ankst musik - radio crymi playlist volume 2

One band here that you might know already is Zabrinski, and their track ‘Feeding On Our Filth’ is an early highlight full of old school rave synths, friday night excitement, and brattish indie attitude. The spirit of anti-English mischief raises it’s head coutesy of Tystion, a hip hop group who’re thankfully more Public Enemy than Goldie Lookin Chain. They begin their track ‘Byw Ar Y Briwsion’ with an impression of the Queen talking to her minions: “This is the BBC broadcasting to the subjects of the British Empire!” before proceeding to call for a revolution. Or in their own words, “Revolution! The Real Solution!” Another highlight is the punk rock mayhem of ‘One Last Dream’ by The Stilletoes, which features singer Efa Thomas screeching “I may not have a job but I always get the job done!” She doesn’t add the phrase “motherfucker!” but she may as well. Elsewhere, legendary Welsh language band Datblygu are represented by ‘Y Teimlad’, which trainspotters will note Super Furry Animals covered on their Mwng album. It’s a a melancholy but hopeful pop song with a fresh sounding new wave atmosphere - and rumour has it we’ll be hearing some re-releases from this group later in the year. From dub-step raggae to blissed-out techno, there’s so much going on with this record that I’d have to write an essay to cover it all. But rest assured that even if you don’t speak the language of Crymi, this is an exotic and fun collection that’s representative of a truly special record label. Long may we feel the Ankst.