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Check out page for more examples of his electronic mastery, and the blog for multifold insights into the fascinating sounds of Cardiff's urban underground.

Back when I went to Liverpool University in 1873 (BC) I remember getting very very excited to discover that The Boo Radleys lived just round the corner from one of my lecture-avoiding buddies. Their second and third albums, Everything's Alright Forever and Giant Steps, opened up whole new territories for my naive, but curious, ears. I bought all of the following albums thanks to the Boo Radleys: Love's Forever Changes, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Dinosaur Jr's You're Living All Over Me, King Tubby's Dub From the Roots... their peripatetic and untribal love for MUSIC completely inspired me. Still does.

Martin Carr, that band's musical compass, is just as restless, pacing the highways and byways of his imagination as he ever was. He's currently mixing the Black Serpent Choir's second album... the début explored the more cinematic side of electronic music. On this week's show we have an exclusive play of a demo from the forthcoming album. It's a sonic travelogue encompassing a multitude of sounds and a lifetime of music listening. I love the way it marries computer generated sounds with acoustic plucks, atmospheric field recordings and fuzzy ooze. It's brilliant.

Alan Holmes, godfather of the Welsh underground, reminds us of something that came out of Bangor in the mid 80's. It's sung in Latin and sounds like Sergio Leone operating in the medium of plainchant. Is amazing and comes to you courtesy (partly) of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's Classics Department in Lampeter. Producer Jeremy sent the track there, you see, to have it translated just in case those naughty Romans were imprecating you to inject cannabis into your earlids, or some such.

Ben Hayes - tweed-wearer and encyclopedia of fascinating sounds - oscillates wildly to the circuit warping prowess of Add N To (X).

And we have amazing music for you. There are début plays for Anni Rossi (amazing!), Y-Chrome (also amazing!), I Am Hope (you'll be getting the picture by now, I suspect) and D. Gritty (better than amazing).

I need a whole new lexicon.

Please send superlatives/demos/new releases with a short biography to themysterytour@gmail.com.

Or:
Adam Walton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales
Library & Arts Centre
Rhosddu Road
Wrexham
LL11 1AU

Have an excellent music filled week!

- Glyn Cynon
Swansea / Pembrokeshire

- Tailor-made (with Milosh)
Los Angeles

- Crazy Girls
Cardiff

- Tell Him Right
Cardiff

- Young Star
Cardiff

- Bang Those Drums
Cardiff

- The King
Cardiff

- Baby Love
Cardiff

- The Magician
Cardiff

- Taflaist Olwg [James Kelly Remix]
Bangor / Manchester

- There's Got To Be More
Pontardawe

- Candyland
Chicago / New York (cardiff Label)

- War Varc'h Da'r Mor
Bangor

- Pethau Piws
Bangor

BLOW BY BLOW - Natiamus
Bangor / Manchester

- Austere (oh Matt Thomas Bamalama Remix)
Mold

- Little Girl
Caernarfon

- Real Talk (radio Edit)
Cardiff

- Sad To See The Back Of The 90's
Cardiff

- Shapes (la La La)
Camarthen / Cardiff

IFAN DAFYDD - No Good
Llanrug

- Breichiau Hir
Bethesda

- Gwlad Ar Fy Nghefn
Cardigan

- Mae Dy Ffrindiau (gyd Am Dy Ladd Di)
Holyhead / London

- Gobble
Bangor

- I Need To Roam
Pwllheli

- 'Drowning Of The Daisies'
Cardiff / Wallasey

- Reduction
Cardiff

- Hear The Air
Cardiff

- She's Atomic
Swansea

- Hit The Ground
Newport

- Take It Back (ollypop Remix)
Newport

- Days We Made
Milford Haven

- Hoping And Praying
Cardiff

- 'The Fool'
Llanfair P.g.

- Mae Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gilydd
Camarthen

- Lliwiau Llachar
Wales

- Sailing From Youth
Monmouth / Cardiff

- On Top Of The World
Cardiff / Bridgend

- Eating Noddemix
Cardiff

- Vladimir
Cardiff / Aberdare

- I Am Weatherproof
Cardiff

- Is That Alright Fyuz
London

- Drop
Cardiff / Caerphilly