Fuzzy Logic - Super Furry Animals

Released on the 20th May 1996 ?Fuzzy Logic? is the debut album of the Welsh band Super Furry Animals (SFA). For those of you who not familiar with the band they consist of Gruff Rhys - Lead Singer/Guitar Huw Bunford - Guitar Guto Price - Bass Guitar Dafydd Ieuan - Drums Cian Ciaran - Keyboard/Electronics Before I move onto the album I will give you a little information on the band and their history. Originally formed in the early 1990?s SFA toured the north coast of France as a techno outfit. It wasn?t until 1995 that they started to play more guitar-based music and they finally signed to the famous Welsh indie band label Ankst. They ...

I have recently renewed my acquaintance with the Super Furry Animals following the release of their Greatest Hits collection. So as soon as I discovered just how much of their work I was familiar with I decided to obtain copies of the earlier albums. The first of those earlier releases was 1996’s Fuzzy Logic. The band’s debut album that started them down the road to musical success. Although many may argue at times it’s more like musical obscurity. They were signed up to the same label as Oasis by Alan McGee before recording this album. The band formed in 1993 following the split up of a couple of Cardiff’s underground techno and rock bands. The members of a ...

Fuzzy logic was one of the best albums to come out of 1996. Super furry animals burst out from nowhere to give us a very raw yet accomplished long player. Starting with 'God! show me magic', the band give an instant demonstration of what is to come with a crushing sound. The listener is then greeted with a number of tracks with a very melodic theme, with intelligent lyrics; almost perfect pop songs. Only almost perfect, as the tracks here display a seedy undercurrent, borne out in the lyrics to the best song on the album, 'marid man'. The album also has one of the best sleeve covers around, with a collage of pictures of the ...