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Imagine Sesame Street skipping rhymes progressing onto cheerleading chants; the tragic parts from the Lassie soundtrack merged with the epic moments from Knots Landing. In this revolution where electronics is fuelled by a live band, it seems that the best parts of Anglo-French-American popular culture have been condensed into a picnic hamper and exploded live on stage.
Genod Droog was formed in early 2005 in a police cell in Cardiff, after being caught up in a soccer hooligan rumble and being wrongly accused. This is where Dutch DJ Kim De Bills met Mr Phormula, an American-born Welsh bred rapper. Following a discussion about soccer chants, the topic turned to music.
Thankfully, no arrest was made and Genod Droog was born. That night, the pair went out to see some live music. Having seen nothing they liked, they returned to their hotel where a smooth lounge trio was playing in the corner - their name was Golden Image. It was a very bad name but they had a great smooth lounge sound. The band consisted of brothers Dyl Mei, Gethin Evans and a poet known only as 'Nine tonne' who has his own chair, which he takes everywhere with him. Following their set, they all talked about lounge and agreed that Golden Image was actually crap. The brothers and the poet quit the band and then the fun truly began.
Mix a black rapper, a Dutch DJ, a Breton born French speaking Welshman (did I mention he has his own chair?), a South Korean born drummer and a Northern Korean keyboard/guitar player, and you get the amazing sound of Genod Droog. The sound is a mixture of TV themes, French electro Pop, Welsh folk, hip hop, dance and funk, all reflected in a live show.
Following their first show on top of Snowdon, the highest mountain throughout England and Wales, they were singed to the Welsh label, Slacyr Records. They will release their first album in 2007.
The Welsh Mirror says:
"Imagine Sesame Street skipping rhymes progressing onto cheerleading chants; the tragic parts from the Lassie soundtrack merged with the epic moments from Knots Landing. In this revolution where electronics is fuelled by a live band, it seems that the best parts of Anglo-French-American popular culture have been condensed into a picnic hamper and exploded live on stage."
Snog online says it's a band that:
"Fuelled by love and desire, the music crashes triumphantly along to combine electronic music with the energy of a live rock band: blaring, distorted samples, noisy guitars and Mr Phormula gleefully rapping. Dancing, yelling, hugging each other, the audience do everything to express their approval - short of forming human pyramids. They are right: it's hard to think of anything pop music has to offer in 2005 that's more fun than this."
Hanes y Band
Cychwynwyd Genod Droog yn Ysgol Feithrin Bro Tremadog yn 1983 wrth i Kim de Bills a Gethin Evans gyfarfod. Wedi blynyddoedd o fwlio Dylan Roberts yn ysgol Eifionydd, Porthmadog fe gafodd Dyl fod yn ffrindiau gyda'r ddau arall, ar yr amod ei fod o'n rhannu bwyd hefo nhw. Ar ôl gadael ysgol, fe aeth Kim De Bills i ryw goleg yng nghanol nunlle yn yr Alban ac aeth Gethin i Norfolk i astudio Bioleg y Môr. Doedd gwneud rhywbeth ddim yn opsiwn i Dylan ac felly parhaodd i wneud pethau dibwys cerddorol gan gynnwys Y Lladron, Gwallt Mawr Penri a Mehefin y Cyntaf o'i Bencadlys yng Ngarndolbenmaen.
Wrth wneud rhyw fath o gwrs ym Mangor cyfarfu Dylan â'r dyn du, Mr Phormula. Dyma gychwyn ar berthynas gerddorol y ddau. Aethant ati i greu prosiectau fel yr Invisable Ninja Storm, Y Soffas a Pep Le Pew. Fe wnaeth Kim de Bills gyfarfod Mr Phormula wrth i Kim ddangos darn o'i gorff iddo (na fedrwn ei ddatgelu yn yr erthygl hon), ond sefydlodd hynny'r berthynas am byth. Pigodd y Genod Droog Aneirin Karadog i fyny ar y ffordd i gig yng Ngwalchmai, a dangosodd ei gadair i Dylan. Dywedodd Dylan "Ewadd! Am gadair ddel" ac ar y sail hon mae o nawr yn dilyn y band i bobman.
Erbyn hyn mae Gethin, Kim a Mr Phormula yn byw hefo'i gilydd, ac mae Dyl eisiau byw hefo nhw, a gan fod Dyl eisiau, mae Nei hefyd. Caiff cerddoriaeth ei chreu dros y tôst yn y bore ac o flaen rhaglen Trisha gyda'r hwyr.
