Phantom Power (Deluxe 2023 Remaster) Super Furry Animals

• 1 Hello Sunshine (2023 Remaster) 03:34
• 2 Liberty Belle (2023 Remaster) 02:57
• 3 Golden Retriever (2023 Remaster) 02:27
• 4 Sex, War & Robots (2023 Remaster) 03:49
• 5 The Piccolo Snare (2023 Remaster) 06:44
• 6 Venus & Serena (2023 Remaster) 03:26
• 7 Father Father #1 (2023 Remaster) 01:54
• 8 Bleed Forever (2023 Remaster) 03:39
• 9 Out of Control (2023 Remaster) 02:43
• 10 Cityscape Skybaby (2023 Remaster) 04:34
• 11 Father Father #2 (2023 Remaster) 01:51
• 12 Valet Parking (2023 Remaster) 04:34
• 13 The Undefeated (2023 Remaster) 04:07
• 14 Slow Life (2023 Remaster) 07:01
• 15 Father Father #3 01:46
• 16 Summer Snow 02:29
• 17 Blue Fruit 04:42
• 18 Cowbird 05:42
• 19 Sanitizzzed 02:45
• 20 Motherfokker (feat. Goldie Lookin Chain) 05:44
• 21 Lost Control 04:44
• 22 The Man Don't Give a Fuck (Live From London's Hammersmith Apollo) 22:47
• 23 Father Father #1 (Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002) 01:53
• 24 Hello Sunshine (Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002) 03:53
• 25 Aluminum Illuminati (Retitled Aluminium Illuminati) [Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002] 02:23
• 26 Cabbages (Retitled Cityscape Skybaby) [Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002] 03:15
• 27 Golden Retriever (Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002) 02:25
• 28 Hummingbird (Retitled Cloudberries) [Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002] 04:23
• 29 Billy's Gone (Retitled Out Of Control) [Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002] 01:35
• 30 Head First (Retitled Paddling Pools) [Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002] 01:55
• 31 No Go (Retitled Summer Snow) [Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002] 02:19
• 32 Father Father #2 (Stiwdio Ofn Demo, Gwanwyn 2002) 01:49
• 33 Sex, War & Robots (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 03:26
• 34 Bluebird 1 (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 01:09
• 35 Bluebird 2 (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 00:48
• 36 Bluebird 3 (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 01:09
• 37 Bluebird 4 (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 00:48
• 38 Walk You Home (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 04:15
• 39 The Undefeated (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 02:59
• 40 Every Building Has Been Built (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 01:42
• 41 Blue Fruit (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 02:52
• 42 Valet Parking (AV Happenings Demo, Chwefror 2002) 00:34
• 43 Valet Parking (Rockfield Rough Mix, Mai 2002) 03:51
• 44 Out of Control (Rockfield Rough Mix, Mai 2002) 14:15
• 45 Paddling Pools (Rockfield Rough Mix, Mai 2002) 02:15
• 46 Miami Vice (AV Happenings Rough Mix, Hydref 2002) 07:34
• 47 Slow Life (Monnow Valley Rough Mix, Tachwedd 2002) 05:09
• Total Runtime 03:02:35

Info zu Phantom Power (Deluxe 2023 Remaster)

Super Furry Animals waren eine der ersten Post-Alternative-Bands, die eine Reihe unterschiedlicher Musikgenres – darunter Power Pop, Punk Rock, Techno und Progressive Rock – miteinander verschmolz und so einen schillernden, melodischen, respektlosen und bewusst künstlerischen Rock & Roll schuf. „Phantom Power“ wird von der Band produziert und bleibt deutlich unauffälliger als die vorherigen Werke der Band. Das Album ist größtenteils voller Pedal Steel, Akustikgitarren und Gesangsharmonien. Aber wenn Sie denken, dass die kreativen Kräfte nachgelassen haben, liegen Sie kaum falscher. Das Songwriting von Gruff Rhys geht auf „Phantom Power“ einen Schritt nach vorne, mit verspielten, auf Geschichten basierenden Texten über Schildkröten, Minger, Ninjas und Kohlköpfe, die im Kontrast zu Zeilen über Tod, Strahlung und Krieg stehen. Diese HiRes-Deluxe Reissue wurde von den Mixdown-Bändern wunderschön von Kurt Stern remastered.

"Wo ist nur der Haken, der den walisischen Super Furry Animals die Durchgangstür vom Underground zur großen, schillernden Pop-Welt verschließ? Drüben auf der Insel sind sie nicht unbedingt Stars, können aber auf eine beachtliche, fast 100.000-köpfige Fan-Schar verweisen. Bei uns in Deutschland kriechen sie mehr durch das Unterholz des Indie-Kosmos. Ob Phantom Power, das sechste Album der SFA, den Weg ins Licht weist? Zu wünschen wäre es den liebenswert-schrulligen Mitgliedern mit den so wunderbaren Namen Huw Bunford, Cian Ciaran, Dafydd Leuan, Guto Pryce und Sänger Gruff Rhys, denn das Quintett schüttet einmal mehr ein Füllhorn mit schrillen Gitarren-Popsongs aus.

Die Themen Krieg, Tod und Krankheiten werden in Songs verpackt, deren musikalischer Abwechslungsreichtum einen manchmal den roten Faden verlieren lässt. Überraschungen in Hülle und Fülle also, die sich teilweise auch semiakustischer Gitarren und Elektronik bedienen und dabei alle Konventionen über Bord werfen. Hemmungslos trauen sich SFA verrückte Dinge zu, belustigen sich, ohne zu albernen Spaßvögeln zu werden, und so klingen sämtliche Stücke stets verdreht, kauzig und mehr amerikanisch als britisch.

