Khruangbin - Maria También (Live at The Current)
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- Let's get the big question answered right away. "The name means 'airplane' in Thai," says Khruangbin's Laura Lee. "We were listening to a lot of Thai music when we started the band, and I tried to learn Thai at the time, and khruangbin was one of the first words I learned, and it was really fun to say. And it seemed fitting - because we were listening to Thai music at the time - to name ourselves after what we were inspired by."
Frequently mislabeled as a Thai-funk band, omnidirectionally influenced trio Khruangbin - comprising bassist Lee, along with guitarist Mark Speer and drummer Donald "DJ" Johnson - are actually from Houston, Texas. In St. Paul for a show at the Turf Club, Khruangbin stopped at The Current for a session hosted by David Safar.
As evidence of their many inspirations, the new album from Khruangbin has a Spanish name, Con Todo El Mundo, and features the hit single, "Maria También," also in Spanish. Not that Khruangbin have lost any love for Thai music. "The first album was inspired by Thai music and the name was Thai, so I think it was an easy thing to write, to say that Khruangbin was Thai funk," Lee says. "But we pull from music from all over the world.
"It's a disservice to those bands from Thailand who are doing really, really amazing work," Speer adds. "That's some of my favorite music in the world."
Althought the members of Khruangbin say that Houston isn't home to a lot of record labels or other music-industry infrastructure, the city has launched the careers of many accomplished musicians. Lee notes that many, many Houston musicians have become highly regarded session players, and Speer and Johnson met one another playing music in the church where Beyoncé grew up.
Plus, in the town of Burton, Texas, is where Khruangbin can find the space - and the barn - where they can record their music. "It's dirt floors, it's a big corrugated tin building; you can open up all the doors," Speer explains. "Usually to prepare for the rehearsals, we'll get all the bees out and make some noise so the little critters can know to find another place to be for the next couple days, and then we just bring in some gear and set it up and that's it."
The space allows the band to be as loud or as quiet as they need to be. It's a farm-to-(turn)table approach to music that seems to be suiting Khruangbin very well.
From Khruangbin's 2018 release, Con Todo El Mundo, available on Dead Oceans.
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Drummer having the time of his life
Ecstatic! The guy can’t contain himself lol
He may look bored but he literally never misses a note, I've watched so many performances of theirs and he is literally flawless every time. I wonder if he's just in the zone when drumming.
@@OurFantasyLife He could do it in his sleep, I’m sure.
He was stranded on a deserted island for years and when they rescued him, he knew the exact time to the second.
Zero cortisol
The legendary Egyptian guitarist Omar Khorshid (*1945 - +1981) would have no doubt been mighty proud and quite happy to see & hear that his signature sound would still serve as an inspiration for young guitar players in the 21st century...;-)
I love youtube just for this kind of shizz
00:17 Watching the game at work.
ahahahah
🤣
Hahahaha
This has, a real west Texas border radio-middle eastern-Dick Dale vibe for me. Love, love, love this trio. RESPECT!
thought the same thing lol
Drums and bass so solid
DJ definitely lives it.
Hahahahhaha 1:09
He's the man
He is undeniably brilliant but he always looks so bored it's hilarious 🤪
@@swarnavparida5275 man I laughed so hard 😂😂
Thanks for pointing it out the 1st time I listened I wasn't looking at my screen, so much meme potential 😁😅
Perfect guitar technique. Just the right tone as well.
You can feel the music and see how they feel it too. A sign of real funk.
At 0:29 Mark made the mistake of playing the bridge too early but instantly notices - DJ just has a "dude what" look on his face. So hilarious
Yes indeed.. they handled it like pros though 😍
i don't think it was the best room to record
an absurd amount of room reverb, the NPR version is much better
czcams.com/video/vWLJeqLPfSU/video.html&ab_channel=NPRMusic
Lol good catch, man
Lol indeed
Its the first time I see him showing any emotion lmao
love this song! she's beautiful :D
A melhor banda dos últimos tempos! Que música deliciosa. Incrível!
Concordo plenamente.
For my peace of mind I had to watch an interview of Khruangbin to make sure that the drummer is ok with playing in the band. He really looks like he needs a hug
Did you confirm he's not being held against his will? 😂
2:32 Timing is fire
This band is great!!
I love this song
I think It is like anatolian rock and also beautifull
I thought the same thing, 1970s...
@@Tudhaliya that's true. How are you by the way ?
Music to live and die by...
Beautifull.
So tight!!!
Leezy ,. please take my soul ,.
you own my whole zone. ;)
Awesome, I'm glad they found me. 😎
Best band for last 20 years
Magic!
love it
awesome band
Geno 187 same thought than the first time I listened this amazing song
Jimi Hendrix: "You'll never hear surf music again."
