There doesn't seem to be a day that goes by without Welsh hip-hop artist, beatboxer, and producer Mr Phormula finishing a new track. This month proved to be no different for Ed Holden, aka Mr Phormula - a familiar face to many on North Wales’ music scene. This prolific artist regularly features on Radio 1 Wales and recently flew out to Los Angeles, courtesy of S4C, to record two new tracks for Y Diwygiad’s debut album with legendary producer Daedelus.

It's not an overstatement to say that Mr Phormula’s influence is helping to define a whole new generation of Welsh hip-hop, particularly when you consider this relatively limited genre, and then look at the hugely successful bands that this artist is involved with, including Genod Droog, Y Diwygiad and Speculum, to name a few.

Ed’s recently been holed up in his new studio just outside Penrhyndaedreath, North-West Wales, to work on some solo projects. These latest tracks, An Ocean Of Music and Voicebox Wizadry are built by Ed using just his mouth, a laptop and loopstation. You really need to experience a live performance to appreciate the sheer skill involved, but in the meantime Ed’s sent these tracks over for us to listen to…

Check out Mr Phormula's myspace page or drop by our events page to hear him perform live at the midwinter Absurd gig from December '08.