Awdur: Carl Morris

Twitter: @carlmorris

Meic Stevens 0… Cowbois RhB & Bob Delyn 1

Ar y blog newydd Anwadalwch, dau gofnod cerddorol da am y gigs yn yr Orsaf Canolog, Wrecsam wythnos diwethaf:

Yn anffodus, erbyn hyn ymddengys nad oes posib o gwbl enill y jacpot, ac fod unrhyw berfformiad ble mae’n cyrraedd y diwedd heb droi’n llanast llwyr yn gorfod cyfri fel ‘noson dda’. Ond nid bai Meic ydi hyn wrth gwrs; tydi safon dynion sain a gitars ddim fel y buon nhw chwaith mae’n debyg! Bellach, mae gwylio Meic yn brofiad trist sy’n gallu ymylu ar ‘voyeurism’ wrth wylio hen ddyn a gyfranodd gymaint yn gwneud sioe o’i hun o flaen torf sydd ddim yn gwybod p’un ai i chwerthin neu grio…

Darllen mwy: Meic Stevens – amser rhoi’r gitar yn y to?

Os mai un o isafbwyntiau’r Eisteddfod oedd gweld Meic Stevens yn siomi eto, fe wnaeth perfformiadau gan Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog a Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion fwy na gwneud iawn am hynny…

Darllen mwy: Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog a Bob Delyn

Cyfrinach tywyll Llundain

Beth ydy cyfrinach dywyll Llundain?

London is a city few people understand, and those that are least likely to understand it are its residents and its proselytisers. The reason so few understand it is because hardly anyone knows that London possesses a deep, dark secret. It’s a secret I found out quite by chance in the mid-nineties, and have kept to myself ever since, largely because so few people I could tell it to would recognise it, and, even if they recognised it, would be prepared to ever admit it…

Dw i’n chwilfrydig iawn am y theori yn yr erthygl am Lundain yma. Darllena’r peth cyfan, bydd y gyfrinach yn dy ben am ddyddiau.

Sen Segur – digon araaaf i fi

Mae rhywbeth yn coginio ym Mhenmachno.

Sen Segur yw fy HOFF grŵp newydd. O Gymru, o unrhyw le. Maen nhw wedi bod o gwmpas am sbel ond nes i’w weld am y tro cyntaf yn un o’r gigs Cymdeithas yr Iaith yn yr Orsaf Canolog, Wrecsam nos Wener diwethaf.

Mae rhai o bobol yn defnyddio’r term shoegazer amdanyn nhw. Hmm. Er fy mod i’n licio’r genre dw i ddim mor siŵr am y cymhariaeth gyda My Bloody Valentine, Ride et al. Does ‘na ddim lot o olchi/ymolchi mewn seiniau gitar, y peth mwyaf cysylltiedig â’r term shoegaze.

Mewn fy nghlustiau i maen nhw yn ddebycaf i rywbeth fel Galaxie 500. Sa’ i’n gwybod os mae teitlau fel Dryswch4000 a Sarah 700 yn cyd-ddigwyddiad neu homage pwrpasol, does dim ots.

Mae’r tiwns yn araaaf, dyma’r peth gwych a gwahanol amdanyn nhw ar hyn o bryd. Mae’r thema segur, yn yr enw a’r tiwns, yn adlewyrchu rhwybeth o ein hamserau.

Cyn-enw y band oedd Crazy Mountain People, mae’n amlwg bod nhw wedi astudio catalog SFA/Ffa Coffi ond dw i’n meddwl bod nhw wedi osgoi’r llanw 60au sydd yn llifo drosom ni ar hyn o bryd, sy’n dda. Os oes gyda nhw unrhyw synnwyr byddan nhw yn wrando ar This Is Our Music gan Galaxie 500 ac athrylithoedd araaaf o’r gofod fel Boards of Canada, Sun Ra, King Tubby, Can a Brian Eno! Ac wedyn creu rhywbeth hollol wahanol.