Bwriad y Genod Droog ydy cael hwyl wrth greu cerddoriaeth fyw o safon uchel. Bydd pob sioe fyw yn brofiad unigryw, gyda phwyslais ar gynnwys y gynulleidfa yn y set. Mae'r band wedi gweld cannoedd o sioeau byw ac yn sylweddoli ei bod hi'n amser cael band yng Nghymru sydd eisiau cael hwyl wrth greu cerddoriaeth wych.
Dywedodd Huw Stephens (un noson feddw nad ydi o'n ei chofio) o Radio 1:
"Meddyliwch am hwiangerddi yn datblygu'n siantau gan godwyr hwyl; y darnau trasig o drac sain Siwperted wedi'u cyfuno gydag eiliadau epig Talcen Caled. Yn y chwyldro hwn lle cawn y pleser o glywed cerddoriaeth electroneg wedi'i thanio gan fand byw, mae'n teimlo fel petai'r grwp wedi'i gywasgu i mewn i fasged bicnic ac yna'n ffrwydro'n fyw ar lwyfan."
I belief in artgeneering...the artist is only a medium,connected to the spirits around him-translating vibes into symbolic shapes to reinitialize the ancient wayof using language... the way of light and color... without the disguise of words,right through the passage of our eyes... to reach hearts and souls without taking the intelectual loop way... natural formulas in an unnatural world...pure and uncensored... awakening the visiual awareness, the centre of our inner universe... to let it shine in the way it has allways been before these annoying times, that keep us away from our natural mission... to stay connected with our great mother earth and her deep spirit of freedom and peace... we have to regain our nearly lost nativeness, to stop this wheel of opression and iniquity that haunts our world and our hearts...it's time for the rainbow warriors :-)
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Venez découvrir sur mon profil, et en avant-première, le teaser du prochain clip "Au Suivant", second extrait de l'album de Grain De Caf intitulé Thomas Traoré. Sortie Prévue en Mai 2009.
Hi there,
Just wanted to let you know that there's a new song up from my upcoming album called 'I'ts Getting Harder', and i was just hoping that you could find the time to come and have a listen and maybe let me know what you think. Thank you. Math Bolton.
I'd love to hear what you think about the show & the other 48 songs / artists featured in it.
Please keep your music coming.
We start a new feature on the show next Sunday night [4th January] -- the F.A.Q. where we get authoritative industry people to answer *your* questions about any aspect of music making / recording / mastering / distribution etc. etc.
For example, next week, a representative from the Glastonbury Festival will be telling you how *you* can play there in 2009.
Other questions we will be answering over the weeks will include:
What is publishing?
What is PRS / MCPS?
How do I get my music onto iTunes?
How can I make a home recording sound 'professional'?
What are the do's and don'ts of sending a demo to a record label?
Just thought I'd let you know about a gig we're doing which might (sniff) be our last. For a number of reasons we're calling it a day after October, at least for a while.
So this is going to be pretty special.
We've got the Live Room at Plug in Sheffield for the night, and pressganged almost everybody who has ever played with us over the years to join us for an Uber-Gig of Justice.
We're playing from 8 till 10:30 with a bit of a break in the middle. Then we've got the Earth Bar for more dancing and a nice chilled out after-party till 3.
It's £6 in advance from Plug Box Office on rockingham Gate (tel 0114 2413040), Jack's Records on Division Street and online at http://www.the-plug.com/tickets. And this one’s open to anyone over 14 too!
We're going to blast through into a better, oranger dimension. Please join us.
Iawn r'ogia....Breuddwyd Oer wedi bod yn Fave i fi ers blwyddyn rwan.....be arall allai ddweud? Swni hofi MC's Cymraeg yn noson drum & bass ni yn Hendre Hall yn lle Mcs Saesneg.....ffansi sbort? 8th(fed)Tach'n Hendre Hall? neu unrhyw amser arall?
I played you on my BBC Radio Wales show last night.
Many thanks for your tuneage!
Elsewhere on the program, The Automatic donated 3 exclusive session tracks, Huw Williams made a convincing argument for John Cale being the Godfather of Art Rock [minus the cotton wool swabs in his cheeks]; *KC* ranted about amateurish promoters ripping off audiences and artists alike; Soundhog took us back to Ultravox's Ure-less early years and Buzz Bop gave me a Demo of the Week right out of the top drawer.
Listen to the show at your leisure at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d0h3x/
Please send music, gig info & any correspondence for next week's show to:
themysterytour@gmail.com
thank you again!
