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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Barafundle: Gorki's Zygotic Mynci - Miniature kingdoms of great music
17 Sep 2012
Format:Audio CD
There is a very strong folk scene in Wales, with its own very unique sound, cadences and rhythms. It isn't very well represented in British music, and as such those unique stylings are seldom heard. So three cheers for Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, who bring this wealth of musical heritage to a wider audience. By mixing Welsh folk roots with a rocky psychedelic sound they have produced some delightful, accessible music that is a pure joy to listen to. With lilting celtic cadences and a wide range of interesting instrumentation they weave musical pictures of a personal nature. I particularly like the jew's harp intro to Diamond Dew, and the almost mediaeval horns in Starmoonsun, probably the best track on the album for me. The Welsh language segments are musically so brilliant that they can be listened to with complete enjoyment by non-Welsh speakers. Indeed, these segments seem rather beautiful as Welsh seems to be a language designed for singing in rather than speaking.
This is a great album of accessible folk with a very modern indie influence mixed in. I loved it, and think it will appeal to a wide range of music lovers. Yes, it's a bit different at times and verges into `Prog Folk' territory, but it is restrained and shies away from the excesses usually associated with anything prog to provide an album of classic music. 5 stars.
This is a great album of accessible folk with a very modern indie influence mixed in. I loved it, and think it will appeal to a wide range of music lovers. Yes, it's a bit different at times and verges into `Prog Folk' territory, but it is restrained and shies away from the excesses usually associated with anything prog to provide an album of classic music. 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
The bands 3rd album & most consistant, this has to be considered their finest moment. Although classed as an "Indie" band (with Celtic influences), I cant think of anyone else who sounds exactly like this, it really is in its own weird little dream world. Much modern guitar music sounds despairingly similar.. but lo & behold, Euros Childs & his group seems to have found the key to a whole different world of melodies. Just when you think a song is going normaly a key change will suddenly make you sit up and gasp with delight. They just seem to have a different approach to tunes. the "Barafundle Bumbler" is a gem of a song, about a boy whos a peeping tom, and sets the stage for the bands strangely parochial approach. "Starmoonsun" & "Sometimes the father is the sun" are sublimely precious moments, rarely found in todays music. I cannot praise this album enough.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I can't believe I'm the first person to review this record. Quite simply, when I first played it, I cried, for the first time in years. The reason? I guess simply that Real Life can never be as beautiful as the music I was hearing... Of course, with Gorky's there are always a few tracks which are, for want of a better word, 'off beat', but it's amazing how few 'fillers' there are on this CD. If I had to pick one moment, it would have to be the bit in 'Patio Song' where Euros changes from English to Welsh - I don't understand the words, but it's the best expression of happiness in music I've ever heard. An astounding, joyful record.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
God bless the Gorky's
A complete and utter joy from start to finish.
If you like the Stereophonics...you don't like music and you won't like this.....if you like the Super Furries..... Read more
If you like the Stereophonics...you don't like music and you won't like this.....if you like the Super Furries..... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2005 by C. Whitworth
5.0 out of 5 stars
Patio Song Brilliant
Buy this for the patio song, keep listening to it for the others, which are damn good also.
Published on 15 July 2004 by Panda
5.0 out of 5 stars
There's no one else like GZM
When I got Barafundle I didn't know what the singles sounded like.Based on the name of the band,I decided to take a risk & found out what their sound was like. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
my descent into GZM madness
an absolute hidden gem. i can honestly say that this is in my all time top 5 albums, and at least two others in that top five will be gorky's albums. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
I wish I was welsh
this album wow !!!It is joy to the ears . It was the first gorkies album I bought and I instantly fell in love with their amazing medieval sounds. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2001 by ely@appleonline.co.uk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Welsh wizardry
Barafundle was Gorky's first major label release and saw a shift from their off-kilt psychedelia towards something (slightly) more commercially viable. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2000 by knowledeayton
5.0 out of 5 stars
their masterpiece
this bridges the gap between their early records for ANKST and their more accessible recent albums, and it is an absolute masterpiece. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
Six of the best
The first six tracks of the album are absolutely sublime, but it tails off a bit. Best track is Starmoonsun. Barafundle is the best thing I've heard in years. Read more
Published on 8 April 2000 by Mr P Cardin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Everyday....I thank the lord I'm Welsh!
Excellent CD, with some superb songs....Diamond Dew! Great song for a tube ride across a wet North London! Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2000 by sjevans@lehman.com
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