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Hawk is Howling is alright but Hardcore Will Never Die is amazing, and now Rave Tapes is disappointing. I don't think Mogwai has ever put out a bad album, but some of them are certainly much better than others. e: I just found out there's a Vitamin String Quartet Tribute album for Sigur Ros that came out this year. Doesn't seem like they'd even need one since their music is so close to that style already, but it still sounds cool. Here's Gobbledigook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSADgYHhB1o Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 08:36 on Dec 28, 2013 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Hawk is Howling is alright but Hardcore Will Never Die is amazing, and now Rave Tapes is disappointing. I don't think Mogwai has ever put out a bad album, but some of them are certainly much better than others. My frustration with Mogwai is always what goes on the album vs what is left off. Examples: 'Slight Domestic' (left off of 'Hardcore Will Never Die') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua-tqLd7yqk 'I Can't Remember' (left off of 'Young Team'.. I think) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ters5iEJA 'Close Encounters' (left off of 'Rock Action' which was hardly a long album and in need of less songs anyway) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHfKLIxgLU8 'Sad DC' (left off of 'Happy Songs for Happy People') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=andoKSsnmCY But then I have always found myself liking b-sides more than most people. The single version of 'Christmas Steps' is vastly inferior to the album version though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65f3QbEci48 On a different subject, I enjoy the gently caress Buttons cover of 'Mogwai Fear Satan' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctqcYhEM1pM
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shmee posted:My frustration with Mogwai is always what goes on the album vs what is left off. Examples: You forgot one of the best b sides "Dracula Family" from Hawk is Howling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ0ZXDl2KGI I still stand by my thought that Mogwai are best listened to as a whole collection of songs rather than by album.
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It's a crime that Slight Domestic didn't make it on Hardcore Will Never Die  I love most of the songs from that album, but Slight Domestic is even better than most of those.
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So where on earth do I start with Mogwai?
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nomapple posted:So where on earth do I start with Mogwai? 
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:The very beginning (Young Team) is a good starting point I'd start with the actual very beginning, Ten Rapid. It's not great but it's not very long and the version of "Summer" on it is one of the best songs they've ever done and completely destroys the version on Young Team.
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precision posted:I'd start with the actual very beginning, Ten Rapid. It's not great but it's not very long and the version of "Summer" on it is one of the best songs they've ever done and completely destroys the version on Young Team. I'd start with the actual true very beginning, Tuner/Lower.  Really, what's worked for me and many others, has been finding a single you particularly enjoy, listen to the album it came from, and go from there. Mr Beast is what first got me into Mogwai.
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On another topic I've been listening to Nothing of Cites a lot and it seriously gets better every time. loving beautiful.
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nomapple posted:So where on earth do I start with Mogwai? Fire up Spotify. If you like the first, listen to the second. If you like both, buy the cd. But buy Young Team anyway, because it's objectively awesome. Mogwai Fear Satan/Like Herod Auto Rock/We're No Here Kids Will Be Skeletons/Stop Coming To My House The Precipice/I Love You, I'm Going To Blow Up Your School You're Lionel Ritchie/Letters to the Metro Punk Rock/Cody 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong/Nothing, Because Rock Action Is The Worst (which sounds suspiciously like a Mogwai song title) (Remurdered/Hexon Bogon) BrosephofArimathea fucked around with this message at 23:57 on Dec 30, 2013 |
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BrosephofArimathea posted:
No love for You Don't Know Jesus? Also Rock Action gets better when you pair it with My Father, My King Anyone looking to (still) get into Mogwai just listen to the Special Moves live disc. If none of those songs appeal to you, just give up.
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Today marks 20 years since Sigur Ros formed as a band. And I started listening to them in late 2005, so I've been listening to them for a little less than half the time they've been around.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Today marks 20 years since Sigur Ros formed as a band. And I started listening to them in late 2005, so I've been listening to them for a little less than half the time they've been around. And what a band they are.
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Today I've discovered Distant Fires Burning through grooveshark. 7 Sisters is a great album - can't get enough, especially of Maia.
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Heads-up: If you were planning on seeing the movie Lone Survivor, or even if you weren't, Explosions in the Sky did the score. I know, it doesn't seem like the type of movie they would score, but it was directed by Peter Berg, the same guy who directed Friday Night Lights which they also scored, and I think they're friends with the director. I just finished watching the movie and the score is pretty good. It sounds like a lot of other EitS stuff but it's all new material.
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BrosephofArimathea posted:2 Rights Make 1 Wrong/Nothing, Because Rock Action Is The Worst (which sounds suspiciously like a Mogwai song title) Whaaaat? Rock Action is short but flawless in my opinion - it's like the perfect Mogwai EP. "You Don't Know Jesus", "Take Me Somewhere Nice", "Secret Pint" are all awesome.
