Jarcrew

Formed in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, in 1999, this unclassifiable quintet played a pulsating mixture of electronica, punk and rock that attracted a cult following but proved too unpalatable for a wider audience. Formed by Kelson Matthias (vocals/keyboards), Rich Williams (guitar), Tom Clark (guitar), Rhodri Thomas (drums/vocals) and Ben Milner (bass/vocals), under the auspices of the Community Music Wales scheme, the band's debut single, ‘Squadron No. 9', was released in summer 2001 on the scheme's Complete Control Music label. A support slot with the Lostprophets he...