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"Where to place YIN YIN on the map ? Maybe somewhere between Netherlands and South-East Asia, on an imaginary tropical island. That’s where they brew a strange cocktail made of discogrooves, powerful “thaï beat” tunes and experimental tropi-synths. After two remarkable singles on Les Disques Bongo Joe, they’re back with « The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers ». Made of groovy tunes and dance killers, this album could be the crazy soundtrack of a 60s hippie village on the South China Sea.
Yin Yin passed last months burning scenes and make people dance around Europe. But they found just enough time to record this first tape in a ballet school in a remote village near the Alpaca Mountain. Kees Berkers and Yves Lennertz were the puppet masters of this in-studio experience. The result is a landscape where rabbits chase after tigers, an upside-down world were you'll definitely dance for ever."
It’s one of the coolest things to emerge from the Dutch Deep South in quite a while: the debut album by Yin Yin (not counting last year’s cassette only ‘Pingpxng’). The Maastricht outfit pairs a deep appreciation of South East Asian sixties and seventies instrumental music with a slick modern funk and disco groove, tied together by a solid understanding of timeless cinematic sounds, as exemplified perfectly by the opening track, a laidback Thai funk groove that ends in psychedelic turmoil. ‘One Inch Punch’ (released as a single earlier this year) is one of the many standout tracks here - a luscious Asian space disco affair that sounds like the soundtrack of a Shaw Brothers movie that never happened. Yin Yin show off their instrumental skills on the freeflowing ‘Alpaca Mountain’ and go straight for the dancefloor with the infectious disco stomper ‘Sui Ye’. Their all-encompassing open-mindedness is perhaps best illustrated by the title track - a strange concoction of spaghetti western sounds, cheeky disco and Thai funk. ‘The Rabbit that Hunts Tigers’ is another winner for Bongo Joe and mandatory listening for fans of Khruangbin, Altin Gün and Jungle by Night. (Ro)
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Bongo Joe presents “Club Coco”, a summery outernational Latin and afro rooted music compilation curated by Coco María.
An attempt to give back something to music lovers around the world and print on an object a piece of the essence of the community that has been gathering around her weekly radio show at Worldwide FM.
In many ways, Coco María is like a music detecting sunflower. Just naturally she is turning her ears into the direction from where happily vibrating music from all around the world is emerging. She is a DJ and radio host whose musical selection transmits the energy of the Caribbean, Brazil and the rest of Latin America through records full of samba, jazz, charanga and cumbia, whilst embracing an internationalist vibe that can also include the most eclectic influences.
This LP gathers some of the i nescapable artists that have been part of Coco María’s shows. The list includes Nico Mauskovic, La Perla, Meridian Brothers y Grupo Renacimiento, Graham Mushnik, La Redada, Alex Figueira, Frente Cumbiero, Les Pythons de la Fournaise, Romperayo, Malphino, Max Weissenfeldt and even Coco María herself.
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Departing from this idea, and casually working with the music of a documentary on the famous singer Diomedes Diaz, Iván Medellín (accordionist of Conjunto media luna), and Eblis Álvarez from the Meridian Brothers, embarked on a new work building a sound exclusively on the traditional format, searching for several spaces between the lines in the universe of accordion in Colombian music.
The duo departed from the basic: the line of vallenato, the most famous in the country but not the only one, the line of sabanero music more of the lands of Sucre and Córdoba inclined towards cumbia, bullerengue, son vallenato among other airs fed the group's ideas. The Barranquilla center deserves a separate mention, due to its cosmopolitan approach, using all kinds of in?uences, from the Caribbean islands to ancient rhythms or even modern rock and funk, also used as an inspiration for this record.
In the process, new ways of melody appeared and new ways of expression emerged. Although the rhythms used in the record are rooted in the traditional, the duo glitched those rhythms turning them into new directions in the style, using exclusively the past references to transmute the sound into something that looks inside a parallel future.
