french_disko Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-11/14.shtml#mogwaiMogwai Announce New Album Title, Release DateZach Vowell reports:By Mogwai's own standards, 2003's Happy Songs for Happy People was a subdued effort. Sure, there were more than a few of those classic Mogwai moments when you could literally hear Stuart Braithwaite's foot stamping his effects pedal, but in the end the album's title wasn't entirely ironic. So we figure it's time for a return of the post-rawk, and so far, Matador Records has been feeding us what we want to hear.Over the weekend, the label announced that Mogwai's fifth proper album, Mr. Beast, which will be released March 6, is "perhaps their heaviest record since Young Team and better than we even hoped." Um, low expectations, guys?Matador also promises that the album will feature "headcrushers." Yes!Mogwai's trusty producer, Tony Doogan, manned the control board alongside the band at their Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow. Da-da-da-duuuuuuhhhhm. In June, Braithwaite told Pitchfork that song titles include "Friend of the Night" and "Robocop Vs. the Orange Walk", and that the record "will probably do for flangers what Interpol did for suits." Former Creation Records honcho and current Mogwai manager Alan McGee said in an interview with the website of his current label, Poptones, that Mr. Beast is "probably the greatest art rock record that I've been involved in since My Bloody Valentine's Loveless." He then upped the ante by declaring, "It's possibly better than Loveless." Talk about pre-release hype!Matador also promised that Mogwai will visit the States in early 2006, and once those dates are confirmed and we have our tickets in hand, you can bet we'll let everyone know. Until that happens, the band has a handful of UK scheduled, but we're pretty much doing scalper services for free here, as all dates except Glasgow are sold out. Proceeds from those two home turf shows will benefit the charity One in Four, which helps victims of childhood sexual abuse.The London shows are billed as "intimate", so no soccer-themed heckling, please:11-28 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire11-29 Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches01-10 London, England - ICA01-11 London, England - ICA01-12 London, England - ICA01-13 London, England - ICA01-14 London, England - ICA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 absolutely delighted, brilliant news.Although i actually thought "Happy songs..." was a bloody brilliant album. Perhaps it doesn't have the raw noise of Like Herod etc, but it really does have some incredible moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 he he...now, you see...someone somewhere was listeing to me....looking forward to taht, and seeing them live...it'll be amazing...I must take : ear plugsballiclavaear defenders10 egg boxesand some bees wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 wow sounds good! i'm going to see them at glasgow on the 29th. cant wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!...love them really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Swords Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Sounds good. I'm also going to the Arches gig at the end of the month and being conservative in my old age, me and my pals have kept a good stock of mushies for the gig. Their ABC gig the other month was brilliant so I'm looking forward to this one a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 great news indeed!still no aberdeen date though oh mogwai, will you ever return? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 great news indeed!still no aberdeen date though oh mogwai' date=' will you ever return?[/quote']Well you never know as two Rock Action acts have played Aberdeen in the last month - Part Chimp and Random Number. But Chilli reckons that Aberdeen audiences speak too much during the quiet bits of their set for them to return...Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I don't see them ever playing Aberdeen again, after the infamous Lemon Tree show. I do remember Ross Morrison trying to book them at Moshulu many moons ago, but not sure what the feedback was from the Mogwai booking agent. I'm not sure how Moshulu would cope with the sound tho, perhaps the forum or even an intimate show at drummonds would suit best. Those that saw Explosions in the Sky play drummonds a while back will know what i mean I don't think there has been a better sound for a band in aberdeen, ever. Thats quite a bold statement, I know; but it really was that good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I wonder if Mogwai would support Noxagt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Well you never know as two Rock Action acts have played Aberdeen in the last month - Part Chimp and Random Number. ....and The Zephers were due to play as well till pulling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 i don't care where they play so long as they play up here. i just think it sucks to have to travel to glasgow to see a scottish band everytime they tour. fair enough to see american or european bands but surely a scottish band can face the jaunt up here. miserable bastards that they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Explosions in the Sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Well I have never managed to catch them live at all for various reasons, so playing somewhere up here would be grand.....Braithwaite managed to struggle his way up here with Godspeed when they played..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Well I have never managed to catch them live at all for various reasons' date=' so playing somewhere up here would be grand.....Braithwaite managed to struggle his way up here with Godspeed when they played.....[/quote']He also did an acoustic thingy @ Exodus for a TripTych a few years back. But there was loads of talking again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 He also did an acoustic thingy @ Exodus for a TripTych a few years back. But there was loads of talking again...Exodus was really poor choice of venue for that gig (arab strap / stuart braithwaite) - it had really crap access to the bar & a decent place to watch the gig. I made a mad dash from the Chuck D lecture in The Forum to catch Stuart's set - and ended up watching it at side of the stage, behind the speakers as it was so packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 "no plans" for an Aberdeen date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Swords Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Someone told me they played some of the new stuff at the ABC but I don't remember. It was probably good though because everything was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Think they played two new songs, that were m...a...s...s...i...v...e...!! I was utterly wasted though, so i can't quite remember. Why is it you get completely hammered to see one of your favourite bands, to the point that you can't really remember what happened at the gig. Its happened a few times now.I blame peer pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Swords Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 They played a few new songs at The Arches on Tuesday. Reckon this album is going to be a lot heavier than usual.Gig itself wasn't as good as I was expecting, but it was still a good night. Think a combination of sleep deprivation and crappy venue killed a bit of the fun, everyone else seemed to think it was brilliant. And the tix were only a tenner, so I can't complain.Unfortunately, because it was a charity gig for Asylum Seekers, they had the unbelievably stupid Dozy Kane MSP giving her usual rant-to-no-end. Apparently the treatment of asylum seekers is "fucking shite". "Oh really Rosie? We hadn't noticed. But tell me, what are you actually planning to do about it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 They played a few new songs at The Arches on Tuesday. Reckon this album is going to be a lot heavier than usual.Gig itself wasn't as good as I was expecting' date=' but it was still a good night. Think a combination of sleep deprivation and crappy venue killed a bit of the fun, everyone else seemed to think it was brilliant. And the tix were only a tenner, so I can't complain.Unfortunately, because it was a charity gig for Asylum Seekers, they had the unbelievably stupid Dozy Kane MSP giving her usual rant-to-no-end. Apparently the treatment of asylum seekers is "fucking shite". "Oh really Rosie? We hadn't noticed. But tell me, what are you actually planning to do about it?"[/quote']i think she's planning to stop dawn raids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Swords Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 All by herself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 All by herself?no, her and a lot of other msp's and a large majority of the general public. being that it's a wholly uncivil thing to do and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I saw Mogwai live in February and was disappointed. They were boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I saw Mogwai live in February and was disappointed. They were boring.I could have told you that before you went mate. Think of the money you could have saved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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