Slacyr Blog

Physically and Digitally, It's Here

2008-07-30T17:00:00.001Z

The physical copies of the long-awaited Genod Droog album, Ni Oedd Y Genod Droog, is now with us stacked up in the offices in the usual crate loads ready to dispatch to our pre-orderers. We hope to have the album with all pre-orderers by *this* weekend (2nd of August). If you do not receive them by 2nd August, we will endeavour to have them to you during the following week - in good time for the bands Eisteddfod performances in Cardiff next week.

Those of you who pre-ordered will have the limited 3D glasses supplied to make the most of the sleeve design. The 3D glasses will also be supplied to future web customers, and in limited stockists in independent record shops - while stocks last.

The album is now available as a download on iTunes, 3D glasses not included. For those who do not use iTunes, the album is also available at emusic.com.

As mentioned the band are performing at this year's National Eisteddfod of Wales with a headline slot at Clwb Ifor Bach on Thursday 7th August for Cymdeithas Yr Iaith, before closing the final Saturday night, 9th August, on the Maes B main stage at Cardiff's Student Union Hall. The label will be represented in one way or another throughout the Eisteddfod week.

Thank you for your interest in pre-ordering this record! In the meantime please visit http://www.myspace.com/genoddroog

Creaking Pixels a Revival

2008-07-15T22:08:00.007Z

It has come to our attention that the site needs a bit of an overhaul from the old creaking pixels it has been rested on for the past 3 years... though the creaking can withstand for a bit longer, before anything as extravagant as a re-build is concerned.

Firstly, this is just a post to announce something of a return, and have a post on the blog which isnt 18 months out of date, but more importantly a return in the form of something to release; "Genod Droog - Ni Oedd Y Genod Droog". Available now (for a limited period) to pre-order at £8.00. Orders received should be posted in the 2nd week of August. Updates will be available here. All the Genod Droog info anybody could ever need is currently over on their MySpace page: www.myspace.com/genoddroog.

We hope to have our catalogue sections and other bits and pieces on the site brought up to date over the next month or two, so watch this (long neglected piece of cyber) space.

1st Stage on the Ladder

2006-10-31T09:25:00.000Z

An hours drive out of N.Wales and straight into Manchester rush hour traffic, car overheating, warning lights aglowing. But it didn't matter because Texas Radio Band at In The City was the prize. Down into One Central Streets seemingly basement style venue, and into what seemed like little Wales - with Huw, Huw and Huw instantly recognisable, hello to Guto, Mr Rostron and Mario "king of the road", a quick chat to the band, before finding my Manchester dwelling friend Owen in amongst the crowd of haircuts.

"We started this 7 years ago... so not long to get on the first stage on the ladder eh?" Matthews first quip to the crowd before launching into "Chwaraeon" - good work! Someone next to me was sketching the band furiously as they performed... The set took a 5 song whistle-stop tour of their new material, including "I Will Be Coming Home", "Places In My Head" and the finisher "Pass Ya Ffone". Great set, good sound, good response. Job done!

Thinking i'd get the most for my £6.00 NCP parking fee, i'd stick around for a couple of other acts... only one worth writing about though (those there last night all nod in agreement as they catch the bold type faced name below):

Gideon Conn - So most reviews of this guy are glowing and filled with the word "genius", i'd read them earlier in the day. I'd heard his MySpace page - and seemed OK. Wasn't expecting what happened - often the best way! He opened with his song, with full band; "I Want You Around" - and completely spellbound not only me but the entire room (if not the streets above the basement venue), if your about to head over to his MySpace after reading this, it doesnt do it justice, but still, go there! I 'will' travel miles to see this guy again. It was only after seeing him onstage i put the two together - he was the guy who'd been stood next to me sketching Texas Radio Bands performance furiously.

http://www.myspace.com/gideonconn

In The City 2006

2006-10-24T08:10:00.000Z

Texas Radio Band are playing "In The City" this year, appearing at Manchesters, One Central Street, on Monday October 30th, with a stage time of approximately 8pm - more details of the other acts and the night here.

"Texas Radio Band - possibly the most underrated unsigned band in the world right now" Huw Stephens, Radio 1, September 2006. Source: BBC Radio 1 Blog.

An exclusive new Texas Radio Band track; "Pass Ya Ffone", is available on the "In The City Unsigned 2006" album, currently onsale in the iTunes Music Store for £0.79! Or the album of 54 tracks for under a tenner! For quick reference, the album is currently featured on the iTunes Music Store home page ;-)

See you down the back!

Pass Ya Ffone - Live Video Here (S4C, 2006)

BBC Electric Proms

2006-10-20T08:24:00.000Z

BBC Electric Proms: Next Stage
Sunday 29th October - 3.00pm
Camden, Barfly

Genod Droog

More Info Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms
http://www.myspace.com/genoddroog

Euros Childs, Conwy

2006-10-16T10:00:00.000Z

Saturday, 21st October 2006
Conwy, Civic Hall

EUROS CHILDS (myspace / website)
GWYNETH GLYN (myspace)
MR HUW (myspace)

7.30pm / £8

Tickets available online > HERE.
Tickets will be available on the door. A licensed bar has been arranged.

TRB - Clwb Rheilffordd

2006-10-13T19:24:00.000Z

maes b yn cyflwyno / presents:

Texas Radio Band
Calansho
Anubis

14/10/06

Clwb y Rheilffordd / Railway Club
Bangor, 9pm, £6

Diwrnod John Peel

2006-10-12T08:20:00.000Z

Today is John Peel Day, the anniversary of Johns last live broadcast. Loads of events going on around the country, more locally there is this one > CLICK.

