Rhwng y Llygru a'r Glasu, albwm newydd ecogysyniadol ar werth ar www.sbensh.com, jyst gwasgwch hwn!
New eco-concept album 'Rhwng y Llygru a'r Glasu' for sale on www.sbensh.com, or just press this!
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“One of Wales' most interesting and profound lyricists has found a powerful new voice. Gai Toms' eco-concept album has brought a renewed focus and fierceness to his music - buy it."
– Lisa Gwilym, presenter of C2, BBC Radio Cymru and Sioe Gelf, S4C
After 16 years of pleasing audiences throughout his homeland of Wales, UK, and Europe with his Welsh language ska rock band – Anweledig and solo pseudonym project - Mim Twm Llai, Gai Toms has come of age with a debut Welsh language eco-concept album. Rhwng y Llygru a’r Glasu translates as ‘In between the age of pollution and the age of green ideology’, and is a collection of songs questioning the human condition within the current global climate. You may think of this as a dire subject to sing about, but the raspy guttural Welsh wailings gel fantastically with witty musical contradictions such as inferno blues guitar, backed by a recycled junk kit to create unique statements about the world today - and tomorrow. There’s also mysterious lyrical slow tempo material that sounds as if Gai has met Tom Waits in a weird dream! The album was mostly self-produced using clean energy at his home in the mountains of North Wales and is packaged with recycled material. 4 sale online & @ most Welsh book shops and record shops from 27th of July.
In addition to performing his eco-concept album around Wales, Gai Toms is currently preparing his first English language album titled - Ffish Ffresh, due for release later in the year.
***** “…Gai Toms is Tom Waits’ long lost Brythonic brother!” – Django Rheinallt, Howling Dog Magazine.
Discography & Stuff
2008 - New album - Rhwng y Llygru a'r Glasu out 28th July! Ffish Ffresh has been put on the backburner untill later in the year.
2007 - ....working on new material.....
2006 - Yr Eira Mawr 'The Big Snow' Crai Mim Twm Llai (Album)
Did theatre tour Crossection in November. The tour was a crossection and celebration of 3 albums with songs performed theatrically. As well as to hype the new album the tour was to reasearch new ways of performing in the Welsh language scene and to do something different.
Toured Euskal-Herria (Basque Country) with Estella in October.
Went to SXSW in Austin Texas to shoot a music video for S4C music programme Bandit. Song - Iesu Grist o Nefoedd yr adar (Yr Eira Mawr). Played impromptu gig in a a 6th Street Bar.
2005 - Straeon y Cymdogion 'Neighbourhood Tales' Crai Mim Twm Llai (Album)
Welsh tour to promote Straeon y Cymdogion.
2004 - Byw 'To Live' Rasal Anweledig (EP)
2002 - O'r Sbensh 'From Under The Stairs' Crai Mim Twm Llai (Album)
2001 - Gweld y Llun 'The Bigger Picture' (Album) + Lowe Alpine Crai Anweledig (EP)
Toured Breizh (Brittany)
2000 - Scratchy Crai Anweledig (EP. Collaboration with Zion Train)
1999 - Cae yn Nefyn 'A Field in Nefyn' Crai Anweledig (EP)
1998 - Sombreros yn y Glaw 'Sombreros in the Rain' Crai Anweledig (Album)
As well as the above he has contributed to many compilations, worked with various theatre and TV companies acting and composing, and composed for other artists.
