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Gruffydd Maredudd Bowen Rhys (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡrɨ̞fɨ̞ð maˈrɛdɨ̞ð ˈbowɛn ˈr̥ɨːs]; born 18 July 1970 in Haverfordwest) is a Welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author. He performs solo and with several bands, including Super Furry Animals who obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He formed the electro-pop outfit Neon Neon with Boom Bip. Their album Stainless Style was nominated for the 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize. He won the 2011 Welsh Music Prize for his album Hotel Shampoo. His latest solo album, American Interior, was released in May 2014, accompanied by a film, a book and a mobile app.
As a teenager in 1985, Gruff Rhys played drums for the North Wales band, Machlud, appearing at the Pesda Roc festival in Bethesda. After playing drums for the band Emily, Rhys found fame in Wales as the front man of Ffa Coffi Pawb. Translated, the name means 'everyone's coffee beans', though if said quickly in Welsh, it can sound like 'fuck off everyone' in English and Welsh combined.
UPDATE: I Love EU is available now - po.st/ILoveEUfb DIWEDDARAF: Mae I Love EU ar gael nawr - po.st/ILoveEUfb Register to vote: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote ***** My new song genuinely came to me in a daydream whilst I was trying to tune-in my faulty DAB radio. I heard a snippet of news about this badly timed referendum on staying/leaving the EU and suddenly it hit me hard how much I’d miss it if the UK, true to it’s tradition of recreational vandalism managed inexplicably to kick itself out of this sophisticated European nightclub. The club itself? Well it’s a very complex warren of a nightclub with many rooms playing very different songs. People rarely dance to the same tune but it’s the best night out. This song is basically just an attempt to make an emotional case for Mother...
Subscribe to this channel: http://bit.ly/subscribe2gruff 'Shark Ridden Waters' is taken from Gruff Rhys album 'Hotel Shampoo'. It features the genius French actor Roxane Mesquida and is a Godard inspired Mediterranean meditation by director Peter Gray, depicting a distracted man lost in a world of social networking. Click the link below to watch Hotel Shampoo being built: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZLUS7rnzFQ Follow Gruff Rhys online: Facebook: http://bit.ly/gr-fb Twitter: http://bit.ly/gr-tw Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/gr-sc Instagram: http://bit.ly/1nvKlRX Website: http://bit.ly/gr-ws
Subscribe to this channel: http://bit.ly/subscribe2gruff American Interior is the title track from the new album, film, book and app project by Gruff Rhys. The project is inspired by John Evans, an 18th century explorer who traveled to America in 1792 on a mission to find a Welsh-speaking Native American tribe. Read a blog post from Gruff about the song here: http://po.st/graivideoblog Video directed by Dylan Goch The album American Interior is out now! Buy: Deluxe box set, t-shirt bundles, cds and vinyl: http://po.st/GRAIstore iTunes: http://po.st/AIiTunes Follow Gruff Rhys online: Facebook: http://bit.ly/gr-fb Twitter: http://bit.ly/gr-tw Google+: http://bit.ly/gruff-googleplus Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/gr-sc Instagram: http://bit.ly/1nvKlRX Website: http://bit.ly/gr-ws
Welsh superstar and Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys discusses his latest single, Sensations in the Dark, and performs it live in our studio with the aid of an acoustic guitar, a Casio keyboard and a Velcro Horn. More on Gruff Rhys at http://www.guardian.co.uk/music
SIngle, taken from the album "Candylion". Both available on Rough Trade Records
Subscribe to this channel: http://bit.ly/subscribe2gruff 'Honey All Over' is taken from Gruff Rhys album 'Hotel Shampoo.' In the latest installment of director Peter Gray's Hotel Shampoo hallucinatory faux aspirational tele novela video series, Gruff Rhys plays a despotic honey manufacturer, who's fall into greed and decadence eventually leads to his dismissal as CEO of the Honey Cult board of directors. Gray takes aim at religion, cults, royalty and druids in one satirical video punch shot in Wales, London and the sickest recesses of his mind. Follow Gruff Rhys online: Facebook: http://bit.ly/gr-fb Twitter: http://bit.ly/gr-tw Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/gr-sc Instagram: http://bit.ly/1nvKlRX Website: http://bit.ly/gr-ws
http://clicktotweet.com/bYHAt ustwo & Gruff Rhys proudly presents the video for Whale Trail - Download the App: http://link.ustwo.co.uk/whaletrail The playful Whale Trail sees Gruff declaring, "this is a motivational song, let's all get along" and has been inspired by the accompanying iPhone and iPad game of the same name designed and developed by ustwo™. I'm on the whale trail, And I won't fail whale Just set sail With heavy tail to the bottom of the clouds And when I set sail I won't tell tales Without fail With abigail To the toppermost of the sky There ain't no riots in the sky Just a riot of colour That will last forever. 'I can see my house from here' Summer in the winter time Colours through the clouds Thunder through the atmosphere Tears run aground Summer in the wintertime ...