I'll mainly contribute today by playing as many Peel Session tracks from my Mp3 collection as possible (hard to get the mp3s playing at the wrong speed though), and have even found some great Peel soundbites out there to mix in too.

We're priviledged to have had a few of our tracks played on the John Peel show during 2004 and Texas Radio Band making #12 in the 2004 Festive 50.

"If Elvis were alive today, i think he'd really understand happy hardcore"

"Three tracks back to back there from Napalm Death. I have it on good authority that they all love their mothers"

"There were probably rude words in there, but they were in Thai"

"If I drop dead tomorrow, I'll have nothing to complain about - except that there'll be another Fall album out next year."

"I mean i'd like to believe in heaven, not least because i'd like to meet my Mum and Dad again. I'd like to know whether the Welsh dresser was meant to go to me or my brother really"

Respond in Silence

2006-10-02T09:14:00.000Z

Having co-released an incarnation of the mans work back in January this year; "The Oscillation" (slac009), thought i'd let you know of Demian Castellanos other project; "The Orichalc Phase" (sure i mentioned the project in a post here earlier this year too). Releasing on the fantastic label "DC Recordings".

His first release on DC was the 12" EP/Single "Respond in Silence" (DCR65), and is recently featured on the labels latest record, the CD release "Death Before Distemper" (DCR75), a compilation album, currently receiving great reviews & was amazed to see it reviewed last week on one of my favourite music blogs. It features 2 tracks of forthcoming material from Demian. Completely recommend buying it... Available from Amazon for £7.99.

"Imagine Tom Baker on a disco excursion and you're halfway there. Deep and demented stuff" - BBC

For those of you for whom this is your first introduction to DC Recordings, they may come across like a weirder, DFA Recordings (website). Just know that DC has been doing it longer, and lean towards the bizarre, darker side of things > Discography.

The Orichalc Phase (myspace)
DC Recordings (myspace)
Slacyr (myspace) - features Demian Castellanos, as "The Oscillation".
Watch the "Respond in Silence" video here.

The records were mixed by good friend Jimmy Robertson. Jim, where are ya man... responding in silence...

Hidden Hive Records update (see previous post), their website is now up and live , http://www.hiddenhive.co.uk.

Happy Drunken (Delivery) Accidents

2006-09-22T10:36:00.000Z

As the title of the post might suggest, this could be a post regarding the recent delay in delivery of our mail order from our shop here, and indeed may be even offering a suggestion as to why it has been slow recently... No, there hasn't been a happy drunken accident which has caused this - for the slowness recently i apologise - things from here on in will be much slicker!

No this title refers to the recent mixup at the pressing plant and courier service; in that, on returning to the office on Tuesday I come to find stacked high what looked like the CD boxes we get from our suppliers... "I didnt order any re-presses"... Closer inspection the boxes are addressed to Slacyr Records, and have indeed come from our suppliers... "Have i paid for these?". On opening a box, come to find out the CDs within are the new Gintis album!?!? A record i'd known about for a long time (and had a CD-R copy from the band kicking around for a few months), and a record i knew we weren't involved with, entitled; "Happy Drunken Accidents".

Anyhow, fortunately i knew the album was being recorded by and to be released by "Hidden Hive Records", a new record label based in Conwy setup by good friend Steve Swindon (producer of SLAC003), the mixup in all of this was the pressing company and courier service making the assumpion of just one record label in Conwy, and delivered to me - a fair assumption? Maybe. But a typical accident / story involving Gintis. So, I tried to get hold of Steve and the band members Tuesday night to let them know their record was back, but with no joy. So I thought a fitting end to the story was to approach Steve unexpectedly with a copy of the album (with the other CD boxes filling my car outside) on Wednesday night as I knew he'd be down "The Malt Loaf" in Conwy running his regular acoustic indie night "Sonic Lodge".

Other "Hidden Hive" forthcoming releases include an album by "State Sponsored Jukebox" and a split 7" single between "Flotation Toy Warning" and "Gintis"... and all records will be available to buy shortly from the forthcoming Hidden Hive website (details of which will follow in the next post), get involved! Hopefully these forthcoming Hidden Hive records will be delivered to the correct address - but i won't complain if their not ;-)

Picture: Carl Gintis, early in the morning, intoxicated (?) nr Rhyls blue bridge / marine lake. You'll find an artists impression on the cover of the very fine album "Happy Drunken Accidents". Thanks for the thankyou too guys!

Club Slacyr

2006-09-18T17:15:00.000Z

Slacyr yn cyflwyno / presents

Radio Luxembourg (myspace)
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog (myspace)
Pwsi Meri Mew (myspace)

Porthmadog, Clwb Chwaraeon
Sadwrn / Saturday
23/09/06
8pm / £5

That's not a moon, it's a space station!

2006-09-14T11:03:00.000Z

Genod Droog have recently been away in northern France recording new tracks, tracks i didn't get to hear when recently visiting them on their return in the wilds above Porthmadog... though did get to hear some new Dyl Mei / Slacyr projects... more info next post (should be soon!). Genod Droog T's will be available on the site very soon priced £9.99 and i'm told available in S / M / L / XL.

