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And a bit more press...
US indie magazine Amplifier has a feature on SFA. There's an excerpt online. SFA are also featured in Harp. More articles on , Earshot online, Sign On San Diego, and Poplife. Some more blog reviews from the US tour on howwastheshow and brendoman. Love Kraft is on many best of 2005 lists, including Hecklerspray. See Press for many more links.
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Off to the Sun
We'd heard that Gruff and Guto were off to DJ somewhere in Mexico and Columbia...but we know nothing more. Except that it's cold and snowy here, and the North American tour is done. Thanks to the band, and thanks to all of you that wrote and called and said lovely things about superfurrylogic.com.
No Second Single
Word from friends that have spoken with the band is that there will be no second single from Love Kraft. Your Yank webmaster thought Frequency would have been a brilliant choice, but there you go.
Sad News
From a post to the Ochre Records discussion list, by Alan Holmes of Central Slate:
"Some very sad news I'm afraid ~ Oz Wright, better known by his stage name
Rheinallt H Rowlands was tragically killed just before Christmas. He was walking home after a gig by his old friend Euros Childs in Bangor in the early hours of December 23rd when he was hit by a drunken driver. As well as releasing three albums under his Rheinallt persona, he was also a member of The Serpents and guested on occasions with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci,
Ectogram and most recently, Faust. Having retired Rheinallt H Rowlands four years ago with a final gig at Ochre 7, Oz was currently working on a new musical project with his old collaborator Dewi Evans. He was a very popular and loved figure on the Welsh scene and will be greatly missed."
Boxing Day
Happy Boxing Day everyone! Your webmaster is beyond thrilled to report that two boxes showed up very unexpectedly, containing a surprise brand new computer ~ a gift from two most fantastically wonderful people. So look for more to come here in the coming months. Your ideas and suggestions for superfurrylogic.com are always welcome. Also look for that compilation album we hope to put together of Furry fans' bands. And some folks are floating the idea of a fan gathering to celebrate 10 years of Fuzzy Logic, possibly in Cardiff, perhaps around October. Joy, peace and love.
27 December : Radio Cymru
 On Tuesday, 27 December from 8:00PM GMT [3:00PM EST], Sesiwn Fach on Radio Cymru will feature highlights from this year's Gwyl Sesiwn Fawr, the three-day music festival held every July in Dolgellau. They write, "This year saw a remarkable performance from the Super Furry Animals that will feature prominently in the three-hour show."
Nadolig C2
Nos Fawrth Rhagfyr 27
8pm ~ 11pm: Uchafbwyntiau Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau
And...
Eyeball Kid loves Mark Mulcahy too...
MySpace Place
We've created a new MySpace listing for the website at www.myspace.com/oneeyedbear. We plan to use it to send out bulletins when there's major news here. So add us there! (This is a new listing separate from our personal listing some of you may have already added).
Replay from 18 December 2004 : Calendr Adfent
 Gruff visits a turkey farm on S4C's Calendr Adfent programme, 18 December [04]. From the Western Mail: "Super Furry Animals lead singer Gruff Rhys, will offer an alternative Christmas greeting with his song, Stwffiwch y Nadolig (Stuff Christmas), filmed at a turkey farm outside Cardiff. Bah-humbug!" Follow that twrci! [Right click and save it!] ~ thanks to Hooligan, Squirms, Huw
Get 'em Back to Texas
You can vote online for SFA, and any other bands you'd like, to appear at next years' Austin City Limits Festival. ~ thanks to Chad
Pressed Leaves
SFA talked to Harp Magazine and Sentimentalist. More press in the Providence Phoenix. Photos from the Toronto show are on on Dilvalicious, and Gwacamowa has photos from the Pacific Northwest.
Up in Boston, the show didn't get the best reception from the Daily Free Press or The Harvard Crimson. The NYC show also got a lackluster review on Pitchfork and another one from Daily Tarheel in North Carolina. Ouch. The show in Lawrence Kansas got a great review.
Bill Pearis interviewed Guto about his favorite foods in Sound Bites. He also wrote a Sound Bites review of the show. Information Leafblower has word from the tour, and photos from the hot tub backstage at Norva. Don't miss some more great photos from Coolfer and Dark Shapes Prowl. Prowl through many more photos by using Flickr clusters (er yeah...!)
Daf spoke to the University of Calgary Guantlet and Straight.com, Gruff to the Chicago Tribune and Twin Cities Pulse, and Bunf to The Daily Texan. The band also spoke with Canada's Chart Attack about turning down millions for a Coca-Cola ad. There's a good article with quotes from Gruff in LA Weekly and one in Digital City Washington.
Love Kraft is reviewed in the Houston Chronicle, Filter, Paste Magazine and Malaysia Star. See the article on tour opener Caribou in Soul Shine.
There's write ups in the Dallas Observer, Houston Chronicle and The Pitch from Kansas City. The Chicago show is mentioned in Daily Southtown. West Coast press includes the Portland Mercury, Portland Tribune, The Stanger from Seattle, Orange County Weekly, See our Press and press : reviews for nine years of Furry article links.
You can vote for Love Kraft in The Pop Factory Music Awards, held in Cardiff in December. The Brixton Academy has posted some photos from the show earlier this year. There's an article on Welsh music in the Western Mail and Reuters. A new movie from director Marc Evans, Dal:Yma/Nawr premieres on channel S4C, see icWales. And, Dan from Caribou is misidentified as Dick Manitoba, the musician that caused the name change in this SF Station listing.
Your webmaster is home from three east coast shows ~ NYC, DC and Philly ~ oh we wish there'd been more! ~ happy but whistful. Sorry for any funky formatting while we were away. {Get us a laptop, kids, and we could do this up right.} Always check the List and Cosmic Trigger for late-breaking news. Hellos to all the lovely people I met and saw again!
