Mixtape: Price of the Hook

This mix was at least partially motivated by the passing of Anthony Bourdain, who professed a deep love for the islands and countries of Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam. Having heard some jaw-dropping rock music from Cambodia and Thailand in the past, I thought I'd make a fast-moving set of music from Indochina and the East Indies.

Thailand's heavily represented here. We also have tracks from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Sumatra. There are also a couple of tracks from Myanmar (aka Burma) which are some of the most winsomely but pathologically insane music I've ever heard. 

Tracklist:

Sombat Simlah - Lai Soi (Thailand)

Judy Teng - The Search for Love (Singapore)

Onuma Singsiri - Mae Kha Som Tam (Thailand)

Ros Sereysothea - Jam 5 Kai Theit (Cambodia)

Chaweewan Dumnern - Lam Toey Chaweewan (Thailand)

Lashio Thein Aung - Don't Say Goodbye (Myanmar)

Saksiam Phetchompoo - Ṣ̄ạkdi̒ s̄yām dein klxn (Thailand)

The Petch Phin Thong Band - Soul Lum Piern (Thailand)

Azizah Mohamed & Orkes Nirwana - Syurga Idaman (Malaysia)

Dara Puspita - Pest Pak Lurah (Indonesia)

Bich Loan & CBC Band - Con Tim Và Nước Mắt (Vietnam)

Yol Aularong - Number One (Cambodia)

Fetty - Pariaman (Sumatra)

Super Kidd - People (Indonesia)

Ni Ni Win Shwe - My Darling's Love Arrow (Myanmar)

Sinn Sisamouth - Khung Prous Sraulang (Cambodia)

Sein Sah Thin - Really Strange and Weird Things (Myanmar)

Mol Kamach & Baksey Cham Krong - Pleine Lune (Cambodia)

Johnny Guitar - Bangkok by Night (Thailand)