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v/a - molam: thai country groove from isan vol. 2 - sublime frequencies - vinyl

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Genre: World - Misc - Thai

1. Thongmark Leacha - Beua Ai Laeo Bo (Are You Tired of Me Already?)
2. Palatnoi Songsim - Hak Beb Nang Thai (I Love Thai Films)
3. Soonton Chairoogruen - Lam Thuy Sao Jao Na (Rice Farm Girl)
4. Sodsri Promsakson & Theppon Pedubon - Look Sua Saoban (Community People, Let's Work Together)
5. Group Kalasin - Instrumental Lam Sing
6. Group Ka Kaw (White Leg Group) - Nam Jai Fan (The Generosity of Our Fans)
7. Doi Intanon and Group Suthep - Song Pee Nong Longkrong (Two Brothers Leave Town for Bangkok)
8. Thongmark Leacha - Sorn Look Sao (Teaching the Daughter)
9. Pairin Pongpiboon - Soeng E-Mae Oi (Ladies, Let's Dance!)
10. Chawiwan Damnoen - Lam Plern Chawiwan
11. Aungkana Kunchai - Tai Salub Prama (Finishing My Business in Burma)
12. Chai Mungpon - Sao Ta Kom (Lady With the Big Eyes)
13. Monruedee Phromchak - Lam Tung Wai Sohngpon Tahan (Farewell Wish for a Soldier)
14. Thongmark Leacha - Poo Ying Lai Jai (Now She Loves Every Man Except Me)
15. Chabapai Narmwei - Plob Jai Nale-Nar (Finding Your Heart in the Future)
16. Junpen - Ha Fan (She's Looking for a Boyfriend)
17. Soonton Chairoongren - Mob Natee Hai Luk Keuy (Give Responsibility to the Son-in-Law)
18. P. Promdan - Chun Cher (Convincing You to Believe) -excerpt
19. Thong Thaithin Isan - Raiteem Tarn (No One Can Defeat)
20. Pairin Pongpiboon - Ja Leun Jai (Singing to Entertain the Ladies)
21. Group Singsiri - Ko Sao Tang Ngan (Asking for Her Hand in Marriage)

Molam is a multi-faceted folk country music native to Laos and the collection of rural Northeastern Thai provinces called Isan. Beautiful 2LP limited edition vinyl release in a full-color heavy-duty gatefold jacket of the long out-of-print CD from 2007 !

Molam is an umbrella term used for numerous Lam styles. It literally translates into "expert singer" or "expert song." Featured here on volume two of this series are Lam Phun, Lam Thuy, Lam Plern, Lam Dern, and Lam Sing styles of Molam recordings from the 1970s and 1980s. All of these forms are built from a tradition that is centuries-old. A few examples of Molam/Luk Thung (Thailand's national country music) hybrids are also featured here. In the late 1960s, at the onset of Molam's modern genesis, electric guitars and organs were introduced alongside the extant folk sounds of the khaen (bamboo mouth-organ) and Phin (Thai lute). Hybrid styles were formed with an electrified sound that jived with tradition while creating something entirely new. Much of the music relies on stock formulas, designed primarily to showcase the stylings of various singers from the region. But, as this brilliant collection demonstrates, the rules tend to bend a bit as more adventurous groups experiment with the genre and the production. Sound effects, flamboyant vamping, odd vocal styles, and trick intros and finales based on popular rock themes show up now and then, among other playful and dynamic shifts, making for some exceptional listening. So join us now in our perpetual and confounding love affair with Thai Isan Molam. Enjoy this rarely-heard music, culled from vintage cassette and vinyl recordings, rescued from the silent places in which they've rested for the past decades. Compiled by Mark Gergis and Alan Bishop.