Using several theatrical situations, alterations in musical structures, and slight deformations of the traditional harmony (a tonal center and its dominant) the result of "Paz en la Tierra" is enigmatic and charming, and at the same time directed towards the dance ?oor keeping the past alive and ?ourishing the essence of the tradition.
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Isabelle Antena's album "Camino Del Sol" is an electro samba classic from 1983 (incl. tracks produced by John Foxx). Here come hot new remixes by JOAKIM & TODD TERJE!
Joakim delivers a killer prime time track, Todd Terje goes down the balearic route.
A Side
1. “Camino Del Sol” JOAKIM REMIX
B Side
1. “Camino Del Sol” TODD TERJE REMIX
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Tigerbalm - Profunda Alma ft. Joy Tyson
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Tigerbalm - Vem Ca ft. Joao Selva
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Tigerbalm - Vem Ca ft. Joao Selva (Yuksek Remix)
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Tigerbalm - Profunda Alma (Make-A-Dance Acid Remix)
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Tigerbalm - Profunda Alma (Make-A-Dance Tribal Dub)
With output on Ubiquity, Wonderwheel and Razor-N-Tape, London’s Tigerbalm has truly come into her own production voice recently, bringing forth a colorful vision of tropical influences filtered through modern club sounds. With the Profunda Alma EP, the Tiger focusses her attention on Brazil, coaxing out two gorgeous original songs that pay homage to the sizable impact the country has had on her musical sensibilities. Profunda Alma features the vocalist Joy Tyson (who appeared on Tigerbalm’s earlier Nina EP), and creates an atmosphere of deep emotional mystique through driving percussion, an insistent bassline and dramatic guitar stabs. Vem Ca goes for a more bouncey retro samba vibe and features the incredible vocals of Joao Selva, who delivers a hook that feels almost canonical, as if we’ve known it forever. Ever consistent French producer Yuksek takes Vem Ca straight to the club with his remix, and London upstarts Make-A-Dance deliver two trippy dancefloor takes on the title track to make this record a powerful 5-tracker!
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Carol Kim - Sai Gon
2
Son Ca - Khi Tinh Yeu Ðên
3
Van Son - Co Tay Ðen
4
Elvis Phýõng - Loan Mãt Nhung
5
Thanh Tuyên - Con Gai Cua Me
6
Thanh Thuy - Trang Mõ Ben Suôi
7
Phuong Dung - Khuc Hat An Tinh
8
Thanh Lan - Sang Rýng
9
Son - Thon Trang Mõ H.i Trang Tron
10
Tuy Phuõng - Xin Lê Cuõi Em
11
Champagne - Funky Do
12
Hùng Cýõng & Mai L. Huyên - Tai Anh Hay Tai Em
13
Connie Kim - Tup Lêu L. Týõng
14
Truõng Hai - Ðuõng Len Non
15
Mai L. Huyên - Nhõ Minh Anh Thoi
16
L. Thu - Mýng Nãng Xuan Vê
17
Phuong Dung - Nhýng Ðôi Hoa Sim
18
Kích Ð.ng Nhac - Lo Tho To Liêu
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- 2LP
- OBI
- Gatefold
- Printed Inner-sleves
GENRE/S:
World / Asian / Funk / Rock / Nhac Vang / Reissue
SHORT INFO:
Saigon Supersound wird fortgesetzt um weitere interessante Melodien aus einer musikalischen Ära zu präsentieren, die lange Zeit im Dunkeln lag. Nach dem interntional gut aufgenommenen Release von Volume 1 freuen wir uns sehr, tiefer zu diggen und interessante Musik einer kurzen, aber bedeutenden Periode in der Geschichte Vietnams zu teilen.
Diesmal beschränkt sich die Auswahl der Titel auf die Zeit zwischen 1964 - 1975, das sogenannte "Goldene Zeitalter", in dem es im Süden Vietnams unter schwierigen Umständen eine lebendige Popkultur gab.
