Hanes / History

 

 

Key
Black type = Own works/collaborations.
Blue type = Works by others which I recorded, performed on etc. 
Purple type = performances.
Green type = writing.
(All abridged)

Commentary? I tried using a blog as a webpage but found that I didn't manage to update it very regularly. Hopefully, I'll be able to manage one entry per year at least below and gradually fill in the gaps.

Mae gen i flog sy'n dal i gropian ymlaen yn araf yn fyma: Tonnau'r Haul

2009

ProsiectCofis Gwyrdd

Various performances inc. with Fiona Owen, KOO and others.

‘Good Energy’. Interview with Gai Toms in Planet magazine.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

2008

Triawd I (ar gyfer ymwelwyr) / Trio I (for visitors) Safle Celf, Galeri Caernarfon)
Duo#1 for Guitar and Movement (perf. Charlie Kay & Jim Knight)

Various performances inc. with Fiona Owen and KOO and others.

‘Thriving on Your Mistakes’. Interview with Rhodri Davies in Planet magazine.

 

Datganiad Artist’ ar gyfer Triawd I  Trwy fy ngwaith rwy’n trio codi cwestiynau ynglŷn â ffiniau rhwng celfyddyd gain a cherddoriaeth,  y berthynas rhwng cyfansoddwr, perfformiwr a gwrandäwr, a rhwng ffurf gwaith a’r person sy’n ei brofi. Mae’r gwaith yma yn ymdrin â dwy brif berthynas. Yn gyntaf, fy mherthynas i ag offeryn cerddorol, sef banjo 5-tant. Prynais yr offeryn nifer o flynyddoedd yn ôl, hefo llyfr am sut i chwarae ‘bluegrass’ – es i ddim yn bell. Methais ddod i adnabod yr offeryn yn iawn nes i mi benderfynu ei osod ar ben bwrdd, a meddwl amdano fel ffynhonnell gynhyrchu sain. Yn lle efelychu perthynas rhywun arall, roedd rhaid i mi ddarganfod perthynas fy hun â’r offeryn, drwy broses o fyrfyfyrio (1). Mae deunydd crai’r darn yn deillio o’r broses yma.Yr ail berthynas yw’r un sy’n bodoli rhwng ymwelwyr i’r gofod a’r deunydd crai. Mae symudiadau ymwelwyr yn cael eu tracio drwy’r gofod perfformio/gwrando, a thrwy broses rhyngweithiol, yn rheoli’r deunydd crai mewn ffyrdd amrywiol. Rwy’n gobeithio bod y gwaith yn tynnu sylw at y weithred o wrando, drwy wahodd ymwelwyr i archwilio’r berthynas rhwng eu symudiadau yn y gofod ac elfennau sonig y darn. (1) Yn ddiweddar, clywais y cerddor Keith Rowe yn trafod ei berthynas â gitâr mewn ffordd debyg, a chefais fy sbarduno gan hyn.
 
‘Artist Statement’ for Trio I Through my work I try to raise questions about boundaries bewteen fine art and music, about the relationships between composer, performer and listener, and between the form of a work and its beholder. There are two main relationships explored through this piece. Firstly, my own relationship with a particular musical instrument, the 5-string banjo. I bought this instrument a few years ago along with a book on bluegrass playing – I didn’t very far. The instrument only began to make sense to me when I laid it flat on the table, and thought of it purely as a source of sound-production. Rather than trying to emulate someone else’s relationship,  I needed to find my own through a process of improvisation (1). Recordings of such improvisations provide the raw material for this piece. The second relationship is the one that exists between visitors to this space and the raw materials. Within the curved performance/listening space, movement is tracked, leading to manipulation of the material in various ways. I hope that this work draws attention to the act of listening, by inviting visitors to consider the relationship between their movement within the space and sonic elements of the piece. (1)  I recently heard Keith Rowe similarly describe his relationship with the guitar, and was encouraged by this.

2007

Spring Always Comes Gorwel & Fiona Owen (CD Yamoosh!)

Rhwng y Pegynau Mae’n Llonydd / The Point Between the Poles is Still (for Rhodri Davies)

Spenno’s Dance (Music for Charlie Kay performance piece)

Candylion Gruff Rhys (Rough Trade)

Yr Aflonydd Alun Tan Lan (Aderyn Papur)

Various performances inc. with Fiona Owen and KOO  and others.

 

2006

Chops Euros Childs (Wichita)

Dan y Nen Gwilym Morus (Rasal)

Hounded by Fury Hwyl Nofio (Hwyl Records)

Various performances inc. with Fiona Owen

‘You Just Sit Down and Do It’. Article on Llio Rhydderch in Planet magazine.

 

2005

Cyfres Coed Coch /  Red Wood Suite (MA Final Project)

Sig.and incidental music for Barnados films.

Yr Atal Genhedlaeth Gruff Rhys (Placid Casual)

 

2004

Banjo Study #1 (inc. broadcast on Radio 3's ‘Mixing-It’)
All essential services are functioning satisfactorily with Fiona Owen (Zoe Irvine’s ‘Radio R101’ project)

Various performances inc. with Fiona Owen

 

2003

In Between Gorwel & Fiona Owen (CD Yamoosh!)

Casting Pearls Melys (Sylem)

Dore Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion (Sain)

Phantom Power Super Furry Animals (Epic)

Various performances inc. with Fiona Owen

 

2002

 

 

2001

How I Long to Feel That Summer in my Heart Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Mantra)

The Blue Trees Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Mantra)

Various concerts/festivals with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

 

2000

Go With Yourself Brave Captain (Wichita)

Mwng Super Furry Animals (Placid Casual)

'Mynci 2000' tour with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

 

1999

Spanish Dance Troupe Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Mantra)

 

1998

Lawr Lôn Goch (Music for play. Theatr Fran Wen)

Gorky 5 Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Fontana)

Rumours and Curses Melys (Pinnacle)

 

1997

Barafundle Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Fontana)

Radiator Super Furry Animals (Creation)

 

1996

Fuzzy Logic Super Furry Animals (Creation)

Gwbade Bach Cochlyd Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion (Crai)

 

1995

Bwyd Time Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Ankst)

 

1994

Mudlosgi (Music for play. Theatr Fran Wen)

Gedon Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion (Crai)

Tatay Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Ankst)

 

1993

Libertino Datblygu (Ankst)

 

1992

Symudiad Ymddangosol y Lleuad   Plant Bach Ofnus  (Directions Music)

Hei Fidal! Ffa Coffi Pawb (Ankst)
Noeth Eirin Peryglus (Ofn)

 

1991

Clymhalio Ffa Coffi Pawb (Ankst)

 

1990

Y Bocs (Sig. Tune and Incidental Music S4C)

Pyst Datblygu (Ofn)

Sgwarnogod Bach Bob  Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion (Crai)

 

1989

Weitharmonisch Plant Bach Ofnus (Ofn)

 

1988

Llwyd Plant Bach Ofnus  (Uberschall)

Wyau Datblygu (Anhrefn)