Boobytrap Christmas
From Boobytrap Records:
"Boobytrap love Christmas. More to the point, Boobytap love Christmas songs. So, we've compiled an album of Christmas themed songs, called Ho! Ho! Ho!. All the songs are in Welsh or instrumental, and feature a lot of very fine musicians. There's hip hop, mash up, acoustic, rock, electronic, dub, traditional and downbeat; you dont need sherry and mince pies to enjoy this album. A varied selection of xmas themed tunes, to be enjoyed for several Xmas's-s-s' to come, it will be available by emailing Boobytrap, or from the
www.sebon.co.uk shop, and from a selection of music shops across Wales, from the beginning of December."
iTunes US
 Much of SFA's back catalogue is now available on iTunes US. Song purchases through our link help support this website, so thank you very much (US downloads only).
Space Is The Place
SFA have a My Space place, thanks to their US label. Go to: www.myspace.com/superfurry. One guess what our name is there. And after you do, add us too. ~ 21 October
Put Yourself on Our Map
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194!
Your webmaster is pleased to announce that superfurrylogic.com came in 194 in the People's Choice Award of the Digital Music Awards 2005. We were ranked 229 and 243 in the prior two years. Thanks so much!
December Tour
Website friends Hopewell are touring with Mark Gardener (formerly of Ride) and Goldrush:
1 December : New York, NY ~ The Knitting Factory
2 December : Arlington, VA ~ IOTA
3 December : Philadelphia, PA ~ The Khyber
4 December : Boston, MA ~ The Paradise Lounge
6 December : Montreal QC (CA) ~ Main Hall
7 December : Toronto, ON (CA) ~ Lee's Palace
8 December : Detroit, MI ~ The Shelter
9 December : Chicago, IL ~ The Empty Bottle
8 December : Jakokoyak in Japan
To air on S4C on Thursday, 8 December:
"A special programme following Rhys Edwards aka Jakokoyak, on tour with the Super Furry Animals in Japan. Rhys visits the place he grew up andtakes a look at the popularity of the Welsh music scene among the young people of Japan.
Rhaglen arbennig yn dilyn Rhys Edwards akaJakokoyak ar daith gyda'r Super Furry Animals yn Japan. Bydd Rhys ynymweld �'r lle y'i magwyd ac yn bwrw golwg ar boblogrwydd enfawr y singerddorol Gymraeg ymysg pobol ifanc Japan."
Euros Childs
From Wichita Recordings:
"Euros Childs, frontman of much loved Welsh psych-folk pop quartet Gorky's Zygotic Mynci since his early teens, is set to release his first solo album Chops in February 2006.
Recorded at the legendary Anglesey studios of Gorwell Owen (GZM, Super Furry Animals etc), the album is now mastered and is set for release in February 2006. We love this record and know that you will too! Across the album's 14 tracks, Euros and his friends and family (including his sister Megan and one time GZM guitarist, John Laurence) span a wealth of styles, with Euros truly making each one his own.
"I didn't want it to be some heavy, introspective thing", says Childs, "That would have been a bit boring for me, let alone everyone else". Instead, enthused by the idea of making a whole record on his own, Euros decided to get "as close as I could to party music". The result, a deliciously meaty thirty-three minute feast called Chops, is anything but boring. In fact, from the terrifying Vangelis-meets-Black-Lace disco blowout of Donkey Island, to the exquisite closing eight minute techno/folk crossover landmark First Time I Saw You, this record packs more musical ideas into its compact running time than most people manage in their entire career.
The aforementioned Donkey Island will be released as a single 28 November. The inspiration behind the song? "I was on holiday once" Euros remembers, "I can't remember if it was in Turkey or Greece, but a bloke was selling trips to 'donkey island', and I envisaged someone being shipwrecked and having to adapt".
Following their debut live appearance at this year's Green Man Festival, Euros and his band play the following dates:
28 November : Betws y Coed ~ Glanaber Hotel (no number)
29 November : Cardiff ~ Buffalo Bar (029 20 224 905)
30 November : Aberystwyth ~ Cwps (07813 050145)
1 December : Manchester ~ Kings Arms (0161 832 1111) �6
2 December : Brighton ~ Freebutt (01273 325 440) �6
4 December : Nottingham ~ Maze at Cabaret (0115 958 8484) �6
5 December : Leeds ~ Mixing Tin (0113 245 5570) �6
6 December : London ~ 12 Bar (020 7240 2622) �7"
The Donkey Island single will be released on 7" with exclusive b-side Y Mwnci Drwg and digital download from Wichita Recordings and www.euroschilds.com. There's a podcast available on the Wichita website.
24 November : Acid Casuals Session
Bethan and Huw will air the John Peel Day set from Acid Casuals on Thursday, 24 November. Also see the website for photos from Bethan's trip to Japan. There's some sound clips from the single on Juno. For more on Acid Casuals, see Recordings : asides. ~ thanks to Gaz, Danger Mouse
23 November : Acid Casuals @ Planetarium
On 23 November, Acid Casuals will present the launch of their new single Bowl Me Over and preview of the new album Omni with a special audio visual event at the Planetarium at Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Tickets are very limited, and are 10 pounds from Capsule. For more information contact info@acidcasuals.com or contact (0)2920 382882. ~ 11 October
North American Tour ~ Twrci Time
1 November : Montreal, Canada ~ Club Soda ~ Ticketpro
2 November : Toronto, ONT ~ Phoenix Concert Theatre ~ Ticketmaster
5 November : New York, NY ~ Webster Hall ~ Ticketweb {doors at 7:00PM} ~ See Cosmic Trigger for meet-up plans
CANCELLED: 6 November : New York, NY ~ Webster Hall
Ticketweb wrote online ticket purchasers: "This event has been cancelled. All tickets are valid for entry to the Super Furry Animals show on Saturday, November 5th also at Webster Hall. Doors for that show open at 7pm. If you require a refund, please request it prior to Saturday, November 5th."
CANCELLED ~ 6 November: after-party with Super Furry DJs (& your webmaster) at Corner Billiards {21+} ~ This is officially off as an event, but some of us may go anyway. Your webmaster will try to spread word of Saturday and Sunday late night things at the show...