Forthcoming Genod Droog Gigs:
Sep 28 Bangor, Time
Oct 29 London, Barfly (with orchestra @ BBC Electric Proms)
Nov 04 Aberystwyth, Student Union, Rhyngol
Dec 01 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
Dec 02 Bangor, Railway Club

Recently found a review of the Club Slacyr night in Porthmadog, courtesy of Glasswerk. [read review]

The next Club Slacyr night includes: Radio Luxembourg, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog & Pwsi Meri Mew. Saturday, 23rd September.

Whilst on i'd also best plug the Euros Childs / Gwyneth Glyn / Radio Luxembourg gig in Conwy on 21st October. We're acting as the online ticket agent for the event. For more information the main organisers / promoters are Conwy Food Festival tickets available from their site for £8.75 (incl booking fee and postage).

Until next time, i'm off to buy more moon balloons...

Yn Cyflwyno / Presents

2006-07-26T11:08:00.000Z

Slacyr yn Cyflwyno / Presents

Texas Radio Band
Genod Droog
Jen Jeneiro
DJ Fuzzy Felt

Clwb Chwaraeon, Porthmadog
Gwener / Friday
04/08/06
8pm - £5

Texas Radio Band - Live

2006-06-30T08:09:00.000Z

Sorry about lack of posts... but to make a post in June thought we'd drop a reminder for:

15th July, Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach, 8.30pm-ish til' late.

TEXAS RADIO BAND
GINTIS
MR HUW
+ DJs

Texas Radio Bands lead guitarist, Alex Dingley, is also performing his first (?) solo set on July 12th in Clwb Ifor Bach at Sweet Baboos single launch.

TRB / Droog / Losing Again

2006-05-24T09:39:00.000Z

Texas Radio Band - Live Date Confirmed
First and foremost, we can confirm Texas Radio Band will be appearing on Saturday 15th July in Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach - a homecoming gig, and back with more of the good stuff! Support is being arranged by the band. Other dates, before and after will be confirmed shortly - with more dates in August & September looking likely...

Genod Droog @ Chester, Telfords Warehouse
Went to see Genod Droog in Chester last Friday night, and was by far the best performance ive seen them play, and reminded me of the early Pep Le Pew gigs (OK, so a different music and line-up but followers will understand, im sure). Ed leading a large conga around Telfords kind of sums up the success of the gig! Even Dyl singing a track in place of Gwyneth Glyn was pulled off.

Losing Today Mag
Our friends over at Losing Today Indie Magazine have this week had some more good stuff to print about the label and our releases (thanks guys!);

"A copy of Gintis' "Supersoakers and Megadrives broke these li'l hearts" EP found it's way through our mailbox and onto our hi-fi. Apparently formed while still at school and before the could play instruments - could have fooled us - this sounds like classic era Gorky’s smooching up against the Inspiral Carpets especially on the super cooled and excellently titled "Philosophical Transactions of a disappointed Physicist" with its softening psyche glow and innately kooky sense of delivery. Best of the set the hopelessly crooked "Carrot = Donkey" that one minute sounds like Pavement having a real gas pouring over old Hefner inspired ditties before warping into a delicately hued sumptuously lazy eyed summer grazed nugget as though the West Coast had been transplanted to Conwy.

Having already knocked us bandy with that superb "Push and Shove" / "Kilos" release which we reviewed a few missives back (both tracks incidentally feature here) this album features more of that exquisitely skewed bubblegum pop the kind of which takes you strolling here, there and everywhere. Stand out cuts the frantically wired "Andromeda" - a kind of Welsh Ministry with attitude - while the simply lulling steel guitar treated title track will have you swooning a plenty the only thing missing a porch, a rocking chair and some home made possum pie. The band are currently putting the finishing touches to a follow up which so far has a working title of either "Vete" or "Nothin but a tone bone" depending on which side of the fence the sun shines - expect dates in support during July or thereabouts. More please and sharp about it."

Losing Today

2006-05-10T11:00:00.000Z

Another glowing review to add to the pile for "Oscillation - New Way To Feel", courtesy of Losing Today Indie Magazine:

Absolutely fucking superb head tripper of a record that had our ever reliable radar ears prickling to life. Pressed on blue vinyl as though you needed any further prods, Oscillation - of whom - and again not for the first time this particular missive - we have no information about - is in the main the brain child of a certain Demian Castellanos, this hypnotic mind melting psychotropic beast is blessed by having perhaps one of the most monstrously catchy looping pysche (how I can I best describe it) woo woo effects (yea a piss poor description granted) youll hear all year - in fact quite possibly any year from herein - if you think Im lying just check it out and tell me Im wrong (which I never am so there up yours - ha ha). Very much appearing like a disciple of Sonic Boom - Spacemen 3 era sparked with a sense of John Moores and the Expressway blurring the edges of sanity (John Moore incidentally has apparently been dissing old Moz of late - check the maudlin Moz message board at http://www.morrissey-solo.com/articles/05/01/07/070204.shtml - quite right to) - damn its bloody good okay.

If New way to feel was Spacemen 3 era Sonic Boom inspired then the flip side Waves of Radiation is pretty much littered aplenty with post Spacemen 3 Sonic Boom signatures - a kind of idiots guide condensed into three droning minutes of everything you needed to know about both EAR / Spectrum with spatial atmospherics, hypnotic trippy-ness and the sultry dabbing of middle eastern tablatures all thrown in for good measure - think BBC Radiophonic Workshop in a mind link with Pimmon - icy stuff. Future recordings will see Castellanos appear on Static Caravan with his Mesma guise (reviewed at Missive 95 or thereabouts - Ed), while the Orichalc Phase will shortly have their debut outings released by DC recordings). Single of the missive by some distance.

