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The past is experience and the present is an experiment. Take a deep breath from the Yadom inhaler. After opening his heart to the world with his debut album, ‘Duangkamol’, Pimao is moving forward by tacking two steps back in his past on a new double EP release.

On ‘Yon Adit’ (Engl.: ‘Retrace The Past’) the Berlin based producer reminisces of his early Hip Hop beginnings and incorporates the corner stone elements with the sound of Siam. An astounding voyage with heavy hitting drums and classic Klong Yao rhythms, paired with traditional Phin, Khaen and other instruments. DJ Robert Smith (Berlin) joined DJ Whatdatfrog (Bangkok) for a friendly split-audio scratch competition on ‘Sai / Khwa’ and French producer extraordinaire Blanka co-produced the mystic, sample loaded breakbeat anthem ‘Ram Siam’.

‘Fan Fueng’ (Engl.: ‘Daydream Of The Impossible’) is filled with warm and floating melodies and will sooth your soul like a nice summer day on the beach of Ko Chang eating mango sticky rice and sipping some drinks. The magical unison, Pimao and Blanka, created three more heartful productions on this second EP. Long-time friend Simon Houghton aka Sneaky, Manchester born and bred cellist/bass player, enriched and elevated the opening track ‘Sia’ in another dimension with his chanting double bass.

Pimao keeps his both forward-looking and nostalgic sound, blending traditional influences with contemporary innovation, while going on new musical explorations. ‘Yon Adit / Fan Fueng’ was mixed and mastered by Blanka at Kasablanka Mastering Studio in France. The eye-catching artwork, crafted by the talented hands of Eighty Eight TGU in Bangkok, dives deep and pays respect to Thai heritage from North to South, from the past to present, reflecting both EPs core essences and love for the culture. Last in order but not in importance, both record sides are enriched with a flavoursome bonus track (‘Kỷ Niệm Xưa’ and ‘Ke Hati’), only available on vinyl. — (via Label)

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Boom and bap sit tight in the beat, and the whole thing immediately starts to roll – nicely in the midtempo range, straight ahead, with a stoic grace, yet still playful. The record in question is Yon Adit / Fan Fueng by Pimao. The Berlin-based producer released his first physical format only in 2024. His new album now brings together the two EPs 'Yon Adit' and 'Fan Fueng', which he issued digitally in 2025: eight tracks, expanded by two new pieces.

True to their titles, these tracks move along the traces of days gone by while daydreaming the impossible into being – and they do so convincingly throughout. They draw on the rough aesthetic of instrumental hip-hop from the mid-1990s, while setting off by rickshaw from the beach straight to the teahouse without a stop in between. For his signature sound, Pimao samples his way deftly through Far Eastern sonorities, as he already did on the predecessor Duangkamol, locating places of longing far removed from musical mass tourism.

There is drive here, soul and funk. Yon Adit / Fan Fueng even extends its well-aged old-school flavour into turntablism, as on 'Sai / Khwa', with DJs Robert Smith and Whatdatfrog handling the cuts. Do people still say it like that? No matter: as long as it sounds this good, everything is fine. — (via HHV Mag)

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- Black vinyl edition, limited to 500 copies
- Includes 2 bonus tracks on vinyl only
- Includes 60x30cm art print on 135g paper (folded), and sticker pack

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Label: MA.QUALITY
Format: Vinyl, LP, EP, Limited Edition, Black
Released: 2025 
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Instrumental, Hip Hop, Downtempo, Jazzy Hip-Hop, Experimental, Bass Music, Luk Thung, Mo Lam, Luk Krung, Trip Hop

File under: Leftfield
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