Channel 4 News correspondent Andy Davies on the North Wales coast, trying to interview Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. A particularly noisy sheep has other ideas. Watch our report about Gruff's new film, 'American Interior', on Channel 4 News this week or at channel4.com/news Subscribe to Channel 4 News: http://bit.ly/1sF6pOJ
Subscribe to this channel: http://bit.ly/subscribe2gruff 'Sensations In The Dark' is taken from Gruff Rhys album 'Hotel Shampoo'. Directed by Peter Gray, who also helmed 'Shark Ridden Waters', the video follows Gruff through the underbelly of Nashville, Tennessee. Gray introduces some insane psychoanalytical layers of interpretation (and a horse) to a song that had previously seemed so innocent. Follow Gruff Rhys online: Facebook: http://bit.ly/gr-fb Twitter: http://bit.ly/gr-tw Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/gr-sc Instagram: http://bit.ly/1nvKlRX Website: http://bit.ly/gr-ws
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Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals - Ohio Heat (live) FaceCulture spoke to Gruff Rhys of Welsh band Super Furry Animals in the NH Hotel in Amsterdam on September 1. We heard all about the past, present and future of Super Furry Animals and Gruff shed his light on each previous album! We discussed the new album Love Kraft in detail, the differeces with earlier records, songwriting, lyrics, Wales and lots more! Gruff even plays the song Ohio Heat! (01/09/2005)
Gruff Rhys plays live on Channel 4 television's CTRL programme broadcast Feb 18th 2011.
Gruff Rhys performs American Interior at BBC 6 Music Festival 2015. For more exclusive videos and photos go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e8qbj5
Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals joined by Cerys Matthews performing live at the Southbank Centre for 6 Music's 10th birthday © BBC 2012
Watch more video's at http://www.faceculture.com. Gruff Rhys, singer of the Welsh rock band Super Fury Animals, recently released his third solo album: Hotel Shampoo. During his visit to Amsterdam he played the song If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme) on an acoustic guitar for us.
Subscribe to this channel: http://bit.ly/subscribe2gruff Recorded live at the Turnstile offices, Iolo is taken from Gruff's new album American Interior. American Interior is an album, film, book and app project by Gruff Rhys. The project is inspired by John Evans, an 18th century explorer who traveled to America in 1792 on a mission to find a Welsh-speaking Native American tribe. The album American Interior is out now! Buy: Deluxe box set, t-shirt bundles, cds and vinyl: http://po.st/GRAIstore iTunes: http://po.st/AIiTunes Follow Gruff Rhys online: Facebook: http://bit.ly/gr-fb Twitter: http://bit.ly/gr-tw Google+: http://bit.ly/gruff-googleplus Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/gr-sc Instagram: http://bit.ly/1nvKlRX Website: http://bit.ly/gr-ws
Gruff Rhys performing Super Furry Animals' "Gathering Moss" live in support of Yo La Tengo at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London on October 20th, 2015. All rights reserved to the artist. No copyright infringement intended.
Sesión en vivo con Gruff Rhys desde el Distrital, para el cuarto episodio de Sticker Sonoro, programa que captura una parte de la escena musical en Mexico, Gruff Rhys interpreta en una sesion acústica en la ciudad de México la canción Hello Sunshine de su banda Super Furry Animals. Live sesion with Gruff Rhys at Distrital, for the fourth episode of Sticker Sonoro, The show that captures one part of the musical scene in Mexico. Gruff Rhys plays in an acoustic session at Mexico City, the song Hello Sunshine from Super Furry Animals. http://www.gruffrhys.com/ Photography Felipe Pérez-Burchard, Editing Jonathan Ostos Yaber.
Latest instalment from Sexy Mrs Fung and her personal music scene. Check out her blog at sexymrsfung.com and follow her on twitter - melodycool01 Lot o hwyl ar y stryd yng Nghaerdydd gyda Mel Fung (Mel Daley gynt) a chriw o gerddorion difyr, yn cynnwys Gruff Rhys.
FaceCulture spoke to Gruff Rhys of Welsh band Super Furry Animals in the NH Hotel in Amsterdam on September 1. We heard all about the past, present and future of Super Furry Animals and Gruff shed his light on each previous album! We discussed the new album Love Kraft in detail, the differences with earlier records, songwriting, lyrics, Wales and lots more! Gruff even plays the song Ohio Heat! (01/09/2005) More video's: http://www.FaceCulture.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_FaceCulture Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FaceCulture
Gruff with Y Niwl, headlining the main stage at Truck Festival in Steventon on 23rd July 2011
The quixotic journey of John Evans, his search for a lost tribe and how, fuelled by fantasy and (possibly) booze, he accidentally annexed a third of North America.
