phloen phromdaen: lung di khi mao

artist: เพลิน พรหมแดน (phloen phromdaen)
album: ลุงดีขี้เมา (lung di khi mao)
tracklist:
01. ลุงดีขี้เมา (lung di khi mao)
02. คนชอบเหล้า (khon chop lao)
03. สมาคมขี้เมา (samakhom khi mao)
04. เมืองนักปราชญ์ (mueang nak prat)
05. นานที่มีครั้ง (nan thi mi khrang)
06. ผู้ใหญ่พัฒนา (phu yai phatthana)
07. ลุงพัดหนังเหนียว (lung phat nang niao)
08. หนุ่มน้อยฝอยข่าว (num noi foi khao)
09. อยากดังฟังทางนี้ (yak dang fang thang ni)
10. คึกลิดคิดลึก (khueklit khit luek)

this week, 10 more solid-gold classics 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. it was at this point that phloen became interested in comedy and inventive ways to incorporate clever wordplay and skits into his tracks. the result was phleng phut or "talking music", which is exactly what it sounds like: phloen will stop the music in the middle of a song to engage in witty asides with his bandmates. thai-language comprehension, of course, will help in appreciating the skits and the clever lyrics in general, but luckily the music is great on its own, featuring some of the hardest-hitting funk sounds to be found in 1970s thailand.. enjoy!

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saengthong anothai: hak kho ai theng

artist: แสงทอง อโณทัย (saengthong anothai)
album: หักคอไอ้เท่ง (hak kho ai theng)
tracklist:
01. หักคอไอ้เท่ง (hak kho ai theng)
02. ไปหาหมอ (pai ha mo)
03. มีเมียเพราะประมาท (mi mia phro pramat)
04. บอกคนชื่อเล็ก (bok khon chue lek)
05. วอนน้องกลับมา (won nong klap ma)
06. อยาก (yak)
07. ศิษย์ท่านจุน (sit than chun)
08. หนุ่มไฟฟ้าแม่ค้าข้าวแกง (num fai fa mae ka khao keng)
09. บึบบับ (buep bap)
10. เส้นทางที่สัญญา (sen thang thi sanya)
11. หนทางตัน (hon thang tan)

i'm heading south for the weekend, so i figured i'd leave you with some great old music from down there!  i can't tell you a thing about our singer, although the songwriter is one whose name has shown up on a handful of cassettes in my collection; nakhon si thammarat's own phetthai thanomchit.  to my ears, there's not anything markedly "southern" about the music here, aside from the percussive & funky arrangements that characterized the region's luk thung at that time.  you'll also hear some examples of the "talking music" style pioneered by phloen phromdaen.. check out the sample song for an unreliable english lesson.  enjoy!

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MRPT172 by monrakplengthai

phloen phromdaen

artist: เพลิน พรหมแดน (phloen phromdaen)

album: เพลิน พรหมแดน (phloen phromdaen)

tracklist:

01. คนเก่งภาษา (khon keng phasa)

02. ไปหาหมอ (pai ha mo)

03. ศิษย์หนุ่มกับครูสาว (sit num kap kru sao)

04. ผู้แทนมาแล้ว (phu thaen ma laeo)

05. แหยมย่องสาว (yaem yong sao)

06. เสียว (sieow)

07. อย่าห้ามกันดีกว่า (ya ham kan di kwa)

08. ไหว้ให้เมื่อยมือ (wai hai mueai mue)

09. ใจดำเหมือนการะแม (chai dam muean karamae)

10. ศุกร์เมาเสาร์นอน (suk mao sao non)

11. เจ็ดพันล้าน (chet phan lan)

12. คิดถึงลูก (khit thueng luk)

13. กำนันผันเงิน (kamnan phan ngoen)

14. พรรคกระสอบหาเสียง (phak krasop ha siang)

15. เมียไม่เอาถ่าน (mia mai ao than)

16. วันมหาสนุก (wan maha sanuk)

this week, a solid gold classic 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.  shortly thereafter, phloen became interested in comedy and inventive ways to incorporate clever wordplay and skits into his tracks. what he came up with was phleng phut or "talking music", which is exactly what it sounds like.. phloen will stop the music in the middle of a song to engage in witty banter with his bandmates.  needless to say, thai comprehension would help in appreciating the skits, but luckily the songs are great as well!  enjoy!

