Thursday, February 18, 2021

phloen phromdaen: ot thon khue khon thai

 
 
artist: เพลิน พรหมแดน (phloen phromdaen)
album: อดทนคือคนไทย (ot thon khue khon thai)
tracklist:
01. อดทนคือคนไทย (ot thon khue khon thai)
02. เจ้านายตาแดง (chao nai ta daeng)
03. ดื่มเหล้าเผากลุ้ม (duem lao phao klum)
04. สัตว์บรรดาศักดิ์ (sat bandasak)
05. หลอกให้ขายควาย (lok hai khai khwai)
06. นักโทษรัก (nak thot rak)
07. เมียแก่รถเก่า (mia kae rot kao)
08. กราบเท้าแม่ (krap thao mae)
09. จดหมายถึงพ่อ (chot mai thueng pho)
10. จดหมายตีกลับ (chot mai ti klap)
11. คอยสาวนา (khoi sao na)
12. รอพี่ตีสอง (ro phi ti song)

this week, a latter-day entry from mr. phloen phromdaen, the "king of talking music"! phloen grew up in aranyaprathet on the cambodian border, where he worked on his parents' farm. at age 20, a radio contest win landed him a spot in a local ramwong band. following that stint, he headed for bangkok to join the burgeoning luk thung scene, using his own savings to record original songs. eventually these sessions produced his massive hit "chom thung", which won him a spot among the biggest stars of the era, and even starring roles in several films. today's cassette finds phloen a bit past his "golden years" in the 60s and his comedic "talking music" days in the 70s. it comes to us from sansoen rungserichai's boxing sound label, home also to stars like yingyong yotbuangam and ekkachai siwichai. the sound is very much of its time (the early 90s) with synthesized horn stabs and soaring guitar solos over electronic beats. enjoy!
 

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