Gruff Rhys Skylon Brighton Music Hall Boston 14 June 2011 Y Niwl as Gruff's band - yes the full length plus more 22 minutes of it, my arm was a little shaky in teh last five minutes but its a long song - enjoy.
Gruff Rhys & Y Niwl live "Skylon" at Sub89, Reading October 11th 2011.
Griff Rhys Jones goes on a personal journey to explore his Father's secretive military past. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/Real_Stories_ Content licensed by Digital Rights Group (DRG). Any queries, please contact us at: realstories@littledotstudios.com
TKOM chats with Gruff Rhys about Mötley Crüe, wanting to learn Catalan and how he doesn't have a "classically good voice." Featuring "Sensations in the Dark" and "Gyrru Gyrru Gyrru" by Gruff Rhys www.thiskindofmusic.com
Interview with Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys on his second Neon Neon concept album Praxis Makes Perfect about the eventful life of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. Performed with the National Theatre Wales as an immersive gig at Village Underground in partnership with the Barbican. Produced by Dan Davies 23 with additional photos by Zoe Klinck.
Gruff being interviewed by Edith Bowman following SFA's triumphant and sunny set at Glastonbury 2007.
Gruff about The early days, sonic adventures, a conventional album More video's: http://www.FaceCulture.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_FaceCulture Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FaceCulture FaceCulture spoke to Gruff Rhys from the Super Furry Animals! He told about the early days of the band, Hey Venus!, a conventional album, recording in France, the history of Wales, the Welsh music scene, Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami, the Tokio acid scene, optimistic songs, exotic popmusic and lots more!! Gruff and Cian even play Runaway!! (29/08/2007)
Gruff Rhys about Being distracted, thread through the three records Watch more videos on http://www.faceculture.com . Video interview with the Welsh musician Gruff Rhys, also known from the Super Furry Animals. FaceCulture spoke to the singer and guitarist about his third solo record Hotel Shampoo, how he collected shampoo bottles for fifteen years, the song Sensations In The Dark, his glow-in-the-dark-keybord, and more. (11/03/2011)
Super Furry Animals guest on this week's episode of Records In My Life. We caught up with the band before their sold out show at the Imperial Lounge in Vancouver, Canada. 4/5ths of the band sat down to discuss some of their favorite albums from past and present. Super Furry Animals referenced the following albums in their interview: 1. Polygon Window - Surfing On Sine Waves 2. The Orb - The Orb's adventures beyond the ultraworld 3. Gwenno - Y Dydd Olaf 4. Ken Nordine - Colors 5. Dead Meadow - Indian Bones also suggested by Gruff was Erkin Koray - Elektronik Turkuler Records In My Life is produced and hosted by Charles Brownstein, Directed, edited and filmed by Mark Henning Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez Music Credit: This Super Furry Animals episode of Records In My Life featu...
Darn o raglen (Lola Da Musica) ar ganu pop Cymraeg gan gwmni o'r Iseldiroedd a ddarlledwyd yn 2002. Gruff Rhys o'r Super Furry Animals yn canu "Demons" a'r "Y Brawd Houdini" a Meic Stevens yn canu "Y Brawd Houdini a "Victor". Clip from a Dutch TV music programme (Lola Da Musica) broadcast in 2002, looking at Welsh pop music. Gruff Rhys performs "Demons" and "Y Brawd Houdini" and Meic Stevens "Y Brawd Houdini" and "Victor"
During the American leg of their Winter 2008 tour Synthesis.net met up with SFA singer/guitarist Gruff Rhys and asked the soft-spoken native Welshman about the necessity of his and his band's side-projects and how the Super Furry Animals operates within their chaotic cooperative. And if anyone out there speaks Welsh, a translation of Gruff's final statement would be just splendid. Thanks
Lighten up the dark avenues with golden glow worms,
Raindrops fill my eyes,
Tears falling, Puddles form.
And with a pocket full of Asprin,
I gather up my every day,
As the target for assassin disappears and blows away.
For you are the beacon in the darkness,
You shine, the shining light at night.
People in the way,
different times that we were playing,
Kept it all inside;
Growing like a big balloon.
As if we lived in different planets,
Of parallels that pull away,
And the breathing apparatus is out of date, and in decay.
Still, you are the Beacon in the darkness.
You shine the shining light at night
And you solve the mysteries of illusion
For you are the puzzle as complete.
Gather up the board games that we played when we were young,
With father, mother, brother, sister, daugter in the sun.
For you are the beacon in the darkness
You shine the shining light at night
And you solve the mysteries of illusion