Super Furry Animals : S/D

You ever listen to the album, Jupiter 8? What'd you think? Dross, mediocre... a sleeper surprise?

Will they ever return?

Yes, but right now we have...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jBMAPx_Pdo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekSQ6ja1ZJc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG6Nj5Orl1w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0_8083brE

https://soundcloud.com/kdhx/sets/gruff-rhys-live-at-kdhx-8-12 (bunch of new songs for another documentary.

Hopefully none of this stuff keeps them occupied for too long... :\

New song by The Earth (Daf the drummer and Mark Roberts from Catatonia):

http://theearth.amazingtunes.com/tunes/162403

Sounds nothing like SFA--that's for sure.

Apparently we can expect a new Neon Neon record.

Oh yes.

Posted about it elsewhere...

http://vimeo.com/58047877

Asia Argento and Sabrina Salerno on vocals...Josh Klinghoffer & a couple of his cohorts backing Gruff & Boom Bip. Arguably more interesting concept than last time. No signs of hip hop this time. Could be a good one.

They're not "on vocals." They're doing backing vocals or duets or whatever. I think Cate Le Bon's on there again as well.

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/cianciaran?utm_campaign=project5086&utm_medium=activity&utm_source=facebook

If the last one was a so called ‘love songs’ album then I guess this is my protest album. It’s about shouting up, exercising your voice, being pissed off and urging people not to take any more shit. The elite continue to exploit, politicians continue to misrepresent whilst the media continue to manipulate and bankers, well we all know what rhymes with bankers! It’s time we face the consequences of our actions, we are all responsible.

I’ve teamed up with PledgeMusic to offer you a number of exclusive, rare goodies and VIP experiences. No matter what you’re pledge, you will automatically receive a download of the album plus exclusive content direct from me. I will post videos, MP3s, blogs and possibly even a sneak preview of the album, so you can watch my progress and be part of the story. No money will be debited from your bank account until I reach 100% of my target.

A percentage of the proceeds will also go to https://www.coolearth.org a charity that works with local communities to secure rainforests at risk of being destroyed within the next 18 months.

I hope you can join me. There’s strength in numbers!

In Solidarity.

Cian Ciarán.

Went for the triple vinyl

how have i never posted in this thread before? i must have posted in all the other SFA threads.

here is the thread i thought was going to be this one: Super Furriest album poll

New Gulp single: https://soundcloud.com/e-l-k-1/sets/play-ep/likes

http://i.imgur.com/fp0C3Zj.jpg

SFA or Incubus?

Song samples: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E4X4YV0?ie=UTF8&child=B00E4X52BG

WHOA! This actually rules!

I mean, when I found out that Cian was doing a louder, more guitar-based album, I really didn't have any idea that it was going to sound anything like '5c Cotton 40c Beef', so that's a huge, and VERY pleasant surprise.

'43,000,000' is like stoner rock, but done in a much, much less cartoonish way than SFA did it on 'Crazy Naked Girls'. I have a feeling I'm going to play the shit out of this record when it finally comes out. To say I'm preferring what I'm hearing here to Outside In is a huge understatement.

I think if anyone in the band will make SFA's sound vital again, it's Cian. He seems like he's at least pushing his own boundaries lately.

The thing that blows my mind about it (the first two tracks especially), is that Cian has given no prior indication that he has this sound in him (like, it was Bunf that was responsible for 'Crazy Naked Girls' etc.) - It's not the techno he does with the Acid Casuals and SFA, and it's not the lush orchestral ballad-type stuff he's been known for recently. It's a guitar based record from someone who isn't really noted in SFA for playing much guitar, and from what I've heard, he seems to be doing it a lot better than I ever thought he would.

From what I understand, he played all the instruments on the album as well. So if that's the case, he's a really good drummer as well!

He's already overshot his goal with over a month to go. I'm actually kind of shocked that many people know about who he is and care enough to pledge a significant amount of money. Maybe SFA should consider going this route when/if they release a new album. It's a pretty awesome way to interact with fans.