Für uns ist diese Geschichte mit Vol. 1 noch nicht zu Ende erzählt. Einige musikalische Facetten sind noch nicht beleuchtet, auch aus Mangel an qualitativ, geeignetem Ausgangsmaterial zur Aufarbeitung/Restaurierung. In der Zwischenzeit und vor allem durch die große Resonanz, die wir mit Vol. 1 in Vietnam erhalten haben (wir konnten zur Veröffentlichung Shows in den drei größten Städten Vietnams organisieren) und auch auf Festivals, die wir in London und Paris gespielt haben, haben sich neue Türen geöffnet und uns die Möglichkeit gegeben, Vol. 2 so zu gestalten, wie wir es uns wünschen.
VITAL SALES POINTS:
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- In der Auswahl für "Deutsche Schallplattenkritik" 2018
TRACKLISTS:
A1. Sai Gon - Carol Kim
A2. Khi Tinh Yeu Ðên - Son Ca
A3. Co Tay Ðen - Van Son
A4. Loan Mãt Nhung - Elvis Phýõng
B1. Con Gai Cua Me - Thanh Tuyên
B2. Trang Mõ Ben Suôi - Thanh Thuy
B3. Khuc Hat An Tinh - Phuong Dung
B4. Sang Rýng - Thanh Lan
C1. Thon Trang Mõ H.i Trang Tron - Son
C2. Xin Lê Cuõi Em - Tuy Phuõng
C3. Funky Do – Champagne
C4. Tai Anh Hay Tai Em - Hùng Cýõng & Mai L. Huyên
C5. Tup Lêu L. Týõng - Connie Kim
D1. Ðuõng Len Non - Truõng Hai
D2. Nhõ Minh Anh Thoi - Mai L. Huyên
D3. Mýng Nãng Xuan Vê - L. Thu
D4. Nhýng Ðôi Hoa Sim - Phuong Dung
D5. Lo Tho To Liêu - Kích Ð.ng Nhac
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GENRE/S:
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SHORT INFO:
Saigon Supersound wird fortgesetzt um weitere interessante Melodien aus einer musikalischen Ära zu präsentieren, die lange Zeit im Dunkeln lag. Nach dem interntional gut aufgenommenen Release von Volume 1 freuen wir uns sehr, tiefer zu diggen und interessante Musik einer kurzen, aber bedeutenden Periode in der Geschichte Vietnams zu teilen.
Diesmal beschränkt sich die Auswahl der Titel auf die Zeit zwischen 1964 - 1975, das sogenannte "Goldene Zeitalter", in dem es im Süden Vietnams unter schwierigen Umständen eine lebendige Popkultur gab.
Für uns ist diese Geschichte mit Vol. 1 noch nicht zu Ende erzählt. Einige musikalische Facetten sind noch nicht beleuchtet, auch aus Mangel an qualitativ, geeignetem Ausgangsmaterial zur Aufarbeitung/Restaurierung. In der Zwischenzeit und vor allem durch die große Resonanz, die wir mit Vol. 1 in Vietnam erhalten haben (wir konnten zur Veröffentlichung Shows in den drei größten Städten Vietnams organisieren) und auch auf Festivals, die wir in London und Paris gespielt haben, haben sich neue Türen geöffnet und uns die Möglichkeit gegeben, Vol. 2 so zu gestalten, wie wir es uns wünschen.
VITAL SALES POINTS:
Erneut Features in FAZ / TAZ u.a.
