Cwm Dancing!

Curious and contemporary dispatches from the Land Of Song.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Cwm Dancing; a unique music podcast that unearths and celebrates the many underground, leftfield, DIY, experimental, alternative and beat-based sounds of Wales.

Hip-hop to house music via drum & bass, trance, alt-pop and plenty, plenty more, the rule is simple - if it's made in Wales, made by a Welsh artist or released on a Welsh label then it's getting played.

Bangers from Bangor. Newness from Newport. Records from Raglan. Dubplates from Denbigh. The works.

Episode three is the most extensive and comprehensive show so far. This time we celebrate Dydd Miwsig Cymru (Feb 10) with an extensive interview with Mr Phormula and a feature with Afanc Records boss Gwion Roughion. We also speak at length with Dead Method about his new album and his experiences as an LGBTQ+ artist in Wales and wrap up the show with a crucial mini mix from rising Welsh jungle crafstman NonRev!

All this and so much more.... Cult classics, unreleased exclusives, dual language music, all delivered with great passion and detailed information by renowned music journalist and 1 More Thing founder Dave Columbo Jenkins.

TRACKLIST:

Roughion - Welsh Wave (unreleased)
Long champs - apples are not the answer (Tici Taci)
Ffrancon - Maengwyn Hardtrax (Ankst Musik)
Bodhi - Motherland (Ritual Collective)
Procrastinatrix - Hypnogogia (Soundcloud) 
PO Griff Feat Noah Bouchard - Dali (Winger Records)
Wolfgang von vanderghast - sour patch kids (bard picasso) 
Melo & DJ Alkemy - Boom Ting (Feat e Why Easy) (Mean Business Records) 
The running man - onward upward forward (Alternative Facts) 
Hannibal Rex - Something Time (Unreleased)
SZWÉ - The UK Isn’t Racist (SZWÉ)
Acid Casuals - Long Time No See (Strangetown Records) 
Jina - Torri Addewid (Awy Music)
Huw Jones - Dŵr (Sain) 
Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Y Ferch Ar Y Cei (with Nina Miranda) (BBC Radio Cymru) 
Dead Method - Femme (Future Femme Records)
Dead Method - Sex, Drugs & Violence (Future Femme Records)
Dead Method - Iconique (Future Femme Records)
Dead Method - Sex, Drugs & Violence (Future Femme Records)
Dead Method - Iconique (ZLUTZ remix) (Future Femme Records)
Dead Method - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Future Femme Records)
Dead Method - Marwoleath  (Future Femme Records)
Natty Lou & Dolly Rae - All For You (DeVIce) 
Mr Phormula - Normal Newydd (feat. Lleuwen) (Mr Phormula) 
Pep Le Pew - Un Tro Yn Y Gorllewin (Slacyr) 
Mr Phormula ft Ea╠êdyth Crawford - Rhyddid (Mr Phormula)
#Hiphopishiphop - Hip Hop For The World (Brand New Music)
Hel Clecs - No Holding Us Back (Mr Phormula) 
Tystion - Diwrnod Brâf (Ffarout) 
Super Furry Animals - Y Gwyneb Iau (Das Koolies)
Mr Phormula - Byd-Eang Gyda (Featuring Strike The Head & Sadman) (Mr Phormula)
Chase & Status - Eastern Jam (Martyn Kinnear bootleg) (Dub)
TORS - Axe (Geomagnetic)
Pope Jean Paul Van Dame - Say No To Yes (Lost Riot)
Synkro & LSN - Emerald (Synkro music)
Octoshed - Silence Of Human (Soundcloud)
J Lower - Good Friday (Bandcamp) 
NonRev Guestmix

Cwm Dancing! Episode 3 (February 2023)

Bangers, bleeps, bars, breaks and occassionally bizarre beats from the Land Of Song™️

It's Cwm Dancing! An exploration of the Welsh music landscape: Contemporary, electronic, ravey and eclectic. Hip-hop to house. Dubstep to disco.

Hosted by journalist, author and general vibesmith Dave Columbo Jenkins, this episode features an interview with the legendary breakbeat-loving composers Hybrid, special selections from the legendary Kaptin, a guestmix from S.W.I.D and exclusives from the likes of Xenith, Martyn Kinnear, TRC2, The Running Man, Stereoripe and LSN.

Plus some rather big news about next months episode which will be hosted LIVE at Love Trails!

What are you waiting for? Press play and lose yourself in a truly unique musical experience that's 100% unapologetically Welsh.

