The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band is a hybridized roots music band from Thailand. Their musical style is a mixture of traditional Thai music, particularly
molam
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music. There are also elements of blues, folk rock and dub. They have appeared at various international concerts.
Background
The formation of the band came about as a result of a DJ project in a bid to bring back to life Thai sounds deemed lost.
While an unknown act in their country, they released their debut album ''21st Century Molam''. Their second album was ''Planet Lam''. The album was released on 21 October 2016. It has been said that the inspiration for the album came from a club owned by label co-owner Maft Sai. It had the same name.
Live performances
They have appeared in
Bucharest
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in an event organized by online music magazine, ''
The Attic''. The other various festivals they have appeared at include the
Off Festival
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in Poland and Festival Mundial in the Netherlands, as well as the
Glastonbury
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and
Field Day festivals in the UK.
Discography
Various artist compilations
* ''Top Of The World'' - Songlines CD 106 - 2015 - Featured song: "Show Wong Molam International"
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References
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Thai musical groups
Mor lam musicians
Musical groups from Bangkok
Musical groups established in 2012
2012 establishments in Thailand