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HMS MORRIS YN RHYDDHAU DOLLAR LIZARD MONEY ZOMBIE - AILGYMYSGIADAU / HMS MORRIS REMIX OF DLMZ ALBUM Wrth i HMS Morris ddathlu blwyddyn ers rhyddhau eu halbwm ‘Dollar Lizard Money Zombie’, mae gan y band ambell i gyhoeddiad arbennig dros yr wythnosau nesaf...  Bydd y band yn rhyddhau EP o ailgymysgiadau ddydd Gwener 27ain o Fedi. Mae’r casgliad yn cynnwys gweithiau gan Llion Robertson (Siula) - a gynhyrchodd yr albwm yn ei ffurf wreiddiol - yn ogystal ag Huw V Williams, Sachasom a’r artist o Ganada, Maïa Davies. Ar gefn hynny, bydd HMS Morris yn perfformio yn seremoni wobrwyo’r Gwobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig ar 8fed o Hydref, lle mae’r albwm wedi'i gynnwys ar y rhestr fer, gyda thaith pedwar lleoliad i ddilyn.

DOLLAR LIZARD MONEY ZOMBIE - REMIXES As HMS Morris celebrate a year since the release of their album 'Dollar Lizard Money Zombie', the band will be announcing some special treats…  The first is the release of an EP of remixes which will be available digitally on the 27th of September. The EP calls on friends, including Llion Robertson of Siula - who produced the album in it’s original form - to re-imagine a song of their choice from the album. The other remixers include Huw V Williams, Sachasom and Canadian artist, Maïa Davies. Off the back of the release, HMS Morris will be performing at the Welsh Music Prize award ceremony on the 8th October, where the album is also been shortlisted for the prize. The band will also be on tour to celebrate the anniversary and the release. 

TAITH HMS MORRIS LIVE 31.10 - Acapela, Caerdydd / Cardiff 02.11 - Tŷ Pawb, Wrecsam / Wrexham 10.11 - Old Hairdressers, Glasgow 16.11 - Goldsmiths S.U, Llundain / London 

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Children, once upon a time there was enough hype around a CD-ROM game to inspire a fully produced parody version starring John Goodman as the “King of the Game”. Inexplicably, this King would sing a song when the game was completed.

Twenty years is a long time, children.

Well, I found it. The most excruciatingly odd and indefensible piece of literal garbage committed to CD-ROM. Hacked together by Terry Gilliam wannabes, the only interesting part is John Goodman inexplicably “brushing his kitties”.

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Martha Elen with debut single 'Canu Cloch' Out now via I KA CHING

Mae’n bleser gan Recordiau I KA CHING groesawu artist newydd sbon ar y label, sef Martha Elen. Bydd ei sengl gyntaf – Canu Cloch – allan nawr ar gwasanaethau frydio

Yn wreiddiol o'r Felinheli, mae magwraeth Martha Elen ar lannau'r Fenai yn ddylanwad sy'n llifo'n gyson drwy ei geiriau. Yn cyfuno gweadau cynnil gwerin-americana gyda haenau lleisiol ac alawon bachog alt-pop, mae lle i ganfod cysur rhywle rhwng y dwys a'r ysgafn yn ei chaneuon. Daw'r traciau atmosfferig a'r elfennau americana o gydweithio gyda'r cerddorion Gethin Elis, Iestyn Jones (y ddau yn aelodau o'r band WRKHOUSE), a Samantha Grace. Er yn troedio i diroedd newydd yn cyhoeddi cerddoriaeth, mae Martha Elen yn gwahodd gwrandawyr i ddod o hyd i deimlad cyfarwydd ymhlith offeryniaeth dyner a’r delweddau daearol.

Mae Canu Cloch yn drac llawn geiriau mewnsyllgar, teimladwy sy’n plethu sŵn ysgafn, acwstig gyda gweadau moethus gwerin-americana. Gwraidd y gân yma oedd y teitl, ac mae’n chwarae gyda’r teimlad anghysurus ddaw wrth anghofio.

