Various
Radio Thailand: Transmissions From The Tropical Kingdom
LabelSublime FrequenciesGenreFolk & Traditional
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2006 release, repressed! This 2CD set is an exhaustive collection of Thai Radio transmissions recorded over a 15-year period from 1989 to 2004. These 23 collage tracks have been assembled and distilled from dozens of cassette and mini-disc recordings captured on location from the capital of Bangkok to Chaing Mai and Isan Province in the north to Hat Yai in the south. The music presented here is relentlessly mystifying and seductive: Molam, Luk Thung, Kantrum, folk and pop, classic Thai guitar rock, antique ballads, novelty tunes, traditional ceremonial music and other miscellaneous styles rarely heard outside the Kingdom. Also featured are various commercials, DJs, radio IDs, news reports, mysterious folk radio, language lessons, sacred chants, bumper cues and plenty of audio anomalies only the sheer genius of Thai Radio can supply. Tune in to the amazing audio experience of Thailand's Tropical Kingdom!
Details
Cat. number: SF 028
Year: 2006
Release notes
Disc 1 was recorded in Bangkok, Chaing Mai, Ayuthuya and Isan in Thailand during 2000 through 2004. Disc 2 was recorded in Bangkok, Hat Yai, Si Racha and Ayuthuya in Thailand during 1989 through 1995. Assembled and edited May 2005. All sound as originally recorded from AM / FM / SW / LW bands of Thai Radio.
Tracklist
| 1.1 | Lam Barometer | 4:30 | |
| 1.2 | 21st Century Perspiration | 6:05 | |
| 1.3 | 543 Years Ahead Of YOU | 5:27 | |
| 1.4 | Northeastern Provincial Frequencies | 4:03 | |
| 1.5 | Tourism Past The Medium Wave | 4:41 | |
| 1.6 | Isan Immortal | 6:52 | |
| 1.7 | Torrential Nostalgia | 6:11 | |
| 1.8 | Pad Pen Pinh | 6:50 | |
| 1.9 | Rao Rao | 5:17 | |
| 1.10 | Mak Mak Darkie | 5:51 | |
| 1.11 | Dongrek Apparitions | 4:48 | |
| 2.1 | Giant Catfish Fry | 5:34 | |
| 2.2 | Krung Thep Marketing | 5:14 | |
| 2.3 | Space Station Hilltops | 5:28 | |
| 2.4 | Blow-Dried Pop Collage | 5:05 | |
| 2.5 | Folk DJ's Armed With Technology | 5:21 | |
| 2.6 | The End Of The News | 5:50 | |
| 2.7 | Rubber Of High Quality | 4:52 | |
| 2.8 | Oddities In Humidity | 5:20 | |
| 2.9 | Welcome To The World Of Music | 5:24 | |
| 2.10 | Tropic Audio Ephemera | 4:27 | |
| 2.11 | The Outer-Periphery Splash | 5:31 | |
| 2.12 | Amplitude Massage And Beyond | 6:51 |
Credits
- Alan Bishop
- Compiled By [Assembled], Edited By (2.1 to 2.12), Photography By [All Photos], Liner Notes
- Mark Gergis
- Compiled By [Assembled], Edited By, Mastered By (1.1 to 1.11), Photography By [All Photos], Liner Notes, Recorded By (1.1 to 1.11)
- Thiri Einsi
- Design [CD]
- Scott Colburn
- Mastered By [Final Mastering By] (2.1 to 2.12)
- Erik Gergis
- Recorded By [With Contributions From] (1.1 to 1.11)
- Michelle Valdez
- Recorded By [With Contributions From] (1.1 to 1.11)
