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September 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Santi-Vina (September 10)

The Wellington Film Society screening of Tangerine last week was a treat. And this week it’s back to Thai film for Santi-Vina in fact the first Thai film shot on 35mm in colour. Long believed lost and the film’s director Thavi Na Bangchang died in 1970, believing the last 35mm print had been irreparably damaged […]
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September 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Olivia Wyatt + Bitchin Bajas: Sailing A Sinking Sea [OST]

Olivia Wyatt + Bitchin Bajas Sailing A Sinking Sea [OST] Drag City To create the soundtrack to her documentary feature Sailing A Sinking Sea Olivia Wyatt called on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy alums Bitchin Bajas. They dialled up all manner of spooky, kooky synths and tribal drumming from their vast soundtrack library – at times they […]
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March 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Jim Wilson: A Tinker’s Cuss # 18

It has been a long time since I have written a blog but make no bones about it, I have had plenty to say all along the way. I am in Thailand as I write this. I am taking a break from the pressure of running a small business (approximately fifty or sixty employees) in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Tinker's Cuss, A Tinker's Cuss # 18, Arts, Guest Blog, Jim Wilson, Jim Wilson: A Tinker's Cuss # 18, Phantom Billstickers, Thailand, Travel, Writing ·

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December 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: The Sound of Siam, Vol. 2

Various Artists: The Sound of Siam, Vol. 2 (Molam & Luk Thung Isan from North-East Thailand 1970-1982) Soundway Records As with the first volume here is a veritable treasure trove of new (old) sounds and a whole world of sound to dive into. Volume 2 of The Sound of Siam finds another (magical) set of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Compilation, Thailand, The Sound of Siam, The Sound of Siam Vol. 2, V/A, Various Artists, Vol. 2 (Molam & Luk Thung Islan from North-East Thailand 1970-1982) ·

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June 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Jim Wilson: A Tinker’s Cuss # 15

I have been back from Thailand for about a week now and I thought I should write something about it. I spent a month near a beach in Koh Samui and it was certainly good to exit New Zealand during the political season. Thailand, like the rest of the world these days, is an officially […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Tinker's Cuss, A Tinker's Cuss # 15, Drugs, Guest Blog, Jim Wilson, Phantom Billstickers, Thailand, Travel, Writing ·

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