Slight Updates

2006-05-03T10:25:00.000Z

The Texas Radio Band second album rolls even closer to completion; frontman Matthew has, via email and various disjointed MSN conversations, told me that he was having a day or two putting the final vocals down in Spain last week. The album is under the working titles of "Vete" or "Nothin' But A Tonebone". Expect to hear things from the album this summer, because there are other record companies out gunning for the album, we can't confirm any release dates.

At the moment i'm trying to arrange a few gigs for Texas Radio Band during July and August (any promoters reading this and fancy putting them on this summer 'email me'). Details of confirmed dates to follow.

I got out to see Richard James in Chester last week with TRBs "Squids" on bass - great gig (with what seemed like The French Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Appreciation Society in too - a coach of 30 or so were there for the gig anyway). Good to have seen Carl and Dave Gintis there too for a catchup - and Dave; that Neil Morrisey documentary on BBC3 "was" a pisstake mate!

Genod Droog are putting together an EP for release this summer, can't really put anymore of an accurate date on it just yet (sounding familiar?)... for rough mixes, new stuff, gigs and all things Genod Droog visit their MySpace.

Apologies for the silence the last 3/4 weeks or so, regular regulated programming of posts will be resumed.

Genod Droog Live

2006-04-11T08:40:00.000Z

Easter / Spring 06:

Ebrill / April
14 Llanrwst, Legion
15 Sarn, Ty Newydd
21 Bangor, Hendre Hall
28 Caernarfon, Galeri
29 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach

Bit of Bass

2006-04-05T09:22:00.000Z

Texas Radio Band bassist, Rhydian "Squids" Jones, will be embarking on a UK tour on bass duties this month for Richard James (Gorky's Zygoic Mynci) - who's debut solo album "The Seven Sleepers Den" is released by BoobyTrap on 24th April 2006.

April
09th London, The Social
13th Bristol, The Cube
22nd Brighton, The Freebutt
23rd Cardiff, The Point
24th Manchester, The Kings Arms
25th Chester, Telfords Warehouse
26th Aberystwyth, Cwps
27th Cheltenham, Slak Arts Centre

May
04th Lancaster, York Hall

Video Page & Reviews

2006-03-31T10:18:00.000Z

We have just setup a video page on the website here, using the YouTube video service. We've got our teaser trailer of SLAC006 up there at the moment - that'll stay, and we are hoping to have more videos up there in the near future. Go enjoy > here.

New reviews for "Oscillation - New Way To Feel" (SLAC009):

Drowned in Sound (8/10)
It's Spiritualised getting spiritualised, Primal Scream's flower-power era dragged through a Dead Meadow. It's outer space in your inner space. [full review]

SoundsXP
A trip in every way, a dense, dark tangle of droning sound reminiscent of Spacemen 3 or the Thirteenth Floor Elevators. [full review]

Gwyneth Glyn 31/03/06

2006-03-30T12:10:00.000Z

Click on image for larger version of poster.

Podcast di mynd!

2006-03-20T16:42:00.000Z

Sori am hynna! mae o di diflanny am bach..angen editio rhyw betha bach allan!!
dwn im am neud on limited edition de!!! bethbynnag...fydd o nol fynny mor fuan
a ffosib...diolch i pawb sydd di gwrando!! gobeithio da chdi di mwynhau.
dim newyddion arall..um..y seit yn cael ei neud yn cymraeg ar y foment.
fydd hwnna fynny yn gyntaf a ffosib. um..dwin ffycing bored de!!
cwl.

Podcast Removed

2006-03-20T12:31:00.000Z

Apologies to all, the first Slacyr podcast has been taken off the air/internet.

Thanks goes to the high number of you who have already listened / downloaded the podcast over the 4 days it was up there, enjoy it, distribute it, it'll be something of a limited edition digital .mp3 file, if such a thing is possible. Plans are afoot for the next podcast...

Podcast #1

2006-03-16T20:32:00.000Z

As seen on TV! Click the title above or "here" to begin downloading or streaming the first Slacyr Podcast.

Featuring: Genod Droog, Texas Radio Band, MC Saizmundo, Pep Le Pew (Live @ Miri Madog 2004), Yucatan, Gwyneth Glyn, Llan Clan - and plenty of banter between presenters come label partners Dyl Mei and Gethin Evs - I wasn't able to make it to the recording of this one, no great loss, though i'm sure i'll be on the next one.

For our English readers / listeners, bear with the intro chatter - it's basically the two of them introducing the show and giving a run down of what's on, though are interrupted by a TV offer, and by a member of the household at the studio looking for the cordless phone... the music flows afterwards. Mwynhewch!

Any questions or comments post below!

Bandit

2006-03-16T13:14:00.000Z

There is an interview with Gethin and Dyl on tonights S4C TV programme "Bandit", talking about the mysterious and elusive podcast, which will hopefully be completed and online later this evening to co-incide with the interview - d'ya see whats been done there?!

Mathew TRB is now back in Spain. The band having got a lot more of their recordings completed over the last two weeks. Gigs for the band are being organised by their new management for June / Summer.

Something else i must mention as a Gorky's fan, by sheer chance through our website ordering system ive been in contact with "the" guy from Rhyl who ordered that very first GZM home-made / home-recordings EP, as featured on the Gorkys website in the 1991/92 archive. Top bloke, and an obvious great taste in music!

YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-03-07T17:25:00.000Z

Shw mai!!

eisdedd mewn cafe yn pesda yn bored sdiff! meddwl fyswn in dod i falu cachu yn fama,
dim newyddion mawr blaw am...um...dwn im!..um..Oh ia..mae fi a gethin clystia mawr
evans di bron gorffan y Podcast gyntaf, fydd on cael ei ddarlledy ar y 16ed am 11 yn nos
dwin meddwl, fu na dracia egggggsgisive gan Genod droog, hen demo texas radio band,
can Llan clan ect ect, 2 drac Fyw gan pep le pew, a malu chachu!!! yey. fydd mathew
y boi bach sydd yn hongian rownd y sdiwdio hefyd yn dod mewn i sortio problema allan
i pobol, felly os oes gan y chi rhai!, rhowch nhw yn y comments yn fama...
Gig genod droog yn Colwyn bae fynd yn dda iawn! ymateb eitha anddisgwl i feddwl lle
oedd y ni! da..oedd y boi mwyaf cwl erioed i fod mewn cadar olwyn yna!! fath keith richards on wheels! Loads o ferched del yna fyd!! nes i ddisgin mewn cariad fo un..ond na fo de
the chance is gone!!! nol i garn ben fy Hun amdani...um....Fwy o slaggins off i pawb gan
Rhys mwyn yn ddiweddar!! yay!! hwreee..whooooooo!!! "2001 sole Manager for GWENNO / LISA P and co Manager for TNT" woopie. da iawn chdi!! go for it maaaan.
Meddwl mae Texas radio band yn fod i recordio wsos yma, shwr ma mini yn ol yn barod.
ummm, da dir busness ramshakle label ma de, pethan gwella cofiwch.
ummm, os mae na rhywun yn ardal porthmadog dydd sadwrn dewch i gig y genod droog, plant duw a mr Huw yn clwb chwareuon!! shwr fu Louie a monty yna chdi!!!

Hwyl

St Davids Day

2006-03-01T10:00:00.000Z

What a start to St Davids Day - heavy snow and sliding my car most of the way down to the office; it's still snowing. If i'm not snowed in, i'll tonight be at the opening date of Euros Childs' tour in Caernarfons Galeri with Pondman, Gorwel & Fiona Owens band, in support. Having never been to the Galeri, I doubt it'll be such a close quarters Euros Childs gig as the living room type gig in the lounge of a hotel in Betws-Y-Coed last November - something to look forward to for later though.

In some kind of label news, gathered from sporadic emails and MSN conversations over the last couple of days, Texas Radio Band have just begun their stint in the studio.

This week ive been listening to a Plant Duw (www.geocities.com/plantduw) demo sent through last weekend. The covering letter accompanying it which questioned the very reason why they are even sending the demo definitely deserved a play. It's been on heavy rotation, "Craen Ar Y Lleuad" especially.

This date 2003: Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach, Melys supported by Texas Radio Band - the very night of making the declaration which i think started this whole thing off in offering to put out TRBs album... somehow, anyhow.

RAP etc etc

2006-02-21T18:44:00.000Z

Da iawn Gwyneth Glyn am cyraedd Rhif un yn y siart C2, hen bryd y cantores iawn cyraedd y brig lle rhyw rhacsena eraill... a da iawn hi am curo gantores y Flwyddyn yn Gwobrau Rap Radio C, neth Dyl mei curo am y 5 mlynedd yn olynol, da iawn fo...ella ddylsa nhw rhoi Lifetime achievment blwyddyn nesa!!! Ne jyst newi denwr wobr i "Wobr Dyl mei"..anyway noson dda, Genod droog neud set da iawn, fo Heledd yn chwarae percussion am y tro gyntaf...well Tamborine a Triongl i fod yn Honest, set Gwyneth yn shit hot fyd, odd hin chwarae fo band cyfan am y tro gyntaf, Alun Tan Lan at y bass, Jos Maharishi ar y guitar(mae Jos yn chwaere i bob hogan solo blaw am heather jones maen debig, slappar fach iddo) a sneaky Pete or Gorkys / band alun tan lan ar y drums, canuon yn swnion hollol sdynnig fo pedal steel ect... nath rhyw ferch o band dynamic trio cael fi i ymddiheirio iddi am insyltio nhw ar y we ma yn rhywle!!! As if de! pwy mae hin feddwl ydwi Mother Teresa? Ath y noson ymlaen ir Medi lle fu Gwin coch yn Llifo a Endaf Kentucky AFC ar y llawr.. Saizmundo yn cysgu ar y sofa, a Dyl Bili yn chwarae tiwns shit hot fel arfer!!!

Ath y gig yn abertawe yn dda iawn yn ddiweddar, nath y ni lwyddo cael ei hel allan or unig ddau clwb ath y ni i!!, un am ddim rheswm o gwbwl a llal oherwydd Kim de Bills yn safio bywyd rhyw foi tenna o caerfyrddin!! nath y ni daly tramp i posio fo balloon genod droog fyd, ond nath y n i anghofio talu fo wedyn!! bechod.

Um, dwn im am newyddion arall...um..Oh ia mae album Yucatan yn dod ymlaen yn
dda iawn..dwim yn meddwl mae na album cymraeg roed di swnio fel hyn de! strings,
Cyrn, Guitars enfawr ect ect fel babi bach Mogwai a Sigur Ros fo twist o Bala.

Gigs Saizmundo a Genod droog yn dod fynny yn fuan...doswch i maes e am sgan or dyddiada.

