Mogwai (band)
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Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock
band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow
. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), John Cummings (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesiser, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and Martin Bulloch (drum kit). The band typically compose lengthy guitar
-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast
, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects.
to their ranks, forming the band Mogwai in the process. The band is named after the creatures from the film Gremlins
, although guitarist Stuart Braithwaite comments that "it has no significant meaning and we always intended on getting a better one, but like a lot of other things we never got round to it." 'Mogwai' means "evil spirit" or "devil" in Cantonese
. The band debuted in February 1996 with the "Tuner"/"Lower" single and by the end of the year they received 'single of the week' from NME
for "Summer", a feat repeated early in 1997 with "New Paths to Helicon". After playing a few shows the band expanded with the introduction of John Cummings
on guitar, and Teenage Fanclub
drummer Brendan O'Hare
joined whilst they recorded their debut album Mogwai Young Team
. The album, released in October 1997, reached number 75 on the UK Albums Chart
, and featured a guest appearance from Aidan Moffat
of Arab Strap
. In 1998 the band had their first singles chart success with a split single with Magoo
of Black Sabbath
cover version
s reaching number 60 in the UK and an EP
of "Fear Satan" remixes reaching number 57. In the same year, an album of remixes of the band's tracks by the likes of Kevin Shields
, Alec Empire
, and μ-ziq
was issued (Kicking a Dead Pig
). The band also remixed tracks for David Holmes
and Manic Street Preachers
. The band have often been critical of other musicians, including Blur
(who were the subject of T-shirts sold by the band featuring the words "Blur Are Shite"), Robbie Williams
, Axl Rose
and Fred Durst
.
The band were for several years signed to renowned Glasgow
indie
label Chemikal Underground
, but are now distributed by different labels, such as Matador
in the US and Play It Again Sam
in the UK. They have also developed their own label, Rock Action Records
, named after Stooges
drummer Scott Asheton
, who had his name changed to Rock Action.
O'Hare was sacked after the release of the album (reportedly after upsetting the rest of the band by talking all through a performance by Arab Strap), before Barry Burns
was brought in prior to the recording of Come On Die Young
, the band's second album. He had already played a few shows with the band, as a flautist
and as an occasional pianist
. According to Stuart, Barry was invited into the band because he was a good laugh. The album reached number 29 in the UK. Since 1998, and for the recording of every album since Young Team, the band line up has remained unchanged. However, fellow Scot musician Luke Sutherland
has contributed violin (and more recently vocals and guitar) to Mogwai's records and live performances.
The band's 2001 album Rock Action gave them their highest album chart placing, reaching number 23.
In 2006, the band provided the soundtrack to the film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, with the soundtrack album released the following year. The band also collaborated with Clint Mansell
on the soundtrack to The Fountain
in 2006. Mogwai are also featured in the 2009 post-rock documentary Introspective.
The band's 2008 Batcat
EP featured a collaboration with Roky Erickson
, with Erickson providing vocals on "Devil Rides".
In 2010 the band announced the release of their first live film (Burning, premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival
in February 2010) and live album (called Special Moves); Both contain content from their Brooklyn shows during their 2008/2009 American tour. Braithwaite also stated that the band were working on material for a new album for release in early 2011. In January 2010 the band auctioned off several items including the piano used by Burns during their 2006-2007 world tour in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
appeal. The band also donated an exclusive track to the PEACE project in April 2010 in support of Amnesty International
.
As of September 2010, Mogwai have left longtime home Matador Records, and have signed with Sub Pop
to distribute their releases in North America. On 27 October 2010, Mogwai announced their seventh studio album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
. The album was released on 14 February in the UK and entered the UK Albums Chart
at number 25.
In May 2011 the band will headline and co-curate a day of the All Tomorrow's Parties
'I'll Be Your Mirror' festival at Alexandra Palace, London.
, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth
, Fugazi, and post-rock pioneers Slint
. During 2004, the band supported tours by two major influences, Pixies and The Cure
. Mogwai's style has easily identifiable connections to genres like shoegazing
, math rock
, art rock
and occasionally instrumental metal
. Debut album Mogwai Young Team was described as "stunningly dynamic...[shifting] seamlessly from tranquil, bleakly beautiful soundscapes to brain scrambling white noise and sledgehammer riffing". Douglas Wolk
, writing for SPIN
in 1999 said of the band: "Their compositions have gotten increasingly drawn-out and austere over time, sometimes barely more than a single arpeggiated chord
or two evolving for ten minutes or more, whisperingly brutal in a way that recalls Slint more than any other band".
Barry Burns once stated in an interview with Chillville that he and the rest of the band don't like the categorisation of post-rock because he believes it overanalyses everything.
Braithwaite has commented on the absence of lyrics in most of Mogwai's music, saying:
Former:
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), John Cummings (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesiser, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and Martin Bulloch (drum kit). The band typically compose lengthy guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast
Dynamics (music)
In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic or functional . The term is also applied to the written or printed musical notation used to indicate dynamics...
, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects.
History
Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison originally met in April 1991, and four years later added old schoolfriend Martin BullochMartin Bulloch
Martin Bulloch is a Scottish musician, best known for being a member of Mogwai.-Early life:Bulloch was born in Bellshill, South Lanarkshire. He was once a cook at a Chinese Restaurant in Glasgow.-Mogwai:...
to their ranks, forming the band Mogwai in the process. The band is named after the creatures from the film Gremlins
Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature—called a Mogwai—as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel,...
, although guitarist Stuart Braithwaite comments that "it has no significant meaning and we always intended on getting a better one, but like a lot of other things we never got round to it." 'Mogwai' means "evil spirit" or "devil" in Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
. The band debuted in February 1996 with the "Tuner"/"Lower" single and by the end of the year they received 'single of the week' from NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
for "Summer", a feat repeated early in 1997 with "New Paths to Helicon". After playing a few shows the band expanded with the introduction of John Cummings
John Cummings (musician)
John Cummings is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being a member of Glaswegian band Mogwai, mostly playing guitar, as well as programming, keyboards and vocals.-Mogwai:...
on guitar, and Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally among Blake, McGinley and Love...
drummer Brendan O'Hare
Brendan O'Hare
Brendan O'Hare is a Scottish musician, best known as drummer in the Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub from 1990 until early 1994.-Career:...
joined whilst they recorded their debut album Mogwai Young Team
Mogwai Young Team
Mogwai Young Team is the debut studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai.-Overview:Mogwai Young Team was recorded in Summer 1997 at MCM Studios in Hamilton, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage and Andy Miller...
. The album, released in October 1997, reached number 75 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, and featured a guest appearance from Aidan Moffat
Aidan Moffat
Aidan John Moffat is a Scottish vocalist and musician, best known for his work with Malcolm Middleton in Arab Strap.-Early life:...
of Arab Strap
Arab Strap (band)
Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...
. In 1998 the band had their first singles chart success with a split single with Magoo
Magoo (band)
Magoo are an indie rock band who formed in Norfolk, England in 1992.-Biography:The band give their influences as Guided by Voices, Stereolab, Pavement, The Flaming Lips, and John Peel, and spent their early years playing local venues in the Norwich area....
of Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s reaching number 60 in the UK and an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
of "Fear Satan" remixes reaching number 57. In the same year, an album of remixes of the band's tracks by the likes of Kevin Shields
Kevin Shields
Kevin Patrick Shields is an American-born, Irish vocalist, guitarist, and producer of alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine....
, Alec Empire
Alec Empire
Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...
, and μ-ziq
Mike Paradinas
Michael Paradinas , who works primarily under the name μ-Ziq in addition to a large number of aliases, is a British musician in the field of electronic music.-History:...
was issued (Kicking a Dead Pig
Kicking a Dead Pig
Kicking a Dead Pig is a remix album from Scottish band Mogwai consisting of remixes of previously released tracks by various artists, including Alec Empire, My Bloody Valentine, and Max Tundra....
