Pang!

The new album from Gruff Rhys, ‘Pang!’ is a Welsh Language pop album with a couple of verses of Zulu and an English title. ‘Pang!’ developed unexpectedly over about 18 months. A solo album of songs by Gruff Rhys, produced and mixed by the South African electronic artist Muzi, is released by Rough Trade Records. Recorded in Cardiff, Wales, ‘Pang!’ was mixed by the producer Muzi in Johannesburg, South Africa. Drums by Welsh-American psychedelic warlord Kliph Scurlock, brass by Gavin Fitzjohn and flute and percussion by the engineer Kris Jenkins. Beats, bass and ahs by Muzi with Gruff on vocals and guitar. Gruff explains “‘Pang!’ Is a Welsh language song with an English title. It started life as a folk reel and soon expanded into a ‘list’ song, listing various reasons for pangs; hunger, regret, twitter, pain, bad design etc. Using the English word pang in a Welsh language track may appear weird but I suppose it’s like using the French word ‘Magazine’ in an English song. In that it’s slightly pretentious but completely acceptable.”

Tracks

1~1~Pang! (Muzi Remix)
1~2~Bae Bae Bae (Muzi Remix)
1~3~Digidigol (Muzi Remix)
1~4~Ara Deg (Ddaw'r Awen) [Muzi Remix]
1~5~Eli Haul (Muzi Remix)
1~6~Niwl O Anwiredd (Muzi Remix)
1~7~Taranau Mai (Muzi Remix)
1~8~Ôl Bys / Nodau Clust (Muzi Remix)
1~9~Annedd I'm Danedd (Muzi Remix)

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Gruff Rhys
Release Date: 13 September 2019
Genre: Alternative
Label: ROUGH TRADE
Distributor: Inertia Music