging vocals– tone of a moan. Synth-rock with an indie-pop/rock feel. Cool feminine vocal undertone. Tech-syth beat at the end.
5. (3:57) *** Prahok in My Suitcase - Graveyard synthwave echo. Cambodian vocals that sound like a bass drum. Slow, but electrifying and terrifying. Fog-horn. String instrument with intrigue. Voice recording echoes.
6. (4:07) Late Checkout at the Cedarwood Inn - More upbeat + a solid beat but still mysterious. Lots of fun instruments– horns. bells, bass saxophone, and soft wooden drums. No vocals. Movie-soundtrack esque– Scooby-Doo in the graveyard!
7. (4:15) *** Room 720 - Muted/faded lighthouse stuttering Cambodian vocals behind a searching drum beat. Fleshes out and becomes absolutely haunting. Washboard beat.
8. (4:17) * Over the Handlebars - Serious/searching beat. Slithering, incessant/prattling Cambodian vocals/lyrics + chorus of vocals in English that wash your ears out. Scene of the accident. Trilling instrument and chill piano chords.
9. (3:27) * Wake Me Up Slowly - Upbeat, Sunday morning. Relaxed and bright. Cambodian vocals. Psychedelic, languide, but inspiring! Chill piano beats and shakers. English vocal background.
Ting Mong is the first new album in 8 years by Dengue fever– an American band who does psychedelic Cambodian rock + has a Cambodian singer! Mysterious Cambodian vocals/vocalizations with cool synths, echos, and rock beats. Horror/mystery/psychedelic rock. I instantly fell in love with the music + the main singer.
RIYL: Dirty Projectors, Reiko Kudo, Bjork, Cocteau Twins, The Shaolin Afronauts (think mix of folk-pop, jazz, and psychedelic rock)
FCC CLEAN!!!
Recommended Tracks: 1, 5, 7 (but also 2, 8, 9 this album is just great).
1. (4:22) *** Touch Me Not - Cambodian vocals/lyrics + cool vocalizations. Slow electric guitar/bass background. Languid but upbeat and optimistic; picks up little with a pipe-like instrument + drums/shakers, beat feels delayed.
2. (2:44) * Silver Fish - Wicked, springy oscillating intro. Cool beat that leads into longing/yearning vocals. Cambodian vocals/lyrics lead. Mystical and folk-like.
3. (3:39) Macho Purple Sunset - Soft, curious synth echos & reverberating tones. Low, soft Cambodian vocals. Background male vocalizations that echo and harmonize. Psychedelic and languid. Cool flute trill.
4. (3:31) Great on Paper - English, languid and dragging vocals– tone of a moan. Synth-rock with an indie-pop/rock feel. Cool feminine vocal undertone. Tech-syth beat at the end.
5. (3:57) *** Prahok in My Suitcase - Graveyard synthwave echo. Cambodian vocals that sound like a bass drum. Slow, but electrifying and terrifying. Fog-horn. String instrument with intrigue. Voice recording echoes.
6. (4:07) Late Checkout at the Cedarwood Inn - More upbeat + a solid beat but still mysterious. Lots of fun instruments– horns. bells, bass saxophone, and soft wooden drums. No vocals. Movie-soundtrack esque– Scooby-Doo in the graveyard!
7. (4:15) *** Room 720 - Muted/faded lighthouse stuttering Cambodian vocals behind a searching drum beat. Fleshes out and becomes absolutely haunting. Washboard beat.
8. (4:17) * Over the Handlebars - Serious/searching beat. Slithering, incessant/prattling Cambodian vocals/lyrics + chorus of vocals in English that wash your ears out. Scene of the accident. Trilling instrument and chill piano chords.
9. (3:27) * Wake Me Up Slowly - Upbeat, Sunday morning. Relaxed and bright. Cambodian vocals. Psychedelic, languide, but inspiring! Chill piano beats and shakers. English vocal background.
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2024-10-26 — 2025-01-25
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 3 |
| Jan 19 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | 1 |
| Jan 5 | 4 |
| Dec 29 | 3 |
| Dec 22 | 1 |
| Dec 15 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Touch Me Not | ||
| 2. | Silver Fish | ||
| 3. | Mucho Purple Sunset | ||
| 4. | Great on Paper | ||
| 5. | Prahok in My Suitcase | ||
| 6. | Late Checkout at the Cedarwood Inn | ||
| 7. | Room 720 | ||
| 8. | Over the Handlebars | ||
| 9. | Wake Me up Slowly |