Hwyl Nofio
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Hwyl Nofio | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Experimental, industrial, avant-garde, drone |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | HWYL Fourier Transform |
| Members | Steve Parry |
| Past members | Trevor Stainsby Sandor Szabo Fredrik Soegaard Balazs Major Gorwel Owen, Mark Beazley |
Hwyl Nofio (from Welsh meaning ‘emotional swimmers’) is an experimental music group whose only permanent member is Steve Parry.[1] Steve Parry was (born 4 September 1958 in Pontypool, South Wales Valleys, UK
Band history
Formed in 1997, Hwyl Nofios’ approach touches on various diverse styles and genres, including, industrial music, drone, ambient and noise. [2] Hwyl Nofio is an evolving ensemble based around its originator Steve Parry, who previously had been a founding member of the Surrealist music group Neu Electrikk[3] and also worked with Matt Johnson of The The and Colin Potter of Nurse With Wound.[4] Hwyl Nofio referred to the approach as a marriage of dilemmas being resolved in another space whereby the music explores and exploits an on-going collision between harmony and disharmony. Hwyl Nofios’ influences include The Velvet Underground, Neu, Jimi Hendrix, John Cage and Harry Partch, The band has over the years has consisted of Steve Parry avant-garde guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with Trevor Stainsby (producer/engineer/guitar/keyboards), Sandor Szabo (guitars/processing), Fredrik Soegaard (fractal guitarist), Balazs Major (percussion), Mark Beazley (bass/effects) of instrumental ambient group Rothko (band) , and Gorwel Owen (banjo /processing).
Discography
- The Singers And Harp Players Are Dumb - (1999)[5]
- Hymnal - (2002)
- Anatomy of Distort - (2003)
- Hounded by Fury - (2006)[6]
- Christ Distort - EP
Compilation albums
- The Wire Tapper 15 (Various Artists)(Hwyl Nofio) track (Broken Again);CD )[7]
- Brave New Wales (Various Artists) (Fourier Transform, 2008;CD box set)
Unreleased, limited edition and promo-only albums
The following full-length albums have never seen commercial release. Despite their unavailability on disc, they are included in almost every official discography issued by the band.
- ”From Elevated Gangways Rivers Of Molten Metal Flow” (SELF, 2008);CD )
References
- ^ "Hwyl Nofio". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ "Hwyl Nofio". Scaruffi.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ Panciera, Mario (1976/79). 45 Revolutions, The Bible of Punk/Mod/Powerpop/New Wave/NWOBHM/Indie Singles(1976/79).Volume 1 UK/Ireland. Italy: Hurdy Gurdy Books. p. 446. ISBN 978-88-95592-00-8.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Mixing It/BBC Radio 3". BBC.co..uk. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ "The Singers And Harp Players Are Dumb". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Hwyl Nofio Garden of Earthly Delights". garden of earthly delights.com. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Wire Tapper". The Wire Magazine/Issue 268. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
External links
- [1] Hwyl Nofio Official Website