Fersiwn piano o gân Delwyn Sion, Un Seren
A piano version of 'Un Seren' by Delwyn Sion

Un Seren (Sesiwn Georgia Ruth, BBC Radio Cymru)

drama [longing, voice, piano, gentle beats]

sci-fi

This original minimalistic composition aims to invoke a reduced listening state in the listener, through combining the similar notions of minimalism and reduced listening method, which were explored through research. 

The piece is inspired by a visit to Soar-y-Mynydd, a chapel which lies in the Elenydd hills near Llyn Brianne. The landscape induced an overwhelming feeling of calmness in me, and a spiritual feeling of the ability to soar over the valley.

Soar

‘Arnofio’ (‘Floating’) is Gwenno Morgan’s 1st release on The Playbook singles label. The young Welsh artist is busy making a name for herself as an innovative and unique composer, having already released 2 singles and an EP, on the I Ka Ching label. 

Drawing inspiration from acts such as GoGo Penguin, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Vallis Alps, Gwenno used the lockdowns of 2020 to venture into the world of self-production, which is evidenced on ‘Arnofio’, the track eventually being mixed by Welsh producer Gethin Pearson.

Gwenno said about the track: “‘Arnofio’ is the result of a feeling of escapism and freeness. Being able to swim in the waters of Llyn Padarn (a lake at the foot of Snowdon), and to feel physically weightless and free surrounded by the stillness of the mountains, is a feeling you can’t quite describe”. She adds: “‘Arnofio’ (Floating) refers to the act of floating on water, but also to the psychological feeling of freeness, which I found extremely uplifting during periods of stress and fatigue”.

Gwenno Morgan

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