บทสัมภาษณ์ 3 : Wandering Alone The Way of Death
Donpheebin took the music scene by storm in 1993 with the success of their heavy metle debut album Loke Mued (Dark World) and they are still going strong. Their latest album,Way of Death, with more of a death-metal edge, has equalled the success of the first album and has secured them a firm place at the top of the underground music scene.
The three Kaewthit brothers that make up Donpheebin have improved musically on their latest album, as can be evidenced by Somsak's powerful screaming, Sombut's fercious guiter soloing and Somkit's pounding drums.
Way of Death has a violent, heavier sound than their debut album. To creat the album -- which was based partially on personal experience -- the band prepared carefully, making sure to stick to thier schedule as well as their budget.
The name of the band ,Donpheebin, was adapted from their hometown in the northern province of Nan. "The original name was Don Ton and was later changed to Din Dean Phee Longloy (Land of Wandering Ghosts), which was taken from the villagers' perception that a section of the village was haunted. The village was once the site of a bloody battlefield," said Sombat.
The trio composed and produced the tracks on the new album themselves, as they did on the previous album. "We are an underground band. So we intend to take every step musically on our own."
Way of Death is under the Roxx Records lable, an underground record company, and was mixed bu sound engineer Ugrid Phithakprachakit.
Sombut, who played guiter for the industrial problems in society. "It is about the competition between people who lose thier freedom and sprit in our rapidly developing society," Sombat said. "While society is developing, the mentality of man is suffering because of labour abuse and pollution.
"Actually, I don't mean that social development is bad thing. But the stresses of development fall directly onto the people living within the society," he said, adding that this idea is expressed in the lyrics of "Deadly City".
"We will have a newly built illsionary city of which the population not only has to pay for water and electricitity, but will probably have two pay for very air they breathe in the future," he continued.
In fact, hesays that this already ocurring today and cited examples of people paying for the comparativively clean air they breathe in air-conditioned offices or homes. He siad that air pollution levels have reached a crisis level, and if people become upset enough, violence could resulf. He pointed out that people have already begun to wear masks just to breathe when they walk down the street.
Other songs on the album include "We're Going To ...","Edge of Way", "Commanded Society", "Hellish Paradise" and "Too Late".
The album also features an instrumental piece titled "After the Dusk", which was composed by using sound effects of thunder and rain in the introduction.
Sombut designed the album cover, as he did on the debut. On the cover is a pathway that goes far into the distance. Along the path are representations of many of the problems in today's society.
The long-haired axeman said that Way of Death is like a warning to all people about the danger which can come as a result of their actions, especially for their actions.
The new album was recorded in Jam Studio in two months, a much shorter time period than thier debut album which took three years to complete. So far the feedback has been positive. While their debut album sold 50,000 copies, their follow-up has already outstripped it, selling 70,000.
The three Kaewthit brothers that make up Donpheebin have improved musically on their latest album, as can be evidenced by Somsak's powerful screaming, Sombut's fercious guiter soloing and Somkit's pounding drums.
Way of Death has a violent, heavier sound than their debut album. To creat the album -- which was based partially on personal experience -- the band prepared carefully, making sure to stick to thier schedule as well as their budget.
The name of the band ,Donpheebin, was adapted from their hometown in the northern province of Nan. "The original name was Don Ton and was later changed to Din Dean Phee Longloy (Land of Wandering Ghosts), which was taken from the villagers' perception that a section of the village was haunted. The village was once the site of a bloody battlefield," said Sombat.
The trio composed and produced the tracks on the new album themselves, as they did on the previous album. "We are an underground band. So we intend to take every step musically on our own."
Way of Death is under the Roxx Records lable, an underground record company, and was mixed bu sound engineer Ugrid Phithakprachakit.
Sombut, who played guiter for the industrial problems in society. "It is about the competition between people who lose thier freedom and sprit in our rapidly developing society," Sombat said. "While society is developing, the mentality of man is suffering because of labour abuse and pollution.
"Actually, I don't mean that social development is bad thing. But the stresses of development fall directly onto the people living within the society," he said, adding that this idea is expressed in the lyrics of "Deadly City".
"We will have a newly built illsionary city of which the population not only has to pay for water and electricitity, but will probably have two pay for very air they breathe in the future," he continued.
In fact, hesays that this already ocurring today and cited examples of people paying for the comparativively clean air they breathe in air-conditioned offices or homes. He siad that air pollution levels have reached a crisis level, and if people become upset enough, violence could resulf. He pointed out that people have already begun to wear masks just to breathe when they walk down the street.
Other songs on the album include "We're Going To ...","Edge of Way", "Commanded Society", "Hellish Paradise" and "Too Late".
The album also features an instrumental piece titled "After the Dusk", which was composed by using sound effects of thunder and rain in the introduction.
Sombut designed the album cover, as he did on the debut. On the cover is a pathway that goes far into the distance. Along the path are representations of many of the problems in today's society.
The long-haired axeman said that Way of Death is like a warning to all people about the danger which can come as a result of their actions, especially for their actions.
The new album was recorded in Jam Studio in two months, a much shorter time period than thier debut album which took three years to complete. So far the feedback has been positive. While their debut album sold 50,000 copies, their follow-up has already outstripped it, selling 70,000.
29 Jul 2021
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