This week's show features a four-song session from one of my favourite bands of all time, Soft Hearted Scientists. Over the course of the last 8 years they've bewitched thousands with glittering wonders from the folkish grottos of their minds. This session is a darker Grimm affair than previous recordings, and all the more excellent for it.
Huw Williams mines the recently remastered and repackaged Badfinger back catalogue.
Lara Catrin translates something brimful of tears from Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog.
Ben Hayes shows his love for obscure Depeche Mode instrumentals.
And there is (a lot of) music. From Future of the Left (hometown gig in Cardiff this coming Thursday 9 December - still a handful of tickets left) to Crash Disco, The Pooh Sticks to Th' Mole. Some brilliant, brilliant sounds.
Demos high in sonic ace to: themysterytour@gmail.com
Have an excellent music filled week,
And stay warm!
Thank you/diolch,
Adam
FUTURE OF THE LEFT (Cardiff)
Arming Eritrea
CRASH DISCO (Bangor)
Two Bad
BASTIONS (Anglesey)
Warmth Of The World
SOFT HEARTED SCIENTISTS (Cardiff)
Dark Departments (session Version)
MURRY THE HUMP (Aberystwyth)
Green Green Grass
BLAKTRIX (Cardiff)
No Drama Featuring Ralph Rip Shit
TH' MOLE (Cardiff label)
Shocky Guy Go
THE SMALL FACES (London)
The Hungry Intruder
STEPHEN LIGHT (Caerleon)
Natural Light
BART ALEVSEN (Cardiff label)
Strange Hypnosis
KORELESS (Bangor)
Up And Down
FRIENDS ELECTRIC (Neath)
Golden Blood
HARBOUR (Cardiff)
Trempanation
LES FAVY SAV (New York)
The Year Before The Year 2000
SOFT HEARTED SCIENTISTS (Cardiff)
Spider Skin (session Track)
MASTERS IN FRANCE (Bethel)
Mad Hatter
MELYS (Betws-Y-Coed)
When You Put Leonard Cohen On
FIONA & GORWEL OWEN (Bangor)
Dod Dy Llaw
QUESTION THE MARK (Bridgend)
Growing Old
THE DIRECTION (Swansea)
Underrated
THE POOH STICKS (Swansea)
World Turning On
THE IVEYS (BADFINGER) (Swansea)
Think About The Good Times
FUTURE OF THE LEFT (Cardiff)
I Am The Least Of Your Problems
H HAWKLINE (Cardiff)
Carreg
CORNELIUS (Japan)
Drop
TRWBADOR (Camarthen/Caerleon)
Off Beat
CLOCKWORK RADIO (Caernarfon)
Please You
SWITCH FUSION (Llanberis)
Mindlapse
DUB WAR (Newport)
Mental
STRAWBERRY BLONDES (Newport)
Hard Times
D.E.R. COLLECTIVE (Cardiff)
Soul Fresh
KING LOUIS COLLECTIVE (Cardiff)
Will Not Remain
SOFT HEARTED SCIENTISTS (Cardiff)
I'm Ready When You Are (session)
MECHANICAL OWL (Mold)
Make It Last
HYBRID (Swansea)
Disappear Here (erock Radio Edit)
THE STOOGES (Ann Arbor)
I Wanna Be Your Dog
JOHN CALE (Garnant)
Child's Christmas In Wales
COLORAMA (Benllech)
Cerdyn Nadolig
BADLY DRAWN BOY (Ewloe)
Too Many Miracles (Tim & Sam Remix)
MR HUW (Caernarfon)
Creuaduriaid Byw
COWBOIS RHOS BOTWNNOG (Llyn Peninsula)
Hughes/Hughes/Hughes
SOFT HEARTED SCIENTISTS (Cardiff)
Seasick Sid & The Giant Squid
DEPECHE MODE (Essex)
Further Excerpts From My Secret Garden
SPIDER KITTEN (Cardiff)
Christmas Day
