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PYW DALL – MACHER FANZINE
In December 1988 the first issue of the fanzine Macher was published, compiled by Dave Jones (born 9.6.65), who was soon to take on the ‘zine’s moniker as do all fanzine writers. Macher was the first English language fanzine to cover Welsh language music in an attempt to run alongside Anhrefn in bridging the gap between the two cultures. And to an extent Dave succeeded and ran the ‘zine for twelve issues (which is excellent for a fanzine), receiving reviews on both radio and TV. Being a newspaper journalist Dave was able to utilise the technology at hand to produce a well presented ‘zine, although ironically Neil Crud typed up the first issue!More
New Release – Burnt Body – Queimadura
Manchester’s Burnt Body, featuring members of the formidable Trench Foot and Leeched, have unleashed their debut EP/mini-album, “Queimadura,” and it’s precisely the kind of short, sharp, and utterly vicious shock to the system one would expect from such a pedigree. Out now on CD via Conwy’s Pyrrhic Defeat Records, and on cassette from Eggy Tapes, this eight-track offering (the title of which, fittingly, translates to “burn” in Portuguese) is a masterclass in pulverizing powerviolence and grindcore, liberally splattered with crust punk and sludge.More
BLOG: My time in Skinflick by Duncan Black
[Neil Crud] – I’m not sure if this was ever published, it was written somewhere around 2013. Sadly no longer with us, Duncan Black was a major contributor to the link2wales website, providing reams of information, helping edit articles and policing the then very spiky message board! What follows is a very entertaining and insightful look back at his time in and around Bangor’s industrial cyber-punk outfit, Skinflick.
CONTENTS:
Early days. Way back in the mists of time…
The Rise and fall of the Bangor music scene 1991-1997
Duncan Black joins Skinflick – 1998
Skinflick gets serious! – 2000-2001
‘The Legendary Breeding Ground gig’ and ‘What happened to Ellen?’ 2001
‘The Two Ton Loser CD’ (released by Zero Tolerance)
Good times, bad times 2002-2005
The first tour with the new line-up 2002
Matt Lucas mentions Skinflick on Telly! 2003?
Gareth Horne replaces Duncan Black on guitar 2003/2004?
The ‘Wave-Gotik-Treffen’ festival in Liepzig, Germany, 2004
Why I left the band
What’s it like to work with Justin?More
Profile – DR PHIBES & THE HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS
Dr Phibes & The House of Wax Equations – Liverpool based band in late 80s/ early 90s but had a Deeside singer, Howard King (gtr,voc) (ex In Line With Sphere, Abstract) who formed the band at college in Crewe with Lee Belsham (bass) (also The Expanding Men) and Keith York (drms). They rel a pile of stuff on their own 50 Seel Street label (the name was taken from the squat they were living in). Played Glastonbury & also The Bistro, the NME loved them, Radio One’s John Peel and Mark Radcliffe adored them.
Tragically Howard King’s mental health deteriorated and he was tried and convicted at Caernarfon Crown Court for murdering his mother at their Connah’s Quay home in Feb97.
Sadly Lee Belsham died of cancer (18.05.17) and Howard King died (01.10.24)
[By Pete Cashmore (orig published in The Guardian)]
This is a strange tale, about a strange band with a strange name who played strange music.
The post-Madchester years were an odd time to be a young indie fan, with many of the most popular bands being not just really pretty bad, but funny as well. Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Sultans of Ping FC, The Frank and Walters – you can guess what they sounded like without even hearing their music.More