Diolch!

** Tracklist ** 

British Space Group - Remote Viewing (Bandcamp) 
Tall Order - No Entry (Ram Records)
Toronto Is Broken & Natty Lou - Altered States (FiXT)
Stereoripe - Don’t Get Me Down (Unreleased)
Traxx - Energy In Motion (Traxx)  (from Jaffa)  
Xenith - Breakfast At Ramones (Unreleased) 
Brother Eddy Walt - All Love (Bandcamp) Jaffa 
Orange Mamba - Softcore Saturday (Bandcamp) 
Huw Marc Bennett - Y Gwydd (Albert’s Favourites)
Alkali - Ark (Celsius)
Skunkadelic - No Time (Bandcamp)
Martyn Kinnear - Badman (Unreleased)

** S.W.I.D Guest Mix**

**Hybrid Interview**
Hybrid - Calling Your Name (Kill City Records)
DJs Rule - Get Into The Music (Hybrid’s 95 Remix) (Distinctive)
Harry Gregson-Williams - Evacuating London (Narnia Soundtrack) (Hybrid Unreleased Remix)
Hybrid - Calling Your Name (Balatron Remix) (Kill City Records)

Andy Hunter - Starlight (Bandcamp)
Enomal - Everything’s Alright (Soundcloud)
TRC2 - Exposed To Vibration (Unreleased)

**Kaptin’s Cuts**
Ren - Suic*de (The Other Songs)
Badbelly - Growing (Ft Sly J) (2020983 Records)
BOYO - Dior (Wildlife)

PO Griff - Utopia (Winger Records)
Nathan Twice - Funk Francais (Bandcamp)
Nephilim & DJ Alkemy - Breathe Again (Bandcamp)
T-Rev How To Rob (Unreleased)
Steveless / Syd Howells - Rad Shirt (Bandcamp)
Overmono - Calling Out (XL Recordings) 
Douvelle19 - edits vol.4 - 01 Anthem (Skepta) (Bandcamp)
Selom - Rub A Dub (Midi Cartel) 
The Running Man - Clwb (Unreleased)
LSN - Critical Ozmaster (Unreleased)

Cwm Dancing! Episode 7 (June 2023)

Welcome back to the Land Of Song for a VERY special episode of Cwm Dancing! 

Destination Love Trails Festival; a unique and beautiful gathering where wellness plays a lead role and leg shaking comes in a variety of flavours… Running, raving and many wholesome pursuits in between. PLUS loads of sick Welsh music! 

A different setting and style to our previous shows but still the same passion for homegrown music, expect the usual wide-armed eclectic selection and interviews with inspiring characters operating in the Welsh music landscape, it's Cwm Dancing ... This time Jimmy Watkins from the game-changing Running Punks collective. 

Complete with a whole stack of exclusive, unreleased music we guarantee you've never heard, and a 40 minute mix of strictly Welsh drum & bass, this was a beautiful experience and one we'd love to repeat in the future. 

We had no idea that within eight months of launching this podcast we'd be invited to host it live on the main stage of a festival! How cool is that? 

Tracklist:

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime (Hybrid Remix) (Jive)
Mr Phormula – Tir (Mr Phormula Records)
Joe Blow  – Sunshine (Bandcamp)
clU – My Love (Incurzion Audio) 
Stagga & Magugu – Gugu Gang (Fat Fridge)
Hannibal Rex – Don’t Matter Don’t Mind (Unreleased) 
Huw Marc Bennett – Red Valley (Albert’s Favourites) 
Pionearworm - Raise (Unreleased)
Ifan Dafydd – Celwydd (Feat Alys Williams) (Recordiau Lliwgar)
Brighty – Fun For Me (Brighty)
Joyce – Bamboo (Unreleased) 

**Interview with Jimmy Running Punks**

**Welsh D&B mix**
Pennygiles – Out Of Hours (Unreleased)
No Patterns – Agean (Incurzion Audio)
Dynamix – Hypnosis (Heft)
Don Piper – Live Long, Die Rich (Subwork)
High Contrast – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Bou Remix) (Highly Contrasting)
Lung – Starving Artiste (Med School) 
NonRev – Black Lodge (Unreleased) 
Quartz – 89 Columns (Dispatch) 
cLU – Gangton (Incurzion Audio) 
BSEARL – Waiting (SMG Remix) (PullUp Recordings)
HDilla – Reverb (Heft)
Teezy – Melodious (PullUp Recordings) 
Llwybr Llaethog – Caru Ti (Rouhgion Remix) (Afanc)
**

Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 – She’s In LA (Feat Young Gun Silver Fox) (Bandcamp)
Tom Jones & The Art Of Noise – Kiss (M.B Remix) (Soundcloud) 
Jean Jacques Smoothie – Night Jet (Slightly Transformed)
Mr BC – The Huckster (The Long Champs Remix) (Logical Records)
Unity – Running Feat Stabitha & DJ Veto (Bard Picasso)

Cwm Dancing! - Episode 8 LIVE at Love Trails (July 2023)

A brand new dispatch from the Land Of Song™

Cwm Dancing returns to your speakers with a special late summer vibe-out. A moment to unwind from the intensity of the season, host and curator Dave Columbo Jenkins digs deep for the best musical escapism coming out of Welsh artists and Welsh labels  right now.

This month's episode features two super deep interviews. First up is Huw Marc Bennett who talks in depth about his influences, the importance of culture, the complexities of the Welsh identity and his beautiful new album Days Like Now.

Secondly we have the Running Man who guides us through the inspiring Beat Science event concept along with a sublime mix of incredible unsigned Welsh talent. And if that's not quite enough, Kaptin is back with his own hot picks, all influenced by his recent trip to NYC where he was present at the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this month. 

As always, it's a full-spectrum celebration of all Welsh electronic and beat-based music. There is so much wonderful music being made and released in this country!!

Are you based in Wales and making music? Then hit us up and get involved! cwmdancing@gmail.com

Tracklist

Shamoniks - Iaith y Nefoedd Ft Mr Phormula (Udishido Records)
Don Piper - Engine (Soundcloud) 
Daniel Suge - For The Time Being (Bandcamp) 

//Kaptin’s catch///
4Dee - Ego (Callie Ban Remix) (Veteran Records) 
Mic Nickels & Method Man - El Matador (feat. DJ Keef WOOkie) (Bizzythowed Remix) (Illsboro)
Mudmouth - Digging For Dreams (Feat DJ Jaffa) (Bandcamp)

Brynach - Fireflies (Bandcamp)
Rob Britton - Friday I’m In Love (GodisintheTVzine)
Nonrev - Drowned In Dust (EternalSoul)

//Huw Marc Bennett Interview 
Huw Marc Bennett - Golau Hardd (Albert’s Favourites)
Huw Marc Bennett - Tresilian Bay (Albert’s Favourites)
Huw Marc Bennett - Red Valley (Albert’s Favourites)
Huw Marc Bennett - Y Gwydd (Albert’s Favourites)
Huw Marc Bennett - Iolo (Albert’s Favourites) 

The Secret Soul Society - Vans The Man (Hell Yeah Recordings)
Admo - Club Cabane (Haws)
Tribal Dubs - Yeah Man (Skull Attack Records)
Stereoripe - Weight Here (Unreleased)

//Running Man Interview and Beat Science mix
Kufz - Jesus On My Side
The Running Man - Mental Vacation
FKA.SAKA - I Think You're Really Cool
Harry Griffiths - Confluence
J-Lower - Ruin
Marc Heatley - Most Probs
Chris Evry - I Came To Sin
Jean Jacques Smoothie - Over The Edge
Konessi - The Fool feat. Loose

Cwm Dancing! Episode 9 (August 2023)

Screeeeeccching into September at the very last minute, Cwm Dancing’s belated 10th episode continues explore the Land Of Song’s most ravey terrains.

From hip-hop to house via a fat stack of drum & bass, this month Dave Columbo Jenkins checks in with the Pembrokeshire crew Back To Bassix, gets a rude awakening from Stereoripe on the guestmix and checks in with the Kaptin for some prime time Welsh MC chat. 

Two hours of exceptional, beguiling and forward-thinking musical fusion through the lens of a terminally fizzy Welshman. You will not find a musical experience like this anywhere else!


