It kicks off with the sound of a motorcycle engine, followed by the lo-fi intro to “The Countryside Is Nice,” which transitions from a skip to Young-G’s scratching—and right from the start, you get the Babylon Band’s funky groove combined with the coolness of Ozawa’s vocals. Just like the movie, “Return to the Countryside” is a nonstop trip, and th ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)e lyrics—which capture a life lived to the extreme—are absolutely fantastic. You’ve gotta hear it. The B-side’s electro-folk track, featuring versions in the style of Kufuki and Otsu Ri, is also crazy. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

The world that only "Bangkok Nites" could reach is compressed and spilled out across this soundtrack. All 28 tracks—from EDM and trap/hip-hop to '60s rock and '70s Thai classics—are presented complete and unedited. Tracks by Young-G (Stillichimiya) and DJ Kensei, the Babylon Band led by Iwao Yamazaki, the original version of the deeply moving luk t ...Read morehung classic "The Countryside Is Fine," the Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band performance that leaves such a powerful impression during the ordination scene, raps by Tondo Tribe, the mor lam of the fortune teller Sai played by Angkhanang Khunchai, the ghost of Phumisak narrated by Surachai of Caravan, Yuzo Toyota, and the ending "Isan Lam Phloen"—everything is here. A landmark release, and EM Records' first-ever soundtrack. Design by MMM (Stillichimiya / Studio Ishi).

+ Commentary on every track from those involved
+ Lyrics with Japanese translations
+ Standard jewel case with booklet

日本のインディペンデント映画の気鋭の集団「空族」、富田克也監督による、タイ音楽ともにディープ・アジアの風景を切り取ったロード・ムーヴィー「バンコクナイツ」に関わったSOI48とEM RECORDSによる企画、坂本慎太郎xVIDEOTAPEMUSIC,STILLICHIMIYA, COMPUMA, 井手健介と母船, HAIR STYLISTICS,乙津理風、オザワ+バビロンバンドらが参加してきたバンコクナイツ・トリビュート第５弾にして最終章。エマーソン北村氏です。「田舎はいいね」のカヴァー& DUB VERSION、そしてEM RECORDSから再発され話題を呼んだトマトスの「Rock Your Baby」をmmm（ミーマイモー）のヴォーカルをフィーチャリングしたカバーと、映画中でも神がかって ...Read more (サイトウ)いたレジェンダリー・シンガー、アンカナーン・クンチャイのアルバムからのカバーの４曲。言葉をたくさん並べてしまったけど、言葉よりもサンプルの音源を聴いて欲しい。日本の音楽の至宝です。 (サイトウ)