{"product_id":"vinyl-digest-folk-rock-psychedelia-in-south-southeast-asia","title":"Vinyl Digest: Folk, Rock \u0026 Psychedelia in South \u0026 Southeast Asia","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten By Chris Menist and Maft Sai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Anna Blumenthal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e300 essential LPs and 45s from across South and Southeast Asia, selected and annotated by Chris Menist and Maft Sai, co-founders of the Paradise Bangkok label and party. Five chapters trace modernized folk and devotional music through surf, garage, psych and disco, with rarity scores, collector’s checkboxes and full-color original artwork throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWestern bands have long been influenced by the music of the Eastern hemisphere, but simultaneous sonic conversations have occurred in South and Southeast Asia among local bands amalgamating imported sounds with tradition. The psychedelic repetitions and drones that Western groups have drawn inspiration from have long been crucial elements in music from South and Southeast Asia, and too often overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“We wanted to include records that people won’t be able to read about elsewhere. There are some records in this book that are being properly documented for the first time.”\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Chris Menist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e300 records\u003c\/b\u003e: LPs and 45s, each individually annotated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 chapters:\u003c\/b\u003e Essentials · Folk \u0026amp; Devotional Music · Surf \u0026amp; Garage · Psych · Soul, Funk \u0026amp; Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 essential compilations\u003c\/b\u003e with a survey essay on the reissue labels that opened the genre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 guest selector lists\u003c\/b\u003e from DJs, musicians, label heads, scholars and journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtended interview\u003c\/b\u003e with Chris Menist and Maft Sai, conducted by Anna Blumenthal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRarity scoring\u003c\/b\u003e 1 5 — from common pressings to the holiest grails; \u003cb\u003eCollector’s checkboxes\u003c\/b\u003e on every entry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecords from 10 countries\u003c\/b\u003e — Thailand, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Iran, Bangladesh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary of 50+ regional terms\u003c\/b\u003e — molam, luk thung, dangdut, qawwali, gamelan, pop yeh yeh, nh(c vàng, keronchong and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull index\u003c\/b\u003e of listed artists and guest performers; Blank \u003cb\u003enotes pages\u003c\/b\u003e at the back for want-lists and annotations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist\u003c\/b\u003e Marigold Santos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTISTS INSIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSroeng Santi · Angkanang Kunchai · Petch Phin Thong · Waipod Petchsuphan · AKA · Panbers · Harry Roesli · Yanti Bersaudara · Benjamin S · Sohail Rana · Nazia Hassan · Ilaiyaraaja · R. D. Burman · Bappi Lahiri · Asha Puthli · Boy Katindig · The Panthers · Saloma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMUSIC STYLES COVERED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMolam · luk thung · pop yeh yeh · dangdut · qawwali · gambus · keronchong · nh(c vàng · Lollywood film scores · Sunda · Minang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUEST SELECTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKieran Hebden (Four Tet) · Dan Snaith (Caribou) · Gilles Peterson · Andy Votel (Finders Keepers) · Alice Whittington (Sama Sama) · Discostan · Natasha Noorani · Don Leisure · Nishant Mittal (Digging In India) · Jawa Jones · Naza Mohamad (Sputnik Rekordz) · Samson Pho · Pritpal Ajimal · Dangdut Banget\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Menist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eChris Menist is a London-based writer, DJ, and musician best known as the co-founder of the Paradise Bangkok label and the Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band. He co curated \u003ci\u003eSound of Siam\u003c\/i\u003e Volumes 1 and 2 for Soundway, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThai? Dai!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e for Finders Keepers, \u003ci\u003eQat, Coffee and Qambus\u003c\/i\u003e for Dust-To-Digital, and \u003ci\u003eLife Is A Heavy Burden\u003c\/i\u003e for Strut, and hosts the monthly \u003ci\u003eParadise Bangkok\u003c\/i\u003e show on NTS. His writing has appeared in Songlines and The Wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaft Sai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor more than twenty years, Maft Sai has been chasing records across Southeast Asia and beyond. Based in Bangkok, he founded the Zudrangma Records shop and label, and Studio Lam, a bar and music venue, to share these discoveries. He is the founder and co-producer of the Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, helping bring molam to audiences around the world, and hosts the weekly \u003ci\u003eUnited Sounds of Asia\u003c\/i\u003e radio show on ROVR.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dust \u0026 Grooves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67793447518362,"sku":"VDAP001","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/6315\/6890\/files\/APFrontCoverDummySquare.jpg?v=1791994698","url":"https:\/\/shop.dustandgrooves.com\/products\/vinyl-digest-folk-rock-psychedelia-in-south-southeast-asia","provider":"Dust \u0026 Grooves Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}