Sunday, September 28, 2025

photchaman phimchan: photchaman 3



artist: พจมาน พิมพ์จันทร์ (photchaman phimchan) 
album: พจมาน 3 (photchaman 3) 
tracklist
01. สาวมหาชัย (sao mahachai) 
02. สาวทุ่งรวงทอง (sao thung ruang thong) 
03. สาวบางหลวง (sao bang luang) 
04. เด็ดดอกรัก (det dok rak) 
05. ลานเท (lan the) 
06. ฝั่งหัวใจ (fang hua chai) 
07. แว่วเสียงซึง (waeo siang sueng) 
08. แม่สอดสะอื้น (mae sot sa-uean) 
09. สาวแม่กลอง (sao mae klong) 
10. แฟนเก่า (faen kao) 
11. ฉันรักเธอ (chan rak thoe) 
12. สาวทุ่งรวงทอง [ดนตรี] (sao thung ruang thong [instrumental]) 

this week, sweet and mellow retro covers from photchaman phimchan! hailing from nakhon sawan in the central plains, photchaman was married to phon phraisan, one of the leading sound-alikes of suraphon sombatcharoen who stepped up following the star's untimely death. she and phon did several duets albums together, winning a fan base through the '80s with their versions of classic luk thung hits. after a decade out of the spotlight, she came to prominence again in the 2000s as part of the red shirt movement, where she took the stage to repurpose several of her old hits as tributes to (at the time) exiled prime minister thaksin shinawatra. most recently, she's found success as an online fortune-teller, doing tarot card readings over social media[1]. this cassette though, her third solo album, takes us back to 1989, and draws more from the urbane luk krung canon, as opposed to the country-style luk thung material that she'd focused on up to then. it features production by samak wongsarot, an old hand from uea ari chao kao, bringing some unusual arrangements and a lightly chinese-inspired, kim-forward sound. enjoy! 

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

sathit thongchan: mi nong phi mai care



artist: สาธิต ทองจันทร์ (sathit thongchan)
album: มีน้องพี่ไม่แคร์ (mi nong phi mai care)
tracklist
01. มีน้องพี่ไม่แคร์ (mi nong phi mai care)
02. ความรักเหมือนควันบุหรี่ (khwam rak muean khwan buri)
03. ฟ้าโปรดเป็นพยาน (fa prot pen phayan)
04. ฟ้าครามยามคิดถึง (fa khram yam khit thueng)
05. ไม่น่าให้ความหวัง (mai na hai khwam wang)
06. สื่อเสียงเพลง (sue siang phleng)
07. รอวันเธอใจเดียว (ro wan thoe chai diao)
08. ลาก่อนความช้ำ (la kon khwam cham)
09. เห็นเขายิ้มอย่าคิดว่ารัก (hen khao yim ya khit wa rak)
10. ไสว่าสิถ่าอ้าย (sai wa si tha ai)
11. เพลงนี้แทนจดหมาย (phleng ni thaen chot mai)

this week, a post in memory of the amazing sathit thongchan, who we lost this month at the age of 68. born and raised in kalasin, sathit grew up in a musical family, though they discouraged him from pursuing a musical career for himself. after initially joining the monkhood and embarking upon a buddhist education, he resolved to follow his dream after all and left home to take up with the saksiam phetchomphu band. there he climbed the ladder from roadie up to a singing role, though after his first recordings didn't get the support needed, he moved first to the rival suphap daoduangden group then eventually settled in at thongchan promotions, where he gained the stage-surname he'd be known by thereafter1. this cassette is his 10th with krung thai, dating from 1989, and has khamkhoeng thongchan producing. classic molam-luk thung pop.. enjoy!