Trotzdem verfügen luftig arrangierte Tracks wie "Hello Sunshine" oder "Liberty Belle" über Hit-Potenzial. "Golden Retriever" ist eine Hommage an den Psychedelic-Sound der 70er-Jahre, "Sex, War And Robots" führt den Hörer zum Klang der US-Westcoast, durch "The Piccolo Snare" und "Venus And Serena" (ob da wohl die Tennis-Schwestern gemeint sind?) weht der Geist von Brian Wilson, bei "Out Of Control" trifft Rock auf die Kraut-Band Neu! und "The Undefeated" ist ein köstlich überdrehter Ska. Der Verdacht liegt nahe, dass Phantom Power in alle Richtung zerfranst, doch die SFA zurren die einzelnen Songs dank ihres eigenwilligen Stils zu einem Paket zusammen."

Gruff Rhys, Leadgesang, Rhythmusgitarre, Keyboards, Mundharmonika, Hintergrundgesang
Huw Bunford, Leadgitarre, Hintergrundgesang, Leadgesang bei "Sex, War & Robots"
Guto Pryce, Bass
Cian Ciaran, Keyboards, Gitarre, Hintergrundgesang
Dafydd Ieuan, Schlagzeug, Hintergrundgesang

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Super Furry Animals
were one of the first post-alternative bands, fusing together a number of disparate musical genres -- including power pop, punk rock, techno, and progressive rock -- creating a shimmering, melodic, irreverent, and willfully artsy rock & roll. As one of the leading bands of the mid-'90s Welsh movement, they were already tagged as outsiders by their tendency to sing entire songs in their native tongue, but their very approach was unique, full of both whimsy and left-wing political activism. What set them apart from their fellow Welsh bands were their infectious melodic sensibilities and their wildly irreverent attitude, which peers like Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, 60 Ft. Dolls, and Catatonia lacked.

Moog Droog Formed in Cardiff, Wales, in 1993, Super Furry Animals were comprised of Gruff Rhys (lead vocals, guitar), Huw "Bunf" Bunford (guitar, vocals), Guto Pryce (bass), Cian Ciárán (keyboards, electronics), and Dafydd Ieuan (drums). All five members had played in bands throughout their teens prior to forming the group, most notably Rhys, who had previously played in a jangle pop band named Emily that was briefly signed to Creation, as well as a Welsh noise rock band called Ffa Coffi Pawb. Following the dissolution of Ffa Coffi Pawb, Rhys played in a trio with Pryce and Ieuan, which eventually evolved into Super Furry Animals. Initially, the group was a techno outfit, yet they quickly evolved into a neo-psychedelic and progressive pop outfit. After two years or writing and touring, the band signed with the Cardiff-based independent label Ankst and released their debut EP, Lianfairpwllgywgyllgoger Chwymdrobwlltysiliogoygoyocynygofod (In Space), which was sung entirely in Welsh. It was followed within a few months by another EP, Moog Droog, which was also sung in Welsh. Both EPs were produced by Gorwel Owen.

Fuzzy Logic By the end of 1995, Super Furry Animals had gained a strong, cross-generational fan base in Wales while gathering a strong cult following in Britain, which led to a six-album record contract with Creation Records. Prior to signing with Creation, the band had decided to sing the majority of their songs in English, in order to reach a wider audience. Super Furry Animals and Owen produced the group's debut album, which was preceded by two singles in the spring of 1996 -- "Hometown Unicorn" and "God! Show Me Magic" -- which became moderate hits. Fuzzy Logic, the band's debut album, was released in the U.K. in June 1996 to uniformly excellent reviews and a place in the Top 40. Within a few months, SFA had become one of the hippest bands in British independent music, with several of the group's lyrical touchstones -- most notably the notorious Welsh dope smuggler Howard Marks, who appeared on the cover of Fuzzy Logic -- having become pop culture references. Super Furry Animals also became infamous during the summer of 1996 for attending all of the pop music festivals in a gigantic tank.

"Something 4 the Weekend" and "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" became hit singles in the summer and fall of 1996. The latter single was scheduled to have a B-side called "The Man Don't Give a Fuck," which was built on a sample of Steely Dan's "Showbiz Kids," but Donald Fagen refused to give the group permission to use the recording. By November, he relented and "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" was released as a limited-edition single in early December; it reached number 22 on the U.K. charts, and became the group's default set closer. Fuzzy Logic also placed in the Top Ten of many critics' year-end polls.

RadiatorSuper Furry Animals entered the studios in January 1997 to record their second album, Radiator, which was released in August 1997. Guerrilla followed two years later, and in mid-2000 the band resurfaced with Mwng. Cameos by John Cale and Paul McCartney were featured on the ambitious 2001 album Rings Around the World, while 2003's Phantom Power was a looser affair. The compilation Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1 and the new album Love Kraft were both released in 2005. The group signed with the Rough Trade label in 2006 and released the addictive pop album Hey Venus! in 2007. Two years later, the group released Dark Days/Light Years and then went on hiatus. Over the next five years, indvidual members pursued solo projects, finally returning to action in 2015 to play concerts promoting the reissue of Mwng. A biography called Rise of the Super Furry Animals saw publication by the end of the year. In 2016, they played several festival dates in the U.S., along with releasing "BING BONG," an anthem for Euro 2016.

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