Mogwai
Biography
The cosmic post-rock band Mogwai was formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1996 by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist Dominic Aitchison, and drummer Martin Bulloch, longtime friends with the goal of creating "serious guitar music." Toward that end they added another guitarist, John Cummings, before debuting in March 1996 with the single "Tuner," a rarity in the Mogwai discography for its prominent vocals; the follow-up, a split single with Dweeb titled "Angels vs. Aliens," landed in the Top Ten on the British indie charts. Following appearances on a series of compilations, Mogwai returned later in the year with the 7" "Summer"; after another early 1997 single, "New Paths to Helicon," they issued Ten Rapid, a collection of their earliest material.
Around the time of recording the superb 1997 EP 4 Satin, former Teenage Fanclub and Telstar Ponies member Brendan O'Hare joined the lineup in time to record Mogwai's debut studio LP, Mogwai Young Team, exiting a short time later to return to his primary projects, Macrocosmica and Fiend. Again a quartet, Mogwai next issued 1998's Kicking a Dead Pig, a two-disc remix collection; the No Education = No Future (F**k the Curfew) EP appeared a few months later.
Selected Discography
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Mogwai are amazing..... i f there is one band you should start listening to it's these guys, plus their Celtic FC fans, so you know they're smart
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its cool these soccer hooligans had the honesty to have a soccer nazi on one of their cd's-rawk on national front ! and then deny it.
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Who the frack fed them after midnight? Oh, man that's hilarious.
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Mogwai was my first experience with music of this kind and I have yet to find anything quite as powerful. They will take you to a new place in your own head with their thought provoking sounds. A definite must for anyone who likes chill instrumental rock with an occasional blow you away twist. I'm addicted.
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Mogwai are hands down the leaders of their musical genre. Save yourself some time and start with these guys before listening to any of the other bands working in the "instrumenta l post-rock" area. Beautiful and hypnotic songs, tempered with blistering walls of guitars. At times it feels like you've died and gone to heaven. Other times, it feels like just one more decibel and your head will explode.
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