Ayres (vocals, guitar)
Stewart (drums)
Andrew (bass)
Mike (guitar)
Euron (llais, gitar rhythm)
Mike (gitar flaen)
Stew (drymiau)
Tomo (bas)
Influences
beatles, stones, bowie, smiths, marc ribot, xtc, nels cline, sufjan, chemical brothers, miles davis, tom verlaine, holly golightly, soledad brothers, tom waits, mc5, stooges, hank williams, eric dolphy, johnny cash, richard thompson, television, elvis costello, ian hunter, syd barrett, velvet underground, gram parsons, nick drake, bill frisell, charlie parker, minutemen, faces, lee perry, the clash, neil young, bert jansch, george jones, david byrne, howlin' wolf, john zorn, elvis, kevin shields, captain beefheart, byrds, the fall etc..etc..whatever
Ayres met Stew. Then they met Mike. Then along came Tomo. We think.
Chronology is vague on all this to be honest but, if you're keen to
pursue matters, it's all documented in the 'Ancient Historie Of Ye
Soda Menne' which is tucked away somewhere in the British Library buried
under an intimidating veneer of genuine medieval dust. There you'll
find details about their fave colours, what kind of girls they like
and what's their fave food (it's baked beans by the way). You'll also
hear how they recorded their two albums 'Moon' and 'Musicassette' in
Cardiff and at the illustrious home of valve technology Toerag
Studios in London (using the very same mixing desk used on 'Revolver'. No
really).
Cafodd y Soda Men eu ffurfio gan Iolo Morgannwg yn 1895 a mae rhai ysgolheigion yn honi mai fe oedd gitarydd gwreiddiol y band- yn chwarae gigs achlysurol hefo’r grwp pan oedd ei bartner arferol (Dafydd Iwan) ddim yn rhy brysur. Yn 1916 mi wnaeth Lloyd George ymuno a’r band am un albwm ar y bongos ond doedd hi ddim yn hit hefo beirniad roc Y Cymro. ‘Sal iawn’, oedd ei farn. ‘Sal iawn iawn iawn i ddeud y gwir. Yn enwedig y bongos’. Cynan oedd lead singer y band yn ystod y pumpdegau a wedyn, mewn dipyn o ‘scoop’ gan eu rheolwr (Arfon Haines Davies) ddoth Dafydd Wigley on board i chwara’r moog. ‘Sal iawn’, oedd dyfarniad Y Cymro. ‘Yn enwedig y moog’. Rwan ma’r lein up gwreiddiol wedi penderfynnu rhoi gora i celebrities a ma nhw wedi recordio ei EP cynta i Fflach (i’w rhyddhau cyn y Dolig). Dos na ddim bongos na moog tro ma. Jyst gobeithio fydd critic Y Cymro yn cael ei blesio eh?
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You can visit the band either at www.sodamen.co.uk or, if you prefer, personally at their homes (but please ring ahead first in
case they've popped to the Garden Centre).
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Hey! Appologies if this is the second comment we've sent you recently...bit of a mix up in the bands communication :)
Anyway.. we've been a little quiet for the last few months but we are very pleased to announce our new EP is finished and up on our myspace! It's called Bright Lights and has four brand spanking new tracks to blow your mind. Please have a listen and tell us what you think and if you love it, buy it! :)
"Exciting, Striding and assured. It has an energy reminiscant of everything that was good about the Klaxons debut album.." - BBC Radio Bristol
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Online Now!