English Translation (in brief):

Weldone to Gwyneth Glyn for being #1 in the BBC Radio Cymru chart, and weldone to her for picking up "Best Female" at the BBC Radio Cymru Rock & Pop Awards (last Saturday). Great live set from Gwyneth, who was accompanied by Alun Tan Lan, Pete Richardson (Gorky's Zygotic Mynci) and Jos. Dyl Mei picked up "Best Producer" for 5th year running - they'll be giving him a lifetime achievement award next year, or the renaming of the best producer award to the "Dyl Mei award".

Genod Droog gig in Swansea was great, the band got a tramp to pose with a Genod Droog balloon to have his photo taken with the band. More Genod Droog gigs soon.

The "Yucatan" album is coming on, sounding like an offspring of Mogwai and Sigur Ros, with a Bala twist to it.

Cultural Rock & Pop

2006-02-20T10:32:00.000Z

Texas Radio Band are recommended by the Fred Perry "Sub Culture : Up & Coming" bands on their website, alongside The Longcuts and The Rifles (Robin 'ood - couldn't resist!). More info here: http://www.fredperry.com/subculture/index.asp

BBC Radio Cymru Rock & Pop Awards then... after some farcical oversight of the original venue not having some kind of license or other, the awards ended up being moved to Llandudnos Conference Centre. Can't really remember who won what; Radio Luxembourg picked up two or three, record label partner Dyl Mei picked up the production award for some fifth year running and Gwyneth picked one up, my memory is very vague. Saw Radio Luxembourg perform who i've not seen since the Texas Radio Band tour last year - "Piws, whats the use". I also got my first proper look at Genod Droog (Friday night in Hendre was a bit of a shambles - too much wine) - a grandstand finish. Good night, topped off by just being a short taxi back making last orders in my local. The night can be heard again on BBC Radio Cymru tonight, details here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/c2

Going back to culture again, the BBC2 Culture Show were also at the Rock & Pop Awards in Llandudno doing some filming for a feature on their show - i'm sure it'll be aired soon.

TRB Update & Stuff

2006-02-15T00:21:00.000Z

Texas Radio Band will be reunited as a unit in the confines of a Cardiff recording studio and rehearsal room during early March to continue work on their second album. From the material we've heard from last years demo sessions in Bryn Derwen, and from the demos sent over from Matthews cave in Spain - it's going to be something really worth the wait! The cave thing; no that's true, Matthew (Mini) threatened to mail us a dead scorpion he had to remove last year.

The band don't plan to do any live shows, and will be putting their efforts and their short time-frame together (before Matthew returns to Spain) into recordings. Expect to see them re-appear in the Summer, live dates n' all.

The reviews for "Oscillation - New Way To Feel" (SLAC009/BS02) are trickling in, and can be read on the records page in our catalogue. Big thanks to Mark Riley for giving it a spin on his BBC 6 Music Show "Mint", Neil Crud for the Link2Wales radio play (and giving something of an exclusive playing The Delta Fiasco on the show Neil, superb mate!), and all at XFM who have given it airplay.

Recommended listening: Demian Castellanos' other project aside from "Oscillation", called "The Orichalc Phase" - myspace.com/theorichalcphase

Genod Droog gig this Friday night at Bangors Hendre Hall, I'll try be there...

BBC Radio 1 Session

2006-02-09T09:13:00.000Z

Tonight in session Genod Droog on Radio 1 Session In Wales, 19:30 - 21:00.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bethanandhuw/

http://www.myspace.com/genoddroog

forthcoming gigs:
10/02/06 - Ty Tawe, Swansea
17/02/06 - Hendre Hall, Bangor
18/02/06 - Barcud, Caernarfon (BBC Radio Cymru Roc & Pop Awards)

MySpace, Nominations & Reminisce

2006-02-07T10:48:00.000Z

We've followed just about everyone else and set ourselves up with a MySpace...space. We'll be revolving the songs around in the player on a whenever basis.

http://www.myspace.com/slacyr

Links to other related artists and friends are all found on there. Enjoy!

This years BBC Radio Cymru RAP (Roc a Pop) Awards is here again, and this year i'm told is back in Barcud TV Studios, Caernarfon on Saturday 18th February, for broadcast on Radio Cymru Monday 20th. Nominations which involves related artists to the label are as follows:

Cyfansoddwr / Songwriter: Gwyneth Glyn
Cynhyrchydd / Producer: Dyl Mei
Artist Benywaidd / Female Artist: Gwyneth Glyn
Artist Gwrywaidd / Male Artist: Ed Holden
Sesiwn C2 / C2 Session: Gwyneth Glyn

For full details of nominations click here.

Last time at Barcud (Feb 2002), 'blur' would be the word. Remember being on a table with Pep Le Pew, Rebecca of the band "Science", Lewis Clwb Malu Cachu, Debs Prowse Welsh Bands Weekly and my mate Dave - (if your at all reading - hello). A "Relax enjoy life" speech from Ceri C of Anweledig, a shambolic-yet-all-the-better-for-it Pep Le Pew performance with Ed slipping in the puddles of spilt red wine on the stage, a taxi full of awards onto Club Medi, and then awaking in the aftermath of it all on the floor of a house in Trefor with most of those mentioned above.

