Chaweewan Dumnern – Sao Lam Plearn
Still digging my way out of a pile of final exams as I wrap up a semester of teaching at CSULB, but definitely wanted to make sure I say a little about this amazing comp., one that almost slipped under my rader. I’m always on the lookout for interesting hybrid styles of funky music and this comp. points me in a new direction, with some wild sounds from Thailand recorded from 1964-1975. The star of the show, if you ask me, has to be Chaweewan Dumnern, not only because they have the most tracks (3) on this 19 track collection, but because all of them are extra killer, with “Sao Lam Plearn” being the best of the bunch. Don’t sleep on this one, this might be one of the best compilations of 2010.