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0:00:22 > 0:00:24- Welcome to Ochr 1.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- We're never on before 10.00pm...
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- ..and if there's something better to - show like an election or football...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- ..we're not on at all!
0:00:32 > 0:00:35- Rhodri Brooks - is in the studio this week.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- The Cardiff - musician and photographer...
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- ..is gaining lo-fi and - psychedelia fans with melodic tunes.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44- There's also a new video - by Rogue Jones...
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- ..a band from West Wales - who are attracting more attention...
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- ..since the release - of their debut album last year.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- We have a track from that album - this week.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- We also take a look at how artists - make their output...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- ..more than just a digital file.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- We start with a new artist - on Ochr 1.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- Here's a sweet melody - by Rhodri Brooks.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48- How are you, Rhodri?
0:05:48 > 0:05:49- How are you, Rhodri?- - Good, thanks.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51- You've come up from Cardiff.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- You're new to the Ochr 1 audience.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- Can you give us - some of your musical background?
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- I'm from Cardiff. I've been writing - music for about four years.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- I studied photography - at university...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- ..and since then, - I've been concentrating on music.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- I've been recording at home - on my laptop.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- I made albums and put them up - on Bandcamp on the web.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I've got different bands together - over the last two or three years...
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- ..with roughly - ten different members.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- It changes from gig to gig, really.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- I saw you performing - a live acoustic session.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- I've also seen you perform - with Eugene Capper...
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- ..with more of a band.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Today, it's between the two things.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Yes, it's a combination of both.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- I've been using a drum machine - for the last few recordings.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- It's easier - to do stuff on my own...
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- ..without asking other people - to play with me.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- I fancied trying that today. - It sounds quite nice.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- I've recorded three - English-language albums.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- I've made one instrumental album.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- I've just released a Welsh album.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17- They're all on Bandcamp.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- I've been making my own CDs at home - and printing my own artwork.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- I turned up today and saw your - setup, which is quite chilled out.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- I saw you a few weeks ago - in Clwb Ifor Bach...
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- ..where there was - a lot of bonkers noise...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- ..loads of guitars, - distortion, full drums.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Which do you prefer?
0:07:44 > 0:07:45- It depends really.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- With these songs, just from - how I recorded them at home...
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- ..it makes more sense - to play them quieter.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- It's nice - to get a different band together...
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- ..and record different versions - of songs.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- It depends on the night.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- It's a lot of fun getting loads - of us on stage making a mess!
0:08:05 > 0:08:10- You've been making music - for a while.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Do you plan to do some touring?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Yes. I recorded a joint album - with Eugene over the summer.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- We're planning to release it - this year.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- We'll get a band together - and then tour northern England...
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- ..then Cardiff and North Wales.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- So before the end of the year, - we hope to release the album.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Rhodri, thank you. - Good luck in the future.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42- Thanks.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- We'll have another song from Rhodri - before the end of the programme.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Join us after the break for - another song from Rhodri Brooks...
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- ..and a look at Welsh records that - are released in a more creative way.
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0:13:02 > 0:13:07- When buying music these days, - all you get is a little data.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- A lot of Welsh musicians - are determined to offer more.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- Everyone knows - that the digital age...
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- ..has changed the way - we listen to and buy music.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- With that in mind, - a lot of artists...
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- ..try to give something extra - when releasing records.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Dan Amor is a hard-working musician.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- Between releasing his own music, - he runs the record label Cae Gwyn.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Many of Dan's records - come with a little extra something.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- Handmade illustrations, candles, - or art made from sea glass...
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- ..and a necklace - to go along with Sea Shanty.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- Mr Huw frequently offers something - different with his releases.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- He released a limited number - of his EP, Du Llun, in 2015.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- Each one came with a unique Polaroid - of the man himself...
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- ..getting on - with his day-to-day life.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- It included photos of him - in the shower for a lucky few! Mmm!
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- The artist - also released some collections...
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- ..where his friends were asked - to make covers for his record.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Huw is currently working on another - collection of unique covers...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- ..for his Gwna Dy Feddwl i Lawr - album.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Since Huw Evans started releasing - music under the name H.Hawkline...
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- ..it's clear that album artwork - is just as important as his music.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Huw frequently does his own artwork.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56- He's released many EPs and albums - that came with posters and art.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- In 2014, Breichiau Hir released the - EP, Mae'r Angerdd Yma'n Troi'n Gas.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- The band invited artist Elin - Meredydd to work on the album art.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- The idea was to let Elin paint - an artwork across all the covers.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- That would make 169 unique covers...
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- ..which come together - to make one complete composition.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28- Jen Jeniro released their single - Dolphin Pinc a Melyn in 2010.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- Not only did they release the single - on cassette...
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- ..Eryl from the group - collected 200 small flowers...
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- ..and pressed them - so they could go in the cassettes.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- The group also sponsored - a dolphin for a year...
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- ..with the funds - raised from selling the cassette.
0:15:49 > 0:15:55- The 7-inch vinyl Bath / Saethu Cnau - was Palenco's first release in 2014.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- When Daf and Llyr - went about creating the album art...
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- ..they were a little too literal.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- To go along with the title of the - song Saethu Cnau - Shooting Nuts...
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- ..the pair shot nuts - covered in paint to make the cover.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Cate Le Bon released the album - Mug Museum in 2013.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- To coincide with the release, - Cate offered mugs handmade by her...
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- ..to some of the first purchasers - of the collection.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- A limited number of mugs were - available and they're all gone now.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- Cate is apparently embarking - on a furniture-making course soon.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- Her next album may be accompanied - by a free coffee table!
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- The world-famous artist, Beck...
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- ..frequently looks for new and - different ways to release his music.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- In 2012, he released an entire album - as sheet music.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- The purpose of the collection, - The Song Reader...
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- ..was to let people - interpret the music themselves.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- No song in the collection had been - recorded or performed previously.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- If you wanted to listen - to the songs, you had to play them.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Next week on Ochr 1, - we're back in Monnow Valley...
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- ..and we have a session - from Ani Glass.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- I have to ask the question...
0:17:33 > 0:17:38- ..who is mum's favourite around - the dinner table, Ani or Gwenno?
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- I always tell Mam this to make her - feel bad and she always replies...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- .."Well, you're both different, - aren't you?"
0:17:46 > 0:17:47- She gets out of it!
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- She gets out of it!- - That bounces it off.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- I always say, - "You love Gwenno more than me!"
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Monnow Valley Sessions
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- 15 artists
0:18:00 > 0:18:01- 4 Tracks
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- See it all at S4C.cymru
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- That's it for tonight. - Here's Rhodri Brooks. Goodnight.
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