Single Of The Week

2006-01-30T19:40:00.003Z

Rough Trade
Single Of The Week
Oscillation - New Way To Feel (Bee & Smoke / Slacyr)

cracking little psych rock blue vinyl seven inch single from multi-instrumentalist demian castellanos on bee and smoke records. 'new way to feel' is soaked in a real dirty sixties tranceout sound that recalls the like of silver apples, spiritualized and 13th floor elevators. it's primitive and basic like all good psych music should be. limited and our pick of the week.

http://www.roughtrade.com

Piccadilly in Manchester also have it as a recommended single this week - available on-line, and with audio sample www.piccadillyrecords.com

Slip Through Your Senses

2006-01-27T13:41:00.000Z

Oscillation - New Way To Feel: Explained. The standout A-side has been with me for about a year; on my home computer, my computer at work, my mp3 player, and burned to countless numbers of CD-Rs for the car. I got to hear it through Jimmy @ Bee & Smoke, who was friend and engineer to Demian (The Oscillation) at the studio where he was laying down demos for a company we probably can't name. Things fell through with the demos for one reason or another. John Fortis later became involved through another studio engineering job Jimmy was involved in a few months later, who also took to the demo track and got Mikey B (the stand-up drummer of Art Brut) to play on the record in downtime at Miloco studios - and we pretty much had the result, on nice blue vinyl.

About the track: I personally love it, that's a given. It's what you'd get in a fantasy sitaution if you were to have Bobby Gillespie front Spacemen 3 - a slac-bouncy-cool-space-rock-anthem, with some great lyrics - and not to mention a great sleeve to boot (even Dyl agrees with me on that one!).

Anyhow, Genod Droog are playing Toucan (formerly Journeys on Newport Rd there) in Cardiff tonight, highly recommended - as is the Radio Luxembourg gig in Cardiff Barfly - meanwhile i'm finishing up the labels accounts this afternoon, then on the piss round Conwy (familiar Marc? Yes, i will get to Cardiff soon).

EDIT: Sad news today, as we hear Grandaddy officially split-up. Buying that ticket off a tout in Manchester last time they were touring the UK for £40 now doesnt seem so bad! A dose of Brokendown Comforter Collection and Under The Western Freeway is in order.

Da di Blogs de

2006-01-24T17:38:00.000Z

Yo,
Da di Blogs de, galluogi fi i ddod yma a malu cachu am ffyc all, Da i weld
Marc shark yn neud yr accounts hefyd, gallaim aros i weld ei wyneb o
pan mae o yn sylwi di dwyn y pres i gid a symyd o i cyfrif fi yn Zurich!!!!
da. Mae y anhygoel Genod droog yn chwarae yn Caerdydd Dydd Gwener, felly
dewch! ar ol gwylio Radio Luxembourg yn y Barfly. dim rheswm i chi fethyr
dau band. plant duw yn chware hefo y genod droog, nachi band sbondonics.
Fryntman wych.........Um..trio meddwl os mae na rhywbeth arall werth ei son am,
Oh ia, y Podcast, gobeithio fydd o fynny wsos nesa rhywben, ond peidiwch a fod
yn syrpreised os dio ddim, slacyr by name, slacyr by nature de.
Os a rhwyun di bod yn gwylio Gyfres Caerdydd? fyswn in caru chwarae bach
o Chuck berry for hogan "Ceri" na. da iawn. Tiwns da fyd am change.
.....Um Doswch i www.myspace.com/dylmei i weld thing my space Dyl Mei yn amlwg.
anyway dwin mynd i rhyw goedwig i gladdu rhywun. laters

English translation in Brief...

ive moved all the labels money to zurich(on the sly), Genod droog have a gig on friday but people should
go to that and to the Radio Luxembourg one. My space ect ect ..im going to dispose of a body.

Accounts

2006-01-23T21:35:00.000Z

..."I'm sure i could make a great dinner jacket out of this lot"...

The deadline for tax returns fast approaches for those slac enough to have let it got this late. So here i am, another night at it, trying to sort this lot out (pictured) - the Slacyr accounts, any offers?...

Whilst doing them though, my stereo has been graced with the sublime album by "El Goodo" (thanks Alun!), highly recommended! Plus the excellent "Acid Casuals - Omni" record, all getting me through this number crunching, placidly casual.

Another batch of Gwyneth Glyn "Wyneb Dros Dro" albums arrive back from the factory at Genod Droogs pad in Tremadog tomorrow (thanks Ed for being in to sign for them!), and so will once again be available from our PayPal shop.

News on Texas Radio Band, Oscillation, and the podcast soon.

..."There we go, ive posted to the Blog.... back to the accounts"...

Genod Droog gig

2006-01-17T22:09:00.000Z

Gig nesa Genod Droog next gig.

Wefan fydd rhaid i pawb ymweld a....

2006-01-17T17:48:00.000Z

http://www.value-konzepte.ch/san/sanbild1.html

Ella neith hwn offendio rhai pobol ond dwi isho fy ymuno a criw slacyr fel mascott!

This might offend some people but i want him as a slacyr mascott

Iawn Bitches

2006-01-14T19:01:00.000Z

Yo! su' mai y ffycars, dyma wefan newydd y label Slacyr, ymddiheuriad am yr
uniaith saesneg ar y foment mae'r wefan ar ganol cael ei chyfieithu gan stiwdant
tlawd yn aber( mae nhw'n cael ei talu 'fo abiws)....mae hi di bod yn flwyddyn eitha
cyffrous i bawb yn Slacyr, y newyddion mwyaf ella ydi bod Gethin Evans (Drymar Hyrbi
a Kafc) 'di ymuno a ni yma yn Slacyr, mae'n eitha neis cael rhywun i 'neud panads i pawb
a mynd i'r siop i nol papur newydd...Geth fydd yn gyfrifol am ll'nau y llanast mae Marc Shark
a fi di 'neud or holl beth 'ma.

Mae albwm Gwyneth Glyn wedi gwerthu'n anhygoel, mae dros 1,000, wedi eu gwerthu a 'da ni'n disgwyl y mil nesa i fewn wythnos nesa. Da iawn Gwyneth. Mae Dyl newydd recordio sesiwn gafodd ei darlledu r'wythnos dwaetha ar session in wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/wales/index.shtml ...doswch i wrando arno fo.

Ar ol AGM Slacyr, mi ryda ni wedi penderfynu rhyddhau tua 5 albwm 'leni. Os eith petha' fel y dymunwn, bydd, albwm nesa Gwyneth Glyn, Yucatan (Bob George cynt), CD aml-gyfrynog o fandia' gora ifanc Cymru(working title 'Dewi S. Gliter ') , Texas Radio Band a Genod Droog i'w gweld yn y siopau cyn diwedd 2006.

Mae Marc yn delio hefo pob dim 'Band Radio o Dexas', felly os yda chi 'ishio mwy o wybodaeth, gofynwch wrth Marc. Ond ma' eu demo's nhw'n swnio'n anhygoel. Edrych mlaen at yr albwm....

Taith Genod Droog ar y ffordd. Y bwriad ydi rhyddhau Sengl ar ol/yn ganol y daith. Can hefo Gwyneth Glyn ydi'r syniad ar y funud , fel dwi'n isda yn fan hyn. Am neud sesiwn Adam Walton yn fuan hefyd.

Y podcast sydd angan ei 'neud nesa. Wythnos yma. Gaddo (gaddo i ni'n hunain yr yda ni, a ddim i neb arall...!)

Diolch i Rhys Mwyn am godi proffil a 'name dropio'r' label yn y 'Daily Post' r'wythnos dwaetha, dal di i bwcio gigs i Woj met. Da iawn. Nawn ni symud petha'n 'mlaen.

Edrych 'mlaen at 'Steddfod yr Urdd 'wan. Rhgbrofion am dani.

Hwyl,

Gethin a Dyl

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Yo! How ya'll doing? This is Slacyr's new web site, nice isn't it? It's been an intersting year for Slacyr Records, probably the biggest news is that Gethin has joined us here, its quite nice to get someone to do the tea and go to the shops to get the paper….he'll be sorting the mess myself and Marc have created with this whole label thing.

Gwyneth Glyn's album has sold well over a thousand copies now, and we are expecting the next thousand any minute soon. Wait. The bell has rung on the front door......it was Ed, he forgot his key.

She is known as super Gwyneth Glyn to Slacyr Records now. Dyl has, just this minute, finished recording a session for Huw Stephens and Bethan Elfyn's Radio 1 Session in Wales show, go listen to it It’s amazing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/wales/index.shtml

After the Slacyr AGM we have decided to release about five albums this calendar year, If every thing goes to plan, Gwyneth will be recording her second album with us, Yucatan (previously known as Bob George) is in the middle of recording an album with Dyl , a compilation of the best up and coming Welsh bands CD, a new album by Texas Radio Band (can’t wait for that), and a Genod Droog’s album, all need to be recorded, printed, distributed and sold by the end of 2006.

Marc is dealing with everything Radio Band from Texas; so if you want information ask him. The demo we heard sounds shit hot. So, look forward to that shit.

Genod Droog tour is starting at the end of the month; the master plan is to release a single at the end or during the travelling. The song that we have with Gwyneth is what we have in mind, as I sit here next to this boiling radiator. We also need to record a session for Adam Walton soon too.

Pod cast is the next thing to do. This week. Promise. (That a promise to myself rather than anyone else)

Rhys Mwyn mentioned Slacyr in his weekly column in the Daily Post last week, thanks for that Rhys. Fair point he had but keep booking gigs for Woj and we'll move things along.

Looking forward to Eisteddfod yr Urdd now. Prelims it is then.

Laters,

Dyl and Gethin.

Blogs & Pods

2006-01-06T19:57:00.000Z

Happy new year to all, and no, we've not had our website hacked, this *is* an update to the Slacyr website. We're looking forward to (hopefully) a host of record releases this year, but thought we'd start the year here with a Blog and a website overhaul. Another web treat will be added shortly in the form of an exclusive podcast. Which will, i think, include snippets of Texas Radio Band new material (demo'd during 2005 - more news on that and them in the next post), a live session track by Gwyneth Glyn, a chat with the usual suspects in the Slac fold, and other.... stuff. The podcast is in the capable hands of Dyl Mei, so you know what to expect!

In this first blog post, i'd best introduce the new member into the fray, joining myself (Marc) and Dyl Mei... is someone I met in lecture rooms of The University College of Chester back in the late 90's, who gave me a demo tape of a little known Porthmadog band he was in called "Hyrbi", now of course drummer with "Kentucky AFC", and new project "Genod Droog", welcome to the stage >>> Gethin Evs.

Apologies to the many customers who ordered the "Gwyneth Glyn - Wyneb Dros Dro" album over our PayPal shop and experienced delay receiving the record. We completely ran out of stock, and had to rush our 2nd repress of the album.

Anyhow we'll be keeping you a lot more informed these days - Dyl and Gethin also have access to the Blog, so expect posts to flutter between Welsh & English, Sense & Nonsense etc.