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Releasing singles on vinyl came to an end for the Sain label in 1988, and at the time nobody thought that the company would be releasing a new version of the song ‘Dwr’ (the famous song which launched the label back in 1969), by a rapper from Llanuwchllyn, on vinyl, nearly twenty years later.

The inspiration for the new version came from many diverse places and he recognises that a recent trip to South America was a good opportunity to share ideas and collaborate with rappers from different backgrounds. “Rappers, wherever they are, have always been sampling old music and creating fresh and different remixes. That’s why I thought of sampling Welsh pop music from the sixties. I’m not the first to do this, and I certainly won’t be the last. The standard of music from that time was excellent and there are amazing songs and it’s great that they are being rediscovered and introduced to a new audience through collections such as the Welsh Rarebeat by Finders Keepers and so on.” The main purpose of the trip was to follow in the footsteps of the poet from Rhyd-ddu, T.H. Parry Williams, when he travelled around Central and South America in 1925. He visited Cuba, Panama, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil and Ffilmiau’r Nant have recorded the whole experience in the form of a special programme which will be broadcasted on S4C early in the New Year.

However, the inspiration for the words of the song ‘Dwr Dau’ came from the area where he grew up, and the political, economic and environmental factors which are threatening it; “Whilst driving past Llyn Celyn recently, I thought, with climate change and so on, forecasts suggest that England will dry up and Wales will be getting more rain. And I wonder what the result of that will be? As industry will suffer, there will be more demand for water and possibly, if we’re not careful, the London/English Government and industry in general will insist that there will be a need to drown valleys to meet the need. Will Wales be under threat? That’s why I called the song Dwr Dau, combining new words to an old song. Water has always been a problem here in Wales in the past, but it is still relevant today. Will Water be the new oil of the future? That’s where I got the idea.”
The second track ‘Dyma’r Agenda’, is a cynical song which is about the fads of the new millennium – 24 hour news, myspace, facebook, organic food, mobile phones, dangerous chemicals and world-famous brand names; He said “We’ve all been enthralled, and there’s no hiding from the technological era and the advertising world”.

MC SAIZMUNDO’s interest in seventies music doesn’t end with ‘Dwr Dau’, as he has already started a new project – ‘y Docfeistr’. A project about a sinister legendary character from the sea that follows the spirit of past musicals such as Nia Ben Aur. Many contemporary artists such as Gruff Rhys, Mr Huw, Endaf Presli, Pwsi Meri Mew, MC Mabon and y Llongau have also contributed to the project.