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Datblygu (Welsh for "develop" or "developing") was an experimental Welsh rock group in the 1980s to mid-1990s, now regarded as a catalyst of the new wave of Welsh rock in the early '80s. The band was formed by vocalist David R. Edwards (died June 2021) and instrumentalist T. Wyn Davies in 1982, with instrumentalist Patricia Morgan joining in 1984. Edwards' lyrics were almost entirely in the Welsh language. After four cassette-only releases on Casetiau Neon, the band had their first vinyl release in 1987 on Anhrefn Records, with the "Hwgr-Grawth-Og" EP featuring just Edwards and Morgan, which was picked up by John Peel and led to a session being recorded for his BBC Radio 1 show (the first of five such sessions). The band's first album, Wyau (Eggs), was released in 1988, and was followed two years later with Pyst (Posts) on the Ofn label. … Datblygu have been cited as a major influence on the generation of Welsh bands that followed, including Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and Super Furry Animals (who covered Datblygu's "Y Teimlad" on their Mwng album). (Read more at Wikipedia.)
John Peel's Interview On Bandit (S4C Music TV Programme)
Peel talks about how he discovered Datblygu's music
After four cassette-only releases on Casetiau Neon, the band had their first vinyl release in 1987 on Anhrefn Records, with the "Hwgr-Grawth-Og" EP featuring just Edwards and Morgan, which was picked up by John Peel and led to a session being recorded for his BBC Radio 1 show (the first of five such sessions).
Peel also introduced the band on Channel 4's The Tube.
In an online tribute after the death of David R Edwards in June 2021, record label Angst recalled:
"A body of work that crossed cultures, languages and borders and also made John Peel one of their most loyal fans..."[1]
Slebog Bywydeg (Biology Slag) / Nid Chwiwgi Pwdin Gwaed (Not A Blood Pudding Pilferer) / Rhag Ofn i Chi Anghofio (In Case You Forget) / Popeth (Everything)
4. Recorded 1992-05-03. First broadcast 12 June 1992. Repeated
Hymne Europa 1992 (European Anthem 1992) / Dim Deddf Dim Eiddo (No Law No Property) / Rauschgiftsuchtige (Drug Addict) / Hablador (Chaterbox)
15 February 1987 (BFBS): Casserole Efeilliaid (7" EP - Hwgr Grawth Og) Recordiau Anhrefn ANHREFN 08 (JP: "Those of you who find my attempts to pronounce German names amusing will probably find my attempts to pronounce Welsh names even more so.")
18 February 1987: Casserole Efeilliaid (7" - Hwgr-Grawth-Og) Anhrefn
19 December 1992: Popeth In Cymraeg (Ankst) FF#29 (JP: "Particularly pleased to see this at number 29, because, somebody will write in and correct me, but I think I'm right in saying this is the first time a Welsh language record has ever made it into the Festive Fifty.")
07 February 1993 (BFBS): Bagiau Gareth (Gareth's Bags) (album - BBC Peel Sessions) Ankst (JP mentions that Datblygu are normally excellent but that they had done an absurdly indulgent session last year.)