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  MRPT160 by monrakplengthai

suang santi: 1 2 3 duan song thaeo

artist: สรวง สันติ (suang santi)
album: 1 2 3 ด่วนสองแถว (1 2 3 duan song thaeo)
tracklist:
01. 1 2 3 ด่วนสองแถว (1 2 3 duan song thaeo)
02. 4 5 6 ด่วนสองแถว (4 5 6 duan song thaeo)
03. เขาว่ามา (khao wa ma)
04. คนสุโขทัย (khon sukhothai)
05. หนุ่มหนองคาย (num nong khai)
06. เมาจนนึกไม่ออก (mao chon nuek mai ok)
07. รักตัวกลัวเมีย (rak tua klua mia)
08. บ้าพอกัน (ba pho kan)
09. 900 โรงจำนำ (900 rong cham nam)
10. 900 ความระกำ (900 khwam rakam)
sung by เตือนใจ บุญพระรักษา (tueanchai bunphraraksa)
11. ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ ภาค 2 (phu ying yai, pt. 2)
12. เมาให้ลืมเมีย (mao hai luem mia)
13. น้ำมันแพงอีกแล้ว (nam man phaeng ik laeo)
14. น้ำมันมีน้อยใช้สอยประหยัด (nam man mi noi chai soi prayat)
15. เซ็นซิ (sen si)
16. หิ้วถุงปุ๋ย (hiw thung pui)
17. ควาย (khwai)

this week we've got a great tape from luk thung funk rock star suang santi! hailing from sukhothai, suang made his living as a boxer before joining with phiphat boribun & his band. after marrying bandmate namphueng boribun, he struck off on his own, first singing with siphrai chaiphra and finally mongkhon amatayakun's famous chularat band. suang pioneered a crossover style of luk thung and heavy funk rock which few others attempted, and won success not only with his own recordings but songs he penned for others, everyone from phanom nopphon to the royal sprites. sadly, suang was killed in a car accident in 1982 while on tour... this tape captures some of his last work, featuring a mix of straight funk tracks & few of his older hits redone in "talking music" style. enjoy!!

phloen phromdaen: khaeng ma

artist: เพลิน พรหมแดน (phloen phromdaen)
album: แข่งหมา (khaeng ma)
tracklist:
01. แข่งหมา (khaeng ma)
02. เสน่ห์น้ำมันพราย (sane nam man phrai)
03. เรื่องของที่ดิน (rueang khong thi din)
04. กรรมของคนกรุงเทพฯ (kam khong khon krung thep)
05. ไอ้เก๋จอมแก่น (ai ke chom kaen)
06. ไปเสียได้ก็ดี (pai sia dai ko di)
07. ทำดีโดนด่า (tham di don da)
08. ก๋วยเจ๋ง ก้วยจั๊บ (kuai cheng kuai chap)
09. จอมสำออย (chom samoi)
10. น้ำท่วมอีสาน (nam thuam isan)
11. ชอบกลเหมือนคนชอบกัน (chop kon muean khon chop kan)
12. ลุงสาเข้ากรุง (lung sa khao krung)
13. คนบ๊องส์ (khon bong)
14. รักข้ามรุ่น (rak kham run)

this week, an album from the "king of talking music", mr. phloen phromdaen! phloen grew up on his parents' farm in aranyaprathet, on the border with cambodia. at age 20, he entered a radio contest and landed a spot in a local ramwong band. however, like so many others, he fell in love with the new style being pioneered by suraphon sombatcharoen et al, which would come to be known as "luk thung". he used his own savings to record original songs, and eventually these sessions produced his massive hit "ชมทุ่ง (chom thung)", which won him a spot among the biggest stars of the era, and even starring roles in several films. shortly thereafter, phloen became interested in comedy and inventive ways to incorporate clever wordplay and skits into his tracks. what he came up with was เพลงพูด (pleng phut) or "talking music", which is exactly what it sounds like.. phloen will stop the band periodically & engage in witty banter with his bandmates. needless to say, thai comprehension would help to appreciate the skits, but the songs are great as well! the tape itself, on the other hand, has seen better days.. hope you will enjoy nonetheless!