- In der Auswahl für "Deutsche Schallplattenkritik" 2018
TRACKLISTS:
A1. Sai Gon - Carol Kim
A2. Khi Tinh Yeu Ðên - Son Ca
A3. Co Tay Ðen - Van Son
A4. Loan Mãt Nhung - Elvis Phýõng
B1. Con Gai Cua Me - Thanh Tuyên
B2. Trang Mõ Ben Suôi - Thanh Thuy
B3. Khuc Hat An Tinh - Phuong Dung
B4. Sang Rýng - Thanh Lan
C1. Thon Trang Mõ H.i Trang Tron - Son
C2. Xin Lê Cuõi Em - Tuy Phuõng
C3. Funky Do – Champagne
C4. Tai Anh Hay Tai Em - Hùng Cýõng & Mai L. Huyên
C5. Tup Lêu L. Týõng - Connie Kim
D1. Ðuõng Len Non - Truõng Hai
D2. Nhõ Minh Anh Thoi - Mai L. Huyên
D3. Mýng Nãng Xuan Vê - L. Thu
D4. Nhýng Ðôi Hoa Sim - Phuong Dung
D5. Lo Tho To Liêu - Kích Ð.ng Nhac
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Thelonious Monk - I Love You (Sweetheart Of All My Dreams)
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Thelonious Monk - Lulu's Back In Town
3
Thelonious Monk - Just a Gigolo
4
Thelonious Monk - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
5
Thelonious Monk - Crepuscule With Nellie
6
Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy
Transversales Disques proudly presents Thelonious Monk / Live in Paris (1966).
LOST ORTF RECORDINGS. A unique pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) is one of the greatest jazz legends of all time. Thelonious is surrounded by his legendary quartet featuring Charlie Rouse (saxophone ténor), Larry Gales (bass),and Ben Riley (drum).
First ever official release of this lost ORTF recording performed live in Paris at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio.Release with the full permission and cooperation of the National Audiovisual Institute (INA).
Deluxe Tip-On Jacket / Exclusive Liner notes
A1 - I Love You (Sweetheart Of All My Dreams)
A2 - Lulu's Back In Town
A3 - Just a Gigolo
B1 - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
B2 - Crepuscule With Nellie
B3 - Epistrophy
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LOST ORTF RECORDINGS. A unique pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) is one of the greatest jazz legends of all time. Thelonious is surrounded by his legendary quartet featuring Charlie Rouse (saxophone ténor), Larry Gales (bass),and Ben Riley (drum).
First ever official release of this lost ORTF recording performed live in Paris at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio.Release with the full permission and cooperation of the National Audiovisual Institute (INA).
Deluxe Tip-On Jacket / Exclusive Liner notes
A1 - I Love You (Sweetheart Of All My Dreams)
A2 - Lulu's Back In Town
A3 - Just a Gigolo
B1 - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
B2 - Crepuscule With Nellie
B3 - Epistrophy
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Overmono feat. St. Panther & St. Panther - Walk Thru Water
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Overmono - Is U
Strictly Limited Crystal Clear Vinyl Edition!
TIP! - Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=monJkVSJUQ0
Highly anticipated would be an understatement; since their inception Overmono have purposefully cultivated a fanbase that heralds them as one of the UK’s most original contemporary live electronic acts. A run of ground-breaking club EPs between 2020 and 2022 built momentum and culminated in their breakthrough club single, ‘So U Kno’, which encapsulated the hearts of clubbers and went on to become a bonafide phenomenon as dancefloors re-opened; featuring in end of year lists published by Resident Advisor, Pitchfork, DJ Mag and Mixmag.
Since then, Overmono have been named ‘Best Live Act’ at the prestigious DJ Mag Best of British Awards, taken their custom audio-visual live show to the most credible festivals across the globe, including Glastonbury, Movement Festival, Dekmantel, and produced innovative releases including their instalment of their ‘Fabric Presents’ DJ mix series and collaborations with Joy Orbison. Now, Overmono return to present their most ambitious release to date. Across the twelve-track project, Overmono journey through a powerful distillation of their musical career so far; incorporating “So U Kno” alongside new music that propels them beyond the dancefloor. “Good Lies” remoulds and interweaves captivating vocal cuts into a series of multi-genre electronic sounds that flits effortlessly between euphoria and melancholy in the same 4-bar loop.
