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Dara Sokun

a stilted house over the Tonle Sap, Cambodia

Dara Sokun, once a spirited young mechanic, found his heart and home by the gentle sways of the Tonle Sap. Years ago, a bolt from above knocked him over as he fiddled with faulty wiring, leaving him with an uncanny sniff of copper before any storm. Now, running a merry-go-round by the riverbank, he treasures the echoes of his past, particularly the creak of a long-gone screen door, shared with cousins in a sun-washed village, forever worrying over the well-being of his rides and the laughter of children.

Vibrant Melancholic Anxious Music

About

Obsession

The creak of that childhood screen door

Voice

Electric tingle up your spine

Genre

Carnival-folk with ambient swamp echoes

Instrumentation

Accordion, water chimes, diesel engine samples, guzheng

Vocal Style

Gravelly like distant thunder

Production Style

On a floating deck atop the river, amidst welding sparks and rustling nets.

Influences

Lightning strike, Tonle Sap's tides, childhood village sounds

Selected 1 time · Last: July 05, 2026

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