http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n1lqv/Adam_Walton_27_09_2009/

I do this every flippin' week, under the impression that it's of some use to you and isn't regarded as pernicious, bandwidth-munching SPAM.

I do it because I want you to glory in some of the fascinating music that's coming out of Wales at the moment, alongside some choice picks of goodness from the wide elsewhere.

I do it because I think that earning yourself airplay on the wireless is still some kind of achievement. But I am biased. Of course I am.

This week, if you are good enough to click the link above, you will discover:

Colorama delightfully and acoustically in session. Three songs from these master musicians and songsmiths. For those of us who love our music yearning and cinematic, their current album, Magic Lantern Show, is one of the most accomplished of the year.
http://myspace.com/coloramasound

Future of the Left's Andrew Falkous reports in with his second tour blog. This time we hear about mythical Swiss riders, Cologne's bells and German crowds. Future of the Left are on tour throughout Europe and the USA until November. Tour dates available at:
http://futureoftheleft.com

On 9Bach's resplendent and eponymous debut album [out now on Gwymon] you will hear traditional Welsh folk songs reimagined and reanimated. Which makes them sound like zombies, but that isn't the case at all. The arrangements glow. Lisa Jen's voice is one of North Wales' natural wonders. When The Guardian called the album "compelling" they were bang on the button. Lisa and Martin from the band have to put up with quite a bit of this type of verbose buffoonery as I attempt to interview them.
http://myspace.com/9bach

Melys are one of the most critically-lauded bands ever to come out of North Wales. They dwindled out of earshot after 2005's album 'Life's Too Short', but this week they return for a comeback gig [on Wednesday 30th September at Hendre Hall, Tal-Y-Bont, Bangor]. To celebrate this auspicious event I have asked them to share their Musical DNA with us.
http://melys.co.uk

Lauded poet Dr Zoë Skoulding [editor of Poetry Wales] is our poet in residence.
http://www.zoeskoulding.co.uk

Huw Pooh delves back into Neath's past. Well, kind of. Buzz Linhart isn't exactly a native, but his connections to Wales are strong and his music is intriguing.

Soundhog blows a trumpet [in suitably rambunctious fashion] for Keith Mansfield.

And there are tunes -- including one of the finest Demos of the Week it has ever been my pleasure to award.

** Please send your music as a high quality .mp3 with a short biography and contact number to: **

themysterytour@gmail.com

And if you've seen or heard anything amazing recently, please nudge me in the right direction... wherever it's from, whatever its supposed genre... hungry for ace music I am. But De-Yoda-fy myself I must, first.

Happy listening!

Thank you / diolch yn fawr iawn.

Adam

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SWITCH [North Wales]
Lightspeed
http://myspace.com/dnbswitch

HOWE GELB FEATURING SCOUT NIBLETT
I Want Candy / Who Do You Love
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CERI FROST [Cardiff]
Dead All Along
http://gilestimms.com/dead.html

COLORAMA [Benllech]
Navy Wen [acoustic Session]
http://myspace.com/coloramasound

THE BLUE EYED SHARK EXPERIMENT [Abergavenney]
Rain
http://myspace.com/blueeyedshark

MELYS [Betws-Y-Coed]
Diwfr
http://melys.co.uk/melys.html

PRODIGY
No Good [start The Dance]
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HADRON COLLIDER [Swansea]
That Town
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VANGUARD [Pembrokeshire]
Under Pacifico
http://myspace.com/levanguardfunk

THE DAMN BLAGS [Wrexham]
Oil Change
http://myspace.com/thedamnblags

9BACH [Bangor]
Pa Bryd Y Deui Eto?
http://myspace.com/9bach

ADRIAN SHERWOOD
X-planation
http://www.onu-sound.com

RED STRIPE [Holyhead]
Dreadie Island [session Track]
http://myspace.com/redstriper

ZOE SKOULDING AND ALAN HOLMES [Bangor]
You Will Live In Your Own Cathedral
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QUIET NOISE [Pembrokeshire]
Without Love
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LOSTPROPHETS [Pontypridd]
It's Not The End Of The World
http://lostprophets.com

A CASE FOR HORATIO [Blaenau Ffestiniog]
Try If You Dare
http://myspace.com/acaseforhoratio

MELYS [Betws-Y-Coed]
Thought You Would Never Go
http://melys.co.uk

JOY DIVISION
Atmosphere
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FUTURE OF THE LEFT [Cardiff]
Stand By Your Manatee
http://futureoftheleft.com

ANDREW FALKOUS
Tour Blog #2
http://futureoftheleft.com

PULLED APART BY HORSES
The Crapsons
http://myspace.com/pulledapartbyhorses

COLORAMA [Benllech]
Pam Fawr Nos [acoustic Session]
http://myspace.com/coloramasound

BUZZ LINHART [Neath-ish]
End Song
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ZOE SKOULDING FEATURING ALAN HOMES [Bangor]
Building Site
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9BACH [Bangor]
Gwydr Glas
http://myspace.com/9bach

DARWIN DEEZ
Constellations
http://myspace.com/darwindeez

MELYS [Betws-Y-Coed]
Chinese Whispers
http://melys.co.uk

LEONARD COHEN
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
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THE JOY FORMIDABLE [Mold]
Greyhounds In The Slips
http://myspace.com/thejoyformidable

THE HEAVY
How You Like Me Now?
http://myspace.com/theheavy73

COLORAMA [Benllech]
Sound [acoustic Session]
http://myspace.com/coloramasound

9BACH [Bangor]
Cariad Cyntaf
http://myspace.com/9bach

THE KEITH MANSFIELD ORCHESTRA
Soul Thing
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MELYS [Betws-Y-Coed]
Once Around Again [session]
http://melys.co.uk

MASSIVE ATTACK
Unfinished Sympathy
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THE ROSEVILLE BAND [Wrexham]
On Our Way
http://myspace.com/therosevilleband

MOS DEF
Quiet Dog
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