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Super Furry Animals' frontman Gruff Rhys has been writing for and performing with the well-known Welsh quintet since the band's 1996 debut, FUZZY LOGIC. Like the brain-spinning eclecticism of the Super Furries--which can veer from punk-pop to electronica experiments to sparkling psychedelia to Latin-tinged lounge in an eye-blink--Rhys's first solo outing, YR ATAL GENHEDLAETH, is a stylistically mixed bag. As on SFA's MWNG, Rhys adds another skewed angle to his psychedelic pop-rock by singing all of the lyrics in Welsh. (The album's title is a pun on the Welsh word for contraception, and translates loosely to "the Stopped Generation" or "the Stuttering Generation.")
"Gwn Mi Wn" layers a chorus of chant-like vocal melodies over a simple drumbeat, creating a unique, trance-like effect. Rhys also croons his way through an electronica-rock ballad ("Rhagluniaeth Ysgafn"), strums acoustic guitar on sing-along Britpop ("Ni Yw Y Byd"), and rap-sings through angular, but surprisingly tuneful, blip-hop ("Caerffosiaeth"). Much of the album ("Epynt," "Y Gwybodusion"), however, is stripped-down, guitar-driven rock with a lean, home-recording feel that contrasts with the Super Furries' high-end production. For its similarities to his main outfit, and for its distinctive differences, Rhys's YR ATAL GENHEDLAETH is an appealing listen.
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Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher - Bill Jinx, AssociatedPerformer
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher - Edwin Humphreys, AssociatedPerformer
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Gorwel Owen, Engineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sub Pop Publishing, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Gruff Rhys, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Caryl Parry Jones, Composer - Gorwel Owen, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer - Cyhoeddiadau Sain, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Album review
Super Furry Animals' frontman Gruff Rhys has been writing for and performing with the well-known Welsh quintet since the band's 1996 debut, FUZZY LOGIC. Like the brain-spinning eclecticism of the Super Furries--which can veer from punk-pop to electronica experiments to sparkling psychedelia to Latin-tinged lounge in an eye-blink--Rhys's first solo outing, YR ATAL GENHEDLAETH, is a stylistically mixed bag. As on SFA's MWNG, Rhys adds another skewed angle to his psychedelic pop-rock by singing all of the lyrics in Welsh. (The album's title is a pun on the Welsh word for contraception, and translates loosely to "the Stopped Generation" or "the Stuttering Generation.")
"Gwn Mi Wn" layers a chorus of chant-like vocal melodies over a simple drumbeat, creating a unique, trance-like effect. Rhys also croons his way through an electronica-rock ballad ("Rhagluniaeth Ysgafn"), strums acoustic guitar on sing-along Britpop ("Ni Yw Y Byd"), and rap-sings through angular, but surprisingly tuneful, blip-hop ("Caerffosiaeth"). Much of the album ("Epynt," "Y Gwybodusion"), however, is stripped-down, guitar-driven rock with a lean, home-recording feel that contrasts with the Super Furries' high-end production. For its similarities to his main outfit, and for its distinctive differences, Rhys's YR ATAL GENHEDLAETH is an appealing listen.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:31
- Main artists: Gruff Rhys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rough Trade
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2004 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2004 Placid Casual Cyfyngedig under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
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