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So I was just browsing around YouTube videos as usual, and a little video popped up in the suggestions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyfdVdLGQpg Just whoa. I was expecting a traditional rock band, and someone even described it as prog-rock, but this is straight up post-rock if I ever heard it, and it's really great. Is anyone else familiar with Toundra? This just came out of nowhere for me but I couldn't possibly recommend this album enough to any post-rock fan.
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In other news, Grails is playing Manchester, Leeds and London this March. I'll be at the London show.
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zxqv8 posted:Just whoa. I was expecting a traditional rock band, and someone even described it as prog-rock, but this is straight up post-rock if I ever heard it, and it's really great. Is anyone else familiar with Toundra? This just came out of nowhere for me but I couldn't possibly recommend this album enough to any post-rock fan. For some reason I bought this album blind off Bandcamp probably a year ago but I never actually listened to it. Maybe I should.
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zxqv8 posted:So I was just browsing around YouTube videos as usual, and a little video popped up in the suggestions: I posted it in this thread in the week this album was released! Edit: Sep 9, 2012 polynominal-c fucked around with this message at 12:09 on Jan 13, 2014 |
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Been listening to the latest Upcdownc - Black Sea the past few weeks and it's much stronger (and heavier) than their previous two albums. I'd put the latter half of the album up there with Embers.
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Anyone know a decent ASMZ, GYBE or post rock (I guess) forum? Planning on getting a tattoo of a design ASMZ used on one of their tour posters. Would like to source a full version of the image if possible. Cheers. 
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ICHIBAHN posted:Anyone know a decent ASMZ, GYBE or post rock (I guess) forum? Planning on getting a tattoo of a design ASMZ used on one of their tour posters. Would like to source a full version of the image if possible. Cheers. I'm pretty sure you can email Efrim from the Hotel2Tango website. Maybe try that? Maybe the post rock reddit?(obligatory ugh)
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Excellent! Thanks. Edit: stupid question but do any of the members use Twitter?
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They're far too hip for that, methinks.
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I checked and aye, yer right bud.
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Mogwai has their own whiskey now   quote:To celebrate the release of Rave Tapes this week we're pleased to be able to announce in association with The Good Spirits Co. the launch of RockAct81w - our special bottling of a single cask 9yr old Glenallachie (57.1ABV).
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Mogwai has their own whiskey now I'm going to that gig. May go buy myself a bottle!
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I would love to get my hands on that but no shipping overseas
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Haha, the people who flip those are going to make a fortune I bet.
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het posted:Haha, the people who flip those are going to make a fortune I bet. You know I'm flipping one.
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I'd love to be able to get one of these, but I would open it and drink it and of course the correct thing to do is to put it away somewhere and never take it out or look at it but periodically check on eBay and see how much it would be worth if you were to sell it which, of course, you never will.Cymbal Monkey posted:You know I'm flipping one. Boo shame on you sell it to me.
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Well it's not like Glenallachie produces anything special and worthy of mention. But I'd still like to get one of those bottles for the novelty of it. 
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Speaking of Mogwai, I saw them last night for the first night of the rave tapes tour and it was excellent. The production is nice and it sounded excellent. New songs definitely need tightening a bit (Lord Is Out Of Control sounded a bit off) but Deesh made its live debut and sounded great. It was an interesting setlist, no Mogwai Fear Satan or Hunted by a Freak, which is a shame because it was the first time I saw them and I love those songs, but i'm also sure others won't miss them and will appreciate something different. Well worth seeing this tour, i'd say. Also on a tangent, Aiden Moffat supported and was brilliant, closing with a spoken word children's story which will apparently become a book. Unfortunately he had to leave to see his daughter so no r u still in 2 it which is a shame!
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Mark from Explosions in the Sky and Matt Cooper (Eluvium) have a new project together called Inventions and they released their first track called Entity. Overall, it's not grabbing me as much as any Explosions stuff or any Eluvium stuff, but there are parts I do like. Their album comes out on April 1st.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Mark from Explosions in the Sky and Matt Cooper (Eluvium) have a new project together called Inventions and they released their first track called Entity. Overall, it's not grabbing me as much as any Explosions stuff or any Eluvium stuff, but there are parts I do like. April 1st? Your face will be red when it's a reggae album! Mogwai was amazing yesterday. Also, Whoops. 
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A LOVELY LAD posted:April 1st? Your face will be red when it's a reggae album!
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:How's it taste? Soft at first, then loud, then soft again? I'd really like to try it but I don't want to open it!
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If you haven't heard them before, I highly recommend checking out Tauk. They do jazzy post-rock really, really well.
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