In the early 90’s, Morphine turned the power trio genre on its head. Armed with Mark Sandman’s baritone vocals, laconic two-string slide bass and Beat-fueled poetry, Dana Colley’s multi-tracked saxophone and Billy Conway’s perfectly placed drums, Cure For Pain remains one of the pinnacle albums of the late 20th century.

Simply put, Alabama natives Ira and Charlie Louvin are country music pioneers, Baptist blood brothers known for their trademark close harmony vocal style, mandolin magic, and emotive material ranging from spiritual standards, well-crafted covers to influential originals.

Over two years ago, Bangkok crate digger Maft Sai from ZudRangMa Records Thailand complied two now legendary volumes of 1960’s and 70’s Thai pop, garage rock, funk, and disco from a selection of artists unknown outside of Southeast Asia. Both came housed in a limited hand-stitched soft cloth sleeve with songs culled from the used record bins and bustling street markets of the region.