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0:00:22 > 0:00:27- In the studio this week, Cardiff - electronic pop artist Ani Glass.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- A preview for those of you - hoping to see her perform...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- ..at this weekend's Swn Festival.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- She plays the Wales Goes Pop stage - on the Sunday.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- A look at the recent video shoot...
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- ..of folk artist - and radio presenter Georgia Ruth.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57- And picking a song at Monnow Valley - are Cpt Smith and Bandana's Gwil.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- But we start with Cardiff's - pop princess Ani Glass.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- Ani, welcome to Ochr 1. Are you OK?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29- Ani, welcome to Ochr 1. Are you OK?- - Yes, thanks.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- You're very interested - in pop culture...
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- ..especially in the 1990s and so on.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- How do you then set about - creating your own style?
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- After all, pop is something - that's so varied.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- For the sounds - I'm currently creating...
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- ..I like things - such as Archangel Burial.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- They're very raw sounds.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Everyday sounds.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- I record sounds on my phone - and play them quietly in the song.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- I heard a girl called Lesley...
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- She's from Brooklyn - and she uses a lot of vocal loops.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- I like that too.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- It's ethereal and raw - at the same time.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- So when we do - get an album from you...
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- ..we shouldn't expect - a Britney Spears tribute?!
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- I'm only Britney on the inside!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- I'm only Britney on the inside!- - You do channel a lot of Britney!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- You're welcome.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- You've worked a lot - with Hayden from Y Pencadlys.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- His sounds are fairly dark...
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- ..and I wanted to bring - a bit of that into my music.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- The songs I released last year - were all pop-pop-pop, as you put it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- I wanted to combine the two.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- It's a pretty good job, I'd say.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43- How do you do that?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Obviously, you write all the music.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- But Hayden's influence - is clear in the music.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Do you both work on the sound?
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- The songs you've heard today - are sounds I've produced.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- But I tend to send tracks to him...
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- ..and he changes them, - either adding or taking away sounds.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- What are we going to get from you?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07- An album? An EP?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Do you know yet?!
0:06:09 > 0:06:10- I'll say an EP.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- I'm only now finding my feet - as regards developing sounds.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- But I'm almost ready - to start thinking about an album.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Do you feel any urgency?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Or are you relaxed about it?
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- Or are you relaxed about it?- - A bit of both.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Having been in a few bands, - there are always deadlines.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- As I'm a solo performer, - there is no real need.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- I just create - a non-existent deadline in my mind.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- So it's a bit of both.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- I want to do it - while I'm still alive!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- That is a good deadline - to set yourself.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- I have to ask this question.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- When you're at home, - who does Mam like best?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Ani Saunders or Gwenno Saunders?
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- I always ask Mam this - just to make her feel bad!
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- She always says, - "You're both different, aren't you?"
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Bouncing the question away.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- I always tell her, - "You love Gwenno more than me!"
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- It isn't true, don't worry.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Thank you for coming in.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- I hope we hear a lot more - from you in the near future.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14- Thank you.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- Georgia Ruth recently filmed a video - for her new single Fossil Scale.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Ochr 1 went behind the scenes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36- I think we've frightened the people - of Borth and Ynys-las...
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- ..with the fossil dancers - who appear in the video.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- They're wearing a kind of clay, - a natural white clay.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- It dries on the face - like plaster of Paris...
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- ..which means that the boys - can't move their facial muscles.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Their faces are like masks.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- There is a reason - that the dancers are in the video.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- They're fossil dancers - and the song is called Fossil Scale.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- The album - is also called Fossil Scale.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- There are constant themes, maybe, - through the album.
0:08:22 > 0:08:28- There are a lot of metaphors - to do with the sea.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- That's mainly - because we moved to Caernarfon.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- We've lived there for two years - since the last record was released.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- The landscape, - what I saw every day, changed.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- I got quite obsessed...
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- ..with this idea - of emptiness and tranquillity.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- The thing is, the clay is scary.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56- You don't see their faces.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- You don't see emotion.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- That's what's striking in the video.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- A lack of emotion, - or too much emotion....
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- ..because of what you put into it - when you see the white clay faces.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- There is some empathy, but...
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- ..too much, yes...
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- They made me feel really uneasy.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- We go to Monnow Valley - after the break.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- And there's another song - from Ani Glass.
