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Glasgow, United Kingdom (1995 – present)
Mogwai is a post-rock band from Glasgow formed in 1995 that have become one of the most influential and best known bands in their genre. They compose lengthy, mostly instrumental guitar-based pieces in the style of post-rock, usually focused around the elaboration of a single theme, and are known traditionally for their quiet/loud dynamic, defined bass riffs, and an eminent ambient sound, sometimes dark and sometimes grand. Although frequently referred to as post-rock, the band have revealed in interviews that they despise this categorization, insisting that their sound bears little resemblance to pioneers of the genre, such as Tortoise.
The band were originally signed to renowned Glasgow indie label Chemikal Underground, but call a number of labels home, being distributed by different labels such as Matador in the United States and Play it again Sam Records in the United Kingdom. They have also developed their own label called Rock Action Records, named after Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, who had his name changed to Rock Action.
Their style has been influenced by such bands as The Cure, Joy Division, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, and post-rock granddaddies Slint. During 2004 the band were handed support slots on the tours of two of their heroes, the Pixies and The Cure. It has easily identifiable connections to genres like shoegaze, math rock, art rock, and occasionally instrumental metal. While Mogwai’s sound bears little resemblance to punk rock, the band seems to identify closely with the punk ethic.
The band were originally signed to renowned Glasgow indie label Chemikal Underground, but call a number of labels home, being distributed by different labels such as Matador in the United States and Play it again Sam Records in the United Kingdom. They have also developed their own label called Rock Action Records, named after Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, who had his name changed to Rock Action.
Their style has been influenced by such bands as The Cure, Joy Division, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, and post-rock granddaddies Slint. During 2004 the band were handed support slots on the tours of two of their heroes, the Pixies and The Cure. It has easily identifiable connections to genres like shoegaze, math rock, art rock, and occasionally instrumental metal. While Mogwai’s sound bears little resemblance to punk rock, the band seems to identify closely with the punk ethic.
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TeenSpirit_17 wrote:
Yes, I am a long way from home
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SwimmingKnives wrote:
pretension. that's what's going on.
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sickbaker wrote:
what's goin on here?
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cutslikedrugsx wrote:
music doesn't exist. nothing is music.
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jaguarpirates wrote:
nothing is post-rock. post-rock does not exist.
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aengus_ wrote:
This is post-rock. If you disagree, who do you consider to be post-rock?
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jaguarpirates wrote:
i understand post-rock i just know this aint it
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kardusen wrote:
the people with no sense of passion cant understand Mogwai... Mogwai is just like GY!BE but each demands a right moment... people which don't understand post-rock please just zip it...
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Jimmert wrote:
Blur is the only band we need.
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BlueGhost60 wrote:
lol stars of the lid
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jaguarpirates wrote:
lil wayne is a beaut. he could probably fuckin do post-rock bettr han mogawai
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xktoxo wrote:
yeah, mogwai is total shit. lil wayne way betta. ya'll.
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jaguarpirates wrote:
y'all nuts. mogwai is shit it aint even post-rock.
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DM09 wrote:
the hawk is howling was always a let down. rock action has three awesome tracks. dial: revenge, take me somewhere nice, you don't know jesus. young team is the best but as a complete album. Godspeed get boring.
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gEEEERa wrote:
what the fuck is going on here?
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jaguarpirates wrote:
jk i think stars of the lid is better s0rry
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BlueGhost60 wrote:
I like GY!BE better. But not by much. Both are awesome and worthy.
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Tehpaco wrote:
GY!BE doesn't hit me as hard as Mogwai. The length of a song shouldn't matter, its the substance put into the length, quality not quantity.
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TimGrady76 wrote:
Churumbela - Scotland is part of Britain!! ;-)
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jaguarpirates wrote:
i really like godspeed you! more. better, longer tunez
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Mogwai live film premieres in Copenhagen this month (November)
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Hello folks. The world premiere of our live film from our Brooklyn shows this year by Vincent Moon and Nathanaël Le Scouarnec premieres at the Copenhagen Documentary festival on the 13th of this month. …
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