MWSIG

On a day like today, quiet, serene even. I began to think about what welsh music i would like to listen to, in work i have the gentle din of BBC News 24, but its hardly 'Live and Dangerous' By Thin Lizzy.

One band i really used to watch alot live and really miss are Jarcrew, who were from Ammanford in South Wales. I saw them play to 10 people in Newport, and hundreds of people at the Compass Point festival- perhaps the best time i saw them was in Clwb Ifor Bach with Million Dead.

They were five odd balls, who each looked like they should be in different bands. They had a real odd visible quality to them that added to their gonzo electro smudged indie- the fall with les savy fav and krautrock on a downer type of vibe.

Anyway, check them out.



Another sadly missed band from Cardiff were called Mclusky. I saw them early in their career, playing a violent, noisy and deranged set in Le Pub in Newport. They also went on to have an album produced by Steve Albini. The obvious nod to the pixies was taken with their acidic wit and nod to melody. Any band who starts a song with the lyric 'My love is bigger than your love, we take more drugs than a touring funk band' will curry favour here.



I will leave with what i think are wales best punk band. Their attitude was punk, but they also applied funk and ska into the mix. Give me these of twenty tossers with mo hawks and three chords. I really think the Ska scene, bands like Capdown, Five Knuckle and Adequate Seven are the real punk bands of the UK. RIP AD 7

Adequate Seven