Gwaith. Maen nhw wedi recordio sesiwn tri-trac i C2 ac wedi rhyddhau dau trac ar Y Record Goch ar Recordiau Lliwgar (label Meic P) ac EP pedwar-trac o’r enw Pen Rhydd ar Recordiau Cae Gwyn, recordiwyd gyda John Lawrence o Gorkys (ddim eisiau bod yn sarhaus ond mae angen mwy o waith ar glawr yr EP i fod yn gystal â’r gerddoriaeth).

Dim albwm eto – dw i’n gwybod beth yn union rwyt ti’n meddwl. Wrth gwrs rwyt ti’n gwybod sut mae’r pethau yma yn gweithio. Rwyt ti’n meddwl bydd yr albwm cyntaf gan Sen Segur yn ymddangos tua mis Ionawr 2014 os maen nhw yn dilyn bron pob band Cymraeg arall. Wel, na, dw i wedi dweud eisoes bod nhw yn wahanol ac bydd yr albwm yn dod yn gynharach tua haf 2012, gobeithio.

Dilyna @sensegur ar Twitter.

The Globe, Caerdydd yn derbyn hyrwyddwyr gigs

Ydy unrhyw un eisiau trefnu gigs neu digwyddiadau yng Nghaerdydd?

Mae’r lleoliad The Globe yn y Rhath yn cau – o yfory tan diwedd mis Awst 2011. Wedyn bydd y lle ar agor eto dan reolaeth newydd. (Mae Alan Jones, cyn-perchennog – a chyn-aelod o’r grwp Amen Corner – wedi gadael.)

Dyma neges gan Owen Bowley, trefnydd newydd:

Hello everyone!

As you may or may not have heard, The Globe as we know it is no more. IT IS NOT CLOSING PERMANENTLY. Simply put, the previous owner is no longer involved with the business and new management has taken over as of this week.

The venue itself is closing for 3 weeks from this Monday (8th) for refurbishment, after generous sponsership from Cardiff estate agents ‘South Wales Estates’. When it reopens it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. In brief, a few improvements are… a new brewery/cellar with new products (draught aspall cider/old speckled hen/peroni to name a few), meaning a FULLY STOCKED BAR, it’s already been vented in the past few weeks and now there will be AIR CONDITIONING, we’re also having an upstairs lounge area, and the list goes on…

Here’s the most important thing, which is where you lot come in…

I am now in control of taking bookings and filling the calender with shows at The Globe. I am going to turn that place around, support local music, bring door prices down, and generally make it the venue that it should have been from day one, but I need your help and support in doing so…

So here’s where I stand…

I believe local bands should get paid for their gigs but I also believe they should promote their shows passionately. Therefore, I’ve devised a system for band payments that quite simply means the more people you pull, the more you get paid. I should also state that I am not interested in putting on nights that pull less than 100 people, I understand that will happen from time to time but my sights are aimed higher. I’ve also placed bonus systems for consistently good shows, your band can make anything from £150 to £1000 depending on how hard you plan on pushing your shows.

On the flip side, if you are confident in the numbers you can pull, or you’re a promoter looking to hire the club, then I’ve also devised a hire fee system that works along the lines of the higher the bartake, the lower the hire fee. This is yet to be cleared by new management but rest assured something will be confirmed in the next few days.

I am open minded, therefore, musically I have no favouritism, whereas previously The Globe has shyed away from certain genres (hip-hop/hardcore/etc), I’m simply interested in putting on good shows and pulling good crowds.

Any gaps that I leave in the calender will be passed on to the owners to fill, and the fact is that they are businessmen looking to make money, they don’t care if it’s a tribute act, kareoke night, or cheesy disco doing that job, and so they shouldn’t. They’re interested in numbers, I’m the one in this new setup who’s passionate about pushing the Cardiff music scene and I’m responsible for keeping it consistent.

So there you have it, I guess the rest is self explanatory… If you are a musician who wants to play, a promoter who needs a venue, or simply have ideas that you’d like to run by me, please get in touch and let’s work together, also, feel free to pass this message on to anyone who you think might be interested, my phone number and e-mail are below…

Owen Bowley

Tel : 07540 566132
E-mail : bowlez malwen gmail.com

Plîs anfona unrhyw ymholiadau iddyn nhw yn uniongyrchol.