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Super Furry Animals: Fuzzy Logic

On May 20, 1996, “Creation” label released “Fuzzy Logic”, the debut Super Furry Animals album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Gorwel Owen, Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Leuan, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce and Huw Bunford. In 2013, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 245 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2004, “Q” magazine listed “Fuzzy Logic” at number 42 on its list of the “50 Best British Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Gruff Rhys – vocals, guitars, analogues, claps
  • Huw Bunford – vocals, guitars, e-bow, cello, claps
  • Cian Ciaran – vocals, keyboards, analogues, claps
  • Guto Pryce – vocals, bass, Hammond, claps, analogues
  • Dafydd Ieuan – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, claps
  • Gorwel Owen – piano, Hammond, Rhodes
  • Jez Francis – piano
  • Simon James – saxophone, flute
  • Andrew Frizell – saxophone, recorder, trombone
  • Martin Smith – trumpet, tenor horn
  • Matthew Everett – violin
  • Chris Williams – violin
  • Helen Spargo – viola
  • Catherine Tanner – cello
  • Lindsay Higgs – balalaika
  • Rhys Ifans & Dic Ben – answering machine message
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineer
  • Nick Brine – engineer assistant
  • Brian Cannon @ Microdot – design, art direction
  • Toby Egelnick – inside design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Leuan, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce and Huw Bunford.

  1. God! Show Me Magic
  2. Fuzzy Birds
  3. Something for the Weekend
  4. Frisbee
  5. Hometown Unicorn
  6. Gathering Moss
  7. If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You
  8. Bad Behavior
  9. Mario Man
  10. Hangin’ With Howard Marks
  11. Long Gone
  12. For Now and Ever

Super Furry Animals: Radiator

On August 25, 1997, “Creation Records” label released “Radiator”, the second Super Furry Animals studio album. It was recorded in 1997 and was produced by Gorwel Owen, Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce, and Dafydd Ieuan.

Personnel:

  • Gruff Rhys– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Moog, claps
  • Huw Bunford– electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Cian Ciaran– electronics, Rhodes piano, piano, claps, backing vocals
  • Guto Pryce– bass, sub-bass, claps
  • Dafydd Ieuan– drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals
  • Les Morrison – banjo
  • Gorwel Owen– E-Bow, samples, electric harpsichord, backward Rhodes
  • Martin Smith – trumpet
  • Simon James – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Andrew Frizzell – trombone, alto saxophone
  • The Electra Strings:
  • Sonia Slany – violin
  • Jules Singleton – violin
  • Clair Arster – viola
  • Dinah Beamish – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce, and Dafydd Ieuan.

  1. Furryvision
  2. The Placid Casual
  3. The International Language of Screaming
  4. Demons
  5. Short Painkiller
  6. She’s Got Spies
  7. Play It Cool
  8. Hermann ♥’s Pauline
  9. Chupacabras
  10. Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir
  11. Bass Turned to D.E.A.D.
  12. Down a Different River
  13. Downlod
  14. Mountain Peole

Gruff Rhys: Candylion

Candylion

On January 8, 2007, “Rough Trade” label released “Candylion”, the second Gruff Rhys album.  It was recorded in 2006, at “Stiwsio Ofn” in Llanfaelog, Wales, at “AR 3” in Rio de Janeiro, and “Dairy” in Brixton, and was produced by Gruff Rhys,  Gorwel Owen and Mario Caldato, Jr.

Personnel:

  • Gruff Rhys– vocals, guitar, programming
  • Jonathan Thomas – pedal steel
  • Lisa Jên – vocals
  • Samantha Caldato – vocals
  • Owen Evans – double bass
  • Kassin – gameboy beats
  • Gorwel Owen– tambour, stylophone
  • Tandi Gebara – berimbau
  • Felipe Pinaud – flute
  • Sean O’Haganand, Marcus Haldaway – string arrangements
  • Amanda Britton, Sally Herbert, Brian Wright, Jacqueline Norrie – violin
  • Laura Melhuish – violin
  • Marcus Holdaway – cello
  • Rhodri Puw – bell
  • Siwan Puw – sleigh bells
  • Pete Fowler– artwork
  • Pete James – artwork, art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gruff Rhys.

  1. This Is Just the Beginning
  2. Candylion
  3. The Court of King Arthur
  4. Lonesome Words
  5. Cycle of Violence
  6. Painting People Blue
  7. Beacon in the Darkness