{"id":41780,"date":"2020-03-06T13:17:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41780"},"modified":"2020-03-06T13:17:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:17:56","slug":"reflections-ani-glass-releases-album-inspired-by-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/06\/reflections-ani-glass-releases-album-inspired-by-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections: Ani Glass releases album inspired by Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>MIRORES<\/em> takes listeners on an acoustic tour of city<\/strong> landmarks<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>WITH her distinctly ethereal voice, an industrial synth-pop soundscape and a bubble-gum pink aesthetic, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recordiauneb.com\/ani-glass?fbclid=IwAR1FdG_M1Iz9PktThJckj7U4cchRcxKYVge-lV7tJmrvkgOdoJ90RgbZEno\">Ani Glass<\/a> is a stand-out of the Cardiff music scene. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Ani Glass - Mirores\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T63QS9enT-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Ani Glass - Mirores\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T63QS9enT-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption>The titular track from Ani Glass&#8217; self-produced debut album<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Singing in a mix of Welsh, Cornish and English, Ani Glass is the stage persona of 35-year-old Ani Saunders, who is releasing her debut self-produced album <em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7dn4099zYJEOIXZwDnPNR6\">MIRORES<\/a><\/em> today.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ani started out in an RnB girl band managed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omd.uk.com\/\">Andy McCluskey<\/a> of OMD, and founder of Atomic Kitten, before touring Europe and North America in The Pipettes with her sister. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>When she returned to Cardiff, she started\nan Indie band with her school friends, but moved towards making electronic\nmusic as a solo artist, finding it a more practical approach when working\nalone. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think at this point I\u2019ve had the chance to reflect on everything I\u2019d\ndone so far, and all the influences I have to bring into my own music,\u201d said Ani.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Ani-Glass-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Singer\/songwriter Ani Glass releases her debut album <em>MIRORES<\/em> today<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s taken me a few years to get to the stage of releasing an album,\nbut it\u2019s all about the journey of finding your musical voice and narrative in a\nway that reflects you and also the place around you in a cohesive way.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the time to allow the 1980s electronic influence to seep into my musical veins, and now I\u2019m letting it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ani lists <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Rushent\">Michael Rushent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jeanmicheljarre.com\/\">Jean-Michel Jarre<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/trevorhorn.com\/\">Trevor Horn<\/a>, Arthur Russell and Vangelis\u2019 Blade Runner soundtrack as influences.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like that dystopian, industrial sound, it\u2019s sparse in places when you\nhear it. So, there\u2019s lots of sounds of the city,\u201d\nshe said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went around recording people talking, bands playing, jazz bars,\nfootsteps. They\u2019re all in the background. Cardiff is literally in the album.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In fact, nine out of eleven songs on the album directly link to\nlocations in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ani describes <em>Peirianwaith Perffaith<\/em> (Perfect Machinery) as a song about a developing Wales, which corresponds to the Senedd: \u201cThe political climate in Wales is represented by that building.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-770x481.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-293x183.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1400x875.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-770x481.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-293x183.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Senedd_Welsh_parliament_Cardiff_Bay-1400x875.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Senedd in Cardiff Bay corresponds to the second track of the album<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf a machine is designed well, it can run, and I see that happening at\nthe Senedd. It gives us movement and progress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The middle song on the album, <em>IBT,<\/em> is a recording of her mother\u2019s choir, and links to the market on St Mary Street.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey sing every Saturday in town raising money for good causes, and\nthey\u2019ve been doing it for 40 years, so they\u2019re a part of the city, everyone\nknows them. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ani also incorporates her father, with <em>Cathedral in the Desert <\/em>linking to Eglwys Dewi Sant, the Welsh-language church he attends.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41824\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=41824\" class=\"wp-image-41824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41824\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=41824\" class=\"wp-image-41824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Cardiff-market-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Inside the market on St Mary Street which links to the track IBT<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41825\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=41825\" class=\"wp-image-41825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41825\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=41825\" class=\"wp-image-41825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Eglwys_Dewi_Sant_Caerdydd_01-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> Eglwys Dewi Sant inspires the track &#8216;Cathedral in the desert&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Then there\u2019s the titular track <em>Mirores<\/em> about Cardiff University\u2019s Glamorgan building.