The multi-talented Richard James is currently working on his second album as a solo artist. The working title is We Went Riding and it’s scheduled for release in Autumn 2008.

In the meantime check out this repeat of his 3-track session for Freak Zone on BBC 6Music, originally broadcast last year when The Seven Sleepers Den album came out on My Kung Fu.

Tracklist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/freakzone/tracklisting_20080427.shtml

Listen again stream (session begins at roughly 2 hours 35 minutes, expires on Sun 4th May 2008)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/6music/aod.shtml?6music/6m_freak

Freak Zone, presented by Stuart Maconie, is among the best radio shows in the world for psych, folk, jazz and eclectic outer limits. And this being the BBC, there are no commercial breaks either.

“a rhythmically thrilling web of twisting motorik grooves” Clash Magazine

“(they) release their debut EP shortly, at which point fans of Battles and Tortoise can get their bone on” Rock Sound

Physical Education EP has the tracks:
This Odd Modern / Cookie Cool And The Candy Mob / Salad Ballad / A Future Animal / Panther Party

Pre-order: Amazon | HMV | Sebon

Cerys Matthews is on tour around Wales, performing new tunes from Awyren=Aeroplane, solo favourites and hits from her Catatonia days.

Check this picture from the Swansea gig courtesy of BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1203072479/html/1.stm

All the tour shows have sold out, but there are some tickets available for her headline show at Anglesey’s St David’s Day festival on Saturday 1st March. Buy tickets from Sebon.

Truckers Of Husk are responsible for the next My Kung Fu release.

It’s a 5-track entitled Physical Education EP, out on 17th March 2008 and includes the intricate melodic tune Salad Ballad and the rip-roaring Panther Party.

There’s still time to hear Hywel from the band appearing on Radio 1.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bethanelfyn/

Here’s some TV footage of Cerys Matthews, courtesy of the music TV show Bandit on S4C.

http://www.bandit247.com/perl/bandit247.pl?rm=av;a=92;vt=299

There’s an interview with Huw Stephens and two live performances of songs from her Awyren = Aeroplane album.

Cerys Matthews - Awyren = Aeroplane

out now on CD and download = allan nawr ar CD ac i’w lawr-lwytho

“like soft fruit and warm feather beds, unashamedly luxurious yet trembling with emotion” Plan B

“Gorgeously dreamy Spector pop hooks up with harmonicas, strings and dub… lovely” The Guardian

“Dyma CD mwya hyfryd a difyr Cerys hyd yn hyn - yn dywyll, yn brydferth; yn bob dim ‘da ni’n ddisgwyl gan Cerys Matthews a mwy” Lisa Gwilym, C2, BBC Radio Cymru

“Mellifluous and mysterious in equal parts” The Independent

You can get the CD from Amazon | HMV | Sebon | Spillers

You can get the download from Bleep | eMusic | iTunes | TuneTribe