{"id":6702,"date":"2011-11-29T11:35:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T11:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=6702"},"modified":"2017-10-24T10:57:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T10:57:07","slug":"aliens-land-on-cardiff-music-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/aliens-land-on-cardiff-music-scene","title":{"rendered":"Aliens land on Cardiff music scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rockers Alien Square will play a free gig in Cardiff<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6778\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Music_8_Alien_Big_DW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6778\" title=\"Music_8_Alien_Big_DW\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Music_8_Alien_Big_DW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welsh-language quintet Alien Square is launching its debut EP this week (Photograph: Alien Square)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A local Welsh-language band is throwing a launch party for its debut EP this week in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Alien Square's Myspace page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/aliensquare\" target=\"_blank\">Alien Square<\/a>, a Welsh-language prog rock band from Cardiff, is launching its debut EP on Friday 2 December with a free gig at Buffalo Bar in the city centre. Welsh-language musician Gildas will support the band.<\/p>\n<p>Lead singer and guitarist Ceri Ambrose said: \u201cIt took six months to write and record a melodic acoustic EP and six minutes of rehearsals to rock it up!\u201d The EP, titled Yr Aer a&#8217;r Baw (The Air and Earth), contains four<br \/> Welsh-language tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The quintet will play another gig in Cardiff the following week at Nos Da hostel. See the band\u2019s <a title=\"Alien Square's Myspace page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/aliensquare\/shows\" target=\"_blank\">Myspace<\/a> for the full list of tour dates.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/alien-square\">Latest tracks by Alien Square<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockers Alien Square will play a free gig in Cardiff A local Welsh-language band is throwing a launch party for its debut EP this week in Cardiff. 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