). The band also remixed tracks for David Holmes
David Holmes
David Holmes is the name of:* David Holmes , stuntman and actor in the Harry Potter films* David Holmes , former Chairman of Rangers* David Holmes , former BBC Political Editor...
and Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
. The band have often been critical of other musicians, including Blur
Blur (band)
Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
(who were the subject of T-shirts sold by the band featuring the words "Blur Are Shite"), Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, Axl Rose
Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
and Fred Durst
Fred Durst
William Frederick "Fred" Durst is an American musician, director, producer and actor, well known as the frontman of the band Limp Bizkit.-Early life:...
.
The band were for several years signed to renowned Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
indie
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
label Chemikal Underground
Chemikal Underground
Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow, Scotland rock band The Delgados. It was set up to release their first single, "Monica Webster" / "Brand New Car" and went on to break many new Scottish bands in the nineties....
, but are now distributed by different labels, such as Matador
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
in the US and Play It Again Sam
Play It Again Sam (record label)
[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...
in the UK. They have also developed their own label, Rock Action Records
Rock Action Records
Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
, named after Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
drummer Scott Asheton
Scott Asheton
Scott "Rock Action" Asheton is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band The Stooges...
, who had his name changed to Rock Action.
O'Hare was sacked after the release of the album (reportedly after upsetting the rest of the band by talking all through a performance by Arab Strap), before Barry Burns
Barry Burns
Barry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai.-Early life:Burns went to Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill before enrolling with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, taking up a Bachelor of Education degree in teaching music. He did...
was brought in prior to the recording of Come On Die Young
Come On Die Young
Come On Die Young , is the second full-length studio album by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 29 March 1999 by Chemikal Underground.-Overview:...
, the band's second album. He had already played a few shows with the band, as a flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
and as an occasional pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
. According to Stuart, Barry was invited into the band because he was a good laugh. The album reached number 29 in the UK. Since 1998, and for the recording of every album since Young Team, the band line up has remained unchanged. However, fellow Scot musician Luke Sutherland
Luke Sutherland
Luke Sutherland is an English-born Scottish novelist and musician.-Biography:Sutherland was brought up in Orkney and Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross by his adoptive Scottish parents, who moved to Scotland from Lincolnshire in 1976. He was educated at Glasgow University, where he read English and...
has contributed violin (and more recently vocals and guitar) to Mogwai's records and live performances.
The band's 2001 album Rock Action gave them their highest album chart placing, reaching number 23.
In 2006, the band provided the soundtrack to the film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, with the soundtrack album released the following year. The band also collaborated with Clint Mansell
Clint Mansell
Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell, is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band Pop Will Eat Itself....
on the soundtrack to The Fountain
The Fountain
The Fountain is a 2006 American romantic drama film, which blends elements of fantasy, history, religion, and science fiction. It was directed by Darren Aronofsky, and starred Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz...
in 2006. Mogwai are also featured in the 2009 post-rock documentary Introspective.
The band's 2008 Batcat
Batcat
Batcat is the ninth extended play by Scottish alternative rock band Mogwai. It was released on 8 September 2008 through Wall of Sound, three weeks prior to Mogwai's sixth studio album, The Hawk Is Howling, which also features the track "Batcat"...
EP featured a collaboration with Roky Erickson
Roky Erickson
Roky Erickson is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.-Biography:...
, with Erickson providing vocals on "Devil Rides".
In 2010 the band announced the release of their first live film (Burning, premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland, started in 2005.-2010:2010's festival took place between 18-28th February. The opening gala featured Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, Micmacs with the director there to present the film. Other guests included Peter...
in February 2010) and live album (called Special Moves); Both contain content from their Brooklyn shows during their 2008/2009 American tour. Braithwaite also stated that the band were working on material for a new album for release in early 2011. In January 2010 the band auctioned off several items including the piano used by Burns during their 2006-2007 world tour in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
appeal. The band also donated an exclusive track to the PEACE project in April 2010 in support of Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
.