7 November : Boston, Massachusetts ~ The Roxy
8 November : Washington, DC ~ 9:30 Club
9 November : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ Theater of Living Arts
10 November : Norfolk, Virginia ~ The Norva ~ Ticketmaster ~ new
11 November : Chapel Hill, North Carolina ~ Cat's Cradle
12 November : Atlanta, Georgia ~ The Loft ~ Ticket Alternative
15 November : Houston, Texas ~ Meridian ~ Ticketmaster
16 November : Austin, Texas ~ La Zona Rosa
17 November : Dallas, Texas ~ Gypsy Tea Room ~ Front Gate Tickets
19 November : Lawrence, Kansas ~ The Granada
20 November : Chicago, Illinois ~ Metro ~ Ticketmaster
21 November : Minneapolis, Minnesota ~ Fine Line Cafe ~ Ticketmaster
24 November : Vancouver, British Columbia ~ Richard's on Richards
25 November : Seattle, WA ~ Neumos ~ Ticketswest
26 November : Portland, Oregon ~ Wonder Ballroom
28 November : San Francisco, California ~ The Fillmore
29 November : Hollywood, California ~ Avalon ~ Ticketmaster
30 November : Anaheim, California ~ House of Blues ~ Anaheim ~ Ticketmaster
1 December : San Diego, California ~ House of Blues ~ San Diego
Support for all dates is by Caribou (formerly known as Manitoba). On sale dates vary.
First word was: We have the first US tour dates. Figure there's many more to come, but there you go. Tell Mom you'll have to miss Thanksgiving.
Update: The full dates are announced.
Update: A new date in Virginia has been added.
Update: Pollstar were listing additonal dates, but be aware that there was some confusion as Caribou are headlining some additional dates alone one days off during the SFA tour. Check with the venues directly should you have any questions.
~ 4 September, ongoing, thanks to many
FurryVision
Face Culture spoke with Gruff Rhys in Amsterdam in September. The video interview and solo performance of Ohio Heat are streaming on their website. ~ thanks to Martin Kuiper
Incendiary Interview
Our friends at Incendiary Mag in The Netherlands have posted their interview with Guto. Many more to be found in our Press pages.
Photographs
Marg works her photographic magic on the Furries again with photos from the Manchester Academy show in September posted on Peripheral Ananomaly. ~ 9 October
26 September : Sounds Of Monsterism Island
For further news and tracklisting for Pete Fowler's compilation album, Sounds Of Monsterism Island, see PF : Pete Fowler . Art . Info
24 October : Bunf on Radio 2
On Radio 2 on 25 October at 9:00PM [4:00PM Eastern]:
"Charles Hazlewood is joined on his Somerset farm by Bunf from The Super Furry Animals, in the last episode of his eclectic series. Bunf brings along his dulcimer and together he and Charles share their love of classical music."
Update: This aired on 24 Sunday (we had the 25th). This is available on the website by clicking Listen Again. ~ thanks to Jim, Yummy
John Peel Day Launch
Listen to the John Peel Day Launch on BBC Radio 1. Photos from the John Peel Day Launch are posted on www.shesgotspies.co.uk, BBC Radio 1 and Message Oblique Speech.
Update: Radio 1 has posted SFA's full set on the John Peel Day website.
Update: A new website dedicated to Mr. Peel and his musical legacy, hosted by his family and friends, is launching on johnpeelmusic.com.
SFA vs. Beach Boys
SFA have been mashed with the Beach Boys in Caroline's Long Gone by Radio Clash. ~ thanks to Gaz
13 October ~ BBC Radio 2 Session
SFA are in session on BBC Radio 2 with Mark Radcliffe on Thursday, 13 October at 2230-0000 [4:30PM Eastern].
Update: Streaming audio is now up from the BBC 2 session.
Update: Steve Lamacq played SFA's 2004 session from Peel Acres on his show Monday evening, in advance of John Peel Day this week. Visit BBC Radio 1 to listen again.
~ thanks to Joanne
Photographs
Marg works her photographic magic on the Furries again with photos from the Manchester Academy show in September posted on Peripheral Ananomaly. ~ 9 October
US Love Kraft Site
US label Beggar's Banquet have launched their Love Kraft website. You can watch the Lazer Beam video there. If you use iTunes [US], please consider using our link, thanks. ~ 27 September, thanks to Beggar's Banquet
26 September : Sounds Of Monsterism Island
For further news and tracklisting for Pete Fowler's compilation album, Sounds Of Monsterism Island, see PF : Pete Fowler . Art . Info
Space Is The Place
SFA have a My Space place, thanks to their US label. Go to: www.myspace.com/superfurry. One guess what our name is there. And after you do, add us too. ~ 21 October
Bluebirds
Guto Pryce speaks to South Wales Echo about the Cardiff City Bluebirds. We have archival video of the debut of those SFA jerseys available in press : 99.
Japan
One of the Tokyo shows is reviewed on The Daily Yomiuri in SFA: Less fuzz more logic. Bethan Elfan of BBC Radio 1 and a crew from S4C Welsh television covered the tour, so expect some broadcast reports in the next few weeks.
Update: Bethan's report from Japan aired on Thursday, 10 November. Catch it again on BBC ~ Bethan and Huw.
"This week is a very special show ~ Beth's in Japan to find out why Welsh music has such a cult following out there. She'll be following the Super Furry Animals as they play Tokyo, catching up with new Welsh artist Jakokoyak as he returns to his childhood home to tour and going record shopping with rising Metal stars Trivium. She'll also be rooting out the best and strangest new Japanese music.
5 November : Pete Fowler @ Burn Your Books
BURN YOUR BOOKS BONFIRE NIGHT SPECIAL
Saturday 5 November 5th Night & Day Caf�, 26 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M1 1JN
Doors 11.30pm-3am
Featuring Fuzzy Warbles from DAVID HOLMES, CHRIS GEDDES (BELLE & SEBASTIAN). PETE FOWLER (MONSTERISM), ANDY VOTEL, DOM THOMAS.
And screening psychedelic excerpts from SHUJI TERAYAMA, WILLIAM KLEIN, VERA CHYTILOVA
Tickets are �6 and available over the counter from Night & Day, on the phone from Piccadilly Box Office (0161 832 1111) or on-line from Ticketline.