Adam
SOFT-HEARTED SCIENTISTS "from the strong came forth sweetness" SLASH/DOT disk eject YELTZIN mary THE AUTOMATIC [session track] steve mcqueen POLLY MACKEY the way it works THE AFTERNOONS sweet action I AM AUSTIN brail JOHN CALE heartbreak hotel MUDMOWTH the broken home of mr jones GENOD DROOG breuddwyd oer [album version] NO CHAA tortured to death META AND THE DRIP DRY MAN the big hand tune BUZZ BOP have a haapy THE LIE-INS pay the fla THE AUTOMATIC [session track] this ship KUTOSIS treehouse R-DOT / COLLISION grime time remix THE MUSCLE CLUB hail joe hale! [radio 1 introducing session track] ULTRAVOX rockwrok ISLA JAYNE smile SWEET N TENDER HOOLIGANS green SPENCER MCGARRY SEASON a paler shade of wit ZWOLF dead sea scrolls AERON land, water and clouds JOY OF SEX a briefing WORLD INDIE EMPIRE ararat A NEW DAY koko ni dare imasen MY FAVOURITE PORNSTAR not another code red THE AUTOMATIC [session track] magazines ULTRAVOX slow motion TO VENTURE PLANES where do i find
You can hear it for an entire week by visiting the link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cx2nd/
Also on the show: Soundhog talking about P.i.L., DJ Fuzzyfelt reporting back from the Eisteddfod, Huw Williams on Cardiff's forgotten new wavists 'Zipper', Kerrang! editor Paul Brannigan on the high Welsh representation at the Kerrang! Awards & a crafted, melodic and wry session out of the very highest drawer from Llanelli's legendary Hepburns.
Tunes for next week to: themysterytour@gmail.com , please!
Thank you again!
THE JOY FORMIDABLE austere THIS IS RADIO FREEDOM strike sparks anywhere ANTHONY REYNOLDS AND VASHTI BUNYAN just so you know SWEET N TENDER HOOLIGANS green THE HEPBURNS [session track] breakfast if champions ZWOLF track 8 CHARLIE SHARP bombstar ZIPPER the life of riley BEC AND BETH last night i dreamt that somebody loved me BLACK CESAR dogfist CARWYN GINSBERG where's my mother MINOTAUR SHOCK zookeeper THE LOOSE KITES radiation vibe SHOOTER sunlight girl META AND THE DRIP DRY MAN the big hand tune THE HEPBURNS [session track] if i was a hairdresser P.I.L. swan lake BIRFMARQ gunluk pt ii THE AUTONOMY WITHIN there will be blood KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES give me what i want VOLENTE eye on the road vol. 1 KC i came here to party GO-X dance again GENOD DROOG bomiwch y byd RADIO LUXEMBOURG os chi'n lladd cindy [courtesy of c2] MC MABON pan ti'n cyrraedd y stesion [courtesy of c2] ROY DESTROY joker 192 THE ZIMMERMANS spaceship A NEW DAY coco de nara masen DIE CHIHUAHUA DIE happy song THE HEPBURNS [session track] ten years
I played you on last night's BBC Radio Wales show.
You can hear it at your leisure at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cr4rt
[sorry about the bloody photo!]
The show featured an interview with Dave Eringa [Manics producer] & Roger Morton [Razorlight's manager] about a new band competition that offers a proper record deal as a prize; Huw Williams is in to talk about Andy Fairweather Low; Soundhog inspires us with Roxy Music; Ann Matthews inspires us with her monthly audio blog; Marcus Warner joins us to enthuse about his favourite new recordings from the South Wales metal and punk scene, and there is plenty of excellent new and Welsh music.
Here's the playlist:
GENOD DROOG genod droog theme DAYBLYGU cÂn y mynach modern BLACK CESAR dogfist MARTIN CARR darwin's tree BIRFMARQ gun luk pt. ii TIGER, PLEASE lights and sounds RYAN MULLIN the splint KING OF DESPAIR common courtesy JOHANA trampoline girl JOHANA boris KICK SUPERB quit the ordinary FAIRWEATHER natural sinner THE GET OUT CLAUSE untitled 2 BIG BLACK kerosene HOTEL MOTEL my song on the radio THE RAMONES rockaway beach TEXAS RADIO BAND pass yu phone CATSKILLS likes of you META abucyduh ROXY MUSIC editions of you LITTLE ERIS don't stop til i say go NICK WARD and the fire burns AKIRA THE DON the death of beef as a viable marketing strategy THE AUTONOMY WITHIN there will be blood KICK BOX RIOT fear of change MEA pethedine ANTHONY REYNOLDS AND CHARLOTTE GREIG like the sun feeds from flowers BLACK CESAR breakneck ROXY MUSIC in every dream home a heartache JOY OF SEX december month of plenty
Send .mp3's, comments, news & gig info to: themysterytour@gmail.com