“Dechreuodd y gân hefo’r riff syml ar y gitâr a thyfu o fanno yn weddol sydyn”, meddai Martha. “Ma na siâp i’r gân lle ma’n drymach erbyn y gytgan cyn eistedd yn nôl yn nhawelwch yr acwstig a’r llais erbyn y diwedd, ar ôl i’r storm basio.”

“Mae delwedda’ o’r môr yn aml yn ffeindio’u ffordd i mhen pan dwi’n sgwennu - ma raid bod byw wrth y Fenai’n deud arnai”.

Mae’r offeryniaeth yn agos iawn at fod yn drac cwbl fyw, gan drosglwyddo’r un teimlad gwreiddiol, naturiol a geir yn aml mewn caneuon americana, tra hefyd yn defnyddio elfennau alt-pop yn yr haenau lleisiol.

I KA CHING Records is delighted to welcome a brand-new artist to the label in Martha Elen, as her debut single, Canu Cloch, is out now on streaming platforms.

Emerging from Y Felinheli in North Wales, Martha Elen blends rich textures and emotive storytelling of folk-Americana with infectious alt-pop melodies. Hailing from Eryri, her tracks float between light and heavy, creating a unique, serene soundscape.

The intricate instrumentation and Americana elements are brought to life through collaboration, with musicians Gethin Elis, Iestyn Jones (both members of the band WRKHOUSE), and Samantha Grace all featuring on the track. Although stepping into new territory in releasing music, Martha Elen's tracks invite its listeners to find familiarity and comfort within its introspective lyrics, binding both the earthy and the ethereal.

Canu Cloch is a track full of introspective, moving lyrics that weave a light, acoustic sound with luxurious folk-Americana textures. The song stems from its title (translated as 'Ring a Bell') and plays on the uncomfortable feeling of forgetting something or someone.

Martha says, "The song started with a simple riff on the guitar and grew quickly from there. The song is shaped by its chorus, before sitting back in the silence and delicacy of the voice by the end, after the storm has passed. Images of the sea often find their way to my head when I'm writing - living by the Menai must have taken its toll." 

Martha Elen's upcoming gigs include Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau and the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol in Wrexham.

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Sengl Newydd Buddug / Buddug New Single 'Unfan' Out Now

Welsh Newcomer 'Buddug' releases here fantastic new single 'Unfan' (meaning 'One Place') on the 6th of September via North Wales Label Recordiau Côsh Records. 'Unfan' is vocally intimate to start, building into an anthemic and epic dreamy crescendo.

SENGL NEWYDD BUDDUG: 'UNFAN' Cafodd yr artist ifanc o Frynrefail, Buddug, Eisteddfod wych ym Mhontypridd wrth iddi ymddangos mewn 3 gig llwyddiannus ei hun yn ogystal â bod yn westai arbennig yn ystod setiau Yws Gwynedd.  Mae llwyddiant ei sengl gyntaf, ‘Dal Dig’, wedi bod yn aruthrol, gyda dros 30k o ffrydiau yn barod a hefyd wedi denu cryn dipyn o sylw’r diwydiant yn cynnwys cael ei chwarae ar sioe BBC 6 Music Huw Stephens. Mae Buddug wedi bod yn brysur yn ysgrifennu a recordio mwy o gerddoriaeth dros y flwyddyn dwytha', yn rhoi band at ei gilydd i berfformio’r caneuon yn fyw yn ogystal â chyflawni ei arholiadau lefela. Mae ei sioeau byw, oedd yn cynnwys perfformiad yn Tafwyl hefyd, wedi hoelio ei lle fel un o dalentau newydd mwyaf cyffrous Cymru ac ‘Unfan’ yw'r dilyniant perffaith i ‘Dal Dig’, gyda mwy o gerddoriaeth i ddod yn fuan.  Bydd ‘Unfan’ yn cael ei chwarae am y tro cyntaf ar raglen Ifan Davies ar BBC Radio Cymru heno rhwng 19:00-21:00, gyda'r fideo sy'n cyd-fynd allan yfory ar Lŵp.

