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Central Belters
''Central Belters'' is a compilation album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 23 October 2015 by Rock Action Records. It is a career retrospective of the band's work to mark their 20th anniversary, and contains highlights from the band's career, non-album singles, and some rarities. The title refers to the Central Belt of Scotland, from where the group originated. The album reached number 40 on the UK Albums Chart and was met with critical acclaim. Critical reception ''Central Belters'' was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ..., which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogwai
Mogwai () are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and Martin Bulloch (drums). Mogwai typically compose lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects. The band were for several years signed to Glasgow label Chemikal Underground, and have been distributed by different labels such as Matador in the US and Play It Again Sam in the UK, but now use their own label Rock Action Records in the UK, and Temporary Residence Ltd. in North America. Mogwai's tenth album, ''As the Love Continues'', reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart on 26 February 2021. History Formation (1991–1995) Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison met in April 1991, and four years later formed Mogwai with old schoolfriend Martin Bulloch.Strong, Martin C. (2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PopMatters
''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet. History ''PopMatters'' was founded by Sarah Zupko, who had previously established the cultural studies academic resource site PopCultures. ''PopMatters'' launched in late 1999 as a sister site providing original essays, reviews and criticism of various media products. Over time, the site went from a weekly publication schedule to a five-day-a-week magazine format, expanding into regular reviews, features, and columns. In the fall of 2005, monthly readership exceeded one million. From 2006 onward, ''PopMatters'' produced several syndicated newspaper columns for McClatchy-Tribune News Service. By 2009 there were four different pop culture related col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Beast (album)
''Mr Beast'', released in 2006, is the fifth studio album by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai. Overview The album ''Mr Beast'' was released on 6 March 2006 in the UK and 7 March 2006 in the United States, in double LP vinyl format, a regular CD jewel case edition and limited deluxe edition package that comes with both the album on CD and a DVD documenting the recording process entitled ''The Recording of Mr Beast''. The album has been described by Creation Records head Alan McGee as referring to the influential 1991 album by My Bloody Valentine. Drummer Martin Bulloch describes it as The album's title stemmed from an incident where Barry Burns and Dominic Aitchison landed in Florida to start a tour with The Cure in 2005, when they saw a taxi driver standing outside the airport holding a sign that said "Mr. and Mrs. Beast" which, after a 10-hour flight, was "funnier than life itself". Artwork The cover artwork for ''Mr Beast'' is a painting by Amanda Church entitled "Milkba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auto Rock
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Mogwai Young Team
''Mogwai Young Team'' (also known as ''Young Team'') is the debut studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. Produced by Paul Savage and Andy Miller, the album was released on 21 October 1997 through the Chemikal Underground record label. ''Mogwai Young Team'' was re-released in May 2008 on Chemikal Underground, packaged as a remaster of the original album with a second disc containing rare tracks from the ''Young Team'' sessions and live recordings. Of the second disc, only "Young Face Gone Wrong" was previously unreleased; the following three tracks had earlier appeared on various compilation albums and other releases. Overview ''Mogwai Young Team'' was recorded in summer 1997 at MCM Studios (now known as Gargleblast Studios) in Hamilton, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage and Andy Miller. It is largely instrumental, with one notable exception (" R U Still in 2 It", which features vocals from Aidan Moffat of Arab Strap), although many songs feature recordings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogwai Fear Satan
"Mogwai Fear Satan" (sometimes referred to as "Fear Satan") is an instrumental by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai. It appears as the closing track for their 1997 debut studio album, ''Mogwai Young Team''. Overview "Mogwai Fear Satan" is a 16-minute instrumental, using basic rock instrumentation: guitars, bass, and drums, along with flute. The origin of the song title stems from bassist Dominic Aitchison’s, the only religious member of Mogwai, fear of the Satan, Devil, due to his Catholicism, Catholic upbringing. Musical composition "Mogwai Fear Satan" begins with a guitar melody riff consisting of three Guitar chord, chords by Stuart Braithwaite and John Cummings (musician), John Cummings, which is soon joined by bass played by Dominic Aitchison and a frantic drumbeat played by Martin Bulloch, which gradually fades in. The same guitar riff is repeated throughout the song, at times heavily distortion, distorted. During the quiet parts of the song, in the buildup to the explosion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
