Editing Catatonia (band) (section)

===Formation (1992)===
The story that Catatonia were formed after [[Mark Roberts (singer)|Mark Roberts]] spotted [[Cerys Matthews]] [[busking]] in [[Cardiff]] in 1992 was an invention for the media in order to give the band a newsworthy biography. While the duo did go busking, they did not meet this way.{{sfn | Owens| 2000 | p=34}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Andy|title=Cool to be Cerys once more|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8059000/8059195.stm|publisher=BBC South East Wales|date=20 May 2009|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> Matthews had been a fan of Roberts' previous band [[Y Cyrff]].{{sfn | Owens| 2000 | p=35}} They began dating as well as writing songs together at the end of 1991.{{sfn | Owens| 2000 | p=41}}<ref name=goodlife/> For five years after this they remained in the relationship, many aspects of this being played out publicly in their lyrics.<ref name=goodlife>{{cite news| url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,958691,00.html | work=[[The Guardian]]| title=The Good Life|first=Siobhan|last=Grogan| date=19 May 2003|access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> They took the name of the band from Matthews' experience working in a mental health facility as well as the novel ''[[The Doors of Perception]]'' by [[Aldous Huxley]]. They believed it to mean a sense of extreme pleasure and sleep, and wrote the song "[[Sweet Catatonia]]", subsequently naming the band after the song. As Sweet Catatonia, Matthews and Roberts recorded a series of demos at the city centre youth project in Cardiff, nicknamed "Grassroots".{{sfn | Owens| 2000 | p=42}}

Roberts and Matthews routinely encountered [[Owen Powell]] during this time, who played guitar in the band Colour 45. Both bands entered a band competition to play at the [[Cardiff Bay]] Music Fiesta, and while Colour 45 came tenth and was given a place on the bill, Sweet Catatonia placed 45th. Roberts and Matthews hired a drummer, Stephen "Frog" Jenkins from the band U Thant, and continued to record bilingual [[Welsh language|Welsh]]/English tracks. The band began to play live, with Matthews and Roberts busking to support their income. They were spotted by the girlfriend of the lead singer of the band [[The Pooh Sticks]], who thought that Matthews would make a good female voice for the group. But after seeing Sweet Catatonia perform, the band members did not agree and so Matthews remained with Catatonia. Further recordings were made, with [[Guto Pryce]] joining the trio. This session included the track "Gyda Gwen" which attracted the attention of Rhys Mwyn at Crai Records.{{sfn | Owens| 2000 | pp=43–47}}