The fourth album from Glasgow's kings of glowering, volatile quasi-instrumental rock is more subtle and nuanced than their previous work, compositionally beautiful but intense and trance-inducing at the same time. From the prominent keyboard rush of "The Kids Will Be Skeletons" to the glittering harmonics of the monumental "Rats at the Capital," "Happy Songs for Happy People" traces paths of heavy concentration. It's a massive evolution from the soft-loud-soft-loud explosions of their early work.[ read more ]

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Though there are still hints aplenty of the subtle beauty that adorned big chunks of "Rock Action" and "Happy Songs For Happy People", there's an equal portion of head crushers on this one that'll leave you gasping for air. "An ultramodern rock masterpiece" - Mojo. "The Stephen Kings of menacing post-rock" - Pitchfork. Formats include standard CD in regular jewelcase, limited edition deluxe CD + DVD in a hardbound book, and double LP in a gatefold jacket.

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Their most impressive work since Young Team, Mogwai's third album, Rock Action, boasts an ironic title as well as an ironically successful new direction. By stripping away much of the noodling and noise of their earlier work in favor of tighter structures, more immediate melodies, and vocals, they've recaptured the excitement that surrounded their first releases.

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#81 Seller of 2005! Over the past 8 years, Mogwai have recorded 5 sessions for the legendary BBC John Peel show. This handsome CD packages all of them for the serious Mogwai fan. In gorgeous sound quality, Government Commissions provides alternate studio recordings of Mogwai's 'greatest hits.' TRACKLIST Hunted By a Freak / R U Still... / New Path To Helicon Pt. II / Kappa / Cody / Like Herod / Secret Pint / Superheroes of BMX / New Path To Helicon Pt. I / Stop Coming To My House.

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Though there are still hints aplenty of the subtle beauty that adorned big chunks of "Rock Action" and "Happy Songs For Happy People", there's an equal portion of head crushers on this one that'll leave you gasping for air. "An ultramodern rock masterpiece" - Mojo. "The Stephen Kings of menacing post-rock" - Pitchfork. Formats include standard CD in regular jewelcase, limited edition deluxe CD + DVD in a hardbound book, and double LP in a gatefold jacket.   [ read more ]

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Limited deluxe CD + DVD in gatefold digipak, including the video for "Batcat" directed by Dominic Hailstone (Aphex Twin), plus the Vincent Moon (The National) short film about Mogwai "Before it Sounds." Mogwai's sixth album continues to showcase the fiercely layered guitars and dynamics of their classic work, and features a new array of rhythms and melodies. These hint more than ever before at their electronic and metal influences. Not only do they remain masters of the eloquently stretched guitar phrase, b   [ read more ]

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Mogwai's sixth album continues to showcase the fiercely layered guitars and dynamics of their classic work, and features a new array of rhythms and melodies. These hint more than ever before at their electronic and metal influences. Not only do they remain masters of the eloquently stretched guitar phrase, but they've also expanded the syntax to include a new, almost beat-driven sound.

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REISSUE. May 2008 finally sees the release of the long-awaited deluxe reissue of Young Team. Revisited not least because there had been lingering regrets over the initial album master and the speed at which it had been conducted, we collectively decided to give the original tracks a remastering makeover and bolster the beast with an additional CD's worth of bonus material. The remastered version of the album sounds ten times better (and louder, believe it or not), there's new liner notes pe   [ read more ]

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REISSUE. This is the re-release of the remix LP Kicking A Dead Pig. Originally released on the Eye-Q label in the fall of '98, the LP compiles various remixes and reinterpretations of Magwai's work by a number of artists including Alec Empire, Arab Strap and Kid Loco. This release adds an extra CD, which includes the previoiusly rare mixes from Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine) and U-ziq.

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REISSUE. There's not an awful lot to be said about Come On Die Young that hasn't been said before: this was an album delivered by a band operating at full throttle, as challenging and experimental as anything by the luminaries who had influenced them. Albums like Come On Die Young are not common - a record which manages to surpass the lofty expectations of those who had bought Young Team, CCome On Die Young went on to establish Mogwai as one of the UK's premier acts. A huge success b   [ read more ]

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The sticker on the disc is intriguing enough, calling it a "companion to their recent Rock Action album" and "two parts serenity and one part death metal." My Father My King is a single track of the same name that lasts over 20 minutes. Though the inlay card features the Jewish Rosh Hashanah hymnal from which the melody originated, it is an instrumental. The meat is somewhat similar to the band Earth's sludgy, monotone feedback or Caspar Br÷tzmann Massaker sans singing, with a nicely noisy pr   [ read more ]

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Mogwai get translated and abused in various ways in this collection of remixes. Whether it's industrial, dance, or something altogether left field, the 12 remixes on Kicking a Dead Pig and the bonus CD, Fear Satan Remixes, take Mogwai to various new places, for better or worse. Remixes faring best are from Hood, Max Tundra, Third Eye Foundation, and Kid Loco. Remixers seemingly out of their minds at the time or simply collecting paychecks are Klute, Arab Strap, -¦-Ziq,   [ read more ]

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