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Catatonia
Catatonia were a popular music band from Wales who gained a national following in the United Kingdom in the mid-late 1990s. The band consisted of Cerys Matthews on vocals, Mark Roberts on guitar, Paul Jones on bass (both now members of Y Ffyrc, and former members of Sherbet Antlers and Y Cyrff), Owen Powell (who is a judge on 'Wawffactor' - akin to a Welsh X-factor) on guitar, and Aled Richards (who now drums for Amy Wadge) on drums. Roberts was the main songwriter. Initially the line up fluctuated, at various times including Clancy Pegg (later of Tystion) on keyboards and Dafydd Ieuan and Kris Jenkins (of Super Furry Animals) on drums and percussion, before settling down to the "classic" line up in 1995. Matthews and Roberts first met in Cardiff when she was busking, and they began writing songs together in 1992. For four years after this they were also in a relationship, many aspects of this being played out publicly in their lyrics . The couple came across the word catatonia, believing it to mean a sense of extreme pleasure and sleep, and the band was subsequently originally called 'Sweet Catatonia'. On discovering the real meaning of the word (i.e. a psychiatric symptom of certain mental disorders) they dropped the prefix 'sweet'. Catatonia deliberately tried to make their songs accessible to a broad audience, while at the same time not shying away from original, experimental, or even potentially abrasive sounds. The result was a mix of hooky pop and underground indie rock. Their songs are characterized by clever lyrics and Matthews's enticing, raspy vocals, which made her something of a sex symbol. Also prominent is her Welsh accent. The band, in its music, lyrics, and PR, were proudly, or at least happily, Welsh. The chorus of the (mostly Welsh) single International Velvet declares "Every day when I wake up, I thank the Lord I'm Welsh." This, they insisted, should not be taken too seriously, as they are more internationalists than nationalists (hence the name of their 1998 release, International Velvet). Catatonia, in fact, only ever released 5 Welsh tracks - International Velvet being the only one to appear on a UK album. The others appeared as B sides and on EP collections. After their rise to fame, it became clear that Matthews was not coping well with the increased pressure, suffering from anxiety and nervous exhaustion which resulted in the cancellation of several concert tours and a deterioration in the relationships between the band members. On September 21, 2001, after the release of a new album Paper Scissors Stone, the band officially split. Cerys Matthews went on to release her first solo album, "Cockahoop", in May 2003. Her second album "Never Said Goodbye" was released in August 2006. Catatonia Mp3 DownloadsDownload audio files (mp3 and wma) with Catatonia Songs using these download websites. The list will be updated perciodically.Catatonia RingtonesYou can get any Catatonia ringtone you like (realtone, polyphonic, mono tone, mp3 ringtone) using the next service:
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Moving story about how electroshock therapy, for a reason no doctor is exactly quite sure of, helps bring people back from catatonia. In addition, they all warned -- each and every journal article, white paper and scientific treatise -- that the one thing practitioners should never do is prescribe antipsychotic medications, such as Abilify and Geodon, because they will make the symptoms of autistic catatonia much worse. And it mi Spillers, founded in 1894, the world's oldest record store in Cardiff may have to close because of developers. Customers have included Catatonia and the Manic Street Preachers.
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