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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 - 1982’ 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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Always a peak record at any Paradise Bangkok event, 'Teoy Salap Pamaa' is another melodic mode. Pamaa is actually the Thai (and Isan) word for Burma, implying that this teoy might have taken its lead from a Burmese rhythm or melody. There is frenetic interplay between the khaen and cymbals creating an urgency tempered only by Kunchai’s ever-authoritative performance with her post- Ubon Pattana Band group, Mueng Dok Bua. Once again, she has the relationship blues as she decries men as being perennially untrustworthy liars.

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Angkanang Kunchai - Teoy Salap Pamaa

A riff on Jon Hassell's _Fourth World_ series. Where Hassell focused on creating ritual music of potential societies that _didn't_ exist; Ian Kim Judd seeks to evoke the notion of potential utopian societies that _could_ exist. In these times of global instability and uncertainty, Fifth World seeks to posit an alternative, with scenes from an optimistic future.

https://www.nts.live/shows/fifth-world/episodes/fifth-world-21st-december-2022

Fifth World w/ Ian Kim Judd: Darla Records 'Bliss Out' Special 211222

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система # 94 | LUAR DOMATRIX
artist sound^
https://soundcloud.com/lordprinceinfinito
tracklist^
1 - the moving hand
2 - macumbas
3 - parabella
4 - cid
5 - juicy
6 - poema
all tracks produced and performed by Luar Domatrix 

SYSTEMNAPOTVORA.LIVE # 94 | LUAR DOMATRIX

This track appears on the new Torn Hawk release "Men With No Memory"

Double 7" set with a fold-out three panel poster for posers designed by the chief poser himself 

This track is mislabeled on the digital release as "With Butterfly Knives"
https://www.discogs.com/Torn-Hawk-Men-With-No-Memory/release/10039865

Listen to the whole thing here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1hdmwF2CZAoxjG2gOkTywW?si=7DC64MJTRiikzGKzNTIdsQ

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"POSER" -  RHD-7002HAWK

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https://differentcircles.bandcamp.com/album/am-i-using-content-or-is-content-using-me

Released 22 June - 12" vinyl and digital formats
Raime

Am I Using Content Or Is Content Using Me? - DIFF008

A1 Some Things Can Happen, Just Like This
A2 Our Valleys Are Always Uncanny
B1The Nourishment Cycle
B2 Real People. Not Actors

Different Circles 2018

DIFF008

Raime - Am I Using Content Or Is Content Using Me? - DIFF008 preview

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