mai charoenpura: khwam lap sut khop fa

artist: ใหม่ เจริญปุระ (mai charoenpura)
album: ความลับสุดขอบฟ้า (khwam lap sut khop fa)
tracklist:
01. เสียใจได้ยินไหม (sia chai dai yin mai)
02. เธอรู้หรือเปล่า (thoe ru rue plao)
03. ไม่มีปัญหา (mai mi panha)
04. เสียเวลาจะตายไป (sia wela cha tai pai)
05. สุดฤทธิ์สุดเดช (sut rit sut det)
06. เก็บขยะ (kep khaya)
07. หนักเกินไปแล้ว (nak koen pai laeo)
08. ต่อไปนี้ไม่มีใคร (to pai ni mai mi khrai)
09. ระวังให้ดีเหอะ (rawang hai di hoe)
10. อยากรู้นัก (yak ru nak)
11. ไม่รู้จะหลีกยังไง (mai ru cha lik yang ngai)
12. รักแล้วรักเลย (rak laeo rak loei)

this week, early-90's pop-rock from singer and actor mai charoenpura! born and raised in bangkok, mai was the fourth daughter of famed actor/director surin charoenpura (a.k.a. rut ronnaphop), and half-sister of fellow star sai inthira charoenpura. due to her father's influence, she was always close to the entertainment world growing up. after a few film and television appearances, she entered the music industry in 1989. her sound was notable for often displaying a somewhat harder edge than that of her contemporaries, with blues-rock and hair-metal riffs layered over pop melodies. this album is her third, released in 1992 by mga co., ltd., which sold a record-breaking 2 million copies. production was handled by aphichai yenphunsuk, with si fa (kanlayarat waranawat) co-producing and leading the songwriting efforts, alongside the team at grammy entertainment. enjoy!

carabao: ameri-koi

artist: คาราบาว (carabao)
album: อเมริโกย (ameri-koi)
tracklist:
01. อเมริโกย (ameri-koi)
02. มะโหนก (ถึกควายทุย ภาค 6) (manok (thuek khwai thui, pt. 6))
03. คนจนผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ (khon chon phu ying yai)
04. มาลัย (malai)
05. ข่าวดี (khao di)
06. ตางขโมย (tang khamoi)
07. ซาอุดรฯ (sa-udon)
08. หำเฮี้ยน (ham hian)
09. เฒ่าทะเล (tao thale)
10. แผ่นดิน (phaendin)

sorry for the long absence: i was off for a few weeks touring the west coast of the u.s. (and texas) with my friends in the khun narin sin phin prayuk band. now that we're back, let's start out with a favorite from our time on the road: the biggest thai rock band of all time, carabao! known for the political nature of their songwriting, they have shifted from being socialist upstarts to nationalist reactionaries over the years, but have typically left great music in their wake. today's cassette dates from 1985, following-up on their breakthrough commercial smash from the prior year, "made in thailand", as well as their involvement in the ill-fated "retired officer rebellion". it was also the first to be recorded in their own center stage studio, and marked an expansion of synthesized sounds and production for the group. enjoy!