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Not a whole lot of info on Sutrak, but he’s an absolute Khruangbin favourite. They were the first to have an English language album in Thailand, and the first to tour Europe. Some may already be familiar with The Impossibles, one of the biggest string bands from this era of Thai pop. The Impossibles’ funk wizardly shines on this classic cut. With The Universe Smiles Upon You arriving on 6th November (pre-order here) on Night Time Stories, we asked the trio to put together an exclusive mix of Thai funk from the cassettes that inspired them, with each of the ten tracks annotated in detail below. How does a trio from Texas end up sounding like they’ve been playing basement bars in Bangkok since the ’70s? Recording their debut album The Universe Smiles Upon You in a barn deep in the Texan countryside, Khruangbin (literally translated from Thai as “Engine Fly”) would soundtrack long drives back to Houston with Thai cassettes from the ’60s and ’70s, soaking up the melodic inflections and lo-fi sonics to create their own brand of instrumental fusion psych.Ĭulled from cult blog Monrakplengthai – a kind of Awesome Tapes From Africa for South East Asia – the music they devoured was raw and reverb-heavy, reflecting the early influence of UK and US rock n roll acts on Thai artists, who fused it with traditional styles like morlam and luk thung.

Texan outfit Khruangbin drop an exclusive mix of ten essential Thai funk rockets.