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"Ges i ngeni ym Mangor, ges i magu mewn Sbensh, 'rioed 'di gweithio'n chwaral ond genai lechan yn y gwaed." Gai Toms - Born the same year as the Sex Pistols on the shores of the Menai Straits. Won many carnival trophies in the early 80’s doing Tarzan “Aaaa A A A Aaaaa A A A Aaaa!!†wails. Played football in the mud and the rain with the boys from Sbensh. At night heard his sisters Maffia Mr Huws vinyls through 2ft stone walls. Got a nylon strung Spanish guitar. Got into Heavy Metal, Funk Rock. Early 90’s formed Anweledig with Wees Wobyts and Miguel Jonz. Got into Indie, Funk, Acid Jazz, Prog Rock. Experimented a lot with heavy Dub, Reggae and Ska, formed Dub Dimension with ex-Mistecs members Phildo Jonz, and Kaz Banthamos. Anweledig changed style from melodic Indie to Funk Ska Rock. Discovered Meic Stevens , got hooked. Discovered the beauty of a folk song. Discovered the ability to write a decent song. Started solo project – Mim Twm Llai . Discovered Tom Waits, got hooked, glad to get over the Stevens addiction! Discovered that songs don’t have to be, songs!!?? They can be yesterday, now, tomorrow, love, politics, peace, war, an egg, a spoon, a fork, a knife, butter, hot butter, ice cream, rainbows, dance, sadness, laughter, winter, summer, autumn, spring, a clock with no spring, a walk in the junkyard, a character, a comic, a film an ice age! Still discovering new music and new ways to create. Still alive, living with his cariad Sara, somewhere in the hills of Snowdonia listening to Cavatina and chopping wood with an axe. Winner of 8 BBC Radio Cymru RAP Awards
Discography & Stuff
2008 - ....new albums out in summer, one Welsh language, one English!....
2007 - ....working on new material.....
2006 - Yr Eira Mawr 'The Big Snow' Crai Mim Twm Llai (Album)
Did theatre tour Crossection in November. The tour was a crossection and celebration of 3 albums with songs performed theatrically. As well as to hype the new album the tour was to reasearch new ways of performing in the Welsh language scene and to do something different.
Toured Euskal-Herria (Basque Country) with Estella in October.
Went to SXSW in Austin Texas to shoot a music video for S4C music programme Bandit. Song - Iesu Grist o Nefoedd yr adar (Yr Eira Mawr). Played impromptu gig in a a 6th Street Bar.
2005 - Straeon y Cymdogion 'Neighbourhood Tales' Crai Mim Twm Llai (Album)
Welsh tour to promote Straeon y Cymdogion.
2004 - Byw 'To Live' Rasal Anweledig (EP)
2002 - O'r Sbensh 'From Under The Stairs' Crai Mim Twm Llai (Album)
2001 - Gweld y Llun 'The Bigger Picture' (Album) + Lowe Alpine Crai Anweledig (EP)
Toured Breizh (Brittany)
2000 - Scratchy Crai Anweledig (EP. Collaboration with Zion Train)
1999 - Cae yn Nefyn 'A Field in Nefyn' Crai Anweledig (EP)
1998 - Sombreros yn y Glaw 'Sombreros in the Rain' Crai Anweledig (Album)
As well as the above he has contributed to many compilations, worked with various theatre and TV companies acting and composing, and composed for other artists.