Mark Speer: "WE'LL SOON FIX THAT."
Lets get it!!!
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰perfection
maravilloso
Big respect to all but that guitarist…❤
Me gusta 👌👍
Mark es la hostiaaaa!!; 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
How is it possible that not ONE cameraman on CZcams, among the dozens of recorded performances of this track, succeeds at filming the break with the freeze of Laura and DJ? They always focus on Mark playing his riff... And actually miss the piece of art going on... Camera men do your homework please, I'm dying to see it.
Here you go my friend: czcams.com/video/vWLJeqLPfSU/video.html
czcams.com/video/1_b-QrV2qew/video.html
just very fuckin real good
i love it again
Nice :)
Damn those drums sound so crisp.
nice
👏
If Hendrix came back from the dead, I reckon he'd bloody love these...
RAW
laura leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
1:42 "бля, какая же все-таки интересная ритмическая партия"
Love his version. Check out my son Lukas casto playing it raw. No backing tracks just him .
Has some similarities to instrumental surf rock.
wondermint2 Absolutely. They are heavily influenced by 60s &70s Thai pop, which in turn was influenced by US and other surf music.
wondermint2 and The Meters
also hearing a little bit of Ventures there
Dick Dale was my immediate thought 0-0
yeah I thought the same thing
why does this remind me of miserlou
harika
one guitar, one bass, one metronom, perfect!😂
I think their name means aeroplane in Thai
I feel daft; didn't read the intro with the band explaining what their name means. I speak a little Thai
Correct
Laura Lee is Poison Ivy of modern times...
Therapeutic
Taxi driver :0
Their drummer always looks like there's a million other places he would rather be and I think he goes to them in his mind while he's on auto pilot
Faster version!
Who is Maria También?
2019
Hi The Current!
A W E S O M E P R O D U C T I O N
please share
what "Camera"
and "mic" set-up
you use.
please.
please.
please.
this is awesome.
T H A N K Y O U
What do I need to get swag like Laura? A PBass? A wig? High heels? Oh yeah, awesome bandmates :D
Believe it or not, that's actually a Jazz with flats and a mute
@@geoffreyhenderson4774 ooh thanks for pointing it out
all the instruments was the same level
4rx3love
THE DRUMMER FORGOT HIS KEYS
The drummer feels left out. They don't let him wear a long black wig too.
So much better to watch than kexp. You can't see anything in that dark room they record in
2019
is that a wig?? why? what for Mark Speer?
To maintain a private life off stage
GREAT...
:)
Либо барабанщик настолько мастер, либо ему просто плевать что там происходит)))
;)
it’s so pretty sounding… like funky surfing lmao
Looks like Ursula Corbejo
sampoan dulu ngapa itu si mark speer
ARIS SAN INFLUENCE
I love how Laura Lee just sways and vibes no matter where she is. In a studio wearing jeans, leather jacket, and a plain shirt, or on stage in a concert outfit. She's the same. I am sure there's some embellishment when on stage but overall, it's not an act with her, it's just who she is. That's what all the guys comments are about really. She's not trying to make a political statement with her outfit, hair, attitude, or style. She's just genuinely enjoying her art, it shows, and it's a pleasure to watch. In this world of taking a knee or judging if you don't support the right cause, it's refreshing to see a band just being a band and a woman just being a woman.
Bandota!!!!!!
Drummer is all business
love this version but the engineer was asleep at the boards (reverb on guitar was awash in highs and saturates the clarity of that beautiful guitar playing. yucky)
Is the bass intentionally off time? The drummers timing is perfect and bass seems to drag a little
Who the fuck you think you are, Terence Fletcher from "Whiplash"? What's that "dragging" nonsense?
Riley Keogh don’t think so, must’ve just been an off performance.
J.F.L. Bousquet Hah, holy shit man, nice.
@@j.f.l.bousquet1998 wasn't her tempo i guess...
Get a life!
Trop d'aigu pas assez de bass!
DJのやる気ない感じめっさいい笑
Could this be "Concrete Blonde" reincarnated ?
Looool the drummer is bored af, the guitar riff is dope tho, very nice
never seen such a bored drummer...he wants out!!
El baterista como que está muy aburrido....
Horrible acoustics, great track.
Did the drummer doze off at one point he was so bored
Drummer can't get a wig, too? Wtf 😄
Do shades of man already jesus fucking christ
mama mia who is female?
she is definately ;)
Not God sound quality...
Have you ever seen a more pissed off drummer in your life?
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! That's rich... The guy hates his job, apparently...
too much bass voice bad setup...
Ahh the guitar is way too High in the mix. Or mabye just take some treble off.
No it's not buddy
Drummer looks bored, guitarist looks focused, bass player looks fucking hot. Result? Some really tasty fucking grooves.