Thai-born Canada-based drummer and producer Salin first caught our consideration in 2021 because of her debut album, Cosmic Island, and it is time to highlight her immense expertise as soon as extra. Lots has occurred since Nasko’s “Delusional” characteristic 4 years in the past, together with her performing on the Montreal Worldwide Jazz Competition and well-deserved help on LA’s infamous KCRW radio.
The proficient multi-instrumentalist explores the enchanting sound depths of Northeast Thailand infused with psychedelic jazz sounds from the area and West Africa, all wrapped in a layer of lush soulfulness. As somebody deeply fascinated with the nation itself, I discover her music to be not solely inspiring however a supply of unmatched experiences I not often discover in anybody’s music.
I’ve had the pleasure of spending quite a lot of time in Southeast Asia and I really feel we’re simply scratching the floor in the case of up to date expertise, so I could not be happier to see Salin championing that sound. Listening to “Painted Girl” brings nothing, however pleasure for one’s soul and it brings a way of heat formed in a calming cocktail of jazz, funk, soul, and quite a lot of coronary heart. A music that can elevate you as a human being.
Salin elaborates, “Salin additionally means river/water of life in Thai, reflecting my reference to the Painted Girl. I made a prayer that if there’s an Indian summer season, I’d movie this video, as Canadian fall climate is just too chilly for anybody to be outdoors with out a coat. One weekend, Indian summer season got here and the leaves had been the right colour for us to movie Painted Girl. I discovered the right location the place the solar hits completely throughout the golden hour. In one of many takes, the leaves coordinatingly blow round me throughout the peak of the music. We merely couldn’t plan all of this. This exhibits that when issues simply occur completely, it’s only via an act of God and he/she is there at any time when we want.”