As of September 2010, Mogwai have left longtime home Matador Records, and have signed with Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
to distribute their releases in North America. On 27 October 2010, Mogwai announced their seventh studio album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 in the UK and Europe through Rock Action Records, and 15 February 2011 in the US through Sub Pop...
. The album was released on 14 February in the UK and entered the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at number 25.
In May 2011 the band will headline and co-curate a day of the All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....
'I'll Be Your Mirror' festival at Alexandra Palace, London.
Musical style
Their style has been influenced by bands including MC5MC5
The MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan and originally active from 1964 to 1972. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson...
, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
, Fugazi, and post-rock pioneers Slint
Slint
Slint was an American rock band consisting of Brian McMahan , David Pajo , Britt Walford , Todd Brashear and Ethan Buckler...
. During 2004, the band supported tours by two major influences, Pixies and The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
. Mogwai's style has easily identifiable connections to genres like shoegazing
Shoegazing
Shoegazing is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991...
, math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
, art rock
Art rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their Sgt...
and occasionally instrumental metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
. Debut album Mogwai Young Team was described as "stunningly dynamic...[shifting] seamlessly from tranquil, bleakly beautiful soundscapes to brain scrambling white noise and sledgehammer riffing". Douglas Wolk
Douglas Wolk
Douglas Wolk is a Portland, Oregon-based author and critic. He has written about comics and popular music for publications including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, The Nation, The New Republic, Salon.com, Pitchfork Media, and The Believer...
, writing for SPIN
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
in 1999 said of the band: "Their compositions have gotten increasingly drawn-out and austere over time, sometimes barely more than a single arpeggiated chord
Arpeggio
An arpeggio is a musical technique where notes in a chord are played or sung in sequence, one after the other, rather than ringing out simultaneously...
or two evolving for ten minutes or more, whisperingly brutal in a way that recalls Slint more than any other band".
Barry Burns once stated in an interview with Chillville that he and the rest of the band don't like the categorisation of post-rock because he believes it overanalyses everything.
Braithwaite has commented on the absence of lyrics in most of Mogwai's music, saying:
Band members
Current:- Stuart BraithwaiteStuart BraithwaiteStuart Leslie Braithwaite is a Scottish guitarist, bassist, drummer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of post rock band Mogwai, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums.-Early life :...
– guitar, vocals (1995–present) - Dominic AitchisonDominic AitchisonDominic Aitchison is a Scottish bassist. He is best known as the bassist and founding member of post-rock band Mogwai. Aside from Mogwai, he also plays bass guitar in Crippled Black Phoenix and Stage Blood....
– bass (1995–present) - Martin BullochMartin BullochMartin Bulloch is a Scottish musician, best known for being a member of Mogwai.-Early life:Bulloch was born in Bellshill, South Lanarkshire. He was once a cook at a Chinese Restaurant in Glasgow.-Mogwai:...
– drums (1995–present) - John CummingsJohn Cummings (musician)John Cummings is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being a member of Glaswegian band Mogwai, mostly playing guitar, as well as programming, keyboards and vocals.-Mogwai:...
– guitar (1995–present) - Barry BurnsBarry BurnsBarry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai.-Early life:Burns went to Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill before enrolling with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, taking up a Bachelor of Education degree in teaching music. He did...
– guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesiser, flute, vocals (1998–present)
Former:
- Brendan O'HareBrendan O'HareBrendan O'Hare is a Scottish musician, best known as drummer in the Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub from 1990 until early 1994.-Career:...
– keyboards, guitar (1997)
Studio albums
- Mogwai Young TeamMogwai Young TeamMogwai Young Team is the debut studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai.-Overview:Mogwai Young Team was recorded in Summer 1997 at MCM Studios in Hamilton, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage and Andy Miller...
