gwenno takeover

Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Y Gwefrau (The Charges)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Y Gwefrau (The Charges)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Y Gwefrau (The Charges)
I had to include Y Gwefrau as they went to the same secondary school as me and are from Cardiff. This is more at the pop end of the spectrum but I love this video, it's just young women being carefree and having a laugh and there's nothing more empowering than that...
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Fflaps
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Fflaps
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Fflaps
Excellent punk band, Fflaps, filmed this in Berlin in 1990. I love Ann Matthews's voice, it goes against every expectation or rule of what a female singer should sound like that a very conservative Welsh establishment has set over the years, and that is to be celebrated...
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover:  Pop Negatif Wastad (Negative Pop Always)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Pop Negatif Wastad (Negative Pop Always)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Pop Negatif Wastad (Negative Pop Always)
I include PNW in every list that I get to make, and for good reason! Fun fact - the lead singer, Gareth Potter, had a role in massive BBC soap opera Eastenders as a youngster, and has formed many a band as well as this one. Check out Ty Gwydr and Traddodiad Ofnus too if you get the chance...
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Llwybr Llaethog (Milky Way)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Llwybr Llaethog (Milky Way)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Llwybr Llaethog (Milky Way)
Welsh dub-electronica pioneers Llwybr Llaethog have been going for over 30 years. They met at school in Blaenau Festiniog, a mining town in north Wales and moved to Peckam during the 80s. They're a prolific and massively underrated band in my opinion and capture industrialised, inner-city living perfectly...
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Datblygu (Develop)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Datblygu (Develop)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Datblygu (Develop)
Datblygu are arguably Wales's seminal band. They have been a constant and consistent reminder of the love and frustrations of life, they have always sung in Welsh but that has never deterred the legions of fans that they've gathered across the globe, and rightly so - they're brilliant to listen to whether you understand what Dave is singing about or not...
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Plant Bach Ofnus (Scared Little Children)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Plant Bach Ofnus (Scared Little Children)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Plant Bach Ofnus (Scared Little Children)
One of producer extraordinaire Gorwel Owen and wonderful musician and vocalist Fiona Owen's various projects. Gorwel has produced an almost overwhelming amount of good records over the years, from Igam Ogam to Gorky's to the Super Furry Animal's Mwng, this is one of the earlier projects that he was involved in...
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Crisialau Plastig (Plastic Crystals)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Crisialau Plastig (Plastic Crystals)
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: Crisialau Plastig (Plastic Crystals)
Three school friends from Aberystwyth formed Crisialau Plastig in 1987. They went on to record with David R. Edwards of Datblygu, releasing on Anrhefn Records on the brilliant Dyma'r Rysait (Here's the Recipe) compilation. Esyllt Anwyl went on to form the phenomenal Pop Negatif Wastad with Gareth Potter...
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover
Gwenno x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover
We're psyched to hand over the site to former Pipettes frontwoman Gwenno Saunders, who released her own brilliant solo record Y Dydd Olaf last year, and will be touring the States starting next week, including a stop at Moogfest on May 21. Gwenno will be sharing some incredible obscure Welsh electronic music throughout the day, starting with Malcolm Neon; stay up on all of her posts right here: Re