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In the News (Mon 4 Jun 12)

  
 Isan
It was pure chance when, the next day, I found a copy of Peel's playlist which told me that the record I wanted was a 4-way split on Hummy & Joey records and, once more, down to Lady Luck that Toe from Isan also saw the playlist and gave out the band's email address.
After a bit of back-and-forth, we decided to do a slightly different form of interview, one where Toe and Robin (the other half of the band) both ask and answer the questions according to some arcane formula of their own devising.
It was pure chance that I turned on the radio in time to hear Peel play a beautiful piece of spaced-out bliss-music, pure chance that the phone rang when he was saying where I could get hold of it and, again, chance that I managed to hear a name: Isan.
www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Backstage/1472/isan.html   (807 words)

  
 Pillar christian band
On "Here," the four-member band does agood job of mixing up melodies and harmonies in ways thatare often more Beatlesque than brutal; "Holding On'" contains a jaunty chorus that latches nicely to the roller-coaster chorus.
Reviewed by Louis R. Carlozo, who isan entertainment editor and staff writer at the Chicago Tribune, an independent record producer and a studio musician.
Pillar takesa gentler path on "Rewind," a minor-key meditation on redemption that's anchored by acoustic guitar and a distant backing swirlof electric guitar feedback.
www.itebooks.net /Bands/pillar-christian-band   (158 words)

  
 March Records >> Figurine
All that said, the band purrs and whirs to create something that is 100% Figurine.
They've contacted numerous abstract electronica people like Isan and Sutekh, asking them to send unused bits of tracks so Figurine can turn them into pop songs.
But when it came time to make the second album (following numerous compilation appearances, including a cover of Bernthøler's 1983 cult hit "My Suitor" for March's Moshi Moshi collection), the band members wanted to try something new.
www.marchrecords.com /artists/artist.asp?id=45   (1291 words)

  
 Rough Trade Records, Tugboat Records and Rough Trade Artist Management
It's first releases were by Boo Hewerdine and The Revenants - the band formed by Stephen Ryan, frontman of cult 80's Rough Trade Records band, The Stars Of Heaven.
Since then, the label has released records by, amongst others, ISAN, Ooberman, Spring Heel Jack, Sodastream, Vic Godard and Disco Inferno.
was founded by Geoff Travis and born from the succesful independent London record store in 1978 with the release of Metal Urbain's "Paris Maquis" single and fast established itself as one of the great independent labels with a reputation of eclectic taste and artist-first philosophy.
www.roughtraderecords.com   (1291 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/kuro
After we finished recording our 2nd album, Isan the Drummer was out from KURO!
Was performed as the opening act band for SKIN OF TEARS, a German band which is also one of the bands that influenced the way of KURO!
gw nawarin lagunya kuro untuk di puterin di webradio www.djwirya.com...
www.myspace.com /kuro   (1030 words)

  
 DIRECTORY - SOCIAL SCIENCES ISAN - SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ISAN
»Basic Lao/Isaan Phrases - An introduction to the Isan language, with basic vocabulary and phrases in roman and Thai script and audio samples.
»Isan Bible - A project to translate the Bible into the Isan language.
Alternative rock band based in the Isle of Man....
www.themusichype.com /dir/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Tai-Kadai/Isan   (94 words)

  
 Rough Trade Records, Tugboat Records and Rough Trade Artist Management
It's first releases were by Boo Hewerdine and The Revenants - the band formed by Stephen Ryan, frontman of cult 80's Rough Trade Records band, The Stars Of Heaven.
Since then, the label has released records by, amongst others, ISAN, Ooberman, Spring Heel Jack, Sodastream, Vic Godard and Disco Inferno.
was founded by Geoff Travis and born from the succesful independent London record store in 1978 with the release of Metal Urbain's "Paris Maquis" single and fast established itself as one of the great independent labels with a reputation of eclectic taste and artist-first philosophy.
www.roughtraderecords.com /?tugb.html   (94 words)

  
 Four Tet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2001, Four Tet's second album Pause was released on Domino and found Hebden using more folk and electronic samples, which was quickly dubbed 'folktronica' by the media and press in an attempt to label the style (often also applied to artists such as Isan and Gravenhurst).
Four Tet is the name used by Kieran Hebden for his electronic music-oriented solo efforts to differentiate from his work with post-rock band Fridge.
Four Tet is highly respected in many parts of Europe (most notably in Hebden's native Britain) as an original and talented experimental electronic artist, but remains relatively unknown in the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four_Tet   (774 words)

  
 ALÆTAN 2002!
The Mountain goats - The best ever death metal band in Denton
Seefeel - When face was face (Isan Remix)
Red warzawa - Börn er dumme og grimme
this.is /drgunni/al2002.html   (774 words)

  
 TLCB and Omni-Med in Isan and Laos
Some beneficiaries of TLCB's efforts are the Udorn School for the Hearing Impaired, the Khon Kaen School for the blind, the Phone Paisai Rehabilitation Center for amputees, the Udorn School for the Mentally Retarded and of course the Thare Orphanage, to whom a complete sixty-piece set of band instruments was donated.
The Ban Nahom village project is just one of TLCB's many efforts to help the rural poor of the region, many of whom still suffer the after-effects of the war which embroiled the entire region.
Uninformed at the time, I failed to credit the fact that the TLCB (Thai-Lao-Cambodia Brotherhood) were the donors for the school floor that Jeff Hudgens and his friends built in Ban Nahom village on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
www.laotourism.com /articles/04_04_2.asp   (774 words)

