Marshall

One of Christiescruff's cats.

L.
11.1.2013

Blip #894
Consecutive Blip #000
Day #1022

Alternatives:
Marshall #2
Marshall #3

Backblips:
Saturday 1 October 1960: Auntie Ciss
Saturday 25 August 1962: Whitby (Harbour)
Monday 27 August 1962: Whitby (Abbey)
Monday 4 June 1973: Anne

C's Cats series

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
Cambodian Space Project - Bang Bang (2012)
Bang Bang was written by Sonny Bono and first recorded by Chér in 1966. Later that year Nancy Sinatra recorded a stripped down version for her album How Does That Grab You?, featuring solo tremolo guitar played by Billy Strange. This has probably recently become the best known version thanks to its inclusion in Tarentino's film Kill Bill Volume 1. Bizarrely, it was also the 2005 theme for the BBC coverage of the Wimbledon tennis championships.

"The CSP is also the first band to release a 45rpm single since 1975 - the year Pol Pol implemented the insane Year Zero policy of the Khmer Rouge and trashed all Cambodian culture while inflicting one of the worst genocides in human history. Srey Thy was born into war and poverty. Like the great Cambodian diva Ros Sereysothea, Srey Chanthy comes from humble beginnings and moved to Phnom Penh some time ago to find work as a singer. By the time she met Julien Poulson, co-founder of the Cambodian Space Project, she had amassed a great song-book of Cambodian music and was ready to try something new. Poulson had already made several trip to Cambodia before and had dedicated time to making recordings and short films exploring the traditional music of Cambodia as well as the instruments of the Khmer ensemble but like many from the West, had an ear open for Cambodian Rock and was keen to create music that would fit in a space between what once was and what is occurring today. The Cambodian Space Project's debut single is Knyom Mun Sok Jet Te "I'm Unsatisfied" by Pan Ron. Pan Ron herself was once upon a time, number two in line to the pop music throne and was considered more 'edgy' than Ros Sereysothea the Golden Voice of Phnom Penh" - Discogs

"Lead singer of The Cambodian Space Project Srey Thy, was confirmed as a Good Will Ambassador for UN Women's UNiTE, Ban Ki Moon's campaign to end violence against women.
The Cambodian Space Project release their debut album '2011: A Space Odyssey' on 12th September. They arrive in the UK for their first ever UK shows, playing at this years End of The Road Festival, Soundway Record's London Party and a Rough Trade East instore amongst others.
Srey Thy has spoken at events by SISHA - Anti-Human Trafficking and Exploitation Organisation and speaks regularly to community groups around the country. In 2011 Cambodia Space Project ventured out to Srey's home village with two Australian dentists and helped with over 100 oral surgeries supplying basic dental equipment and essential hygiene information. To mark International Human Rights Day 2011, the OHCHR recently commissioned Cambodian Space Project to collaborate with Master Kong Nay (the Ray Charles of Cambodia), a legend in Cambodian music to highlight the inequalities women face in Cambodian society.
Srey grew up in a 'low caste' family in one of Cambodia's poorest rural areas. She was a child labourer for the Khmer Rouge's and Pol Pot's brutal regime and kidnapped as a teenager and almost forced into a sex trafficking ring. Srey's story is like many women in Cambodia. Since her turbulent upbringing Srey The has cut her crust through working in restaurants and karaoke bars but it wasn't until Christmas 2009 and a chance meeting with Australian producer and CSP's guitarist Julien Poulson that Srey's life changed so dramatically." - Altsounds

One year ago: Smokey, 1720 hr