Various Artists - Begging the Moon: Phleng Thai Sakon & Luk Krung, 1945-1960 (2022)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: Begging the Moon: Phleng Thai Sakon & Luk Krung, 1945-1960
- Year Of Release: 2022
- Label: Death Is Not The End
- Genre: World, Folk, Pop
- Quality: 16 (56.5%); 24 (43.5%) bit / 48000 Hz (74.6%); 44100 Hz (25.4%) FLAC
- Total Time: 48:09
- Total Size: 394 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Death Is Not The End dig up another treasure trove, excavating Thai pop music from the mid 20th-century, a bright fusion of Thai folk sounds, jazz, tango and rumba.
'Phleng Thai Sakon' means "song that is both Thai and universal", and the term was used to refer to the pop music that flooded Thailand after the 1930s cultural revolution. After World War II, the form began to blossom into subgenres like phleng talad (market songs) and phleng chiwit (life songs), but it wasn't until the music took on a more ballideering quality that it was formalized properly. Luk krung was used to describe this urban pop music, while the traditional styles were known as Luk thung; "Begging the Moon" focuses on the Luk krung style, but doesn't shy away from earthier references. And while there's a Western influence from jazz and mid-century romantic pop, it doesn't contort the music's heartbeat.
There's something about these compilations that feels rigorous; while plenty of Luk thung made it to Sublime Frequencies compilations a couple of decades ago, hearing it catalogued in this way provides us a sense of place and purpose - as well as a reading of the era's layered history. It's like a time capsule of an era and a part of the world that's all too often misunderstood, it's a pleasure to interface with on every level. An education.
01 - Somyot Tassanphan - It's Not Raining All Over the Sky (2:50)
02 - Wongchan Pairot - Deceived (2:57)
03 - Ruangthong Thonglantom - Wedding Tomorrow (3:05)
04 - Wongchan Pairot - Begging the Moon (2:53)
05 - Songphan Kwanphoon - Touch (2:58)
06 - Komin Nilwong - Majesty Above the Sky (2:32)
07 - Poonsak Pattayakosol - Look (3:12)
08 - Phongsri Woranuch - Sorry Letter (3:08)
09 - Phon Pornphakdee - Frightening (3:01)
10 - Thanongsak Phakdithewa - One Love (3:00)
11 - Wongchan Pairot - Lonely (3:01)
12 - Ruangthong Thonglantom & Winai Chulabusapa - Swan and Crow (3:03)
13 - Phongsri Woranuch - The Farmstead Awaits You (3:07)
14 - Chen Yenkhae - Poor Homeless People (2:53)
15 - Nanta Pitanilapalin & Naris Aree - Love Me for a Long Time (3:46)
16 - Suwanna Seneewong - Beyond Desire (2:45)
'Phleng Thai Sakon' means "song that is both Thai and universal", and the term was used to refer to the pop music that flooded Thailand after the 1930s cultural revolution. After World War II, the form began to blossom into subgenres like phleng talad (market songs) and phleng chiwit (life songs), but it wasn't until the music took on a more ballideering quality that it was formalized properly. Luk krung was used to describe this urban pop music, while the traditional styles were known as Luk thung; "Begging the Moon" focuses on the Luk krung style, but doesn't shy away from earthier references. And while there's a Western influence from jazz and mid-century romantic pop, it doesn't contort the music's heartbeat.
There's something about these compilations that feels rigorous; while plenty of Luk thung made it to Sublime Frequencies compilations a couple of decades ago, hearing it catalogued in this way provides us a sense of place and purpose - as well as a reading of the era's layered history. It's like a time capsule of an era and a part of the world that's all too often misunderstood, it's a pleasure to interface with on every level. An education.
01 - Somyot Tassanphan - It's Not Raining All Over the Sky (2:50)
02 - Wongchan Pairot - Deceived (2:57)
03 - Ruangthong Thonglantom - Wedding Tomorrow (3:05)
04 - Wongchan Pairot - Begging the Moon (2:53)
05 - Songphan Kwanphoon - Touch (2:58)
06 - Komin Nilwong - Majesty Above the Sky (2:32)
07 - Poonsak Pattayakosol - Look (3:12)
08 - Phongsri Woranuch - Sorry Letter (3:08)
09 - Phon Pornphakdee - Frightening (3:01)
10 - Thanongsak Phakdithewa - One Love (3:00)
11 - Wongchan Pairot - Lonely (3:01)
12 - Ruangthong Thonglantom & Winai Chulabusapa - Swan and Crow (3:03)
13 - Phongsri Woranuch - The Farmstead Awaits You (3:07)
14 - Chen Yenkhae - Poor Homeless People (2:53)
15 - Nanta Pitanilapalin & Naris Aree - Love Me for a Long Time (3:46)
16 - Suwanna Seneewong - Beyond Desire (2:45)
Year 2022 | Pop | World | Folk | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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