Phase4our - Anuniongyrchol (Machine Records)
Gallops - Hemlock Chaser (Bandcamp)
Pun Ra - Ghost In The Shell (Mean Business Records) 
Minas - Flutters (Bandcamp) 
Magugu & Le Motel - Let Me Down (Maloca Records) 
Marc Heatley - Most Probs (Alternative Facts)
Kelly Lee Owens - The First Song (Smalltown Supersound)

//Kaptin’s Catch//
Skamma & Comma Dee - All Stars Mic (DnB Allstars) 
T-Rev - Pretty Shitty City (T.Rev)
Vibe Chemistry & Local - Loca (DnB Allstars)

Secret Soul Society - Tattoo you (Hell Yeah Recordings) 
Wild Women & The Savages - Homebird Hobo (Longchamps Remix) (Bandcamp) 
Lemfreck Feat MacOsare - Red Hot (Noctown) 
Juice Menace - 100 Degrees (Bandcamp) 
Heavy Cream - Get Your Freak On (Midi Cartel)
Mr Phormula & Martyn Kinnear - Lawr Fel Hyn (Bandcamp) 
Skindred - L.O.V.E (Earache) 
Rafiki Dubs - Stepper Style (Ritual Collective) 
Jayahadadream - Top One (DJ Jaffa remix) (Bandcamp)
 DJ Guy - There Is Beauty (Bandcamp) 

//Back To Bassix Interview

Dysfunction - The Rain (No Reality)
Quartz - Deity Spear (R&S Records)
TRC2 - Extrapolation (Dub)
Arkala Dre - Truth (Audio Addict)
Feonix - Negativ (Bandcamp)

//Stereoripe Guestmix 

Stereoripe - Rock Out 
Lady Ann - Freeze (Tim Reaper Remix)
Stereoripe - Drum & Bass (I can't play that) 
Dub Liner Ft General T.K - The Kill 
Stereoripe - Cold Shower  
Stereoripe - All Good 
Fixate - No Good 
Samurai Breaks - Pump Up The Volume  
Stereoripe - You Give Up 
Stereoripe - Weight Here

Cwm Dancing! Episode 10 (September 2023)

Cwm Dancing: uncompromised underground dispatches from the Land Of Song™

Join NoDave Columbo Jenkins for another two hours of Welsh sonics. From hip-hop to house, dub to drum & bass and many experimental forms and flavours in between, once again we’re taken on a unique Celtic trip. 

This month Dave chats to Unity and Zee Rock as they guide us around their Witching Tree EP ahead of its Halloween release, the Kaptin is back with another slice of supreme Welsh rap jams and Rob Why is on a humungous guestmix ahead of Cwm Dancing’s first club collaboration on October 28 at Back To Bassix, Haverfordwest. 

PLUS a world exclusive from DJ Jaffa and Hugo Monster that has yet to be played anywhere else! 

All this and plenty more. We guarantee you’ve never had a musical experience like this before!     

The NRG - Doctor Sunshine (Jean Jacques Smoothie Remix) (Surface Reality)
Dub War - Silencer (Boilerhouse Boys remix) (Bandcamp)
Pen Dub - Sospan Fach (Ritual Collective)
M Yesekaon - Kabaddi (Made In The Rain Records) 
Don Leisure & Amanda Whiting - Beyond The Midnight Sun (First Word)
Hugo Monster - In Me (Produced by DJ Jaffa) (Dub) 
Uber Magnetic - Punks (Plauge) 
K Saulz & Diffhop - Nightmare On Self Street (Bandcamp)
Hap A Damwain - Garej Gari (Bandcamp)

//Kaptin’s catch 
Ren - Wicked Ways (Bandcamp)
Mudmowth - Peace Signs & Pizza (Bandcamp)
Sage Toddz - Casting Dice (Humble Victories)

//Unity & Zee Rock interview
Unity & Zee Rock Feat Luce Kanon - Habitually (Bandcamp)
Unity & Zee Rock Feat DJ Jaffa, Farai & Hush (Bandcamp)
Unity & Zee Rock Feat A Gent Orange (Bandcamp)
Luce Kanon - Tipsy Orchestra (Produced by Styles Brillo) (Soundcloud) 
Unity & Zee Rock - All The Feaky People (Bandcamp) 

///NoDave in the mix 
Eric OS - Connexion (Haws) 
Paul Lyons Feat Lenski - Shake It Loose (Soul Good)
Sempa - Down (Beastwang)
The Running Man - Wavey (Dub) 
Bristow - Cue Burn (MiNKY Records) 
Douvell19 - Green Light (Bandcamp)
DJ Guy - In The Music (Bandcamp)
Dom & Lloyd Feat Mali Haf - Dacw Nghariad (Martyn Kinnear Remix) (Dub)

//Rob Why in the mix!

Cwm Dancing! Episode 11 (October 23)

Nothing but the freshest in bass and beats. Mixes, interviews, releases, events, videos and anything else we choose to make. Cheese-free guarantee, we are here for the underground, the under-represented, the independents, the DIY and all the merry misfits in between.

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