Land of Bingo

Land of Bingo

Land of Bingo is a Welsh musical project formed by Haydon Hughes and Rhys Edwards, who meet while performing in a cowhouse at a music festival in rural Carmarthenshire. The name comes from a jumper worn by the character Ruth Anne Miller in the Alaska-set television series Northern Exposure. The pair grow up in close proximity in north Wales and later begin collaborating on music drawn from their solo work.

Members and other work

Haydon Hughes records as Y Pencadlys and Seindorff, and is associated with Welsh-language electronic music. Rhys Edwards also performs as Jakokoyak, a folktronic project that releases music in the UK and internationally and supports Super Furry Animals in Japan.

Style and themes

The project makes off-kilter pop built from bass-led electronica and looped vocals. Its songs include subjects such as Barry Fry’s sacking of managers and the National Library of Belarus in Minsk.

Recording and collaborators

In May 2010 the group enters the studio to record an EP. The recording includes bass from Guto Pryce of Super Furry Animals, drums from Arran Ahmun of Australian Pink Floyd, backing vocals from Gwenno of The Pipettes, and production by Kris Jenkins, who is often credited as Sir Doufus Styles. The EP is set to feature seven tracks, with remixes by international friends, and is due for release on coloured vinyl with a tour of the UK and Europe to follow.