Collection of favorite intros/outros from the Popular Front podcast

Mix: Popular Front Synthwave - Best Of

from forthcoming YONYE LP (2015) on Sun Ark Records.

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SK Kakraba Lobi is a Master Xylophonist from Ghana, the son of Master Xlophonist Kakraba Lobi. SK is a Master of the Gyil, which means that he is both an instrument maker and a virtuoso performer.  The Gyil is the Ghanaian Xylophone, and the primary instrument of the Lobi, Sisala, and Dagara people of Northern Ghana.  It is constructed of 14 wooden slats suspended over calabash gourds that have been fitted with resonators. 

SK GIVES LESSONS AND BUILDS INSTRUMENTS!  contact him: http://skakraba.tumblr.com/contact

"Pirifu" from YONYE (2015) by SK KAKRABA

The Astrioasia Crown & The Dusty Apsara Breaks is an instrumental album rooted primarily in Cambodian musical heritage, shaped through a modern, global lens.
As a Cambodian artist, this project is a personal fusion of ancestral sound, lived identity, and contemporary production.

Traditional Cambodian melodic sensibilities — echoing instruments such as the khim, roneat-inspired textures, and flute-like motifs — are blended with dusty rhythms, deep bass foundations, and Western-influenced beat culture. The result is a soundscape that feels ceremonial yet street-level, ancient yet current.

The album draws inspiration from Apsara symbolism, royal and spiritual imagery, and the quiet strength of Cambodian culture, while openly embracing influences from other parts of the world. Rather than imitation, this is interpretation — honoring roots while allowing them to evolve.

Production-wise, the focus remains on space, clarity, and mood. Minimal arrangements, steady mid-tempo grooves, and atmospheric reverbs create a hypnotic continuity across the project, making it ideal for immersive listening, visual storytelling, and cinematic contexts.

The Astrioasia Crown & The Dusty Apsara Breaks stands as a cultural bridge — Cambodian at its core, global in its expression.

The Massage

Instrumental track with a smooth progression, driving rhythm and harmonic undertones. 

Grooving

Dimension Shift

Volume 1 of the Popular Front mixtape. 

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from CS020: IMPOSITION MAN »s/t« – out on 10.05.2019.

IMPOSITION MAN – No Exile

goodnight

Calling You A Cuck Is Hard To Do

Original soundtrack from the Popular Front Hong Kong protests documentary "Add Oil" 
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Emptiness

6. Tears

Sam Black PF
Help me. I'm held hostage in a basement and forced to make music for Popular Front.

7. One

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