![]() ![]() ![]() Peel is heard introducing the band before album opener "Hunted by a Freak" starts. Many of the tracks were recorded for BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel´s program the Peel Sessions, and the compilation is dedicated to his memory ( Peel died of a heart attack in October 2004). "Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003" features 10 tracks and a total playing time of 67:00 minutes. The album was released through PIAS Recordings/ Rock Action Records in February 2005 and contains sessions recorded for the BBC Radio between 19 as the title also suggests. "Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003" is a compilation album release by Scottish post-rockