Mwng

Disc: 1
1. Drygioni
2. Ymaelodi Â'r Ymylon
3. Y Gwyneb Iau
4. Dacw Hi
5. Nythod Cacwn
6. Pan Ddaw'r Wawr
7. Ysbeidiau Heulog
8. Y Teimlad
9. Sarn Helen
10. Gwreiddiau DWFN/Mawrth Oer Ar y Blaned Neifion
Disc: 2
1. Cryndod Yn Dy Lais [*]
2. Trons Mr Urdd [*]
3. Calimero [*]
4. Sali Mal [*]
5. (Nid) Hon Yw'r Gan Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Laith [*]

Mwng,Super Furry Animals,Xl / Beggars Us Ada,Alternative Pop/Rock,Britpop,Indie Pop,Neo-Psychedelia,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Wales

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Mwng

Average customer rating: Lost without translation welsh is a tricky language, phonetically music is the best...

Mwng Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Xl Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fuzzy Logic Phantom Phorce/Slow Life EP Yr Atal Genhedlaeth At War with the Mystics Traffic and Weather ASIN: B0007NMKD0 Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

1. Drygioni
2. Ymaelodi r Ymylon
3. Y Gwyneb Iau
4. Dacw Hi
5. Nythod Cacwn
6. Pan Ddaw'r Wawr
7. Ysbeidiau Heulog
8. Y Teimlad
9. Sarn Helen
10. Gwreiddiau DWFN/Mawrth Oer Ar y Blaned Neifion

Tracks:

1. Cryndod Yn Dy Lais [*]
2. Trons Mr Urdd [*]
3. Calimero [*]
4. Sali Mal [*]
5. (Nid) Hon Yw'r Gan Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Laitl [*]

Customer Reviews:

Lost without translation.......2007-07-06

The very nature of this record might make someone immediately write it off as a doodle-doo between more crystallized efforts. After all, unless you speak Welsh, the song names and lyrics are complete gibberish. But that's like dismissing a record from France or Japan or Germany simply because it's in a different language (hell, American audiences couldn't get enough of "99 Luftballoons" in the 80s). And because of its accessible musical style, it's not even the most challenging Furries record (that would be Radiator, still their best album).

And even though Mwng struggles to meet the highs of Rings and Radiator, it doesn't miss greatness because of the words. There's an inexplicable lack of energy at several junctures. Slow, dreamy pop isn't off-limits, but they seem to be doing some of it lazily. "Pan Ddaw'r Wawr" is mostly elegiac, but it has moments of startling strength and beauty; meanwhile, I just wanted "Nythod Cacwn" to MOVE. One of the better songs is the quick toss off opener, "Drygioni," which could have become a true standout if it didn't fade too fast. But "Dacw Hi" and "Ysbeidiau Heulog" rank with the best of the Furries.

Best cuts: "Dacw Hi," "Pan Ddaw'r Wawr," "Ysbeidiau Heulog," "Drygioni," "Y Teimlad," "Ymalodi A'r Ymylon," "Sarn Helen"

welsh is a tricky language, phonetically.......2005-11-06

My unfamiliarity with the native language of this album makes it a little challenging to discuss. I've never learned the song names, so besides the revved-up "Calimero" I'm not real sure which song is which.

As a piece the album functions very well. It's full of great melodies that stick with you between listens. The abbreviated second disc is the highlight for me, especially the aforementioned "Calimero" (which Gruff Rhys claims in concert is "a song about a chicken.") and the opening acoustic track.

SFA cuts a wide swath through popular music forms, touching down on many sounds. On different days the disc recalls different artists -- classic Peter Gabriel, the Beatles, Talking Heads -- all spun together into a confectionary pop miasma.

music is the best..........2005-09-27

This record is the bands finest and least accessible lyrically. Unless you speak Welsh.
I don't know the language but my ancestors were from Cardiff.
This one calms me. Rock on SFA!

Average customer rating: Rare Welsh Bits Basic Animal Instict Brilliant...absolutely brilliant... they've lost it... How can this be?

Mwng Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Flydaddy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Pop | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004T8J5 Release Date: 2000-07-04

Tracks:

1. Drygioni (Badness)
2. Ymaelodi A'r Ymylon (Joining the Periphery)
3. Y Gwyneb Iau (Liverface)
4. Dacw Hi (There She Is)
5. Nythod Cacwn (Beehives)
6. Pan Ddaw'r Wawr (When Dawn Breaks)
7. Ysbeidiau Heulog (Sunny Intervals)
8. Y Teimlad (The Feeling)
9. Sarn Helen
10. Gwreiddiau Dwfn (Deep Roots) and `Mawrth Oer Ar Y Blaned Neifion' (Cold Mars on Neptune)

Tracks:

1. Cryndod yn Dy Lais
2. Trons Mr Urdd
3. Calimero
4. Sali Mali
5. (Nid) Hon Yw'r Gan Sy'n Mynd i Achub yr Iaith

Customer Reviews:

Rare Welsh Bits.......2004-09-09

In the notes to the second song, Ymaelodi A'r Ymylon (Joining the Periphery or Banished to the Periphery) Gruff says "It's partly about our experiences of doing taboo moves like singing in English. Its about being banished from a musical scene but it could also be about being banished from a group of friends." So apparently at one point the Furries were pretty hooked into the whole Welsh nationalist scene, or whatever you want to call it. This was either their attempt to reconnect with their hardcore Welsh homies, or a fond farewell to them-a last look back as they head over the hills to further fame and fortune.

Pan Ddaw'r Wawr (When Dawn Breaks) is about "the death of rural communities...I suppose its from experience, areas where I grew up...". Another song's title, Gwreiddlau Dwfn is translated as Deep Roots. Sarn Helen is about how lousy the transport is in Wales today, how it was better when the Romans were occupying the place. Y Teimlad (The Feeling) is a cover of a tune by an obscure (to us outside of Wales, anyway) Welsh band called Dathblygu, but they're named-dropped as though everyone's heard of them. That song, incidentally, is one of the CD's high points, a soaring melancholy anthem about love which is so moving, sez Gruff, that he "would rather not tarnish and trivialize it with one of my shady translations!" Somehow the feeling comes through nevertheless.

So Welsh culture is kind of a theme here, but actually most of the songs aren't specifically about Wales (although five of the songs aren't translated so who knows?). They're about stuff like good vs. evil (Drygioni/Badness or Bad Drugness). War (Y Gwyneb Lau/Liverface--I'm including the song names just because it's fun typing them crazy Welsh words). Gruff's kindergarden teacher (Dacw Hi/There She Is). Beehives (Nythod Cacwn/Beehives-although they're metaphorical beehives). Etc.

(Incidentally, the CD notes don't come with the CD. You can find them, and Welsh and English lyrics for most of the songs, online at www.mwng.co.uk; click on the album cover on the right, then click on Tracks, then on "geiriau/Lyrics" at top right)

Personally, I like the slightly rough, homemade, indie-rock sound. You get the sense that what you're listening to is a homely little labor of love, something the artists did for themselves and their friends. Something from their private collection. It seems very personal and heartfelt. And although it is kinda folky (which is okay by me), several songs rock unashamedly.

And its interesting to hear what Welsh sounds like. Doesn't really sound like any other European language I've heard. Maybe just a little like Russian, oddly enough.

Basic Animal Instict.......2002-08-13

Recorded in their native tongue Welsh and on a shoe-string budget financed by their very own label, this record represented a back to basics policy for the furries - in comparison to the lavishly produced predecessor, Guerilla. A previous reviewer's comparison with Blink 182 is laughable.

Although not as immediate as Fuzzzy Logic and the awe-inspiring Radiator this record grows upon you to the point where it can be considered a classic. The fact that this record received virtually no publicity and was supported only by a limited-edition single, the soaring Ysbeidiau Heulog, yet became the best-selling ever Welsh language record within days of its relief is a tribute to the bands fanatical core support. The music certainly delivers.

Thers the usual mix of strange and wonderful topics gripping Gruff Rhys' mind. From Beehives to old school teachers and even roman roads and the death of rural communities. The album has a rawer acoustic groove at the start but builds to something more up-tempo and uplifting for a killer run of mid-album tracks. The mood becomes more relaxed again before the albums soaring finish on "Cold Mars On Neptune" takes the furries to the stratosphere and beyond. There may not be as many trippy sound effects from Cian Ciaran but then again the Furries were never going to be a band to repeat themselves.

Certainly anyone who has liked the other furries material should not be put off by the fact the album is in Welsh. Before this album there have been some awesome Welsh songs from the Furries such as Arnofio/Glo In The Dark and Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir. This is the sound of a band not playing to the sound of a record company and as a result a band sounding like their having the time of their lives. Enjoy.

Brilliant...absolutely brilliant..........2001-02-26

When I first got this CD, I was like "Eh, not gonna listen to it." But one day, on a whim, I put it in, and there was Gruff's voice singing with soul and passion and all that, and the music behind the Welsh words was beautiful. So, what I'm saying is, after 2 months of solid listening, I finally took the album out of my CD player. I also did learn all the lyrics in Welsh, just cuz.

they've lost it..........2000-08-26

I bought this record hoping to receive a bit of weirdness and originality and having now listened to it I have to say that it really labbs big time! For a start (sorry to all you Furries followers out there), it's almost entirely unoriginal and just seems to copy so many other albums (most notably `Mezzanine' by fellow Bristolians MASSIVE ATTACK) and from start to finish it's totally LABBING MAN!!!! I just don't see how they were signed to Mo Wax in the first place. The Furries' sound is very overdone and I think they spent far too much cash on the production. They are clearly trying to be a part of the scene pioneered by Mogwai/Blink 182. Hope you are a bit more adventurous with the next album guys!

How can this be?.......2000-07-07

How can an album entirely in Welsh, a language I do not understand a word of, strike a chord and sound as beautiful and meaningful as The Beach Boys, The Beatles and Neil Young? The Furries might be most loved for being the psychedelic Welsh Kinks, but this is their most beautiful moment to date. Fan or not, you can't help but be seduced by these tunes. Gruff's voice is at its finest and the melodies on this album bring to mind Brian Wilson, Lennon & McCartney, Scott Walker and later day Byrds.

Best thing about this record? Apart from the twinkling delicate beauty of the music, you can always sit back, skin up and imagine you know exactly what they're singing about.

Average customer rating:

Mwng Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Toys Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000051T4E Release Date: 2000-08-23

Tracks:

1. Drygioni
2. Ymaelodi r Ymylon
3. Y Gwyneb Iau
4. Dacw Hi
5. Nythod Cacwn
6. Pan Ddaw'r Wawr
7. Ysbeidiau Heulog
8. Y Teimlad
9. Sarn Helen
10. Gwreiddiau DWFN/Mawrth Oer Ar y Blaned Neifion

Tracks:

1. Cryndod Yn Dy Lais [*]
2. Trons Mr Urdd [*]
3. Calimero [*]
4. Sali Mal [*]
5. (Nid) Hon Yw'r Gan Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Laitl [*]

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Six Bonus Tracks: Cryndod Yn Dy Lais, Trons Mr Urdd, Calimero, Sail Mail, (Nid) Hon Yw'r Gan Sy'n, and Mynd I Achub Yr Laith.

Average customer rating:

Mwng Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Placid Casual UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006H9F1M Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

1. Drygioni
2. Ymaelodi r Ymylon
3. Y Gwyneb Iau
4. Dacw Hi
5. Nythod Cacwn
6. Pan Ddaw'r Wawr
7. Ysbeidiau Heulog
8. Y Teimlad
9. Sarn Helen
10. Gwreiddiau DWFN Mawrth Oer AR y Blaned Neifion

Tracks:

1. Cryndod Yn Dy Lais
2. Trons Mr Urdd
3. Calimero
4. Sali Mali
5. (Nid) Hon Yw'r Gan Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Laitl

Album Description

Standard reissue of the popular Welsh indie act's 2000 album, sung entirely in Welsh it went on to become the highest selling Welsh language album. 2004.

Average customer rating: Rare Welsh Bits Basic Animal Instict Brilliant...absolutely brilliant... they've lost it... How can this be?

Mwng Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Placid Casual ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Welsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004T9Z5

Customer Reviews:

Rare Welsh Bits.......2004-09-09

In the notes to the second song, Ymaelodi A'r Ymylon (Joining the Periphery or Banished to the Periphery) Gruff says "It's partly about our experiences of doing taboo moves like singing in English. Its about being banished from a musical scene but it could also be about being banished from a group of friends." So apparently at one point the Furries were pretty hooked into the whole Welsh nationalist scene, or whatever you want to call it. This was either their attempt to reconnect with their hardcore Welsh homies, or a fond farewell to them-a last look back as they head over the hills to further fame and fortune.

Pan Ddaw'r Wawr (When Dawn Breaks) is about "the death of rural communities...I suppose its from experience, areas where I grew up...". Another song's title, Gwreiddlau Dwfn is translated as Deep Roots. Sarn Helen is about how lousy the transport is in Wales today, how it was better when the Romans were occupying the place. Y Teimlad (The Feeling) is a cover of a tune by an obscure (to us outside of Wales, anyway) Welsh band called Dathblygu, but they're named-dropped as though everyone's heard of them. That song, incidentally, is one of the CD's high points, a soaring melancholy anthem about love which is so moving, sez Gruff, that he "would rather not tarnish and trivialize it with one of my shady translations!" Somehow the feeling comes through nevertheless.

So Welsh culture is kind of a theme here, but actually most of the songs aren't specifically about Wales (although five of the songs aren't translated so who knows?). They're about stuff like good vs. evil (Drygioni/Badness or Bad Drugness). War (Y Gwyneb Lau/Liverface--I'm including the song names just because it's fun typing them crazy Welsh words). Gruff's kindergarden teacher (Dacw Hi/There She Is). Beehives (Nythod Cacwn/Beehives-although they're metaphorical beehives). Etc.

(Incidentally, the CD notes don't come with the CD. You can find them, and Welsh and English lyrics for most of the songs, online at www.mwng.co.uk; click on the album cover on the right, then click on Tracks, then on "geiriau/Lyrics" at top right)

Personally, I like the slightly rough, homemade, indie-rock sound. You get the sense that what you're listening to is a homely little labor of love, something the artists did for themselves and their friends. Something from their private collection. It seems very personal and heartfelt. And although it is kinda folky (which is okay by me), several songs rock unashamedly.

And its interesting to hear what Welsh sounds like. Doesn't really sound like any other European language I've heard. Maybe just a little like Russian, oddly enough.

Basic Animal Instict.......2002-08-13

Recorded in their native tongue Welsh and on a shoe-string budget financed by their very own label, this record represented a back to basics policy for the furries - in comparison to the lavishly produced predecessor, Guerilla. A previous reviewer's comparison with Blink 182 is laughable.

Although not as immediate as Fuzzzy Logic and the awe-inspiring Radiator this record grows upon you to the point where it can be considered a classic. The fact that this record received virtually no publicity and was supported only by a limited-edition single, the soaring Ysbeidiau Heulog, yet became the best-selling ever Welsh language record within days of its relief is a tribute to the bands fanatical core support. The music certainly delivers.

Thers the usual mix of strange and wonderful topics gripping Gruff Rhys' mind. From Beehives to old school teachers and even roman roads and the death of rural communities. The album has a rawer acoustic groove at the start but builds to something more up-tempo and uplifting for a killer run of mid-album tracks. The mood becomes more relaxed again before the albums soaring finish on "Cold Mars On Neptune" takes the furries to the stratosphere and beyond. There may not be as many trippy sound effects from Cian Ciaran but then again the Furries were never going to be a band to repeat themselves.

Certainly anyone who has liked the other furries material should not be put off by the fact the album is in Welsh. Before this album there have been some awesome Welsh songs from the Furries such as Arnofio/Glo In The Dark and Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir. This is the sound of a band not playing to the sound of a record company and as a result a band sounding like their having the time of their lives. Enjoy.

Brilliant...absolutely brilliant..........2001-02-26

When I first got this CD, I was like "Eh, not gonna listen to it." But one day, on a whim, I put it in, and there was Gruff's voice singing with soul and passion and all that, and the music behind the Welsh words was beautiful. So, what I'm saying is, after 2 months of solid listening, I finally took the album out of my CD player. I also did learn all the lyrics in Welsh, just cuz.

they've lost it..........2000-08-26

I bought this record hoping to receive a bit of weirdness and originality and having now listened to it I have to say that it really labbs big time! For a start (sorry to all you Furries followers out there), it's almost entirely unoriginal and just seems to copy so many other albums (most notably `Mezzanine' by fellow Bristolians MASSIVE ATTACK) and from start to finish it's totally LABBING MAN!!!! I just don't see how they were signed to Mo Wax in the first place. The Furries' sound is very overdone and I think they spent far too much cash on the production. They are clearly trying to be a part of the scene pioneered by Mogwai/Blink 182. Hope you are a bit more adventurous with the next album guys!

How can this be?.......2000-07-07

How can an album entirely in Welsh, a language I do not understand a word of, strike a chord and sound as beautiful and meaningful as The Beach Boys, The Beatles and Neil Young? The Furries might be most loved for being the psychedelic Welsh Kinks, but this is their most beautiful moment to date. Fan or not, you can't help but be seduced by these tunes. Gruff's voice is at its finest and the melodies on this album bring to mind Brian Wilson, Lennon & McCartney, Scott Walker and later day Byrds.

Best thing about this record? Apart from the twinkling delicate beauty of the music, you can always sit back, skin up and imagine you know exactly what they're singing about.

Average customer rating:

Mwng Super Furry Animals Manufacturer: Flydaddy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000LZH34A

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