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I really started my journey of trying to understand\nCardiff in a different way, and it was a really inspiring place to be,\u201d said Ani.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI suppose the main thread running through the album is one of becoming\ninspired. I came home and looked at the place around me differently. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re all trying to reflect the world around us in order to\nunderstand it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>After studying fashion as an undergraduate in Liverpool, and then living\nin Brighton, Ani returned to Cardiff and is now studying for a PhD in Economical and\nRegional Development. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ani said: \u201cAs well as creatively\napproaching the city around me, I\u2019m also practically doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4348822892_f7dbfcd7af_b-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41829\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4348822892_f7dbfcd7af_b-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41829\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff University&#8217;s Glamorgan building, where Ani studies and finds inspiration<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you move away and come back to your hometown, you see how a place\nchanges, and the contrasts are much greater. I wanted to understand the changes\nthat are going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ani has even hinted at a listening party on one of Cardiff\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/city-sightseeing.com\/en\/88\/cardiff\">sightseeing tour buses<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow cool would it be if everyone plugged their headphones into the PA\nsystem and we toured around all the locations? I might ask everyone to wear\npink.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"cy\" dir=\"ltr\">Mae pob c\u00e2n ar yr albwm (ond un) yn cynrychioli man penodol yng Nghaerdydd felly nes i benderfynu creu map er mwyn dangos i chi \ud83c\udf38<br><br>Each song on the album (bar one) represents a specific location in Cardiff and so I decided to create a map to show you \ud83c\udf38 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1HOfxVGLAP\">pic.twitter.com\/1HOfxVGLAP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ani Glass (@Ani_Glass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ani_Glass\/status\/1232244219961581568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Many of the songs on the album correspond to Cardiff locations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It would be the perfect way to hear the album, as <em>MIRORES<\/em> is Ani\u2019s way of navigating those changes in\nCardiff, forcing the listener to look at the city with their ears and blending\nthe senses while doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The title is also a blend of Ani&#8217;s Cardiff and Cornish heritage: &#8220;mir\u00e1s&#8221; means &#8220;to look&#8221; in Cornish, while &#8220;mirores&#8221; means \u2018observer\u2019 in Welsh. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the end it was an obvious choice,\u201d said Ani. \u201cI did have other good\ntitles, but this album is all about my observations of Cardiff, and how much I\nlove to look around me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"351\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n.jpg 851w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-770x318.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-500x206.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-293x121.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n.jpg 851w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-770x318.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-500x206.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/89541911_1325738524277617_1427903315399671808_n-293x121.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> <em>MIRORES<\/em> documents Ani&#8217;s vision of the city<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ani was raised speaking Welsh and Cornish at home, and after studying at Welsh schools, she pursued lessons in Cornish: \u201cI wanted to better understand my Dad, and his love for the language. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cLinguistically, there\u2019s such a strong link because they\u2019re in the same\nband of Celtic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Welsh-speaking people hear Cornish, they do a double-take. They\nfeel like they should understand it, but then they don\u2019t quite. They might even\nget some of the words. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a Celtic nation we have an affinity with the other Celtic languages,\nbut the difference is that Cornwall has no funding for their language. It\u2019s\njust individuals speaking it for the love of it.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a Welsh-speaker, that was an interesting thing to recognise and\nreflect on. Although we have a long way to go, we are in a far better position\nthan Cornwall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>With such strong familial influences, <em>MIRORES <\/em>is clearly a deeply personal work, and one that\u2019s been years in the making. So how does Ani feel about releasing it?