Saturday, September 2, 2017

Super Furry Animals


























Artist:  Super Furry Animals
Origin:  Cardiff, Wales
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Power Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Electronica, Britpop

Original line-up:

Gruff Rhys:  Lead Vocals, Guitar
Huw Bunford:  Lead Guitar, Vocals
Guto Pryce:  Bass
Cian Ciaran:  Keyboards, Synthesisers, Various Electronics, Occasional Guitar, Vocals
Dafydd Leuan:  Drums, Vocals

Super Furry Animals are a Welsh Psychedelic Rock from Cardiff, Wales, formed in 1993 by Gruff Rhys (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Huw Bunford (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Guto Pryce (Bass), Cian Ciaran (Keyboards, Synthesisers), and Dafydd Leuan (Drums).















Title:  Radiator (20th Anniversary Edition - Deluxe Edition 2 CD)  (2017)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Power Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Electronica, Britpop
Label:   BMG
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Radiator (2017 Remaster)

 1.  Furryvision  (1:26)
 2.  The Placid Casual  (2:49)
 3.  The International Language Of Screaming  (2:14)
 4.  Demons  (5:12)
 5.  Short Painkiller  (0:39)
 6.  She's Got Spies  (4:43)
 7.  Play It Cool  (3:16)
 8.  Hermann Loves Pauline  (4:43)
 9.  Chupacabras  (1:27)
10. Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir  (1:54)
11. Bass Tuned To D.E.A.D.  (3:20)
12. Down A Different River  (5:38)
13. Download  (3:19)
14. Mountain People  (6:29)

Ice Hockey Hair E.P.:

15. Smokin'  (5:08)
16. Ice Hockey Hair  (7:03)
17. Mu-Tron  (3:17)
18. Let's Quit Smoking  (1:55)

ETC:

19. Smoke  (3:59)
20. Dim Ysmygu  (3:01)
21. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side  (8:02)

Disc 2:  Clarity Just Confuses Me (Bonus Tracks):  B Sides & Such:

 1.  Cryndod Yn Dy Laid  (3:14)
 2.  Hit And Run  (3:30)
 3.  Foxy Music  (3:50)
 4.  Pass The Time  (3:50)
 5.  Calimero  (2:22)
 6.  B Side  (3:48)
 7.  Carry The Can  (4:46)
 8.  Wrap It Up  (3:29)
 9.  Trons Mr. Urdd  (4:39)
10. No. K/Frosty Night In Gothenburg  (4:58)
11. Play It Cool  (3:17)

Demo Session, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, December 1996:

12. SFA Theme  (0:26)
13. The International Language Of Screaming  (1:12)
14. Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir  (2:08)
15. Down A Different River  (4:28)
16. She's Got Spies  (4:33)
17. Hit And Run  (3:37)
18. Mountain People  (4:02)
19. Play It Cool  (3:49)
20. Bass Tuned To D.E.A.D.  (3:17)
21. Naff Gan  (3:48)
22. The Placid Casual  (3:28)
23. Music Box  (3:12)

CD 1:  Tracks:  19-21, CD 2:  Tracks:  6, 11-23:  Previously Unreleased:

Personnel:

Gruff Rhys:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Moog, Claps
Huw Bunford:  Lead Guitar, Vocals
Guto Pryce:  Bass, Sub-Bass, Claps
Cian Ciaran:  Rhodes Piano, Piano, Electronics, Backwards Rhodes
Dafydd Leuan:  Drums, Percussion, Piano, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Les Morrison;  Banjo on Tracks Demons
Gorwel Owen;  E-Bow, Samples, Electric Harpsichord, Backwards Rhodes
Martin Smith:  Trumpet
Simon James:  Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Andrew Frizzell:  Trombone, Alto Saxophone

The Electra Strings:

Sonia Slany:  Violin
Jules Singleton:  Violin
Clair Arster:  Viola
Dinah Beamish:  Cello

Radiator is the 20th Anniversary, and remastered, reissued with 30 Bonus Tracks of Covers, Demons, Live Recordings and Rarities! Swirling 1997 album includes "Hermann Loves Pauline" and "Play It Cool", by Super Furry Animals, was released on July 28, 2017 by BMG,






















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