Tour Talk
Cian spoke to EDP24 and Norwich Evening News about Love Kraft and the September tour. Isle of Wight County Press has a photo from BESTIVAL and will have more soon. The Independent write:
"[...]Super Furry Animals were utterly dominant. Grounded in both dance and rock, the Welsh band's mix of pastoral whimsy and starry-eyed space-rock was a perfect finale. They have never sounded as warm as on their new album, Love Kraft, several numbers from which featured in a varied set that took in folk-pop, blazing guitar solos and, to finish, rampaging techno."
They loved the show in Norwich, see EDP24 again. Manchester Online has a good review. The Guardian Observer were not as pleased.
Holland-based Incediary Mag sent their review, as did
Treble. There's many more new US reviews arriving at press : reviews. www.shesgotspies.co.uk has ever more photos and live reviews.
Guto spoke to Liverpool Daily Post. Guy has a review of the Port Talbot show with GLC on Southern Down Records. And graciouslyimpatient.co.uk has an update.
Contest : NYC Guest List Magic
The lovely folks at Beggars Banquet US are offering up spots on the guest list for both nights at Webster Hall in New York City. To enter : send an email to: SFAList[AT]aol.com (different address from ourusual contact). Put either show date in the subject line, either Saturday, 5 November or Sunday, 6 November, as we will have two drawings. If you could attend either date, please send two separate entries. (If you win, it will be for a specific date ~ you will not be able to choose afterwards.) Make sure you put your first and last name in the message body. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, 26 October at midnight Eastern time. Winners will be randomly selected from all correct entries received. Beggars Banquet will write you back if you win and put you on the guest list with a plus one entry. (Please understand that we have no connection with this other than announcing this contest here. If there are any issues about admittance, you will need to contact the label directly.) Good luck!
Contest ~ US residents only
The lovely folks at Beggars Banquet US are offering up several copies of the promotional single for Lazer Beam. To enter ~ US residents only: send an email to: SFAList[AT]aol.com (different address from our usual contact). The deadline for entries is Monday, 24 October at midnight Eastern time. Winners will be randomly selected from all correct entries received. We'll write you back if you win, get your mailing address and send it to Beggars, as they are mailing out the CDs.
Update: We fixed the mail conrol problem that was blocking some of your emails. Please try to enter again and accept our apology!
Update 22 October: Apparently there were still problems with our email address. So let's just skip the trivia questions. If you wrote before, write again. If you haven't entered and you live in the States, just email SFAList[AT]aol.com now! No message needed. We'll draw numbers and let you know if you won. Good luck!
Update: Winners were notified by email on 25 October.
18-20 October : Japan
As announced on Smash Japan, SFA will play the following dates in Japan:
18 October : Liquid Room ~ Tokyo
19 October : Liquid Room ~ Tokyo
doors at 18:00, show at 19:00
6,000YEN (advance drink fee charged at door)
20 October : Shinsaibashi @ Club Quattro ~ Osaka
doors at 18:00, show at 19:00
6,000YEN (advance with 1 drink)
Request: If anyone might help some folks in Wales through the ticket ordering process, please get in touch. Diolch! Arigato! Update: We found someone to help...thanks so much everyone!
Update: Support comes from local Japanese bands and Welsh musician, Rhys Edwards, performing as Jakokoyak. See the feature in the Western Mail. ~ 19 August, 8 September, 15 October, thanks to Noriko
Number 9
SFA's Lazer Beam came in at #9 on Filter magazine's indie music chart for the week ending 1 October.
Keep the Cosmic Trigger Happy
The wildly popular SFA message board has a new, improved home on www.cosmictrigger.org.
17 October : John Peel ~ A Tribute
Set to be released on 17 October is a 2 CD compilation album, John Peel ~ A Tribute from Warner's. It will feature tracks from a wide range of musicians Peel loved, as gathered by his family, and will include SFA's Something For The Weekend. A portion of proceeds will go to charities the Salvation Army, East Anglia's Children's Hospices and The Kariandusi School Trust. Please consider ordering the album through our link, thank you.
John Peel Website
The BBC John Peel website is live, and not to be missed, including a page on SFA. ~ thanks to Gaz
13 October : Acid Casuals on John Peel Day
Acid Casuals will play a John Peel Day show at the Cardiff Barfly on 13 October. Look for a an album release from them soon. See Recordings : asides for various single and compilation releases. ~ thanks to Keith
12 October : Keeping It Peel ~ The John Peel Day Launch, London
Super Furry Animals are part of a special concert to be held the night before John Peel Day. BBC Radio 1 will hold the event at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on Wednesday, 12 October.
Artists on the bill include: New Order, The Fall, Laura Cantrell, Misty in Roots, Venetian Snares and
Jawbone, with more to be announced. Highlights will be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 the following day.
Tickets are �25 + booking fees (limit 4 per person), and are on sale Monday, 19 September at 9:30AM from the venue box office, by calling 0870 160 2516 or online at www.rfh.org.uk.
Venues across the UK and around the world will host special John Peel Day events on Thursday, 13 October. A website will launch on 8 October detailing the events and the life of John Peel. See photos from SFA's 2004 session in the BBC Radio 1 Gallery. Your webmaster will never forget the night John Peel mentioned her name during an earlier Furries session...
Update: NME spoke to SFA at soundcheck, just prior to the show.
28 September ~ Green Room Sessions
Super Furry Animals will play the FREE Green Room Sessions in Kilkenny, Ireland on 28 September. Admission is done by registration and random selection through the session website.
Update: This will be broadcast and streamed live on Tom Dunne's Pet Sounds on Today FM which is on 7-10PM GMT [2PM-5PM Eastern] and will include interviews.
Update: Additional highlights will be broadcast at a later date.
Update: Additional highlights will be broadcast on 10 October from 7-10PM [2PM-5PM Eastern].
~ 30 August, 8, 29 September, 9 October, thanks to Jems
29 September ~ Arizona Release Party
Website friends Hopewell will appear with Goldrush at the Panic Club! at Anderson's Fifth Estate in Scottsdale, Arizona. The evening is also an SFA Love Kraft release party. Hopewell continues on tour, with additional dates on the West Coast.
September : UK/Ireland
Tour dates for September are announced, with some tickets on sale Monday, 6 June.