  
 Piano Magic: Low Birth Weight: Pitchfork Review
Low, ISAN, the Wisdom of Harry, and Ellis Island Sound are just a few of the groups Piano Magic are either friends with or really big fans of.
But these associates aren't helping the band develop anything resembling an identity, and Low Birth Weight is another reminder of what it is they're losing sight of.
At worst, Low Birth Weight is a chaotic compilation record from one of the most promising independent foundries in recent memory.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/p/piano-magic/low-birth-weight.shtml   (774 words)

  
 Can of Worms
I haven't heard any pop from Thailand since the GlobeStyle label's Isan Slété cd way back in 1989, and The Rough Guide to the Music of Thailand (World Music Network) opens the floodgates with a dazzling array of songs and styles.
Watch the band at work on a pair of music videos included on this enhanced cd.
The buttery music on El Congo Brazza Kin (Marabi/Harmonia Mundi) evokes rather than duplicates the classic Cuban-influenced music of the Congo, which in its heyday carried more than a hint of brashness.
www.technobeat.com /COLUMNS/can.html   (774 words)

  
 List of Thailand-related topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - Economy of Isan- Economy of Thailand - Education in Thailand - Emerald Buddha - Erawan - Erawan Shrine - Eye, The
Fa Ngum - Fahrenheit (band) - Farang - Federation of Thai Industries - Fingerroot - Flag of Thailand - Foreign relations of Thailand - Free Thai Movement
Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of Thailand - Vajirananavarorasa - Vajiravudh College - vassa - Vichairachanon Khadpo - Vimanmek Palace - Vibhavadi district - Vibhavadi Rangsit - Vichit Kounavudhi
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Thailand-related_topics   (585 words)

  
 List of Thailand-related topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - Economy of Isan- Economy of Thailand - Education in Thailand - Emerald Buddha - Erawan - Erawan Shrine
Fa Ngum - Fahrenheit (band) - Farang - Federation of Thai Industries - Fingerroot - Flag of Thailand - Foreign relations of Thailand - Free Thai Movement
The list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but is not (or one that should not be here but is), please do update the page accordingly.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Thailand-related_topics   (549 words)

  
 Steel Prophet
Steel Prophet were formed back in the mid 80's, but only in the 90's released two full-length albums and one EP on Art of Music label which had quite limited resources for promoting the band.
Half of this album isan adaptation of Ray Bradbury's novel _Farenheit 451_.
The album starts off gracefully, the first verse of "Montag" is brilliant with guitar leads interchanged with vocal lines.
www.steelprophet.com /reviews/dark.html   (1652 words)

  
 [ electronic ] titles at Aquarius Records
Artists include Future 3, Isan, Lali Puna, Ulrich Schnauss, B.Fleischmann & Ms.
Slowdive's "Pygmalion" was the album that broke the band up and got them dumped from Creation just weeks after its release back in 1995; yet, that album has become one of the templates for the current strain of electronic melancholia.
Artists from the Shitkatapult roster (Rechenzentrum, Sami Koivikko, Fenin, Magnum38, as well as the aforementioned T. Raumschmiere and Apparat) are paired with newcomers Munit, Napoli Is Not Nepal and Zoy Winterstein and special guests like Kyborg, Chicago's Slicker and the wonderous sine drones of Steinbruechel.
www.aquariusrecords.org /cat/electronic42.html   (1652 words)

  
 Saman Hongsa
The band gets much tighter on Saman’s dtôei hits, including two of the numbers on the Isan Slété album: "Hua Ngawk Yawk Sao" [The Old Man Mocks the Maiden] and "Imae, Imae" [Mommy, Mommy].
Before Saman’s troupe comes on the village children perform: nursery schoolers dressed as nurses and one-armed soldiers, primary schoolers in traditional clothing dancing to an Indonesian (misidentified as Indian) pop hit, interpolated with the village headman plugging the Red Cross and singing the praises of the Christian Children’s Fund.
Saman, Sri-Ubon, Sa, and Sa-nguan in the blue truck with "Mawlam Saman Hongsa" emblazoned on the sides and bursting with stage and amps, and the rest of the 60-odd troupe members in a rented bus.
www.rootsworld.com /freereed/hongsa.html   (1860 words)

  
 Isan: Folk & Pop Music of Northeast Thailand  Video for sale
Alongside the folk-style musings of the locals are Gentleman's clubs, and a cabaret show which features a psychedelic rock band.
The sound of ISAN combines Lao, Thai and Cambodian folk patterns to produce a startlingly
This release takes a trip to the tropical Northeast of Thailand, and discovers a treasure trove of musical delights within the community.
www.1stvideo.com /data/Product_ID/1134627/PRelRefNum/1/TAN/1/Detail.html   (393 words)

  
 Music of Thailand
There is a large minority of Laotians in Isan, the Northeastern region of Thailand, and they are known for mor lam music.
The music he soon helped to invent along with influential band Suntharaporn was called pleng Thai sakorn, which incorporated Thai melodies with Western classical music.
Music was an important part of life during this period, and what is now known as Thai classical music arose during the Ayuthaya period.
www.portaljuice.com /music_of_thailand.html   (393 words)

  
 Monsoon-Country Weblinks
Excellent article by Ginny Landgraf on Saman Hongsa and band Isan Slete, featured on the Thailand page.
Erik Hendriks' website dedicated to luk thung (Thai country music) includes background information, with several songs and videos.
Very informative website on morlam music by Geoff Alexander, with notes on the performers, a buyer's guide and Bangkok venue information.
www.the-same.org /monsoon-country/Weblinks.html   (281 words)

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