THE HUNT FOR MEANING
M C MABON
RHIF/CATNO ANKST CD098 / CD ALBUM
TRACKLISTING
GET IT OUT YO SYSTEM/GO ON GET IT OUT/ROUTE/THE BALLAD OF MC BARLEY CRUSHER/IAGO PRYDDERCH AND THE REJECTION OF IRONY AND WESTERN METAPHYSICS /SPIRIT LEVEL/JUICY LIVERS/ PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID/CILBOY EMCEES/FUCK U IF U THINK YOU'RE COOL/FIRE WITHIN/HUNT
INFO/ GWYBODAETH
THE HUNT FOR MEANING WAS CONCEIVED AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONCEPT ALBUM INVITED GUEST INCLUDE CARDIFF BAND ROCKET GOLD STAR AND THE U K CHINESE FESTIVAL ENSEMBLE AS WELL AS A HOST OF GUEST RAPPERS AND SINGERS WHO PROVIDE THE MANY DIFFERENT VOICES THAT ACCOMPANY M C MABON ON HIS JOURNEY . / DYMA AIL GASGLIAD M C MABON AR GYFER ANKSTMUSIK . Y TRO YMA MAE GRUFF MEREDITH WEDI CREU CASGLIAD ANHYGOEL SY'N CREU AWYRGYLCH HYNOD UNIGRYW . DYMA 'CONCEPT ALBUM' LLWYDDIANUS SY' WEDI CAEL CLOD ENFAWR AM GRYFDER Y CNAEUON A EGNI'R PERFFORMIADAU .
REVIEWS/ADOLYGIAD
M C MABON MASTERMIND GRUFF MEREDITH HAS FASHIONED AN UNDERGROUND HALF BROTHER TO SUPER FURRY ANIMALS 'RINGS AROUND THE WORLD - THIS RIOTOUS MUSICAL ODYSSEY REPRESENTS A TRIUMPH OF CHUTZPAH OVER BUDGETARY LIMITATION
MOJO
ENLISTING THE HELP OF HIS VARIOUS ACOLYTES IAGO MANAGES TO REJECT WESTERN METAPHYSICS(AND CENTRAL HEATING) , STEAL A DOG'S SOUL , SPAR WITH A RAP RELAY TEAM,JAM WITH THE UK CHINESE FESTIVAL ENSEMBLE , AND GET LAID! THIS SORT OF MADCAP ECLECTICISM HASN'T BEEN DONE THIS WELL SINCE THE BETA BAND'S FIRST EFFORTS.
BIG DADDY MAGAZINE
THE SHEER RIDICULOUSNESS OF THIS RECORD CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED .WHEN IT COMES TO GABBA-RAGGA-PUNK-DISCO-FLUTE-HOP WITH BARKING GOBLINS ON , IT LOOKS LIKE MC MABON JUST WROTE THE RULEBOOK'
NME
GWYCH YW'R UNIG AIR I DDISGRIFIO HI . A DWEUD Y GWIR MA'R HOLL RECORD YN WALLTGOF , HE SON AM FOD YN GLYFAR DROS BEN'
BBC CYMRU'R BYD/BBC RADIO CYMRU
THE HUNT FOR MEANING IS A WITTY AND HEDONISTIC CONCEPT ALBUM . THE RESULT IS AN ENGROSSING TRIP THROUGH LOTS OF DIFFERENT MUSICAL STYLES , UNDERPINNED BY RAW HIP-HOP AND PUNKY GUITARS.
THE INDEPENDENT
WACKY WELSH ODYSSEY . THE HUNT FOR MEANING IS A REAL GEM . ANKST MUSIK MAY WELL HAVE DISCOVERED ITS NEXT SUPERSTAR . THERE'S GUNFIRE,RAP,SPOKEN WORD,GRITTY GARAGE BAND,ROCK AND ROLL,SCRATCHING,BEAUTIFUL VOCALS AND BALLADS , BUT THIS IS NO NOVELTY RECORD . GO OUT AND BUY .
THE EVENING STANDARD ( ALBUM OF THE WEEK )
MC MABON HAS CREATE ANOTHER ALBUM OF INDEFINABLE AND FEARLESS PROPORTIONS EXPLORING ALL AREAS OF BLUES , ROCK,HIP-HOP,ELECTRONIC,PUNK,FOLK,AMBIENT AND EVEN CHINESE ENSEMBLE MUSIC .
THE WESTERN MAIL
THE HUNT FOR MEANING COULD WELL BECOME THE '3FT HIGH AND RISING'S' MUSHROOM MUNCHING WELSH COUSIN
THE DAILY POST
THE HUNT FOR MEANING IS A MUST LISTEN , THE WHOLE ALBUM IS AS COMPLETELY UNPUTDOWNABLE AS YOU WANT IT TO BE. IRRESISTIBLE , BONKERS. BRILLIANT
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MR BLAIDD ( ANKST CD 092) CD ALBUM
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