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The show, live from Bangor, is a little like the beginning of one of those sprawling shows on American cable TV. It's the 'Previously on Adam Walton' bit right at the start; a quick summation of what's happened in Welsh music *So Far* in 2011. The reason I'm doing this is because so much great music has stumbled or been cajoled into my inbox this year, it will be impossible to sum it up in one fell swoop come December, which is what we normally do. A half-term(ish) report seems fitting.
Also, I'd spent the last week in bed with tonsilitis. I thought that was a kids' ailment, something that guaranteed a day off school watching TV all day with a bottle of Lucozade. But it was a bit worse than that. When you start hallucinating fellow radio presenters throwing cats at you, and you're convinced it's real, you're some way south of being helped by a fizzy glucose drink.
So, there is more great noise than usual packed into this week's three hours. And there was still an awful lot that merited airplay, but that wouldn't quite fit into the flow of things: Pulco, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, Toy Horses, Trwbador, Land of Bingo, Plyci truly, there has been a noticeable surge in the amount of fascinating music this year. Well, at least from where I'm sitting.
It was incredibly difficult - even at this midpoint of the year - to choose the best 40-ish tracks. Everyone, for example, appears to have a different favourite track on Gruff Rhys' Hotel Shampoo, which is obvious testament to that album's depth and quality.
Next week's show is going to make up for lost time with regards all of the new tracks that have been building up like magic plaque on a lollipop-addicted dragon's teeth. (Dragons are renowned for their terrible dental hygiene. Well, you try finding a toothbrush down the local chemists that will withstand temperatures in excess of 1000°C.)
New releases/updated release info/demos/gig announcements and provocative correspondence should be directed towards themysterytour@gmail.com with contact info/relevant web links and a short biography.
You can also submit music to the show via the BBC Introducing Uploader.
I really hope you enjoy this week's selection of sounds. It's a great insight into the boggling amount of musical creativity in Wales. Let me know what you think, especially if you have tips for anything I may have overlooked.
Many thanks/diolch yn fawr iawn,
Adam
STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR - 'I Am Weatherproof'
Cardiff
JOY FORMIDABLE, THE - 'The Greatest Light Is The Greatest Shade'
Mold
IFAN DAFYDD - 'Treehouse'
Llanrug
SATURDAY'S KIDS - 'Whisper In My Ear'
Cardiff
LLEUWEN - 'Cawell Fach Y Galon'
Bangor
PAPER AEROPLANES - 'Days We Made'
Milford Haven
GENTLE GOOD, THE - 'Aubade'
Cardiff
GALLOPS - 'Joust'
Wrexham
DAUWD - 'Shimmer'
Llangollen
EVM (EVERMEAN) - 'U Want More (featuring Amy Wilson)'
Mold
XXXY - 'Ordinary Things'
Swansea
MASTERS IN FRANCE - 'Mad Hatter'
Caernarfon
ALAN HOLMES - 'Spoken Contribution'
Bangor
TYNAL TYWYLL - 'Emyr'
Bethesda
CHLOE LEAVERS - 'Don't Leave Your Joy'
Colwyn Bay
ANNI ROSSI - 'Candyland'
Chicago/New York (cardiff Label)
COLORAMA - 'Candy Street'
Benllech
JONNY - 'I'll Make Her My Best Friend'
Pembrokeshire
EXIT INTERNATIONAL - 'Glory Horn ( Alt. Edit )'
Cardiff
ASTROID BOYS - 'Welcome To The Zoo ( Flying Skulls Remix - Radio Edit )'
Cardiff
SKINDRED - 'Cut Dem'
Newport
TINY SKITZ - 'Grime Is The One'
Newport
DISCORD - 'Sunday Dub'
Cardiff/Bristol
Y NIWL - 'Saith'
Gwynedd
GRUFF RHYS - 'Sensations In The Dark'
Bethesda
MOWBIRD - 'Holy Moly Me Oh My'
Wrexham
SHY AND THE FIGHT - 'Living ( Sweeping The Nation Comp Version )'
Chester/Llangollen
JEWELLERS - 'To Live In Your Pocket'
Newport
SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP - 'Snakes In The Grass'
Wales
KEYS, THE - 'I Tried To Find It In Books'
Resolven/Cardiff
HOUDINI DAX - 'Robin You Lie'
Cardiff
WHITE NOISE SOUND - 'Sunset'
Swansea
LITTLE ARROW - 'Boat'
Cardiff
PETE LAWRIE - 'Just Dust'
Penarth
METHOD, THE - 'Whip Around'
Cardiff
TELEGRAM FROM THE QUEEN - 'Thrashopolis'
Cardiff/Newport/Bristol
KORELESS - 'Up Down Up Down'
Bangor
JUMPING BACK SLASH - 'Kwaai Sneakers'
Ikapa/Wrexham
LOOSE CAPACITOR - 'Theme From Robin's Nest'
Ruthin
METABEATS - 'The Snap Featuring Mudmowth, Rtkal & Ruffstylz ( Radio Edit )'
Cardiff
VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB, THE - 'Bag Of Meat'
Cardiff
WE ARE ANIMAL - 'Luminous Lights'
Bethel/Caernarfon
LARA CATRIN - 'Spoken Contribution'
Bangor/Cardiff
FFA COFFI PAWB - 'Lluchia Dy Fflachlwch Drosda I'
Bethesda
BEN HAYES - 'Spoken Contribution'
Ruthin
YAZOO - 'Nobody's Diary'
Basildon
SAM AIREY - 'The Blackout ( Radio Edit )'
Anglesey