Tracklist:
1. Feelings Plain
2. Arla Fearn
3. Good Lies
4. Good Lies (Outro)
5. Overmono feat. St. Panther - Walk Thru Water
6. Cold Blooded
7. Skulled
8. Sugarushhh
9. Calon
10. Is U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=monJkVSJUQ0
11. Vermonly
12. So U Kno
13. Calling Out
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TIP! - Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=monJkVSJUQ0
Highly anticipated would be an understatement; since their inception Overmono have purposefully cultivated a fanbase that heralds them as one of the UK’s most original contemporary live electronic acts. A run of ground-breaking club EPs between 2020 and 2022 built momentum and culminated in their breakthrough club single, ‘So U Kno’, which encapsulated the hearts of clubbers and went on to become a bonafide phenomenon as dancefloors re-opened; featuring in end of year lists published by Resident Advisor, Pitchfork, DJ Mag and Mixmag.
Since then, Overmono have been named ‘Best Live Act’ at the prestigious DJ Mag Best of British Awards, taken their custom audio-visual live show to the most credible festivals across the globe, including Glastonbury, Movement Festival, Dekmantel, and produced innovative releases including their instalment of their ‘Fabric Presents’ DJ mix series and collaborations with Joy Orbison. Now, Overmono return to present their most ambitious release to date. Across the twelve-track project, Overmono journey through a powerful distillation of their musical career so far; incorporating “So U Kno” alongside new music that propels them beyond the dancefloor. “Good Lies” remoulds and interweaves captivating vocal cuts into a series of multi-genre electronic sounds that flits effortlessly between euphoria and melancholy in the same 4-bar loop.
Tracklist:
1. Feelings Plain
2. Arla Fearn
3. Good Lies
4. Good Lies (Outro)
5. Overmono feat. St. Panther - Walk Thru Water
6. Cold Blooded
7. Skulled
8. Sugarushhh
9. Calon
10. Is U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=monJkVSJUQ0
11. Vermonly
12. So U Kno
13. Calling Out
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HESITATION - We Three Kings
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HESITATION - Good King Wenceslas
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HESITATION - Silent Night
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HESITATION - Away in a Manger
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HESITATION - Christmas Medley (Troika / Feast / Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree)
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HESITATION - Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
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HESITATION - In the Bleak Midwinter
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HESITATION - Once in Royal David's City
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Double Black BioVinyl, in printed sleeve, with printed insert and packed in a resealable protective sleeve.
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Saigon Soul Revival - 1.Ai That Long Yeu Ai
2
Saigon Soul Revival - 2.Dam Cuoi Nha Em
3
Saigon Soul Revival - 3.Thoi
4
Saigon Soul Revival - 4.Mo Xuan
5
Saigon Soul Revival - 5.Mong Mo
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Saigon Soul Revival - 6.Co May Ai Duoc Vui
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Saigon Soul Revival - 7.Ke Khong Tinh
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Saigon Soul Revival - 8.Boi Hoa
9
Saigon Soul Revival - 9.Sac Hoa Cuoc Song
10
Saigon Soul Revival - 10.Noi Niem Duong The
11
Saigon Soul Revival - 11.Ngo Nhan
LP - NON EXCLUSIVE
GENRE/S:
GLOBAL POP
Urban / Funk / Soul / Rock
VINYL Tracklisting incl. (ISRC CODES) time:
Side A (33rpm) - 20:26
1.Ai That Long Yeu Ai
2.Dam Cuoi Nha Em
3.Thoi
4.Mo Xuan
5.Mong Mo
Side B (33rpm) - 22:54
6.Co May Ai Duoc Vui
7.Ke Khong Tinh
8.Boi Hoa
9.Sac Hoa Cuoc Song
10.Noi Niem Duong The
11.Ngo Nhan
SHORT INFO:
After their debut album "Hoa Am Xua" (2019), which was nominated for Songlines Music Award 2021, featured as Record of the Month on Radio FIP in France and celebrated by Iggy Pop on BBC6, among others, Saigon Soul Revival returns with their latest record, "M?i L??ng Duyên".
Descending out of the southern night sky through a turbulent cloud of dreams, memory, longing and psychedelia, Saigon Soul Revival's second full length represents the latest act in the group's resuscitation of the raw, heavy and subversive sounds of 1960s and 70s Saigon.
