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Classic Productions by Surin Phaksiri 2: Molam Gems from the 1960s​-​80s ス​リ​ン​・​パ​ー​ク​シ​リ​の​仕​事​2​:​特​選​モ​ー​ラ​ム​集​1960s​-​80s

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    2LP edition has 4 extra physical-version-only tracks and 22 tracks in total (same track order as CD edition), packed in a 5mm spine outer sleeve, comes with red inner sleeves and a full color 8-page insert including extensive English / Japanese liner notes. The inside of the outer sleeve is printed in dark pink. Mastering and cutting at D&M. Catalog # EM1198DLP.

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    - Chawiwan Damnoen - Welcome to Nakhon Phanom
    チャウィーワン・ダムヌーン「ナコーンパノムへようこそ」
    - Phairin Phonphibun - Lam Phoen Let’s Go to Kathina Festival
    パイリン・ポーンピブーン「ラムプルーン カティナ祭り」
    - Chabaphrai Namwai - Lam Phloen Open-air Cinema
    チャバープライ・ ナームワイ「ラム・プルーン 野外映画の物語」
    - Kampun Foongsuk - Lam Toei Ram Wong Romance
    カンプン・フンスック「ラム・トゥーイ 愛のラムウォン」

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    CD edition has 4 extra physical-version-only tracks and 22 tracks in total (same track order as 2LP edition), packed in a wide-case (12.5mm spine case), comes with a 36-page full color booklet including extensive English / Japanese liner notes and obi. Catalog # EM1198CD.

    4 physical-version-only tracks:
    - Chawiwan Damnoen - Welcome to Nakhon Phanom
    チャウィーワン・ダムヌーン「ナコーンパノムへようこそ」
    - Phairin Phonphibun - Lam Phoen Let’s Go to Kathina Festival
    パイリン・ポーンピブーン「ラムプルーン カティナ祭り」
    - Chabaphrai Namwai - Lam Phloen Open-air Cinema
    チャバープライ・ ナームワイ「ラム・プルーン 野外映画の物語」
    - Kampun Foongsuk - Lam Toei Ram Wong Romance
    カンプン・フンスック「ラム・トゥーイ 愛のラムウォン」

    Includes unlimited streaming of Classic Productions by Surin Phaksiri 2: Molam Gems from the 1960s-80s スリン・パークシリの仕事2:特選モーラム集1960s-80s via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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EM Records again shines the spotlight on legendary Thai producer Surin Phaksiri in this second edition of his classic productions from the 1960s-80s. The first edition, released in 2019, focused on his innovative productions in the luk thung (*1) style. This 2022 release features his stellar, glowing molam (*2) gems from the 60s-80s, drawn mainly from his golden era in the late 70s and early 80s. Surin Phaksiri is a highly esteemed figure in Thai music, rooted deeply in his native region of Isan in northeast Thailand, a producer with a deep respect for the traditional artistry of his culture, yet always moving forward, looking outward, listening ahead. The molam style of Thai music showcases the voice; indeed, the genre’s name means “expert singer”, and Thailand is blessed with an abundance of experts, singers with amazing control, grace, vitality and finesse. This collection of 22 songs (18 only for digital download) features 15 singers, ranging from venerated legends to unjustly unheralded masters of the art. These songs were recorded and released after the era of the 7-inch single; with the advent of the cassette boom in Thai music, most producers adopted a quantity-over-quality conveyer belt production style, churning out soundalike material to fill the expanded length of cassette tape. Phaksiri resisted these tides and continued to work with a single-song mindset, tailoring each production’s instrumentation and arrangement to precisely fit each singer and song. This care and integrity can be clearly heard in this sweetly groovy collection. These gems, originally released on 7-inch vinyl, are all first-time official reissues, a project years in the making. Compiled by Soi48, who also provide liner notes. Cover art by Shinsuke Takagi (Soi48).

Footnotes:
1) Luk thung: A musical genre whose name means ʻcountry personʼs songʼ or ʻchildren of the fieldʼ . The name became established in the latter half of the 1960s and now has the status of a national genre of popular song unique to Thailand. The lyrics of luk thung songs deal mainly with the rural idyll, comparisons between the city and the countryside, life in the big city and current affairs. There are certain typical traits to the music, but no official musical form.

2) Molam: "mo" is an expert and "lam" is a kind of performance art where the artist tells a story using tonal inflexions. In other words, the term molam refers to both the singer and art form. Molam pieces are not strictly speaking "songs".

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released February 25, 2022

日本に細野晴臣、ジャマイカにソニア・ポッティンジャーやハーマン・チン・ロイがいるように、タイにはスリン・パークシリがいる。彼がプロデュースした現代モーラム(*)の宝物を詰めた世界初コンピレーション。

Soi48とエムのタイ音楽アーカイブ・シリーズ立ち上げ時から目標(野望)に掲げてきたスリン・パークシリのモーラム作品集で、シリーズ中、最大ボリュームでお届けするタイ・イサーン音楽のある意味、究極的なアルバムです。

パークシリはアンカナーン・クンチャイ「イサーン・ラム・プルーン」で、タイの伝統芸能と西洋ポップスを折衷し、タイ歌謡の方向を変えてしまったゲームチェンジャー的な革命児ですが、彼の生まれ育ったタイ東北地方イサーンの伝統的語り芸、モーラムの発展には人一倍の熱意と創意でとりくみました。 本作はレコードからカセットテープへと媒体が移っていく1970年代から80年代、パークシリが手がけた現代モーラム作品をコンパイルした、タイでいまだ編纂されていない音源集です。この曲群が長らく手付かずだった理由は、彼が独立プロデューサーだったことと、作品のほとんどが7インチ・シングル盤で流通していたことにあります。

1曲単位の制作だったシングル盤時代からカセットテープ時代に入り、フォーマット上の要請で音源をより多く供給する必要がうまれ、多くのプロデューサー達は格式ある難しいモーラムの型を崩し、芸能技術の敷居を下げて対応しました。これが80年代のモーラム・ブームを駆動させましたが、パークシリの流儀は、芸能の型は崩さないかわりにサウンド(オケ、バンド演奏)で革新を追求することにあり、新旧・有名無名のモーラム達を相手に音楽的バリエーションを生み出すことに成功。これはモノ・コードで演奏も楽器も固定され、ワンウェイになりがちな同ジャンルでは驚異的です。

今回、優雅でオーセンティックなものからラディカルな実験作まで、モーラムという伝統音楽をアヌラック・レ・パッタナー(タイ語で「保存と改革」の意)して継承した彼の手腕を聞く22曲をセレクト(デジタル版は18曲のみ)。ほとんどの曲が初再発・初CD化で一部は初レコード化となります。これまでコレクターしか耳にできなかったタイ・イサーン音楽の秘宝がここに開放されます。みなさま長らくお待たせしました。

*注釈
モーラム:東南アジア/ラーオ系の伝統的な語り芸。モーは達人、ラムは声調に抑揚をつけながら語る芸能。つまり「語りの達人」で、その歌手と芸能の両方をさす名称。モーラムは「歌」ではない。

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