It'd be a great way of making enough cash to make a really mental record, too.

Am I crazy or is there always some kind of voice hidden deep within the bass on all of Cian's songs?

Yes. It's saying, "Gruuuuuuff suuuuuucks."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkngIDEk4Io

Just listen...

Start really hearing it around 2:10.

it's Cian's demonic twin

It's just a low octave voice that Cian uses to thicken his voice out.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1jismq/i_am_cian_ciaran_ama/

On his fav. SFA albums:

cianciaran [+19][S] 4 points 2 days ago (5|1)
mainstream ? hmm, not sure . lovekraft , or phantom power , or maybe fuzzylogic , could be radiator but then again I quite like mwng and rings too, the last one was good .....
what is this deep voice you speak of ?

No Guerrilla?? Love Kraft first to mind?? Scandalous.

Kind of a people-pleasing routine SFA tune, but still nice for a short single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep676o0zaaA

http://rocksucker.co.uk/2013/08/interview-cian-ciaran.html?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

He did this new one completely by himself, even the drums.

http://ampleplay.tumblr.com/post/47713427550/cian-ciaran-sleepless-nights-mpfree-a-free-mp3-when

Another one from an EP Ample Play is releasing soon.

The reviews are now coming in: http://rocksucker.co.uk/2013/08/review-cian-ciaran-they-are-nothing-without-us.html

Sounds positively delightful.

Oh man, they're really going for it with the Strangetown label. This definitely sounds like a Cian Ciaran production: https://soundcloud.com/strangetown-records/sets/baby-queens

One week left to pledge/release. He's at 236 pledges.

Cian's pledge ends tonight. You still have six hours left to get your pledge in if you want to listen to the album two weeks before it's released. MP3s go out tonight once it's over.

http://pledgemusic.com/projects/cianciaran

The Sewn Up EP: https://soundcloud.com/strangetown-records/sets/cian-ciaran-tanwu

Gulp vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_-qGJoYKs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs8Ow0nyn2U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqAxig1WtlI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bCCnazr204&feature=youtu.be

Hello. Welcome to Super Furry Animals...MINUS Gruff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S41DTo8PzmY

https://driftrecords.com/products/das-koolies-its-all-about-the-dolphins-12

been discussed for a while on the all-caps SFA thread. You gotta be swift to scoop the SFA goon cru

I believe it!

I like it a lot. The rest of the thread didn't seem to. :)

It could grow on both of us

The more I listen, the more I think Love Kraft is one of the best albums ever made

It pains me that this is not a commonly held view

For a very long time I thought of Love Kraft as my fave SFA album. But a couple of years ago, my then 2y old daughter had a phase where she wanted to listen to Phantom Power all the time - I realised I had never given it proper attention & after repeated plays I got to think of that one as probably their best (although there's a couple of tracks on there which annoy me, the strongest tracks - especially the final two - more than make up for those).

I really like the Koolies song too.

What makes Love Kraft stand out among the other albums? Genuinely curious. There are at least four tracks I really struggle with, but I do love a lot of it. I think the moments where they try to force that SFA “zany” pop sound really ruin whatever I think they were going for. Stuff like “Cabin Fever” is so musically and structurally impressive... the kind of song I play for people who never took SFA seriously.

i like the Koolies song ok but it's not interesting at all, if that makes sense.

It sort of sounds like all the things SFA are good at, but with none of that Gruff charm that’d send it over the edge perhaps?

Probably the only person in the world who holds this opinion, but 2019's The Earth album is prob. the best SFA side/solo/whatever thing that's come out in the 10 years since they took their hiatus. Dionne's got an incredible voice, and Daf's stoned, lazy backing Vox sound amazing paired with her singing. This is so outside the boundaries of what SFA fans want to listen to that I'm not surprised these albums haven't taken off (or maybe I have really bad taste).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7woDyNwATI

If we count the Baby Queens album, that gets my vote.

Oh, that's a really good one as well. I thought it had potential to break out past the SFA/Wales market, but it didn't appear to go anywhere.