Roughly translated to "destiny", M?i L??ng Duyên is a journey through eight original compositions and three soul-stirring reinterpretations of Saigonese nh?c vàng or golden music: the soundtrack to a Saigon once thought lost to history and amnesia.
Driven by Western influences rock, bolero, soul, jazz and the rich heritage of Vietnamese ballads, M?i L??ng Duyên delivers a seamless blend of genres and traditional instrumentation (?àn Tranh, ?àn B?u & ?àn Nguy?t) with themes from across time and space.
In 2024 the title ?ÁM C??I NHÀ EM from their second studio album "M?i L??ng Duyên" is featured in the HBO Mini-Serie "The Symphatizer" (directed by Par Chan-Wook (Oldboy) / Robert Downey Junior producer and actor), which is based on the novel of the same name (Pulitzer Prize 2016) by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
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GENRE/S:
GLOBAL POP
Urban / Funk / Soul / Rock
VINYL Tracklisting incl. (ISRC CODES) time:
Side A (33rpm) - 20:26
1.Ai That Long Yeu Ai
2.Dam Cuoi Nha Em
3.Thoi
4.Mo Xuan
5.Mong Mo
Side B (33rpm) - 22:54
6.Co May Ai Duoc Vui
7.Ke Khong Tinh
8.Boi Hoa
9.Sac Hoa Cuoc Song
10.Noi Niem Duong The
11.Ngo Nhan
SHORT INFO:
After their debut album "Hoa Am Xua" (2019), which was nominated for Songlines Music Award 2021, featured as Record of the Month on Radio FIP in France and celebrated by Iggy Pop on BBC6, among others, Saigon Soul Revival returns with their latest record, "M?i L??ng Duyên".
Descending out of the southern night sky through a turbulent cloud of dreams, memory, longing and psychedelia, Saigon Soul Revival's second full length represents the latest act in the group's resuscitation of the raw, heavy and subversive sounds of 1960s and 70s Saigon.
Roughly translated to "destiny", M?i L??ng Duyên is a journey through eight original compositions and three soul-stirring reinterpretations of Saigonese nh?c vàng or golden music: the soundtrack to a Saigon once thought lost to history and amnesia.
Driven by Western influences rock, bolero, soul, jazz and the rich heritage of Vietnamese ballads, M?i L??ng Duyên delivers a seamless blend of genres and traditional instrumentation (?àn Tranh, ?àn B?u & ?àn Nguy?t) with themes from across time and space.
In 2024 the title ?ÁM C??I NHÀ EM from their second studio album "M?i L??ng Duyên" is featured in the HBO Mini-Serie "The Symphatizer" (directed by Par Chan-Wook (Oldboy) / Robert Downey Junior producer and actor), which is based on the novel of the same name (Pulitzer Prize 2016) by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
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Thý T.nh Cho Em - Mai L. Huy.n
2
Tu. Anh Tu. Em - Hùng Cý.ng
3
Anh Ðâu Em Ðó - Connie Kim
4
Ði.u Ru Ný.c M.t - Carol Kim
5
Ngý.i Hành Hýõng Trên ..nh Núi - Khánh Ly
6
B.c Thý T.nh Trên Lô C.t - Ban Sao Bãng
7
C.u C. Lên Thành - Connie Kim
8
T.nh Reo Trên Sóng Lúa Vàng - Thanh Lan
9
Xin Cho Tôi Gi.c M.ng B.nh Yên - ThanhTuy.n
10
N.ng Chi.u - Sõn Ca
11
Ð.ng Quên Anh Là Lính - Trý.ng H.i
12
B.n nh.c không tên - Ban Nh.c Lê Vãn Thi.n
13
Mýa Bay Trong Ð.i - Duy Khánh
14
Hàn M.c T. - Trúc Mai
15
N.u Anh V. Bên Em - Mai Hýõng
16
G.i Ngý.i Em Nh. - Duy Quang
17
H.nh .nh Ngý.i Em Không Ð.i - Thanh Lan
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Trách Yêu - Hùng Cý.ng & Mai L. Huy.n
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T.nh Anh T.nh Em - Túy Phý.ng
20
.Xuân Mu.n (Chi.u 30 T.t) - Hoàng Oanh
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Saigon Supersound is delighted to present the 3rd and final volume of its pre-1975 Southern Vietnamese music collection. A curated collection of music from Saigon during the 1960s and early 1970s. The music has been restored and remastered in order to present listeners with audio quality on par with its original quality upon release more than half a century ago.
