www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00h436g/Adam_Walton_25_01_2009/Last night's show verily bristled with Welsh musical innovation. Another 8, I reckon. Bar the bit where I talked up the Demo of the Week and then started the wrong CD. Be thankful I don't drive an HGV for a living.
I also Tweeted the playlist as I went along [
twitter.com/adamwalton ] -- with little thought as to the effect it would have on people's Facebook news feeds etc. I got carried away with thinking it was a brilliant way to use Twitter -- you get the song title, the artist & the web link of each piece of music as I played it. I'll throw it open to the floor. Was it annoying?
So, 2 out of the 3 Sweet 'n' Tender Hooligans session tracks [
myspace.com/thesweetntenderhooligans ] are two of the best session tracks it has ever been my pleasure to play. It's criminal, to my mind, that they have been overlooked elsewhere. And what a great production job from Carl Bevan in his Newport bunker [it was recorded in a day!].
Manda Rin, formerly of Bis [ the first unsigned band to play Top of the Pops ] passes on her words of wisdom [
planetmanda.com ]
Huw got his teeth into Duffy's early days. [
www.iamduffy.com ]
Peppermint Patti were back! [
myspace.com/peppermintpatticouk ] celebrating fascinating music made by women.
Soundhog played us something amazing by Steinski [
soundhog.co.uk ] -- well he did after the ISDN had stopped coughing its guts out. We dropped off the air, you see, and the lovely woman in POTS in Cardiff [ through which we broadcast ] whacked on Skylon! by Gruff Rhys. Skylon is 15 minutes long! Eek!
There was a Demo of the Week from a band I'd never heard of until yesterday. They're the terribly-monikered 'Soul Doubt'. Fortunately the quality of their tuneage is in inverse proportion to the awfulness of their name. I know. I need to get over it. Shan't be mentioned again. Just to point out that I hated chavboy's name, & Dan Blagroyd's name, when I first played them & they're a couple of my favourite Welsh artists of all time. [
myspace.com/souldoubt ]
Gemma from OxJam answered your FAQ "How do I organise an OxJam event [gig]?"
& There were lashings of great Welsh music. More of it than ever before. Let's put it this way, I
can't wait to start spamming all of these myspace pages. RSI is a real possibility.
Next week Red Stripe in session [
myspace.com/redstriper ], Alex Paterson's words of wisdom & Mr Phormula's hip hop workshops [
myspace.com/mrphormula ].
Send music, if you please, to: themysterytour@gmail.com
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Thank you / Diolch yn fawr,
Adam
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FUTURE OF THE LEFT [cardiff]
the hope that house built
FRIVOLOUS LAURA [cardiff]
a lullaby [demo of the week]
HENRY'S FUNERAL SHOE [ystrad mynach]
maria maria
OWEN CHAMBERLAIN [ruthin]
the lonely ice cream man
HELEN LOVE [swansea]
calm down dad
THE JOY FORMIDABLE [mold]
cradle
SWEET 'N' TENDER HOOLIGANS [newport]
[session track] superstar
** huw williams reassesse **
AIMEE DUFFY [nefyn]
cariad dwi'n unig
GLIC [llanfairfechan]
panties ii
JOY OF SEX [cardiff]
roland
RED STRIPE [holyhead]
dub burial
THE BOVINE WIVES [holyhead]
what you say
MR PHORMULA [llanfrothen]
ocean of music
THE SCHOOL [cardiff]
all i wanna do
** manda rin's words of wisdom **
BIS
kandy pop
MANDA RIN
my d.n.a.
COLORAMA [benllech]
runaround
THEM SQUIRRELS [caerleon]
two trick horse
SAMBA LUCAS [cardiff]
my kinda girl
SLASHDOT [llanberis]
dreams are made
SWEET 'N' TENDER HOOLIGANS [newport]
[session track] i have scene
** the lesson according to soundhog **
STEINSKI & MASS MEDIA
it's up to you [television mix]
BROTHERJUNKIERAT [cardiff]
saint johns wort
** demo of the week **
SOULDOUBT [prestatyn]
from snowdon to the sea
MAZION'S EYEBROW [mold]
triumphantly
THE PENNYSOWS [milford haven]
there's only 1 paul weller
** peppermint patti introduce **
MICAYOU AND THE SHAPES [?]
golden phone
THE HYSTERICAL INJURY [?]
fad
THREATMANTICS [cardiff]
little bird
** grooveland's records mix **
THE BINARY KIDS [newport]
she loves it
CHESUS AND RODSKI [cardiff & barry]
no title
TREMORE FIRE DUBZ featuring KRISTI [cardiff]
u got me [club mix]
AUDIOPLAYERZ featuring SARAH BROWN [cardiff]
crazy