14 September : Norwich UEA ~ UEA Ticket Bookings
15 September : Manchester Academy ~ Manchester Academy
16 September : Glasgow ~ Glasgow Barrowlands
17 September : Leeds University ~ Leeds Tickets
19 September : Reading Hexagon ~ Reading Arts ~ See Tickets ~ wegottickets.com
20 September : Birmingham ~ Academy ~ Ticketmaster ~ ticketweb.co.uk [cheaper]
21 September : Nottingham ~ Rock City ~ See Tickets ~ onsale
22 September : London ~ Brixton Academy ~ ticketweb.co.uk with Goldie Lookin' Chain
23 September : Liverpool University
24 September : Port Talbot Afan Lido ~ Way Ahead ~ with Goldie Lookin' Chain
26 September : Douglas Villa Marina ~ Isle of Man Guide
27 September : Dublin Olympia ~ www.ticketmaster.ie ~ or pay cash at St Stephens Green Shopping Centre Ticketmaster desk (30 euro, saving about 8 euro per ticket) or Sound Cellar on Nassau St, Dublin 2 thanks to Jems, Stephen
Tour support is from El Goodo [new link], with Goldie Lookin' Chain added at Brixton and Port Talbot.
Update 6 June: Some dates are on sale now, some go on sale Wednesday, 8 June. Check seetickets.com and ticketmaster.co.uk other ticket agents. {Your webmaster is in the States and is confounded by UK ticket sales every tour.}
~ 3, 5, 6 June, 19 July, thanks to Alan, ihrw, Stephen, browneye
24 September : BESTIVAL TV
A documentary on the BESTIVAL festival from the Isle of Wight airs on BBC Channel 4 on 24-25 September at midnight. We don't know if SFA will appear, but there you go. DVD-Rs always loving received by your webmaster.
GLC
Goldie Lookin' Chain will support/distract SFA at their Brixton Academy and Port Talbot shows.
Update: Acid Casuals (with Cian from SFA) have remixed Goldie Lookin' Chain's Your Missus Is A Nutter. It's available for a limited time from 7digital.com. This Is London is confounded by the pairing of SFA and GLC. An album from Acid Casuals is due out soon. ~ 2, 8 September, thanks to Joe
23 September : Liverpool DJ Set
Gigwise announce that SFA will be DJing at new Liverpool club night Indiecation at Le Bateau (62 Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 SAA
t: 01517096508). Doors open at 10:30PM and shut at 3:00AM sharp.
13 September : Love Kraft ~ North American album
See Recordings for details of Love Kraft. We have not see information about either an SACD or vinyl version. You may wish to order the UK versions. Remember, you can easily place an order through our amazon.co.uk links. The VAT charge is removed, which helps with the shipping. Our SACD came to about $20. Purchases through our links keep your webmaster motivated to bring you more...
Art Talk
Monsterist Pete Fowler is on BBC Radio 1 ~ Huw and Bethan in Wales on Thursday, 14 September at 7:30PM [2:30PM Eastern]. From their mailout:
"Welsh born, London based artist Pete Fowler will be joining Bethan & Huw in the studio this Thursday to talk about his new album, The Sounds Of Monsterism Island. As well as designing toys Pete's work has been synonymous with Super Furry Animals and recently he's been working with The Magic Numbers. This album he's compiled is volume one of psychedelic tunes from 1960's to the present day."
Evening Sequence
SFA will be featured on BBC6 Evening Sequence this week. Composer and author David Arnold is filling in for Tom Robinson this week. The show is broadcast and streamed online, Monday through Thursday, from 1900-2130 [2:00PM-4:30PM Eastern]. ~ thanks to LittleFurryBear
Xfm
Xfm is now streaming their recent SFA session and has direct links to three tracks.
25 August : BBC6
Love Kraft is BBC6 album of the day on 25 August.
24 August : One Click
Gruff Rhys joined Bethan Elfyn and Aled Hayden Jones on BBC Radio 1 ~ One Click. It was the first Welsh language broadcast to go out on Radio 1. You can listen to the stream on the website, while following along with English subtitles. ~ 24 August, thanks to Joe/BBC Wales
23-4 August : Radio 2
Super Furry Animals will be in session with Janice Long on BBC Radio 2 at midnight on Tuesday night, 23-24 August. The prgramme will be available for one week after in streaming audio.
Update: superfurrylogic.com got a mention. Diolch, Gruff! The replay is now up ~ click on Tuesday. And you can listen to a clip right here. ~ thanks to John, Gruff, Janice, Huw
19
Love Kraft charted at 19 in the UK. See BBC Radio 1 Album Chart. ~ 28 August
Dot Dash Dot
Doll has added photos and a review of the Maida Vale experience to www.shesgotspies.co.uk. There's an interview with Gruff and Bunf in the Independent. Hannah Jones spoke to the band for the Western Mail. There's a features on SFA in the Telegraph. They are streaming Lazer Beam (oo, and Richard Hawley) on arts.Telegraph. They also have a feature on Sain Records and the Welsh Rare Beat compilation, see Revolution, psychedelia and druids. There's a feature with Gruff Rhys on Welsh rock in the Observer Music Monthly on Sunday, 21 August. See our Press and press : reviews pages for more.
Print
SFA are featured in the Cymru edition of The Big Issue (August 8-14 2005, no.471). Celeste writes:
The interview is short but very funny and very interesting. In the article the band talk about the album, Live 8, and Keane! In fact the lead-in on the cover reads: 'On alien invasions, Cardiff sex shops and turning down millions from the world's biggest companies'.
Please buy the magazine from badged vendors only. ~ 8 August, thanks to Celeste
Katrina
Some of the many musicians that visit here may be interested in the charity compilation discussed on Tripwire. Proceeds from downloads and purchases from Joe Pernice during September will go to the Red Cross. Donations through New West Records to the American Red Cross will get you a thank you gift. If you can spare things, not cash, look into coffeecup.com. I went to New Orleans when I was 17, and had hoped to go in October. I carry that trip with me always...the jazz, the food, the people. Much love to our readers in the Gulf states and everywhere.
11 September : BESTIVAL
 Super Furry Animals will headline Sunday night of the BESTIVAL, to be held 9-11 September at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight. For tickets, ring the box office on 08700 667753 and see the website for further details on ferry packages.
