Jesse Paul Miller: SE Asia & the sounds of vinyl
We’ve rounded out our selection of privately published CDRs by Jesse Paul Miller. Actually one of the three titles we just got is a DVD-R titled “Ambient Thailand and Laos” which he describes as “static one-perspective videos (”pillow shot” style) made in 19 locations thailand and laos january / february 2005“. Beautiful scenes of South East Asia and what better way to compliment that than with “Luk Thung & Molam LP Archive Vol. 1“? A selection of tracks from Thai vinyl picked up on his travels, this CDR is a fantastic collection of pop music unknown to western ears. What makes it even better is the cover collage featuring many album covers in miniature. This disc sounds great and keeps all the vinyl noise intact. And if you like vinyl noise, definitely check out “Taemgip Mahkram and Eilrahc Rekrap“. This is a slightly older JPM title packaged in a fantastic sleeve that apes the classic Folkway LP design. Here the sounds are thick with scratches and pops making the backwards music sound even more ancient. As before, these are all numbered editions of either 30 or 40 copies, so don’t hestitate to snap these up. The previous batch certainly found its fan and has people excited about these discs (which is why we are sold out of several earlier titles).