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My favourite Welsh sounds of 2012, part two

Adam Walton

This year's celebration of my favourite music of Welsh origin is spread across two three hour shows... and it's still a very compact, tin of sardines-like affair.

Below is part two's playlist. You can listen to part one on the BBC iPlayer.

I'll be back live in the studio on Saturday 5 January.

These are the final statistics for the music I've been lucky enough to support and showcase in 2012.

1410 different songs/1939 total. 824 Artists in 52 shows since 1 Jan 2012 (~songs per: 37; unique artists per: 16) Welsh: 94%; Cymraeg: 12%.

Many thanks to all of the artists and labels who have submitted music to me. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

F**K BUTTONS - 'Olympians (High Contrast Remix)'

Bristol/Cardiff

EUGENE FRANCIS JNR - 'Calliope Fuxwar'

Cardiff

JOY FORMIDABLE, THE - 'Cholla'

Mold

SHY AND THE FIGHT - 'Stop Motion'

Chester/Llangollen

MARTIN CARR - 'Sailor'

Cardiff

KNICKERS - 'Les Cactus'

London/Cardiff Distribution

GULP - 'Game Love'

Cardiff

FALCON LAKE - 'All I Want'

Newport/Cardiff

DOC DANEEKA & BENJAMIN DAMAGE - 'Battleships Feat. Abigail Wyles'

Swansea

JOE BLOW - 'Emotions [Radio Edit]'

Barry

FUTURE OF THE LEFT - 'Notes On Achieving Orbit [Radio Edit]'

Cardiff

THREATMANTICS - 'Esgryn [Fersiwn Albwm]'

Cardiff

SEX HANDS - 'Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gilydd'

Dwygfylchi/Llanfairfechan/Conwy

Y NIWL - 'Dauddegtri [E P Version]'

Gwynedd

SCHOOL, THE - 'It's Not The Same'

Cardiff

CHRISTIAAN WEBB - 'Kids In Love'

Cardiff Label

ZERVAS & PEPPER - 'One Man Show'

Cardiff

GOODTIME BOYS - 'Bliss'

Cardiff

SHE RIPPED - 'Garage Night'

Treorchy

PAPER AEROPLANES - 'Time To Be'

Milford Haven

CERYS MATTHEWS - 'Y Darlun'

Cardiff

GEOFFNET - 'The Little Parisian Music Box'

Cardiff

PANABRITE - 'Equinox'

Seattle/Welsh Label

BODEZ - 'A O'

Cardiff

VESTALS, THE - 'Perfect Pain'

Cardiff

H. HAWKLINE - 'Black Domino Box'

Cardiff

GEORGIA RUTH - 'Bones (Mastered Ep Version)'

Aberystwyth/Cardiff

MASTERS IN FRANCE - 'Playing With My Friends'

Caernarfon

SŵNAMI - 'Cysgodion'

Dolgellau

GARETH ROBERTS QUINTET - 'Shaky Leg Syndrome'

Cardiff

LOCATION BAKED - 'Sgudw'

Cardiff

FIST OF THE FIRST MAN - 'Volta Regulat'

Cardiff

BEYOND THE WIZARD'S SLEEVE - 'Door To Tomorrow'

London/Pembrokeshire

SIBRYDION VS. DRAENOG - 'Madame Guillotine (Chopping Block Dub)'

Waunfawr/Cardiff

HYPERMETRIX - 'The Murder's Walk'

Newport

CIAN CIARAN - 'Till I Die'

Bangor

RICHARD JAMES - 'Baby Blue'

Croes - Y - Ceiliog

SAMOANS - 'Catamaran'

Cardiff/Aberdare

RALPH RIP SH*T - 'Something [Radio Edit]'

Cardiff

WEREWOLF ORCHESTRA OF NORTH WALES, THE - 'One'

Gwynedd

MATT CHRISTENSEN - 'Someday I Won't Matter'

Chicago/Bridgend (label)

L I A (LIFE IMITATES ART) - 'Feed The Fire'

Wales/London

Y PENCADLYS - 'Ymestyn Dy Hun'

Cardiff

BEARD OF WOLVES - 'My Father Drives The Deathstar'

Deeside

P. L. O. - 'F**k Space & Lazers'

Cardiff

METABEATS - 'Eyeseeyou (Featuring Dubbledge)'

Cardiff

JAY ROBINSON - 'Strobelight [Remix Of Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer)'

Colwyn Bay

MILK RACE, THE - 'Bonjour M F'

Cardiff

TOTEM TERRORS - 'Unkind'

Cardiff

ALEX DINGLEY - 'Cats Eyes [Too Pure 7" Version]'

Llansteffan

COWBOIS RHOS BOTWNNOG - 'Mastiau Hen Longau'

Llyn Peninsula

JULIE MURPHY - 'Kathleen'

Pembrokeshire

HOUDINI DAX - 'Fifteen Minutes In Mold'

Cardiff

YR ANGEN - 'Fel Na Fydd E'

Swansea

MARTIN ROSSITER - 'Drop Anchor'

Cardiff

MAMIAITH - 'Plentyn (Live)'

Bangor/Australia

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