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0:09:45 > 0:09:48- At Monnow Valley today, - we celebrate 25 years...
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- ..since the founding of one - of Wales' most influential bands.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Let's find out who the band is - and who's doing the cover.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Gwil, meet Cpt Smith, - and Cpt Smith, meet Gwil.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00- Hello, boys.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01- Hello, boys.- - Hello.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- Is there anything - you'd like to see among the choices?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Anything by SFA.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09- I think.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- You'll find out soon enough.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19- Hey!
0:10:19 > 0:10:20- Hey!- - Oooh!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Next best thing.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28- Class!
0:10:28 > 0:10:29- What are the songs?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- What are the songs?- - Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gilydd.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Diamonds O Monte Carlo - and Pentref Wrth Y Mor.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- They come from your area, ish.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- They come from your area, ish.- - Pembrokeshire.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- You'll have to do a proper tribute.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43- Yes, not let them down.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - was formed in 1991...
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- ..by Euros Childs, - Rich James and John Lawrence.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- After signing with Ankst in 1992...
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- ..the band - went on to tour the world...
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- ..and release - such innovative albums...
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- ..as Bwyd Time, Barafundle - and Gorky 5, to name but a few.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- The band split in 2006, - but their varied catalogue...
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- ..still influences a generation - of contemporary artists.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20- First time you've heard it?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- First time you've heard it?- - Yes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- It's good though, isn't it?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- It's superb.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27- You've heard it before.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- You've heard it before.- - Yes, I have.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- You said that you wanted Gorky's.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- You said that you wanted Gorky's.- - Yes, I wanted that song.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Wow! We must have read your mind!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Are you going to go for that one?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- You can't not go for it, - after your dream last night.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- I'm not sure if my range is good...
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- ..for the Welsh part.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- But I'll try it.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Or you can do - your signature screaming.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34- Yes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Are you a fan of Gorky's anyway?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- I wouldn't call myself a fan.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- I like their stuff.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- It's not too familiar, - but I knew this song.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Many people in Wales...
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- ..count Gorky's or Super Furries - among their favourites.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- As someone who appreciates them - rather than being a big fan...
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- ..maybe it's easier - to take on a song like this.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02- Maybe.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- You needn't be too faithful - to the original.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07- Yes, exactly.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Ioan, you've had a bit of time now - to play with the song.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- It sounds very energetic.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Yes, it's quite manic in one part...
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- ..and really chilled in another.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- We've kind of emphasized everything - in the song.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- What's the plan with the song?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Will you be sharing the singing?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Who's singing what and so on?
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- Gwil and I thought that he'd do - the English and I'd do the Welsh.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- But we've swapped now - because of my vocal range.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- There'll be some shouting and stuff.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Yes, that'll suit Cpt Smith fine!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Cpt Smith are so similar...
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Cpt Smith are so similar...- - ..to the sound of that song.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- The sound of the song, - where they come from.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- The bilingual feeling.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- There are a lot of similarities - between the bands.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21- It's time to start recording.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22- It's time to start recording.- - Yes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- With that slow bit, - you played a little bit longer.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- Cool, OK. Again.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- You've been - in a recording studio before.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- How does working under pressure - like this compare?
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- I quite like it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- I think it feeds - the creative process...
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- ..because you have to create.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- You can't just sit back...
0:15:15 > 0:15:16- ..moaning.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17- You've got a job to do, in a way.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18- You've got a job to do, in a way.- - I like having a job.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20- Have a shout.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Yes. That's great.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29- Yes, Gwil!
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- There's no need to worry.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Are you running a pitch shifter - through the voice?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Yes, with the - "there's no need to worry" part.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Talking and doing that - at the same time.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45- Are you happy with it?
0:15:45 > 0:15:46- Are you happy with it?- - Yes.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- It usually takes the best part - of a day to record a song.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- It's a long day, - but you've flown through it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56- Do you feel that?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- I think it helped - that a couple of us...
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- ..sort of knew the song already.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- If we had to learn it from scratch, - it might have taken longer.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- We haven't changed it a lot - from the original.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Thank you. I'm looking forward - to hear the song.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- We've taught a Pembrokeshire band - about Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- It's just like School Of Rock!
0:19:51 > 0:19:52- That's all for tonight.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- We leave you - with Ani Glass and Geiriau.
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