Yol Aularong

Yol Aularong was a Cambodian garage rock musician in the 1960s and 1970s. He is presumed to have been killed during the Cambodian Genocide that took place under the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979.

Discography
Yol Aularong - "Jeas Cyclo"
A sample of "Jeas Cyclo" from the Cambodian Rocks compilation
Yol Aularong - "Yuvajon Kouge Jet"
A sample of "Yuvajon Kouge Jet" from the Cambodian Rocks compilation
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As with many of his contemporaries, a great deal of Aularong's creative output and information about his life was lost during the Khmer Rouge regime.

His best known work to Western audiences are through compilation releases many years later. Cambodian Rocks, released on the New York-based Parallel World label in 1996, contains 22 uncredited, untitled tracks of pre-Khmer Rouge psychedelic and garage rock music. In the years since its release, the tracks have been identified and three attributed to Aularong.[1]

Reception and legacy

Aularong is one of the personalities profiled in the 2015 documentary Don't Think I've Forgotten. The New York Times describes him as "a charismatic proto-punk who mocked conformist society."[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cambodian Rocks (MP3s)". WFMU blog. 9 December 2007.
  2. ↑ Sisario, Ben (9 April 2015). "'Don't Think I've Forgotten,' a Documentary, Revives Cambodia's Silenced Sounds". New York Times.

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