Wyau

by Datblygu

Wyau cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Ankst
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 41:30
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A fiercely independent and uncompromising cornerstone of Welsh-language alternative rock. The band combines abrasive, lo-fi post-punk instrumentation with sparse minimal wave electronics to support David R. Edwards's cynical, talk-sung poetry. The cold, dissonant production challenges cultural conservatism, cementing the group's legacy as vital provocateurs within the UK underground.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, dissonant, lo-fi, talk-singing, electronic, guitars, eccentric, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Paentio'r Nenfwd: Efo F'ymenydd (1:36)
  2. Gwlad Ar Fy Nghefn (2:41)
  3. Mynwent (1:56)
  4. 23 (2:52)
  5. Cristion Yn Y Kibbutz (3:51)
  6. Cyfarth, Cyfathrach (1:47)
  7. Pabell L锚n (1:30)
  8. Saith Arch Bach (1:48)
  9. Dafydd Iwan Yn Y Glaw (2:37)
  10. Gwenu Dan Bysiau (3:33)
  11. Tymer Aspirin (1:43)
  12. Dwylo Olew (1:56)
  13. Fanzine Ynfytyn (2:36)
  14. Unrhywsgwrs (2:47)
  15. Babannod Beichiog Nawr (2:05)
  16. Hen Ysgol Cloff (1:01)
  17. Baban, Nerfau Mor Rhydd (2:11)
  18. Blonegmeddyliau (2:52)

Credits

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