{"id":21645,"date":"2014-10-15T11:19:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T11:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=21645"},"modified":"2014-10-15T11:19:20","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T11:19:20","slug":"welsh-indie-star-takes-over-castle-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2014\/10\/15\/welsh-indie-star-takes-over-castle-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh indie star takes over tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s rumoured that the Third Marquess of Bute used a room in Cardiff Castle\u2019s clock tower to commune with the dead \u2013 and lately it would appear someone\u2019s been recreating these unholy scenes through a very loud sound system.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21648\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 468px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/Gorkys.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21648\" alt=\"Musicians Richard James and Robin Edwards in the Castle Clock Tower\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/Gorkys-468x312.jpeg\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21648\" alt=\"Musicians Richard James and Robin Edwards in the Castle Clock Tower\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/10\/Gorkys-468x312.jpeg\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Musicians Richard James and Robin Edwards in the Castle Clock Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s the work of Welsh musician Richard James, formerly of Gorky\u2019s Zygotic Mynci. His disorientating soundscapes, spliced with the impassioned speeches of Aneurin Bevan, have been erupting from the tower at 5pm daily. The installation, commissioned by Cardiff Contemporary, is entitled <i>In Place of Fear<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The work has provoked reaction. Twitter user Elin Gold had strong praise, \u201cCardiff Castle was making some crazy, awesome sounds this afternoon\u201d. Others were clearly caught off guard, \u201cWhat is this noise coming from #cardiffcastle?! 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