Godfather of the Welsh underground, Alan Holmes, introduces us to the multifold, avant-garde delights of the Fflint Central record label. A label that's experimental wonders have beguiled and befuddled folk all over the world, whilst hardly registering on the Welsh media map. Me included. This is a first, tiny step to make amends for that short-sightedness.
Ben Hayes, the tweedy man occasionally known as Soundhog, inspires us with some of George Martin's orchestral compositions.
Lara Catrin translates something emotive in quavering falsetto from Meilir.
And we have provocative and excellent music from all over Wales, including first time plays for Wolf Curse, Jamie Anderson & Owain K, And The Machine Screamed, Big Stick, After An Alibi, YTU13 and Pale Sketcher (& Jesu).
Please send demos to as high quality .mp3s/download links to themysterytour@gmail.com
Or post 'em:
Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales, Library & Arts Centre, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham, LL11 1AU
Thank you/diolch yn fawr,
Have an excellent music filled week,
Adam
POOH STICKS, THE - 'Young People'
Swansea
SATURDAY'S KIDS - 'Whisper In My Ear'
Cardiff
KORELESS - 'Up Down Up Down'
Bangor
FRIENDS ELECTRIC - 'Something You Should Know'
Neath
BASTIONS - 'Visitant'
Angelsey
GRUFF RHYS - 'Patterns Of Power'
Bethesda
SHY AND THE FIGHT - 'Dream'
Chester/Llangollen
DATBLYGU - 'Pop Peth'
Cardigan
MCLUSKY - 'Without MSG I Am Nothing'
Cardiff
STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR - 'I Am Weatherproof'
Cardiff
SOLUTIONS - 'Young Loins'
Cardiff
ANIKA - 'Masters Of War'
Bristol
WOLF CURSE - 'Steady Walking'
Newport
JAMIE ANDERSON & OWAIN K - 'Airwalk'
Cardiff
ASTROID BOYS - 'Roundabout'
Cardiff
OPTIMAS PRIME - 'Goodgurgerelief'
Cardiff
LLEUWEN - 'Lle Wyt Ti Heno Iesu Grist?'
Bangor
HIGH LLAMAS, THE - 'Checking In, Checking Out'
Cork/London
SPENCER MCGARRY SEASON - 'The Pessimist Light'
Cardiff/Aberdare
AND THE MACHINE SCREAMED - 'Nightmares'
Pembrokeshire
BIGSTICK - 'Gypsy Glitch'
Cardiff
GREEN LINES - 'St Annes'
Pembrokeshire
SHY AND THE FIGHT - 'Hear The Sea'
Chester/Llangollen
BERKOWITZ, LAKE AND DAHMER - 'Fluids For Dark Pleasures'
Flint
PLYCI - 'Kill The Mc'
Rhyl
AFTER AN ALIBI - 'The End'
Bangor/Cardiff
ESOTERRA - 'When Time Stands Still'
Cardiff
YTU13 - 'Moment 4 Life (remix)'
Newport
MUDMOWTH & METABEATS - 'Let It Breathe (radio Edit)'
Cardiff
ATTACK! ATTACK! - 'Blood On My Hands'
Cardiff
SOLUTIONS - 'Ghost Writers'
Cardiff
JESU - 'Lifeline'
Abergele
PALE SKETCHER - 'Seventh Heaven'
Abergele
WOLF CURSE - 'Heathens Beneath Our Feet'
Newport
GRAVEYARD JOHNNYS - 'Cheylene'
Chepstow
DR PHIBES AND THE HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS - 'Sugarblast'
Deeside
FALLS - 'Terrorf*ckingdactyl'
Deeside
GEORGE MARTIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA - 'Elephants And Castles'
London
SHY AND THE FIGHT - 'As For Tonight'
Chester/Llangollen
VOLUNTARY BUTLER SCHEME, THE - 'At The Height Of A Frisbee (featuring Sweet Baboo)'
Midlands/Cardiff
MEILIR - 'Tawel Yw'r Nos'
Brynford
EMMY'S UNICORN - 'Call Out [live Version]'
Swansea
GRUFF RHYS - 'Space Dust #2'
Bethesda
