Mogwai

And thats the word for today... Mogwai, the scottish post-rock band out of Glasgow, formed in 1995 and proceeded to shake up what little the world knew about the new genre. 


The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (electric guitar, vocals), John Cummings (electric guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (electric guitar, piano, synth, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and Martin Bulloch (drums).

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Brief Background


With a distinct clarity and lengthy guitar instrumental pieces, Mogwai still holds their own special place in the hearts of all who love experimental music.



Their style has been influenced by bands including MC5, My Bloody Valentine, Fugazi, and post-rock pioneers Slint. Mogwai's musical style has easily identifiable connections to genres like shoegazing, math rock, art rock and occasionally instrumental metal.

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".
Braithwaite, the bands lead vocals often wonders why people focus on and has commented on the absence of lyrics in most of Mogwai's music, as 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.

                                                               -Stuart Braithwaite, The Express

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Mogwai - Young Team 1997

http://rapidshare.com/files/326311109/Young_Team.rar

Mogwai - Come on Die Young 1997
http://rapidshare.com/files/326264157/Come_On_Die_Young.rar


Mogwai - Rock Action 2001
http://rapidshare.com/files/326337945/Rock_Action.rar


Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People 2003
http://rapidshare.com/files/326273274/Happy_Songs_for_Happy_People.rar


Mogwai - Mr. Beast 2006
http://rapidshare.com/files/326638395/Mr._Beast.rar


Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling 2008
http://rapidshare.com/files/326312761/The_Hawk_Is_Howling.rar


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Mono are a Japanese instrumental rock band formed in 1999, in Tokyo. 


The band consists of Takaakira Goto (electric guitar), Yoda (electric guitar), Tamaki Kunishi (bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, glockenspiel), and Yasunori Takada (drum kit, glockenspiel, synthesizer).


Brief background:

Although Mono's musical style has developed throughout their career, it has primarily been characterised by dynamic, guitar-based instrumental soundscapes, the majority of which are composed by lead guitarist Takaakira Goto, in an attempt to channel and express the emotions of joy and sorrow.The band's style of music originally featured elements of minimalism and noise, and later developed to integrate more complex, orchestral arrangements and instrumentation. Mono's music has sometimes been categorised as "post-rock", although the band has expressed discomfort with the term, identifying more with contemporary classical music.

Mono are primarily a live band, and have toured worldwide several times. Their live show tends to feature intense and emotional playing by the band members, as well as using extreme dynamics (in crescendos as well as diminuendos) in their attempt to create an "unforgettable" live performance. When recording their music, the band has always played live in the studio and, since 2004's Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined, worked with Chicagoan recording engineer Steve Albini, who they feel accurately captures a live band's "raw emotion to [magnetic] tape."

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Mono - Under the Pipal Tree 2001
http://rapidshare.com/files/223680869/Under_the_Pipal_Tree.rar


Mono - One Step More and You Die 2006
http://rapidshare.com/files/223190281/One_Step.rar


Mono -  Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined 2006
http://rapidshare.com/files/223188127/Walking_clouds.rar


Mono - You are there 2006
http://rapidshare.com/files/223183781/You_Are_There.rar


Mono - Gone "A collection of EPs 2000-2007"  2007
http://rapidshare.com/files/223194090/Gone_A_.rar


Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind 2009
http://rapidshare.com/files/222179392/httiw.rar


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