(1997) - Come On Die YoungCome On Die YoungCome On Die Young , is the second full-length studio album by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 29 March 1999 by Chemikal Underground.-Overview:...
(1999) - Rock ActionRock Action (album)Rock Action is the third full-length studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai.-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...
(2001) - Happy Songs for Happy PeopleHappy Songs for Happy PeopleHappy Songs for Happy People is the fourth full-length studio album by Mogwai. It represents a further evolution of Mogwai's toned down, more electronic sound. The songs on the album are subdued, with the only exceptions being the towering "Ratts of the Capital," and cacophonous closer "Stop...
(2003) - Mr BeastMr BeastMr Beast is the fifth full-length studio album by the Scottish post-rock group Mogwai.-Overview:The album Mr Beast was released on March 6, 2006 in the UK and March 7, 2006 in the United States, in double LP vinyl format, a regular CD jewel case edition and limited deluxe edition package that comes...
(2006) - The Hawk Is HowlingThe Hawk Is HowlingThe Hawk Is Howling is the sixth studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 22 September 2008 through Wall of Sound, Play It Again Sam, and Matador in the UK, Europe, and the USA, respectively...
(2008) - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You WillHardcore Will Never Die, But You WillHardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 in the UK and Europe through Rock Action Records, and 15 February 2011 in the US through Sub Pop...
(2011)
Soundtracks
- Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, An Original Soundtrack by MogwaiZidane: A 21st Century Portrait (soundtrack)Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is a film score by Mogwai, for the documentary film Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle.- Overview :...
(2006) - The Fountain (soundtrack)The Fountain (soundtrack)The Fountain: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 2006 film The Fountain directed by Darren Aronofsky. Released on November 27, 2006, through Nonesuch Records, the album is a collaboration between contemporary classical composer and frequent Aronofsky collaborator Clint...
(2006)
EPs
- 4 Satin4 Satin4 Satin is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in 1997 in the UK and the US through Chemikal Underground and Jetset respectively.-Overview:4 Satin is Mogwai's debut EP...
(1997) - No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew)No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew)No Education = No Future is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in the UK through Chemikal Underground in 1998.- Overview :No Education = No Future is Mogwai's second EP...
(1998) - EPEP (Mogwai EP)EP is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in various countries in 1999.-Overview:EP is Mogwai's third EP. It features four tracks, "Stanley Kubrick" , "Christmas Song", "Burn Girl Prom Queen", and "Rage:Man" EP is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in various...
(1999) - EP+6EP+6EP+6 is a compilation album by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in Japan in 2000 through Toy's Factory, and later in the UK in 2001 through Chemikal Underground.-Overview:...
(2000) - Travels in Constants, Vol. 12Travels in Constants, Vol. 12Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 is an EP by the Scottish group Mogwai, and is part of Temporary Residence Limited's Mail order Travels in Constants series. It was released in 2001 through Temporary Residence Limited.-Overview:Travels in Constants, Vol...
(2001) - Travel is DangerousTravel Is DangerousTravel Is Dangerous is an EP by Glaswegian post-rock band Mogwai. The dog on the cover of the EP is called Princess, and belongs to Stuart Braithwaite and his wife, Grainne....
(2006) - BatcatBatcatBatcat is the ninth extended play by Scottish alternative rock band Mogwai. It was released on 8 September 2008 through Wall of Sound, three weeks prior to Mogwai's sixth studio album, The Hawk Is Howling, which also features the track "Batcat"...
(2008) - Earth DivisionEarth DivisionEarth Division is the tenth extended play by Scottish alternative rock band Mogwai. It was released on 12 September 2011 through Rock Action Records, and a day later in the USA on Sub Pop...
(2011)
External links
- Mogwai's official website
- Bright light! - unofficial website with complete gigography, articles and interviews