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FEATURED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41836\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FEATURED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41836\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Her debut album has a bubble-gum pink aesthetic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s liberating as well as scary. Now it\u2019s out of my hands and people\nwill make of it what they want,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s important is that I\u2019m happy with it. I listen without cringing,\nwhich can happen sometimes after I write a song.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut because I\u2019m happy with it, even if it was criticised, I could\naccept that and still defend my work and my decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ani will hear what people think as she tours around Wales, starting today at <a href=\"https:\/\/clwb.net\/cy\/events\/event\/ani-glass\/?fbclid=IwAR2KY2xStAndtu5_b8m44jcgPGv_QdWe8hudrB9PkepF2Ub8vHqDYfVOCrU\">Clwb Ifor Bach<\/a> and going to Bangor, Wrexham and Carmarthen.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re from Cardiff and you do a gig at Clwb Ifor Bach, you\u2019re like \u2018that\u2019s it, I\u2019ve made it\u2019,\u201d said Ani.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut we can\u2019t allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themooncardiff.com\/\">The Moon<\/a> to go anywhere because they do so much for the grassroots music community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The recent closures of venues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/01\/31\/see-you-in-gwdi-two-iconic-music-venue-plans-comeback\/\">Gwdih\u0175<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/01\/28\/supporters-fight-to-keep-10-feet-tall-thriving\/\">Ten Feet Tall<\/a> have angered many members of the music community in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Cafe-Cardiffian-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>The Gwdihw cafe on Guildford Crescent used to be a hotspot for new music in the city<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ani said: \u201cIt\u2019s difficult, especially when we\u2019re a music city, it\u2019s not\ngreat that this is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI always loved Gwdih\u0175 to find new musicians, and personally, I don\u2019t see the point of keeping\njust the fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy experiences aren\u2019t of the outside, they\u2019re of what happened inside:\nbeing really drunk in that corner, meeting someone attractive in that corner,\nseeing a gig in another. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt just means that sadly, all the memories we have of those walls get\ntaken down. But these venues closing doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t get new venues\nappearing. We\u2019ll find a new place to make some noise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>With positive reactions to previews, <em>MIRORES <\/em>is set to be a hit. Does this encourage Ani to make another album in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"351\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n.png 851w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-770x318.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-500x206.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-293x121.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n.png 851w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-770x318.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-500x206.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/76248201_1227287600789377_7085072506402373632_n-293x121.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> <em>MIRORES<\/em> is out today<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a creative husk now the album is finished. I\u2019ve got no more\ncreativity left in me. I\u2019ll have to spend some time building up my ideas again,\u201d\nshe said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got songs I\u2019m working on. I\u2019d definitely like to do it again, but\nI\u2019m excited to play gigs again now, and see what the audience likes and\ndislikes. It helps you build your vision of where to go next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ani Glass\u2019 debut album <\/strong><em><strong>MIRORES<\/strong><\/em><strong> is out today, available on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7dn4099zYJEOIXZwDnPNR6\"><strong>Spotify <\/strong><\/a><strong>and Apple Mus<\/strong>ic<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIRORES takes listeners on an acoustic tour of city landmarks WITH her distinctly ethereal voice, an industrial synth-pop soundscape and a bubble-gum pink aesthetic, Ani Glass is a stand-out of the Cardiff music scene. Singing in a mix of Welsh, Cornish and English, Ani Glass is the stage persona of 35-year-old Ani Saunders, who is releasing her debut self-produced album MIRORES today. Ani started out in an RnB girl band managed by Andy McCluskey of OMD, and founder of Atomic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":41803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,14,42,3,113],"tags":[23,1041,1042,160,1043],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-41780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-longer-reads","category-music","category-news","category-uncategorised","tag-cardiff","tag-ani-glass","tag-feature","tag-music-2","tag-musician"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Reflections: Ani Glass releases album inspired by Cardiff - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/06\/reflections-ani-glass-releases-album-inspired-by-cardiff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reflections: Ani Glass releases album inspired by Cardiff - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MIRORES takes listeners on an acoustic tour of city landmarks WITH her distinctly ethereal voice, an industrial synth-pop soundscape and a bubble-gum pink aesthetic, Ani Glass is a stand-out of the Cardiff music scene. 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