Various Artists / Thai Pop Spectacular, Vol. 2: Siamese Soul
Album: Thai Pop Spectacular, Vol. 2: Siamese Soul   Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Aug 2011
Label:Sublime Frequencies  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-08-14 Pull Date: 2011-10-16 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 16 Oct 9 Oct 2 Sep 25 Sep 18 Sep 11 Sep 4 Aug 28
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 27, 2021: Wee Animalcules (rebroadcast from Sep 9, 2011)
Ha Fang Kheng Kan (The Competition), Bong Ja Bong (Bong, Oh Bong)
4. Feb 01, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
E-Saew Tam Punha Huajai (Advice Column For Love Troubles (Part 1)
2. Dec 09, 2021: Wee Animalcules (rebroadcast from Sep 9, 2011)
Ha Fang Kheng Kan (The Competition), Bong Ja Bong (Bong, Oh Bong)
5. Aug 04, 2013: New World Disorder
Lam Sarawan
3. Dec 06, 2021: Wee Animalcules (rebroadcast from Sep 9, 2011)
Ha Fang Kheng Kan (The Competition), Bong Ja Bong (Bong, Oh Bong)
6. Jul 25, 2013: maximum entropy
Lum Sao Phutai Rum Pan

Album Review
Sadie O.
Reviewed 2011-08-09
Thai Pop Spectacular, Vol 2: Siamese Soul
Reviewed by Sadie O., 8/9/11
Thai pop music from the 60’s to 80’s. Vol. 2 of the amazing comp series from Sublime Frequencies. Amazing mashup of Western and Thai styles. Check out the booklet for some keen pix, and rather gobsmacking synopses of the lyrics. Sounds like there just might be some FCCs – in Thai. Who knows?
Songs seem to get less pop and more just plain odd towards end of CD.
I love this series, and this volume is my favorite yet. All amazing!
1. 3:16 ***groovy frug/mambo beat, high and very Southeast Asian traditionally inflected vocals. All about THAT kind of bong!
2. 3:17 ***downtempo swingy, vaguely spy-movie-ish, great female vocals.
3. 4:45 ***even more lounge-y/swingy, wailing vocals.
4. 3:16 **upbeat, very squeepy, very strange (to our ears) vocals. Gets a little repetitive.
5. 3:11 ***midtempo ultra-groovy swingy bop, adorable female vocals and odd male backup noises.
6. 4:40 **chimes… lots of chimes. Then very downtempo, very traditional sounding song and dance, using modern instruments. Cool glitchy vocals.
7. 3:33 ***big piano chords and bongos, then downtempo pop cha cha of the utterliest sort.
8. 3:21 ****downtempo, funky, with frogs. What isn’t better with frogs?
9. 2:32 ***awesome 60’s pop/funk/farfisa march, about breast milk.
10. 3:22 ****wow! Downtempo wah-wah guitar – a bit Isaac Hayes. Until the vocals start, and they’re odd ones.
11. 3:28 ***mambo, baby!
12. 3:22 ***terribly dramatic intro, then midtempo clippity-cloppity sweet pop, startling female vocals.
13. 3:21 ***downtempo funky crawl. Gnarly guitar solo.
14. 4:50 **high drama, slow sway, heartrending indeed, oh yes. Also a bit dischordant, but hey…
15. 4:46 ***noodly farfisa intro, very slow loping groove with plinkybats. Truly, deeply strange.

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Daw Bandon Bong Ja Bong (Bong, Oh Bong)
2. Teun-Jai Boon Praraksa Ha Fang Kheng Kan (The Competition)
3. Kwan Jai & Kwan Jit Sriprajan E-Saew Tam Punha Huajai (Advice Column For Love Troubles (Part 1)
4. Lam Young Kati Sorn Jai (Lessons For Life) 
5. Chutima Duang Porn Fon Tok Leaw (The Rain Is Here, But You Didn't Return As Promised)
6. Ubon Pattana With Surin Paksiri Lam Sarawan
7. Kwan Jit Sriprajan Panatibat (Sin No. 1: Do Not Kill) 
8. Roong Petch Laem Sing Kob Kanong Fon (Frogs Dancing In The Rain)  
9. Sorn Petch Pinyo Laek Laow Deum Nom (Quit Drinking Alcohol And Try Drinking Milk Instead) 
10. Man City Lion Nah Anad (Pity)
11. Sornpetch Sornsupan Klang Yok (Flirting)
12. Hong Thong Daw U-Don Isan
13. Salak Silathong Sung Nang (Cautions For The Girl)
14. Kwan Jai & Kwan Jit Sriprajan E-Saew Tam Punha Huajai (Advice Column For Love Troubles Pt. 2)
15. Ubon Pattana With Surin Paksiri Lum Sao Phutai Rum Pan