01 The Serpents - Map Of Itch

Gruff's Contribution: Bass Player

Artist: The Serpents
Track: Map Of Itch

Album: You Have Been Poisoned By...
Released: May 1999

Label: Ochre

'The Serpents' were a supergroup put together by the godfather of Welsh indie, Alan Holmes. The album featured many influential Welsh and Liverpool musicians. The full list of members is as follows:
Dave Battersby
Laurence Connett
Mike Cross
Kev Fox
Gabrielle Gane
Laurie Gane
Nicholas Gane
Catalina Guirado
Maeyc Hewitt
Alan Holmes
Gary Husband
Carys Jones
John Lawrence
Julie McGrail
Ann Mathews
Dafydd Morgan
Henry Priestman
Dafydd Rhys
Gruff Rhys
Rheinallt H Rowlands
Jon Savage
Will Sergeant
Paul Simpson
Zoe Skoulding
Alan Slin
Dickie Straker
Ant Walker
Mike Ward
David Wrench
Kevin Wright
Merlin Zol
3 Unknown Musicians

The album featured many tracks which seem to have been built around jams / improvisations, and there is also a cover of 'Dyn Gwiail' by Fflaps.

For many years, Gruff's actual contribution to this album was a mystery, but apparently he has confirmed that he plays bass on 'Map Of Itch'.

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• Rhys
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• Serpents
• Map
• Of
• Itch

[misshardyful]

John Lawrence on pedal steel, Gruff Rhys on bass, Henry Priestman on harmonium, ...and some field recording of the cast banging objects...great to hear again.