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Recordiwyd ‘Segontiwm’ yn wreiddiol ar gyfer trac sain ffilm fer fel rhan o brosiect artist preswyl Segontiwm. Caer Rhufeinig yw Segontiwn ar gyrion tref Caernarfon. Bydd y ddau yn gweithio ar bolisi ‘canfan wag’ pan yn ysgrifennu a recordio gyda’i gilydd – gyda pob syniad a darn yn cael ei greu yn y fan a’r lle.
‘Segontiwm’ was originally recorded as the soundtrack to a short film as part of the Segontium Artist In Residency project. Segontium (Welsh: Segontiwm) is a Roman Fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon. The pair operate a strict ‘blank canvass’ policy when writing and recording together – all ideas and parts are thought up on the day.
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Dyfrgwn yn dychwelyd i afon anghysbell yn Eryri
Barddoniaeth o’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf wedi ei gosod i gerddoriaeth werin gyfoes
Taro ar oergell yn hymian ar gopa Moel Siabod
Caer Rufeinig ar gyrion Caernarfon
Map sŵn o Ddyffryn Ogwen
Dyma ychydig yn unig o’r themâu sy’n rhan o ‘Swooshed’, albwm newydd 10 trac gan Recordiau Cae Gwyn. Mae’r albwm yn cynnwys rhai o gerddoriaeth gwerin, pop, amgylchol a seicedelig gorau Cymru. Ar gael ar albwm CD neu i’w lawrlwytho.
Yn cael ei ryddhau gan Recordiau Cae Gwyn ar ddydd Llun 29/02/16
Yn cynnwys CD nifer cyfyngedig gyda chelfwaith unigol wedi'i baentio â llaw gan Yvonne Amor.
Celfwaith clawr gan Yvonne Amor. Gwaith mastro gan Geraint Jones @ Ninja Sound.
The return of otters to a remote Snowdonian river
First World War poetry set to contemporary folk music
Stumbling upon a buzzing fridge at the summit of Moel Siabod
A Roman fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon
A sound map of Dyffryn Ogwen
These are just some of the themes embraced on ‘Swooshed’, a new 10 track compilation album from Cae Gwyn Records, featuring some of Wales’ very finest folk, pop, ambient and psychedelic music.
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CD album and download. Released by Cae Gwyn Records on Monday 29/02/2016. Includes ltd edition CD with individual hand painted artworks by Yvonne Amor.
Cover artwork by Yvonne Amor. Mastered by Geraint Jones @ Ninja Sound.
Bought solely for the beats of the two haunting Alys Williams tracks, though I respect the artist's vision by getting the entire album rather than individual tracks. I'm glad I did so, because while I still don't think that the collection hangs together that well, the other tracks are growing on me. Rich Hims
Rarities from the 15-year career of the U.K. group who've melded pop, folk, electronica, and prog into their own signature brew. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2019