Sometimes cody is kind, sometimes it is cruel and at many times it is lovingly, leeringly abstract. The music is largely instrumental except for a bit of talking here and there and the instrumentation is generally very minimalistic. Jan 29, 2014 mogwais third album, rock action 2001, added synthesizers and other electronic elements to the mix. And its all too easy to talk about mogwai young team at the exclusion of all else. The group had arrived at a sound that was large and cinematicas heard in the 2006 film zidane. With drummer brendon ohare of teenage funclub and telstar ponies fame replacing bulloch, and the addition of new member barry burns flute, keyboards, mogwai recorded their proper debut album, young team chemikal underground, 1997, an even more experimental work that is heavily influenced by the shoegazer legacy and by the spacerock suites of bardo pond, as announced by the second.
I am a long way from home, would have you believe reminds me of my homeland, and more specifically, of. Young team deluxe edition licensed to youtube by pias on behalf of chemikal underground records. Well, 10 minutes later stuart braithwaite emailed me. Eighth album, rave tapes saw the band go beyond mere flirtation with synths and electronic music, and fully rounded an album around that, their best selling so far. I mentioned how i love their vinyl lps and wish i had their early stuff but it was just so damn expensive, how the reissue of young teams is so great, etc, etc.
Young team is the debut studio album from the scottish postrock group mogwai. Mogwais second album, released in 1999, is getting a reissue with a bounty of bonus material that includes demos and the travels in constants ep. Drums, guitar, bass and occasional piano keyboard flute. Mogwai young team digital album deluxe reissue edition. Jun 16, 2008 but in this particular case, the reissue serves more of a practical than a canonical function the label that released young team in the u. The chemikal underground reissue also features the my bloody valentine, uziq. Closing track on their 1997 debut album mogwai young team.
Ascap, bmg rights management us, llc, aresa, and 4 music rights societies. Mogwais seminal, nearperfect debut no longer sounds like it has been. Their early experiments in extreme dynamic shifts and long, sweeping tracks exemplified by their 1999 debut album, young team built on slints legacy while defining the sound of postrock even though they disliked being associated with the style. This friday 10 april, stuart braithwaite will take part in a tims. Listening to the new, twodisc reissue of young team back to back with my.
The manager asked me to waive my rights to it with some bullshit about there not being enough credits to go round. Later, he would contribute to mogwais r u still in 2 it on mogwai young team. A 21st century portrait, for which mogwai wrote the soundtrack. Mogwai young team is the debut studio album by scottish postrock band mogwai. Young team remains one of the most ludicrously confident and wilfully abstract debuts in years completely flying in the face of what was considered popular at the time, its an album that, crucially, hasnt seemed to date one bit. Every track here is just immense if you dont own this already, buy with confidence. It is largely instrumental, with one notable exception r u still in 2 it, which features vocals from aidan moffat of arab strap, although many songs feature recordings of various individuals speaking, whether over the phone. Its hard to beleive this dates back to 1997 listening to it again now it becomes painfully clear what a talented bunch mogwai are and always have been. Umpi, abramus digital, aresa, latinautor, bmg rights management us, llc, ascap, and 10 music. Sep 01, 2017 from the subsonic build up of coolverine its clear that every countrys sun is a classic mogwai record in the making, littered with tightly wound postrock chord dynamics presenting themselves with a newly found melancholic melodic flow that sets out to capture and hold all that treads into its wake. The album plus bonus track photograph, featuring natalie merchant was remixed in dolby atmos by automatics original producer, scott litt, and engineer, clif norrell. Mogwai mogwai albums, mogwai members, mogwai songs, mogwai discography. By that yardstick, scottish postrock perennials mogwai are jumping the gun somewhat, reissuing their debut fulllength album, young team. As mentioned, mogwai have a very specific sound that they have owned pretty much from the very first time mogwai young team was unleashed upon us.
Dec 08, 2014 young team deluxe edition licensed to youtube by pias on behalf of chemikal underground records. Mixing large soundscapes with pretty epics and explosions of noise, young team displayed what mogwai s early releases promised. The vocals are supplied by fellow musical scotsman, aidan moffat. The deluxe set comprises the original album along with 17 bonus tracks, including a pair of. But in this particular case, the reissue serves more of a practical than a canonical function the label that released young team in the u. Being a big vinyl of mogwai and their vinyl releases, i decided to email them via their web site.
Young team is an outstanding debut from mogwai, with great compositions and a comfortable atmosphere all its own. Jun 18, 2014 mogwai s second album, released in 1999, is getting a reissue with a bounty of bonus material that includes demos and the travels in constants ep. Mogwai fear satan, like herod, tracy, r u still in 2 it. I want my young team in the subject heading by tuesday, may 20. Still never recieved a penny for my musical work or indeed the cover photo that i took. Mogwai young team was recorded in summer 1997 at mcm studios now known as gargleblast studios in hamilton, scotland, and was produced by paul savage and andy miller.
The deluxe set comprises the original album along with 17 bonus tracks, including a pair of unreleased songs, rarities. By that yardstick, scottish postrock perennials mogwai are jumping the gun somewhat, reissuing their debut fulllength album, young team, in an expanded doubledisc edition barely a decade after it first appeared, and given that theyve released a steady stream of mildly variable albums since then. Scottish postrock pioneers mogwai have been one of the genres most key exports for over 20 years now. Mogwai to reissue young team plus win a signed copy. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. The most important word in that sentence is scottish, everything about this album despite what the title of the the first track, yes. Young team is the debut studio album from post rock act mogwai. Produced by paul savage and andy miller, the album was released on 21 october 1997 through the chemikal underground record label mogwai young team was rereleased in may 2008 on chemikal underground, packaged as a remaster of the original album with a second disc containing rare tracks. Punk rock samples a speech made by iggy pop during an interview on the cbc broadcast on 11 march 1977.
As time went on, mogwai s music grew more ambitious and more diverse, spanning the. Considered by many to be mogwai s best release, young team is actually considered by mogwai to be their worst album. Mogwai young team also known as young team is the debut studio album by scottish postrock band mogwai. Brendan ohare wrote on facebook regarding mogwai young team. Released in 1997 young team is one of the defining albums in the genre. Its also very accessible by postrock standards, making it an essential of the genre. Mogwai mogwai albums, mogwai members, mogwai songs. Jun 19, 2008 when discussing mogwai, its too easy to talk about tension and release, about loudness and its absence, about tantalizing gestures toward the industrialstrength machinery whirring behind a velvety sonic curtain. Because this is mogwai in full, frazzled, fantastic effect.
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