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Yes, I do bang on a bit. And given the parameters of this 'role' (is that too poncey a word?) an occasional lack of perspective is understandable, isn't it? There are probably football scout equivalents of me scattered throughout the country. Men (probably) who brave damp Sunday mornings to seek out rare sparks of talent on windswept, municipal football pitches.

OK, a rather romanticised self image. Point being, when you're looking for sparks sometimes it's easy to mistake the brightest ones for supernovae. How many next Ryan Giggs/Gareth Bales/Aaron Ramsays get discovered every week by enthusiastic, amateur coaches in padded anoraks? All 'cause a kid shows a bit of aptitude with both feet, or looks up rather than thundering on blindly like Forrest Gump every time they have the ball.

So objectivity is important. Not allowing the dizzying rush of potential to befuddle your judgement is vital. Because being measured might mean that when you pick up the phone to A*ex F**guson or Arse** Wenger and say: "put the drink down, Alec - this kid really is the business," they listen, a kid's life gets transformed, that spark of potential gets the opportunity to go supernova.

I wish I could be that measured. I do. I'll make it my April Resolution.

Bearing that in mind. are just about the best young band in Wales at the moment. They're Gareth Bale splintering the osteoporotic Milanese - but with guitars and fearless imaginations that mean they take the sum part of their hardcore influences and weave them into something new. Their noise is full of deft touches and there are no unnecessary step-overs.

Their greatest ability is the telepathic alchemy that exists between them. It's Dalglish/Rush levels of innate, intuitive understanding (praise comes no higher). Noise created in a state of grace.

You can find this out for yourself by investing in their latest vinyl release, a 10" on Art For Blind/Bombed Out and Time As A Color Records. It's released on Thursday at Undertone in Cardiff, and to coincide, this week's show features the vast seething session they recorded for us back in January. make your mind up whether it's worthy of a call to one of the Big Four. My mind - clearly - is already decided.

Alan Holmes comes in to perplex and delight us with some Alphane Moon and Ben Hayes brings in the finest psychedelic single ever.

And sounds from all over Wales will spread forth from your speakers, including debut plays for Landslide, David Neale, Rachel Lloyd, Y Bwgan, Hit Or Miss and Max Six.

Please send demos / new releases etc to themysterytour@gmail.com (download links or .mp3s).

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Adam Walton
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Wales
Canolfan y Diwydiannau Creadigol / The Centre for the Creative Industries
Prifysgol Glyndŵr / Glyndŵr University
Wrecsam / Wrexham
LL11 2AW

I'm off for a lie down. I've been up since 5am jogging circuits of the pitch in a luminous bib.

Have an excellent music-filled week,

Adam Walton

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