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Gorwel Owen

Gorwel Owen is credited on 292 releases across 96 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1983–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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292

Pressings credited

96

Albums

5

Decades active

52

In collections

Biography

Gorwel Owen is a Welsh producer and musician who has played a key role in the Welsh musical world since the early 1980s. His work was acknowledged through the Special Contribution Award from Y Selar magazine in 2025. As well as being a member of two influential bands in the 1980s/90s - Plant Bach Ofnus and Eirin Peryglus - he has worked with Datblygu, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, Euros Childs, Hwyl Nofio, Ffa Coffi Pawb, Gwenno Saunders, Steve Eaves, Melys, Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion, Ffandango, Llio Rhydderch and many others. He also co-writes, records and performs with his wife, the poet Fiona Owen; their third album Releasing Birds was released in 2015 via their label Yamoosh!. His work encompasses many styles of music, with a tendency towards the experimental, but also with strong connections to various traditions, including songs and historical ballads, free improvisation, composition and sound installation.

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Credited work

292 releases · 96 albums · active 1983–2025

  • Production · 227
  • Engineering · 177
  • Performance · 142
  • Other credits · 29
  • Mastering · 5

Studios: Stiwdio Ofn · Rockfield Studios · Parr Street Studios · Big Noise Recorders

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