Thai rockers Slot Machine put the finishing touches to their fifth studio album.
With four hit albums and a wealth of music awards to their credit, Thai rockers Slot Machine could afford to take it easy for a while. But kicking back and chilling out is apparently not on the cards for the four-piece outfit who hit the big time back in 2008 with the hit album "Grey". The band will soon release its fifth studio album and is already making waves with the first cut, the catchy "Rung" (Rainbow), which they introduced to excited fans in their set at last Saturday's "Sonic Bang" festival.
Vocalist Setthapong "First" Durongjirakarn, guitarist Jenvit "Vit" Chanpanyawong, bassist Atirath "Kak" Pintong and drummer Settharat "Auto" Phangchunan got together nine years ago and over the years have won fans' hearts with such tracks as "Ror", "Pan", "Fan" and "Kham Sud Thai". Their 2011 album "Cell" spawned another wave of hits, among them "Neua Karn Wela", "Suan Dok Mai" and "Ratree Rai Nam", and won them recognition at the Season and Kom Chad Luek Awards.
For their latest offering, they've joined up with Australian producer, composer, and sound engineer Daniel Denholm, a man who's produced everyone from the Bee Gees to Midnight Oil.
"We met Daniel through [Bec-Tero] executive Neil Thompson. Neil used to work in the music industry so when we asked him to help us find a good producer, he immediately came up with Daniel," says First.
It's not the first time Slot Machine has picked a foreign engineer: For their 2008 release "Mutation", they worked with Scott Andrew Moffatt, who has also produced Thai outfits Mint, Brandnew Sunset, Getsunova and Apartment Khunpa.
Their latest album is being recorded at the Karma Sound Studios in Chon Buri, a venue chosen in the past by big international names like Jamiroquai, Placebo and Bullet For My Valentine. The tracks are then sent to the US for mixing by British sound engineer Tim Palmer before being mastered at Sterling Sound in New York.
"We've worked hard to develop all aspects of this album," says First. "I won't say it's better than our previous outings but it's certainly more beautiful. I think of it as a sculpture, a work of art to which great care is given but without wasting any time. We're a bit like scientists testing new experiences all the time, though the album is still very much rock.
First also wrote the first cut "Rung" and describes it as a song that encourages people facing obstacles in their lives to look forward and keep moving.
"It's inspired by the Thai idiom 'A good beginning makes a good ending' and refers to the Buddha's teachings about Nirvana, the real happiness. That's a little like a rainbow: it doesn't last forever and not everyone can see it but when you are at peace with yourself, you accept the truth in your life and that's your real happiness," says First.
The album is now about 70 per cent complete and Slot Machine is working hard with Denholm on laying down the remaining tracks before it goes off for mixing.
The album is scheduled to be in stores by the end of the year.
Over Thai rainbow
Follow Slot Machine's news and their single on Facebook
(SlotMachineRock) and www.BecTeroMusic.com.
Vocalist Setthapong "First" Durongjirakarn, guitarist Jenvit "Vit" Chanpanyawong, bassist Atirath "Kak" Pintong and drummer Settharat "Auto" Phangchunan got together nine years ago and over the years have won fans' hearts with such tracks as "Ror", "Pan", "Fan" and "Kham Sud Thai". Their 2011 album "Cell" spawned another wave of hits, among them "Neua Karn Wela", "Suan Dok Mai" and "Ratree Rai Nam", and won them recognition at the Season and Kom Chad Luek Awards.
For their latest offering, they've joined up with Australian producer, composer, and sound engineer Daniel Denholm, a man who's produced everyone from the Bee Gees to Midnight Oil.
"We met Daniel through [Bec-Tero] executive Neil Thompson. Neil used to work in the music industry so when we asked him to help us find a good producer, he immediately came up with Daniel," says First.
It's not the first time Slot Machine has picked a foreign engineer: For their 2008 release "Mutation", they worked with Scott Andrew Moffatt, who has also produced Thai outfits Mint, Brandnew Sunset, Getsunova and Apartment Khunpa.
Their latest album is being recorded at the Karma Sound Studios in Chon Buri, a venue chosen in the past by big international names like Jamiroquai, Placebo and Bullet For My Valentine. The tracks are then sent to the US for mixing by British sound engineer Tim Palmer before being mastered at Sterling Sound in New York.
"We've worked hard to develop all aspects of this album," says First. "I won't say it's better than our previous outings but it's certainly more beautiful. I think of it as a sculpture, a work of art to which great care is given but without wasting any time. We're a bit like scientists testing new experiences all the time, though the album is still very much rock.
First also wrote the first cut "Rung" and describes it as a song that encourages people facing obstacles in their lives to look forward and keep moving.
"It's inspired by the Thai idiom 'A good beginning makes a good ending' and refers to the Buddha's teachings about Nirvana, the real happiness. That's a little like a rainbow: it doesn't last forever and not everyone can see it but when you are at peace with yourself, you accept the truth in your life and that's your real happiness," says First.
The album is now about 70 per cent complete and Slot Machine is working hard with Denholm on laying down the remaining tracks before it goes off for mixing.
The album is scheduled to be in stores by the end of the year.
Over Thai rainbow
Follow Slot Machine's news and their single on Facebook
(SlotMachineRock) and www.BecTeroMusic.com.
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