Update: Line-ups have been announced.
Playlouder has a competition to win tickets to the festival. ~ 20 April, 20 July, 24 August, thanks to Alan/NME
10 September : Palace, Bridgwater, Somerset
The Furries will play an intimate warm-up gig at the Palace in Bridgwater, Somerset on 10 September. Tickets are �12 advance (plus fees) from See Tickets, Box Office Telephone ~ 0871 2200260 and from shops: Acorn Music (Yeovil), West Quay Records (Bridgwater) and Martian Records (Taunton).
Update: An additional 200 tickets were released. For futher information, contact advancepromo.co.uk.
Doors 7pm
Band onstage 8.30pm
18 August, 8 September, thanks to graciouslyimpatient.co.uk, Will Blake
3-4 September : UK TV
SFA are on Channel 4 on the night of 3-4 September, at 12:30PM, on Playstation Freedom Weekender. ~ thanks to Skelly, JoanneF
24 August : Love Kraft ~ Japanese Release
アーティスト：スーパー・ファーリー・アニマルズ ~ アルバム情報
発売元：ソニー・ミュージックジャパンインターナショナル / 発売日： 2005年7月27日 / 盤種： CDアルバム / レコードNo： EICP-546
Sony Music Japan : Super Furry Animals
Yahoo Music Japan
Update: This now seems to be 24 August. ~ 17 June, 13 July
28
Lazer Beam charted at 28 in the UK. For information on SFA's previous {underachieving} chart positions,
see Recordings : singles.
15 August : Lazer Beam
Speaking to Billy Sloan of the Sunday Mail, Gruff said of single Lazer Beam,
"It's a protest song ~ protesting about other protest songs. I got sick of people moaning about the state of the world. They don't give any answers ~ all they do is moan. Lazer Beam gives salvation. We've got a laser we plan to zap audiences with. It's got an 86 per cent success rate. It will make you feel great and remove all the ills of the world."
Update: The release date is now 15 August. ~ 16 May, 18 July, thanks to Squirms, Joe/BBC
Danger Mouse Mix
Sony write:
"DJ Danger Mouse delivered a top mix of Lazer Beam but sadly it was too late to make it onto the CD or 7" formats. So we're making it available as an exclusive digital download from
www.7digital.com/downloads/sfa/."
Sales of the 99p download count towards the single's chart position. [You can order this from outside the UK. We were billed US$1.97.] ~ 12 August, thanks to Melonie of superfurry.org
From Russia with Love
There's a Russian SFA website on Rock the World.
Trades
There's an active live show trading community amongst SFA fans. Do not pay for anything out there. Join the List and Cosmic Trigger and people will share CD-Rs and DVD-Rs.
28 August : DJ with Zabrinski
Super Furry DJ's will support Zabrinski at the Vibe Bar in London on 28 August. ~ 27 July, thanks to Matt and John
26 August ~ Gruff Rhys DJ
B-MUSIC presents
WELSH RARE BEAT LAUNCH PARTY MANCHESTER
Friday 26th August 2005, 8.00pm-1am (Late license)
Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester
ADMISSION FREE!!!
This Friday 26 August sees the Manchester launch of "WELSH RARE BEAT", starring B-Music residents Andy Votel, Dom Thomas plus extra special guest Gruff Rhys. Prepare to be bombarded by a rip-roaring soundtrack of Folk-Funk-Turkish-Psych-Tropicalia-Prog-Spacerock and a heavy dose of Welsh-Rare-Beat!!!
Listen Up
As we mentioned previously, you can listen to a stream of Love Kraft on Xfm's website. SFA will be in sesson on 22 August. ~ 16 August
Take a Ride
BBC Wales Music is now streaming the Lazer Beam video. {Oh for your webmaster to have broadband! Oh wait, we still don't have a computer. Anyone got an old one to donate to the cause?} ~ 9 August
Get It
You can order SFA's CD single Lazer Beam through our affiliate link with amazon.co.uk. If you're outside the UK, you can order directly. The savings on the VAT offset the shippping, so pick up a few things and help support superfurrylogic.com.
22 August : Love Kraft
The new SFA album, to be titled Love Kraft, will be out in August, preceded by a single in late July [now 22 August/8 August]. We're not sure if it's an homage to Love and Kraftwerk, H.P. Lovecraft, macaroni and cheese from a box, or the Lovecraft sex shop in Canton, Cardiff. There's an article with quotes from Gruff on NME.com.
Update: The story about the album title has been picked up by South Wales Echo as "Furries Sex Shop Mystery."
Update: The single Laser Beam will be released 8 August, with the album to follow on 22 August. The tracklisting, as posted on NME.com:
Love Kraft
Zoom!, Atomik Lust, The Horn, Ohio Heat, Walk You Home, Laser Beam, Frequency, Oi Frango,
Psyclone!, Back On A Roll, Cloudberries, Cabin Fever
Update: Sony has a SACD FAQ that will help those deciding on purchasing the SACD multi-channel dual disc.
~ 27 April, 4 May, 18 May, 11 June, 20 August, thanks to Ant
24 Awst : Clwb Ifor Bach
Llawr gwaelod / canol: POPSCENE ~ indie a'r cerddoriaeth orau newydd wedi ei gymysgu gyda ffync a disco a chaws! Hefyd cyfle I glywed album newydd y "Super Furry Animals" ~ LoveKraft.
9.30pm ~ �2.50 / �3.00 / �3.50
22 August : Xfm
SFA will play three songs and be interviewed for Ian Camfield's Music Response show on Xfm on 22 August from 19:00-20:30 [2:00PM-3:30PM Eastern]. The show will be streamed live, and we hope archived later. You can list to Love Kraft on the Listening Post, following registration. They're also streaming the Lazer Beam video in their Xfm Video Jukebox. They write:
We're flying through some kind of crazy underwater 'Tron' city, like the Super Furries' own version of 'The Matrix'. Gruff's face is everywhere as lights and streams and bubbles spiral around at migraine-inducing angles. Then the neon jellyfish show up and it all gets very weird.
