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Dengue Fever: Dengue Fever

REVIEWED BY Larry Crane

ISSUE NO. 37 September 15, 2003

So I'm chatting with the guys from Radar Brothers after the Tape Op Conference and Senon Williams (their bassist) tells me he's coming back in a few weeks to Portland with his other band. We wandered on down to the Blackbird to catch one of the coolest bands I've seen in ages - a smartly dressed and talented backing band doing weird '60s psychedelic pop music with a young female Cambodian singer, Chhom Nimol, singing in her native language. The CD was recorded on next to no budget in drummer Paul Smith's garage (with one iso room) on a Digi001 and then he rented a full Mix Plus system (for more plug-in power) and mixed with Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle) - and it sounds fantastic. Other gear used includes PreSonus mic pres, UA 610, Rode NT2 and some new Studio Electronics mics. Mastering was by Mark Chalecki at Capitol. It's a treat to discover a band like this!

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