Khana Sornthong
Thai Classical Music
Metro Records (Thailand) 19xx
MLD-112 (LP)
sleeve : EX-(SOC, some wear on edge and corner, some light dirts.)
mesia : EX-/EX-(some slightly noise. some slightly click noise caused by very small pressing-errors.)
An album, likely dating from the 1970s, collecting representative pieces of Thai court dance music. Performed by the ensemble Khana Sornthong, it spans a wide range of regional and ethnic styles—from Khmer-influenced court dances to pieces reflecting Islamic/Western “foreign” idioms, southern/Malay-derived forms, and Lao classical traditions. The instrumentation—end-blown flute, xylophones, gongs, cymbals, and drums—creates the unhurried, floating sense of time so characteristic of Thai traditional music, making this a highly enjoyable listen throughout as well as a document of considerable historical value. One track bears the title “Japan,” though this does not denote Japanese music per se, but rather a stylized piece evoking a generalized foreign (non-Thai) mode.
A1: Kmer Potisat
B1: Yore
Thai Classical Music
Metro Records (Thailand) 19xx
MLD-112 (LP)
sleeve : EX-(SOC, some wear on edge and corner, some light dirts.)
mesia : EX-/EX-(some slightly noise. some slightly click noise caused by very small pressing-errors.)
An album, likely dating from the 1970s, collecting representative pieces of Thai court dance music. Performed by the ensemble Khana Sornthong, it spans a wide range of regional and ethnic styles—from Khmer-influenced court dances to pieces reflecting Islamic/Western “foreign” idioms, southern/Malay-derived forms, and Lao classical traditions. The instrumentation—end-blown flute, xylophones, gongs, cymbals, and drums—creates the unhurried, floating sense of time so characteristic of Thai traditional music, making this a highly enjoyable listen throughout as well as a document of considerable historical value. One track bears the title “Japan,” though this does not denote Japanese music per se, but rather a stylized piece evoking a generalized foreign (non-Thai) mode.
A1: Kmer Potisat
B1: Yore