''Rock Action'' is the third studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann of Mercury Rev in New York.Beaujon, Andrew (2001)Mouth Almighty, ''SPIN'', June 2001, retrieved 2010-04-17 Overview ''Rock Action'' brought with it some changes to Mogwai's sound that they would continue to develop later, including the use of electronic instruments. While song structures on this album are typical of the band in most cases and respects, some of the contrasting dynamics have been toned down slightly and many of the songs focus more on texture than on structure. For the first time, Mogwai utilised synthesizers, expanding their timbral palette. The tone of ''Rock Action'' is somewhat less dark than previous works, but maintains Mogwai's cryptic cynicism. The single "Dial: Revenge" features Welsh vocals from Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals. Rhys has said of the song title: "I think (Mogwai) were into me writing in Welsh, because they're an instrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Action (album)
''Rock Action'' is the third studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann of Mercury Rev in New York.Beaujon, Andrew (2001)Mouth Almighty, '' SPIN'', June 2001, retrieved 2010-04-17 Overview ''Rock Action'' brought with it some changes to Mogwai's sound that they would continue to develop later, including the use of electronic instruments. While song structures on this album are typical of the band in most cases and respects, some of the contrasting dynamics have been toned down slightly and many of the songs focus more on texture than on structure. For the first time, Mogwai utilised synthesizers, expanding their timbral palette. The tone of ''Rock Action'' is somewhat less dark than previous works, but maintains Mogwai's cryptic cynicism. The single "Dial: Revenge" features Welsh vocals from Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals. Rhys has said of the song title: "I think (Mogwai) were into me writing in Welsh, because they're an instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EP (Mogwai EP)
''EP'' is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in various countries in 1999. Overview The EP features four tracks, "Stanley Kubrick" (recorded at Sub Station Studio in Cowdenbeath, Scotland and produced by Michael Brennan Jr., assisted by Kevin Lynch), "Christmas Song", "Burn Girl Prom Queen", and "Rage:Man" (all recorded at CaVa Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, and also produced by Michael Brennan Jr., assisted by Tony Doogan and Willie Deans). The US release of ''EP'' is titled ''EP+2'', due to the two bonus tracks, "Rollerball", and "Small Children in the Background", both from ''No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew)'', which was not released in the US. All four tracks on ''EP'' were later included on the 2000 compilation album, ''EP+6''. The cover of ''EP'' is similar to the cover of ''EP+6'', as they both feature the same image, a movie still entitled "Watertower" by Scottish photographer Neale Smith, of a Water tower in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Songs For Happy People
''Happy Songs for Happy People'' is the fourth studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. Overview ''Happy Songs for Happy People'' represents a further evolution of Mogwai's toned down, more electronic sound: all songs are based on electric guitars and live drums, but synthesizers are used frequently and often take the main stage on this album, with strings and piano also making the occasional appearance. Mogwai's usual vocalist Stuart Braithwaite does not sing on this album. Barry Burns ("Hunted by a Freak", "Killing All the Flies") and John Cummings ("Boring Machines Disturbs Sleep") accept vocal duties. Release The CD release of ''Happy Songs for Happy People'' contains a demo version of Cubase and the individual tracks for each instrument in "Hunted by a Freak" allowing remixing and reconstructing of the song. The pre-release MP3s of the album circulating on the net had a sample of ''Happy Tree Friends'' cartoon main theme mixed in at the end of the last track. A c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Steps (composition)
"Xmas Steps" or "Christmas Steps" is a song by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai. The original version of the song ("Xmas Steps") is the lead track from the 1998 EP ''No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew)'', and a slightly different version ("Christmas Steps") appears on the 1999 album ''Come On Die Young''. Overview "Xmas Steps" is an eleven-minute-long instrumental, in the key of C♯ minor. "Christmas Steps" is a rerecorded version which retains the basic structure and composition, but is shorter in length, performed significantly slower and features clearer dynamic contrast and better production value. The song is named after Christmas Steps, a road in Bristol, South West England. The song was featured on the 1999 compilation album, '' Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology'', incorrectly labelled as "Xmas Steps". Musical composition ("Xmas Steps") "Xmas Steps" begins with the same guitar melody as "Christmas Steps". This is repeated until (0: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come On Die Young
''Come On Die Young'' is the second studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The album was released on 29 March 1999 by Chemikal Underground. Overview Songs for ''Come On Die Young'' were written by the band members at home or together in the rehearsal room. Wanting a sparser sound, Mogwai drew influences from ''Seventeen Seconds'' by The Cure and ''Spiderland'' by Slint as well as Low, Nick Drake and The For Carnation. The songs "Christmas Steps" and "Ex-Cowboy" had been played live by the band during the tour for '' Mogwai Young Team''. The album was recorded in three weeks at Tarbox Road Studios in Cassadaga, New York with producer Dave Fridmann and was the first Mogwai recording to feature multi-instrumentalist Barry Burns. The original intended running time of the album was extended after Mogwai's record label, Chemikal Underground, persuaded them to include more of the songs they had recorded. ''Come On Die Young'' is somewhat different from the rest of Mogwai's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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