as she does throughout most of the album

which are brimming with crisp snare drums played in polyrhythmic and ever-changing patterns and tempos

“a hip-hop guy” could truly do to their music

The music unfurls

" Neil Kulkarni in THE WIRE

V/A - Begging the Moon: Phleng Thai Sakon & Luk Krung, 1945-1960 LP Kraut as she does throughout mostBegging the Moon is a collection focused upon an early to mid 20th century style of Thai popular song, commonly named Phleng Thai sakon (meaning "song which is both Thai and universal"). With recordings taken from the end of WWII until the start of the 1960s, many of these tracks may also be referred to as Luk krung (meaning "child of the city") a more urbanised style of popular song that is in contrast to the Thai country music known as Luk thung