Mogwai
The Gothic Theater
Englewood, CO
May 3, 2006
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art
01 Intro
02 Yes I Am A Long Way From Home
03 Hunted By A Freak
04 Friend
05 Helicon 2
06 Acid Food
07 I Know You Are
08 Cody
09 We're No Here
10 Stanley Kubrick
11 Travels In Constant
12 Jesus
13 Helicon 1
14 Glasgow Megasnake
15 My Father, My King
Line Up:
Stuart Braithwaite – guitar, vocals
Dominic Aitchison – bass
Martin Bulloch – drums
John Cummings – guitar
Barry Burns – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Mogwai are a Scottish band from Glasgow. Formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995, Mogwai has since become one of the most influential and best known names in post-rock.
They compose lengthy instrumental guitar-based pieces in the post-rock tradition, usually focused around the elaboration of a single theme, and are known traditionally for dynamic contrast, melodic bass riffs, and their use of guitar distortion and effects. Stuart Braithwaite has commented on the lack of lyrics within Mogwai's music, saying: “ I think most people are not used to having no lyrics to focus on. Lyrics are a real comfort to some people. I guess they like to sing along and when they can't do that with us they can get a bit upset.”
The band were originally 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 Records 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.
Their style has been influenced by bands including The Dirty Three, Joy Division, Pink Floyd, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, 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 Shoegaze, Math Rock, Art Rock, and occasionally Instrumental Metal. While their sound bears little resemblance to traditional Punk Rock, the band seems to identify closely with the punk ethic.
Mogwai 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."
Note On a US mini-tour (around May 2002), the band began to allow DAUD and DAT SBD recordings. Mic stands were allowed, and board patches were granted in Chicago. An official band statement about fan recordings states "We talked about it and are ok with you doing so. The only thing is that if any of the shows end up being sold on e-bay or are turned into bootleg albums. We don't mind people swopping recordings but do mind other people profiting from our music".
