Listening December 2022

Spacebike

Best Friend

Nerthol a chwim clywch ddyfroedd yr afon
O'r bannau gwyn i'r dyfnderau duon 
Heddwch llwyr fe gewch pan mae'n dirion
Ond wedi gwylltio mae'n torri'ch calon

Disgyn mae'r glaw, yn drwm ar y dyffryn
Dim arwydd o seibiant ers iddo gychwyn
Lawr yn y dre mae'r strydoedd dan genllif
Dwr yn codi a llifo trwy'r cartref

Yng ngwaed y byd mae rhywbeth yn newid
Pethau ar goll na fydd yn dychwelyd
Yn y cymylau mae patrymau rhyfedd
Ni welais 'rioed y fath yma o dywydd

Translation:
Mighty and swift hear the waters of the river
From the white peaks to the darkest depths
Complete peace you'll have when it is calm
But when angry it breaks your heart

The rain is falling, heavy on the valley
No sign of respite since it started
Down in town the streets are flooded
Water rising and flowing through the home

In the blood of the world something is changing
Things lost that will not return
In the clouds there are strange patterns
I've never seen this kind of weather

Geiriau, melodi a cynhyrchu gan / lyrics, melody and production by Siôn Rickard
Trefniant a cordiau gan / arrangement and chords by Liam Rickard

Performwyr/performers:
Siôn Rickard - llais, harmonica, drum programming
Liam Rickard - gitar, llais, gumbri, drum programming
Ailsa Mair Fox - sielo
Nikolaz Davalan - bas dwbl

Llanast Yn Y Llofft

Afon

Captured the feeling off extreme anxiety an the thoughts it can produce

Anxiety

Hmmm this was inspired by, you guessed it, the trials and tribulations of LIFE!! My sink has been clogged for a while so I was inspired to write a song about it. WARNING: if no one has told you -- don't out coffee grounds down the kitchen sink :) but yeah i am really just out here trying to make it through 

Lyrics: 

my sink won't drain, it's clogged all the time
wonder if my landlord can fix it on the fly
working doubles just to make it by
nobody warns you how hard you have to try

at this life
at this life

23, don't know what's in front of me
worked so hard on a bachelors degree
just to spend my nights bartending till three
nobody warns you how hard you have to try

at this life x4
nobody warns you how hard you have to try

this life

Andrew Hartshorn Orchestra, Mikey J, written and produced by The Kintners. Mixed by Kelly Kintner

Hostage

Legend is a song for unity and justice - a call to end the killing around the world.
Dedicated to all who are suffering at the hands of warmongers or are suffering discrimination and abuse.
'Stop the killing'

‘Conflict divides but also unites, without division there is no life'. 
These are songs from the rain yet these are songs of hope, love and defiance. 

From the album Polarchoral by GRICE -  released November 4, 2022 
https://hungersleeprecords.bandcamp.com/album/polarchoral

Credits:
Grice: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Synths
Robert Brian: Drums
Luca Calabrese: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
BJ Cole: Pedal Steel Guitar
Al Swainger: Double Bass

GRICE online:
Website: www.gricemusic.co.uk 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gricemusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gricemusic/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/gricemusic
Youtube: www.youtube.com/gricemusic
Soundcloud: @gricemusic
Bandcamp: grice.bandcamp.com 
Burning Shed: burningshed.com/artists/grice_artists

POLARCHORAL

Legend

Listen & download

GRICE - Legend - (Radio Edit)

Asperitas 2

Um trabalho que fiz há muito tempo atrás e que me surpreendeu grandemente em termos musicais.

Rever o passado e conseguir entender como evoluímos é muito importante.

MÚSICA Alan Menken
SAX SOPRANO Daniel Vissotto
SAX TENOR Daniel Vissotto
ARRANJO Inspirado na versão de Celine Dion e Pablo Bryson.
MIXAGEM Daniel Vissotto

Beauty And The Beast (Alan Menken) [releitura]

Illusion

Johnny’s on the Water was learned from the singing of Appalachian folk singer Jean Ritchie (1922 - 2015). It twists the archetypal story of a woman left behind by a sailor, the singer rejecting grief and finding empowerment: ‘if he can live without me, I can live without him’. This line became the heart of our arrangement. 

We created this arrangement in residence at Snape Maltings in 2022. In slowing down the tempo, destabilising the rhythm, and replacing Ritchie’s sparse dulcimer accompaniment with an ensemble of modular synths, guitars and affected strings, we explore the way that the open sea warps our understanding of time and distance. The trumpet solo was played by Lissie Daly, a tireless campaigner for women in brass.

Musicians:
Lauren Spiceley - fiddle and vocals 
Joseph Woods - guitar and vocals
Martha Wiltshire - cello and vocals
Denis Wouters - electronics and vocals
Lissie Daly - trumpet
Tom O’Connor - fretless bass
Florence Brady - vocals 

Trad. arr. by Lauren Spiceley, Martha Wiltshire, Joe Woods, Denis Wouters, Lissie Daly, Tom O’Connor and Hannah Jacobs
Recorded at Pony Studios by Upcycled Sounds
Mixed by Denis Wouters
Mastered by Felix Davis
Artwork by Floortje Kattemölle, photographed by Martijn Petrus

Johnny's On The Water

Single from upcoming EP written by Mared to be released in May 2024
produced by Nate Williams.
Mixed by Chris Hewitt
Mastered by Steven Kerry

lately

Taken from the forthcoming new album from India Electric Co. 
Released 5th April 2024.
Cole Stacey & Joseph O'Keefe.
After four years in the making India Electric Company present their third album Pomegranate.
From the grips of an underworld without concerts and shared experience comes to the surface an album built in the heart of the West Country describing a life very much in motion whilst in the grips of standing still.
It weaves through their musical heritage combining their traditional folk roots, their dalliance with electronic analogue synths along with rhythms cultivated in lands further afield and an unadulterated love of pop.