The first few songs in this Volume are songs Vietnamese people used to call “Stimulus Music” or “Action Music”. These are songs that borrow vibrant melodies, inspired by the west, performed by the best representatives of this genre. In addition, this volume includes songs, famous in clubs both past and present like “N?u Anh V? Bên Em” by Mai Huong and “Hình ?nh Ngu?i Em Không Ð?i” by Thanh Lan.
Many believe that "Southern Golden Music" is just popular music, simply because it "pleases the listener". Volume 3 include melodies most Vietnamese might have considered “unpopular”, but popular with “golden music” lovers. Today, people often call “gold music” bolero music, because this is the most popular style found in this golden era of music. In this volume, Saigon Supersound have selected typical bolero songs like,“Hàn M?c T?” sang by Trúc Mai, as well as, “N?ng Chi?u” by Lê Tr?ng Nguy?n.
In addition to the variety of melodies, Volume 3 also shows the diversity of genres found in old Southern music by introducing songs that praise the homeland such as “Tình Reo Trên Sóng Lúa Vàng” by Thanh Lan, praising peace in “Xin Cho Tôi Gi?c M?ng Bình Yên” by Thanh Tuy?n, witty music in “C?u C? Lên Thành” by Connie Kim.
Volume 3 closes with the song “Xuân Mu?n” (Late Spring), performed by Hoàng Oanh. The song talks about the end of a lunar year - a cycle of heaven and earth, the end of sad stories and opens up new hopes for more positive things to come.
Finally, the face of the movie star Ki?u Chinh is chosen to grace the cover image of Saigon Supersound 3rd Volume. Although she may not have had any direct relations related to music, more than 50 years ago, Ki?u Chinh's image appeared many times on the covers of various music sheets. The image of Ki?u Chinh was chosen for the mix of Eastern and Western cultures present in her life and career that mirrored the music of that era. These songs, with melodies originating from Europe, the Americas and Africa have been an integral part of Vietnamese music since the 1960s.
Tracklist:
A1. Thý T.nh Cho Em - Mai L. Huy.n
A2. Tu. Anh Tu. Em - Hùng Cý.ng
A3. Anh Ðâu Em Ðó - Connie Kim
A4. Ði.u Ru Ný.c M.t - Carol Kim
A5. Ngý.i Hành Hýõng Trên ..nh Núi - Khánh Ly
B1. B.c Thý T.nh Trên Lô C.t - Ban Sao Bãng
B2. C.u C. Lên Thành - Connie Kim
B3. T.nh Reo Trên Sóng Lúa Vàng - Thanh Lan
B4. Xin Cho Tôi Gi.c M.ng B.nh Yên - ThanhTuy.n
B5. N.ng Chi.u - Sõn Ca
C1. Ð.ng Quên Anh Là Lính - Trý.ng H.i
C2. B.n nh.c không tên - Ban Nh.c Lê Vãn Thi.n
C3. Mýa Bay Trong Ð.i - Duy Khánh
C4. Hàn M.c T. - Trúc Mai
C5. N.u Anh V. Bên Em - Mai Hýõng
D1. G.i Ngý.i Em Nh. - Duy Quang
D2. H.nh .nh Ngý.i Em Không Ð.i - Thanh Lan
D3. Trách Yêu - Hùng Cý.ng & Mai L. Huy.n
D4. T.nh Anh T.nh Em - Túy Phý.ng
D5 .Xuân Mu.n (Chi.u 30 T.t) - Hoàng Oanh
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2 x Vinyl LP, Gatefold, OBI, Printed innersleeves
Saigon Supersound is delighted to present the 3rd and final volume of its pre-1975 Southern Vietnamese music collection. A curated collection of music from Saigon during the 1960s and early 1970s. The music has been restored and remastered in order to present listeners with audio quality on par with its original quality upon release more than half a century ago.