15 August : Welsh Rare Beat
 Read details on the forthcoming Welsh Rare Beat compilation from Finders Keepers Records, and also listen to some MP3s on the label website. The album will be released on CD and gatefold vinyl on 15 August and is available on pre-order now. From their announcement:
"Andy Votel and Dom Thomas discovered Welsh music by mistake... Gruff Rhys has never been able to escape from it. After years of trying to fill Non-Welsh speaking dancefloors with the sound of slate-mine psychedelia we decided to join forces and compile a one-stop compendium of the best undiscovered psych, prog and folk to trickle out of this previously untapped barrel. Over the past 12 months we have collectively attempted to listen to every Welsh, rare record ever made 'Looking For The Perfect Cymru Beat' on your behalf... and thats why we've called it WELSH - RARE - BEAT.
Update: BBC Wales Music has a feature on the album and a competition to win copies (UK residents only). It's now available through our amazon link, as well as direct from the label. Your webmaster was impressed with Mr. Rhys' background essay. {Your webmaster remains obsessed with the Welsh Rarebit/Rabbit culinary history debate, but will now have some audio distraction.} ~ 10 June, 29 July
2 August : The Now Sound Redesigned
CMJ report that Light In The Attic Records will release a CD compilation of their previously vinyl-only Free Design remix series, entitled The Now Sound Redesigned. The series has brought renewed attention to the Sixtes group The Free Design and has featured remixes by SFA, Caribou, Kid Koala and others. Visit the label's website for sound clips, background and worldwide release dates.~ 6 June, 20 July
21 August : TOTP
SFA will be on Top Of the Pops on Sunday, 21 August, from 7:00pm-7:35pm on
BBC2 (VIDEO Plus+: 804711). Other performances will be by Ian Brown, Athlete, John Legend, and Girls Aloud. ~16, 18 August, thanks to Undle Deadly, Amy
20-21 August : SFA 4 V
 SFA are now confirmed to headline the Volvic stage at V2005, to be held 20-21 August at Hylands Park, Chelmsford on Saturday and Weston Park, Staffordshire on Sunday. Unfortunately, the festival is already sold out.
Update: NME report that festival/bus ticket combinations are available from National Express. ~ 24 May, 15 July, thanks to ihaterobbiewilliams
19-21 August : The Secret Garden
eFestivals say that SFA will play the Secret Garden festival in Cambridgshire, to be held 12-21 August. We have no confirmation at this time. According to them, tickets are around �50, and go on sale sometime in May.
Update: Xfm have confirmed that SFA will headline The Secret Garden festival.
Update: Full weekend passes with camping and parking are �75 and are available directly through the Secret Garden ticketing website.
Update: SFA play on the Friday night. A full, flashy website has launched on secretgardenparty.com ~ 29, 20 April, 10 May, 4 June thanks to Becca, Xfm
Words of Love Kraft
Jenny Jeanz aired Psyclone on her East Village Radio show. Listen to the 26 June playback.
amazon.co.uk is now taking pre-orders for Love Kraft. Orders through our links help support this website. You can order directly from the UK site from many places in the world. Shipping charges may be offset by a refund of the VAT [tax].
Bethan & Huw Radio 1 In Wales spoke with Gruff and had the first airing of album track Laser Beam on Thursday evening, 23 June. You can listen to show through their website, about an hour in.
We're posting the full Sony BMG press release for Love Kraft in Recordings, thanks to Joe of BBC Wales.
US music industry magazine Billboard notes the US release on XL Recordings/Beggars Group on 13 September. ~ 21, 23 June
11 August : SFA at Maida Vale
Bethan & Huw Radio 1 Wales write:
"Do you want to see Super Furry Animals perform tracks from their new album Love Kraft? To an exclusive audience of just you? We've got 8 pairs of tickets to give away on the show tonight [4 August] to see SFA play at BBC Maida Vale studios in London, next thursday (11th). There's only going to an audience of 20 and we'll even provide you with the transport there and back. You just have to turn up in Cardiff next thursday morning. [...] Pob luc!"
Update: Sessions will air across both the Bethan & Huw and Rob Da Bank shows on Thursday, 11 August, at 7:30-9:00PM (2:30PM-4:00PM Eastern) and 11:00PM-1:00AM (6:00PM-8:00PM Eastern). The shows should be up in streaming audio within a few days. ~ 4, 8 August, thanks to Gaz
14 August : Times Feature
There will be a feature on the Furries in the Times of London Culture magazine on 14 August.
Update: The article is now posted on Timesonline.co.uk.
Target Dog!
Despite avoiding all that selling out, Gruff has got himself on the soundtrack to a web commerical for US retailer, Target.com ~ see Film #3. And now, a word from our sponsors...~ 11 August
Missed
We heard that Gruff didn't make that DJ set in Manchester. As always, confirm things locally,
and....they might not happen as expected. We try to check all our info, but things change and go wrong.
Gaz has some photos from Bangor. Gruff played an additional show at a packed cafe in Bangor on that Saturday. ~ thanks to Disappointed Dinx, Gaz
Webbed
The newly designed official website superfurry.com has launched. Looks lovely [it's still loading...], but we'll carry on with what we do until whenever. Your webmaster wrote news on an earlier version, which is archived in our prior pages. US label website beggars.com has also been updated, with press release and photos. ~ 2 August, thanks to Casey, Fancielad
Pressed
Thanks again to all of you for visiting my humble website, crafted with love ~ over 1,000 visitors a day, 50,598 unique visitors since our launch two years ago. I'm overwhelmed with all your kind words and contributions. If it takes time to write back, or if I miss your message, please try again. I'm hoping to open up the site to be run by a group soon, as it is too much for one. ~ Karen
Fantastic Nights
The Holyhead Mail had a "fantastic night with the Furrys". {For our UK friends that get crushed in the front rows, consider little pub shows in America where we sit down during the slow ones.} The Daily Post spoke with Dafydd and Guto about their "labour of love." The Western Mail finds Welsh Rare Beat with Gruff Rhys, Andy Votel and Dominic Thomas. The Daily Pennsylvanian report the US release date as 23 October. We haven't confirmed that, and hope it's an error. Please.