Pomegranate

India Electric Co. - Pomegranate - 06 - Balancing Act

But it’s the first singular thing you notice, 
Knee length socks so with lederhosen,
Fueling the flames of her desire…

Golden days, at a cottage in the Cote D’Azure
Sleeping in late,
Waking to the sweet smelling Galouises haze

Breakfast in bed, offers her a glass of German wine
I’m sorry my dear, it’s a little early for me,
Apologies I’m rocking on Bavarian time 

In the evening, she taught him to dance, 
Do the Charleston, a funny little turn for funny romance
Tired out they traipse back to bed, cliff top nightcap, watching the sun go down overhead (watching the sun go down)
	
Five nights
Becomes five days
But on the sixth, she wants to go

But the Fraulein
With her lovely little frown lines
Oh Mein Fraulein, don’t go!

But it’s the secondary thing you realise
Unkempt hair with roving bug eyes
Fueling the flames of his desire 
		
Five nights
Becomes five days
But on the sixth, she wants to go

But the Fraulein
With her lovely little frown lines
Oh Mein Fraulein, don’t go!

But it’s the most peculiar thing you notice
Sleazy smile and dubious motives
Finding it hard to say (I really wanna)
Taking the time to explain (That I really wanna)
That you are my only love and life

But I’m tired of feeling like nobody loves me!
Tired of letting my loving hang out!
Tired of taking another one down and out
(Down)
And Out

Mein Fräulein

Indie artists Kat Koan (Germany) and Freddie Dickson (UK) team up for their new song 'Time Alone.'

Release date - 20th March

Time Alone (Kat Koan & Freddie Dickson)

24 Forever

Comments & ideas for collaborations appreciated. 
Instruments: violin, mandoline, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, harmonica, tin whistle, darbuka, sansula, roland synthesizers. 
Recording with Cubase Elements 11 

Recommending these inspiring musicians: 

https://soundcloud.com/the-plugs , https://soundcloud.com/pleudoniem , https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett ; 
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart ; 
https://soundcloud.com/silent-steps ; 
https://soundcloud.com/julsy : 
https://soundcloud.com/houckjt : 
https://soundcloud.com/tante-meli

Lo-fi Jones - 4-piece alt-folk-pop-indie band based in Machynlleth.
Enillwyr brwydr y bandiau gwerin 2023 yn yr Eisteddfod Cenedlaethol, a'r canu traddodiadol grŵp yn yr Ŵyl Pan-Celtaidd, 2024.
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Winners of "Battle of the folk bands" at the National Eisteddfod, 2023, and "traditional group singing" in the Pan Celtic Festival, 2024.
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Finalists on "Cân i Gymru"
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Wedi'i gefnodi gan y Gronfa Lansio Gorwelion Cymru 2024
Supported by the Horizons Cymru Launchpad Fund 2024
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Forged in slate and small-town angst in the foothills of Eryri by bearded brothers Liam and Siôn Rickard in 2020, Lo-fi Jones weave tales of love and loss in an ever changing landscape. Some highlights from 2023 include winning battle of the folk bands at the National Esiteddfod, performing at Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau and at the Swansea Fringe, competing in the final of Wales's annual Welsh language song competition, Cân i Cymru, and performing in the annual Mari Lwyd celebrations in Dinas Mawddwy. Lo-fi Jones's song "Slag Heap" from thier debut EP, "Llanast Yn Y Llofft" was nominated in the "best original English language song" category in the Welsh folk awards 2023. The band have appeared on S4C's Noson Lawen and have been featured in Y Selar and Fresh on The Net.
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Cafodd Lo-fi Jones eu sefydlu yn 2020 gan Liam a Siôn Rickard, dau frawd barfog o Fetws-y-coed. Maent yn plethu straeon o gariad a cholled mewn tirwedd sy'n newid yn barhaus, gan fynd a’r gynulleidfa ar daith lle caiff momentau o addfwynder eu cyfosod â swrealaeth, anarchiaeth, ac awyrgylch parti.

Rhai o'r uchafbwyntiau Lo-fi Jones yn 2023 oedd ennill brwydr y bandiau gwerin yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, perfformio ar Gân i Gymru a Noson Lawen ar s4c), yn ogystal â Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau, Gŵyl Ffrinj Abertawe, a Noson Y Fari Lwyd yn Ninas Mawddwy. Cafodd eu cân "Slag Heap" ei enwebu yn y categori "Cân Saesneg gorau" yn y Gwobrau Gwerin 2023. Mae cerddoriaeth Lo-fi Jones wedi cael ei chynnwys ar gylchgronau ar-lein Y Selar a Fresh on the Net.

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