Soundway’s second foray into South East Asia is focused on North-East Thailand, the epicentre of Molam and Luk Thung Isan music. Hypnotic phin & khaen riffs, pulsing, electrified country rhythms and heartfelt vocals punctuate another journey into the lesser known reaches of 1970s Thai music. 

The first volume of The Sound of Siam, released in 2011, was the first introduction for many to the artistry and innovations of modern Thai music. One of the most popular compilations on Soundway Records the music even made it onto the big screen with ‘Mae Jom Ka Lon’ by Dao Bandon featured on the soundtrack of ‘The Hangover Part II’.  In an interview with LA Times Mick Jagger spoke of discovering the collection that “some nutter put together” after hearing the riff from Jumpin’ Jack Flash on one of the tracks from the compilation.

In this second volume of The Sound of Siam the focus is firmly on the music the sounds of north-east Thailand, or Isan and attempts to show how a genre evolved and developed from essentially an acoustic tradition with specific geographic roots, to one that started to incorporate other instruments and influences that reached out to the Isan diaspora around the country.

The term molam is actually two separate words pushed together: Mo meaning ‘expert’ or ‘doctor’ and lam meaning ‘to sing’. Hence the literal translation means ‘singing expert’. Many molam records have extended intros that allow a vocalist to establish the theme of the song, as well as flex their improvisational muscles.

Luk thung (literally ‘song of the countryside’)is a much broader, rural style that had a bigger impact nationally. Artists like Saksiam Petchompu began fusing this style with molam, a move which propelled him to national fame. You can hear the influence of western funk, as well as Thai arrangements, on the luk thung Isan (as the hybrid became known) smash Jeb Jin Jeb Jai included here.

The Sound of Siam 2 - Molam & Luk Thung Isan from North-East Thailand 1970 - 1979’ features 19 tracks, many appearing outside of Thailand for the first time. Both CD and double LP & is accompanied with detailed liner notes written by compilers Chris Menist and Maft Sai.

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La Rocola Anticolonial se complace en presentar una dedicada selección tailandesa que incluye luk thung, garage rock, beat y pop desde fines de los sesenta a fines de los setenta.

00:51 Suang Santi - ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่
03:43 Louise Kennedy - Poo Yai Lee
07:50 Petch Pintong - Soul Lum Piern
10:41 Chai Muansing - Pee Kow Pee Ork
14:25 Johnny's Guitar - Kratae
17:07 Banyen Siwongsa - Lam Phloen Nakhon Phanom
19:53 Erawan Band - Khon Muangkhan
22:55 Sroeng Santi - Dub Fai Kui Gun
26:58 The Traces - Je T’aime Moi Non Plus
29:28 Onuma Singsiri - Mae Kha Som Tam
32:39 Noppadol Duangporn - Yaak
35:55 Silver Sand - Kaw-Liga
38:55 Plearn Pomdan - Kosok Tee Det
42:33 Johnny's Guitar - Supannahong
45:39 Rung Petchburi - Pai Joi
48:04 Sroeng Santi - Aow Pai Pao
52:32 Plearn Pomdan - Ruk Kum Samong
55:12 Don - Soul Dracula
58:35 Riem Daranoi - Jai Ten
01:01:27 Petch Pohtaram - Nong Jeoy
01:03:57  Suang Santi - น้ำมันแพงอีกแล้ว 
01:07:19  Plearn Pomdan - Ying Ting

#7 La Rocola Anticolonial: Luk Thung & Thai Beat

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Expansive dub vibrations from the On-U Sound maestro.

Adrian Sherwood has spent nearly five decades reshaping how dub is heard and felt. From absorbing reggae and funk as a teenager at the Newlands Club in High Wycombe to cofounding On-U Sound in 1979, he’s been a restless force in British sound system culture. His debut production, Dub From Creation, signalled his instinct to twist the Jamaican form into bold, experimental directions.

That spirit defined On-U Sound, where reggae collided with post-punk, industrial and synth pop to forge a catalogue still unlike anything else. Sherwood became a crucial bridge, producing for legends like Prince Far I, Bim Sherman and Lee “Scratch” Perry, while also working with Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and Sinéad O’Connor.

His  RA Mix (yes, you read that right) arrives at a moment of renewal—RA.1001 is the first in a new era for the series. (After 1,000 editions of the RA Podcast, we're updating the name to better reflect what it's become.) 

Recorded at his Ramsgate studio, the 76-minute mix folds in cuts from <i>The Collapse Of Everything<i> alongside material from across the On-U Sound universe, plus collaborations with Panda Bear, Sonic Boom, Coldcut and Spoon. It's Sherwood doing what he's always done: stretching dub into endless new shapes.

Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1019

RA.1001 Adrian Sherwood

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DJ NERVOSO - DISS (VEM PRA MIM EDIT) 
DJ FIRMEZA - COELHO 2025 (NYC SCREW)
DJ FIRMEZA - ABA (REMIX)(LET THE MACK BACK MIX)
J XUPETA - INSPIRA (THE NATURE OF HUMAN CHOP)
TIA MARIA - MALUCOS (BOAT SHAKE)
DJ MARFOX - AGRESTE (FREAKIN EDIT)
DJ NERVOSO - HOY ONORATO E NERVOSO (YOU + ME SCREW)
DJ LILOCOX - TO LIGADO (SURGEON VERSION)
BIG NELO - HOJE E SURRA (DE VEZ EM QUANTO EDIT)
DJ MAGRINHO - A CHEGADA DO PAPOITE (SHCRUBS OVERDUB)
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Eternal Love Mix

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Thailand means different things to different people. Beyond the beaches and tourist spots lies a world of music still waiting to be discovered. Be it spaced out jazz, raw funk or the meditative sounds of the North East, Soundway has dug deep into the country’s vinyl archives to present a broad range of vintage sounds that underlines Thailand’s status as one of South East Asia’s musical hot spots.

As Soundway’s entry point into the Asian music world, The Sound of Siam CD and double LP offers a unique vantage point to the most experimental period in Thai musical history. The 19 tracks reflect the outcome of a twentieth century journey from Thai classical to Luk Krung and Luk Thung – music that incorporated western influences such as jazz, surf guitar, ballroom and even Latin and African.

The music maps changing social demographics, the movement of people, culture and language from countryside to city and all during a period when the record labels were at their most experimental.

My favourite comp of the year, really well sequenced & very entertaining – thumbs up all round. Mr Scruff

This is funky garage rock topped with idiosyncratic Thai vocals. If you want to know what an oriental Stone Roses would sound like, check out The Petch Phin Thong Band. Uncut 4/5

A fascinating trip through an alternate musical universe of Bangkok funk, traditional sounds and even reggae lilting nodders. Clash Music

Possibly my favourite retro release of the year but I would expect no less from Soundway. Congratulations again, and again, and again…Mary-Anne Kennedy (World on 3)

Eternal Love Mix

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