Speaking to Wales on Sunday SFA reveal that while they are all working on various solo side projects, they will continue with the band. They note age disparity of their audience. Your webmaster notes it's always been wide, with List members ages ranging across over 40 years or more. It now appears that Love Kraft will also be released on SACD. We hope to add ordering information to that and vinyl copies soon.
Amy has posted photos from Gruff's Barbican show on nofixedidentity.
Touchy Typing
The Cosmic Trigger board is temporarily down, but should be back soon. The message board on the official website superfurry.com was but a blur to us and now is in invisible ink. [Update: Both are back now.] The List has been going for nearly nine years now with only 2 weeks holiday. If you've been subscribed but stopped getting messages, try to resubscribe or reset your bouncing email.
lovekraft.co.uk
The official album site, lovekraft.co.uk has gone live. It's on our drop-down quick links menu. Cheers to them for the link to us! As always, superfurrylogic.com is an independent project of our own creation, which features archives of the news we wrote for the official band website, superfurry.com [00-02]. We are not presently connected. ~ 12 August
From Tokyo
Peter Exton writes:
"Gruff played The Hub English pub in Shibuya last night. He treated an entusiastic crowd to three new songs from Love Kraft : Laser Beam, Zoom and Colonize the Moon. Playing on his 35th birthday, Gruff made use of an accoustic guitar, an old-skool casio key board and an 'electronic bag-pipe player'. He then treated the crowd to an impromptu 45 minute DJ set. He later confirmed that SFA will be visiting Japan in October, playing two gigs in Tokyo and one in Osaka. Gruff now has two hectic days of interviews before returning to Caerdydd to DJ at Clwb Ivor Bach. Pen blwd hapus Gruff!" ~ 21 July, thanks to Peter
Quick Work
Apey has photographs from Gruff's solo set at the Barbican. Guy has reviewed the festival in Bristol on Southern Down Records. NME spoke to Gruff and Bunf about the album and future tour plans. Shows in Asia are planned this autumn, including Taiwan and Hong Kong. No definite word yet on dates for those and North American and Europe, but their surely coming. Album track Zoom was reviewed by Pitchfork. {Your webmaster steadfastly waits to hear the album...}
Lights
NME reviews the T in the Park set and spoke with Gruff about the difficulty of the show in London. Photographs from Somerset House can be found on ilikegigs.net. Guy has reviewed the Barry gig on the fantastic Welsh bands website, Link2Wales and on Southern Down Records. Doll has added photos, set-lists and reviews from Somerset House and Barry to shesgotspies.co.uk. Xfm write of Oxegen Festival, "the Super Furry Animals arrived onstage in a golf-buggy wearing luminous anoraks. Mad as nine bags of badgers." The Guardian reviewer didn't enjoy the London show, but the Xfm review is glowing. And now Playlouder has a review. One of our favorite places has updated again, go visit graciouslyimpatient.co.uk. More lovely photographs are on Underexposed ~ this time, Gruff at the Barbican. Boobytrap confessess their confession. See our press : reviews page for links to reviews of Love Kraft ~ so many more are to come soon.
6 August : D:Percussion Festival, Manchester ~ Gruff Rhys DJ
We've heard that Gruff Rhys will be DJing with Andy Votel and Boy Lard at the free D:Percussion Festival in Manchester on Saturday, 6 August. Read additional details on BBC Manchester and Manchester Online. From the event's website:
"You are all welcome to come down from 12 ~ 11pm, but with 8 stages, 100+ artists, street performances, live street art, extreme sports, food, drink, and lots, lots more, and with Nine Black Alps playing at 3 and the Electric Souls Soundsystem at 2 you'd better get down early! This years' festival, will once again take over the Amphitheatre, arches, bars, fields, roman ruins and any other available space of Castlefield. From house to hip-hop, acoustic to drum n bass, rock to reggae, 2005's line-up will reflect the diversity of music in today's multi-culturally rich society. Serving up the best in up and coming new talent and a bevy of established musical beauties across 8 stages, this year promises to be the biggest yet."
Update: Gruff will appear on the B Music Stage, see details on D:Percussion Festival ~ artists".
Update: Stage times are:
2.15 ~ Gruff Rhys (SFA)
3.00 ~ Finders Keepers (Dom Thomas, Doug Shipton & Andy Votel)
"B-MUSIC PRESENTS 'BURN YOUR BOOKS' (D-PERCUSSION AFTERSHOW PARTY)
At Night & Day, Oldham Street, Manchester
11PM ~ 3AM. Admission �6.
PLAYING LIVE: John Renbourn-certified guitar polymath Rick Tomlinson showcases a
smidgen of his krautrock, folk, jazz, tropicalia and Welsh progressive
rock influences in the guise of VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS
Zygotic zitherist and two headed acidic folk outfit SAMANDTHEPLANTS
provide Faust-esque commune schlock.
PLUS DJs:
David Holmes,
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne), Andy Votel, Dom Thomas &Cherrystones.
View mini-site at www.b-music.co.uk/burnyour books
Update: Gruff was a no show, and instead played an additional show at the Eisteddfodd in Bangor on Saturday night.
~ 24 July, 6 August thanks to Jim K.
5 August : B-Percussion Warm Up Party ~ Manchester
B-PERCUSSION WARM UP PARTY Featuring B-Music residents Andy Votel & Dominic Thomas along with Cherrystones and Doug Shipton plus special guest Pete Fowler.
Friday August 5th 2005, 8pm-11pm
Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester
FREE ADMISSION!
We shall be preceding the following day of mayhem with a warm-up party at our regular B-Music haunt Cornerhouse, joined by some extra special guests.
3 August : Gruff Rhys at Eryri
National Eisteddfod
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have announced that Gruff Rhys will appear at Eryri National Eisteddfod on 3 August at Amser in Bangor. Also on the bill are Winabego and Fflur Dafydd A'r Barf. Admission is 9 pounds. See Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru.
Update: The BBC are recording the gig, and will air three songs Wednesday evening, 3 August, on Radio Cymru. There are plans for footage to air on a future TV broadcast. Welsh language organization, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, will release a CD of Eisteddfod performances, including Gruff Rhys. This is an additional release to the compilation album discussed herein. ~ 14 July, thanks to sgiv, Ow Mor
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