The first few songs in this Volume are songs Vietnamese people used to call “Stimulus Music” or “Action Music”. These are songs that borrow vibrant melodies, inspired by the west, performed by the best representatives of this genre. In addition, this volume includes songs, famous in clubs both past and present like “N?u Anh V? Bên Em” by Mai Huong and “Hình ?nh Ngu?i Em Không Ð?i” by Thanh Lan.
Many believe that "Southern Golden Music" is just popular music, simply because it "pleases the listener". Volume 3 include melodies most Vietnamese might have considered “unpopular”, but popular with “golden music” lovers. Today, people often call “gold music” bolero music, because this is the most popular style found in this golden era of music. In this volume, Saigon Supersound have selected typical bolero songs like,“Hàn M?c T?” sang by Trúc Mai, as well as, “N?ng Chi?u” by Lê Tr?ng Nguy?n.
In addition to the variety of melodies, Volume 3 also shows the diversity of genres found in old Southern music by introducing songs that praise the homeland such as “Tình Reo Trên Sóng Lúa Vàng” by Thanh Lan, praising peace in “Xin Cho Tôi Gi?c M?ng Bình Yên” by Thanh Tuy?n, witty music in “C?u C? Lên Thành” by Connie Kim.
Volume 3 closes with the song “Xuân Mu?n” (Late Spring), performed by Hoàng Oanh. The song talks about the end of a lunar year - a cycle of heaven and earth, the end of sad stories and opens up new hopes for more positive things to come.
Finally, the face of the movie star Ki?u Chinh is chosen to grace the cover image of Saigon Supersound 3rd Volume. Although she may not have had any direct relations related to music, more than 50 years ago, Ki?u Chinh's image appeared many times on the covers of various music sheets. The image of Ki?u Chinh was chosen for the mix of Eastern and Western cultures present in her life and career that mirrored the music of that era. These songs, with melodies originating from Europe, the Americas and Africa have been an integral part of Vietnamese music since the 1960s.
Tracklist:
A1. Thý T.nh Cho Em - Mai L. Huy.n
A2. Tu. Anh Tu. Em - Hùng Cý.ng
A3. Anh Ðâu Em Ðó - Connie Kim
A4. Ði.u Ru Ný.c M.t - Carol Kim
A5. Ngý.i Hành Hýõng Trên ..nh Núi - Khánh Ly
B1. B.c Thý T.nh Trên Lô C.t - Ban Sao Bãng
B2. C.u C. Lên Thành - Connie Kim
B3. T.nh Reo Trên Sóng Lúa Vàng - Thanh Lan
B4. Xin Cho Tôi Gi.c M.ng B.nh Yên - ThanhTuy.n
B5. N.ng Chi.u - Sõn Ca
C1. Ð.ng Quên Anh Là Lính - Trý.ng H.i
C2. B.n nh.c không tên - Ban Nh.c Lê Vãn Thi.n
C3. Mýa Bay Trong Ð.i - Duy Khánh
C4. Hàn M.c T. - Trúc Mai
C5. N.u Anh V. Bên Em - Mai Hýõng
D1. G.i Ngý.i Em Nh. - Duy Quang
D2. H.nh .nh Ngý.i Em Không Ð.i - Thanh Lan
D3. Trách Yêu - Hùng Cý.ng & Mai L. Huy.n
D4. T.nh Anh T.nh Em - Túy Phý.ng
D5 .Xuân Mu.n (Chi.u 30 T.t) - Hoàng Oanh
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