BUDDUG'S NEW SINGLE: 'UNFAN' The emerging artist from Brynrefail, Buddug, had a great Eisteddfod in Pontypridd as she appeared in 3 successful gigs of her own as well as being a special guest during Yws Gwynedd’s sets. The success of her first single, 'Dal Dig', has been tremendous, gaining over 30k streams already, and has attracted a lot of industry attention including being played on Huw Stephens' BBC 6 Music show. Buddug has been busy writing and recording more music over the past year, forming a band to perform the songs live, as well as completing her A-level exams. Her live shows, which also included a performance at Tafwyl, have cemented her place as one of Wales' most exciting new talents, and 'Unfan' is the perfect follow-up to 'Dal Dig', with more music to come soon. ‘Unfan’ will be played for the first time tonight by Ifan Davies on BBC Radio Cymru between 19:00-21:00, with the accompanying music video to be released tomorrow via Lŵp.

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Gwrando/Listen: Papur Wal - Piper Malibu (Libertino) 

Allan ar y 13fed o Fawrth, ma Paper Wal yn rhyddhau sengl newydd sbon ‘Piper Malibu’ ar Recordiau Libertino. 

Mae gan Papur Wal y gallu o gyfuno'r dwys a’r emosiynol gydag alawon pop bytholwyrdd.  Mae eu cerddoriaeth wedi cael eu disgrifio fel “pop traeth gyda riffs gwyllt”, fel petai “Dinasour Jr yn ymarfer drws nesaf i The Beach Boys” ac fel ffisig i “gyffredinedd artistig”. Gyda’r ail sengl oddi ar eu halbym cyntaf hirddisgwylieidig wedi ei gynhyrchu gan Kris Jenkins (Cate Le Bon, Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys) mae Papur Wal yn plethu harmonïau arfordir gorllewinol Americanaidd, awyrgylch slacyr amharchus o cŵl gyda'u hofnau o hedfan a marwolaeth. Eglura Ianto Gruffydd, prif leisydd y band, gefndir ‘Piper Malibu’: "‘Piper Malibu yw enw’r awyren a fu farw’r peldroediwr Emiliano Sala ynddo. Cafodd y gân ei hysgrifennu’n wreiddiol am ddatblygu ofn o fflio mewn awyren a phethau eraill wrth i ti dyfu’n hŷn. Yn dilyn y newyddion am Sala, gorffennais y gân gan ychwanegu’r cysyniad o’r math o gymdeithas adolygiadol rydym yn byw ynddo, lle tydy pobl ond yn talu sylw i ti ar ôl i ti farw, neu os wyt ti’n enwog ayyb" Bydd fideo cerddiaeth a sengl 'Piper Malibu' yn cael eu rhyddhau 13.03 ar Recordiau Libertino. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Papur Wal have a gift of combining the profound and the emotional with  timeless pop melodies. They have been described as “frenetic riffed beach pop”, what "Dinosaur Jr rehearsing next door to The Beach Boys would sound like", and an antidote to “artistic mediocrity”. With the second single from their eagerly anticipated debut album, produced by Kris Jenkins (Cate Le Bon, SFA, Gruff Rhys) Papur Wal take us on a journey through fear of flying and death all drenched in West cost harmonies and slacker irreverent cool. Ianto Gruffydd, the band’s singer explains the background of ‘Piper Malibu’ “Piper Malibu is the name of the aircraft that footballer Emiliano Sala died on. The song was initially written about developing a fear of flying and other things as you get older. After the news about Sala, I finished the song and added the dimension about the kind of revisionist culture we live in, and that maybe people only care about you once you die, or if you’re famous etc.” 'Piper Malibu' and its music video will be released 13.03 on Libertino Records.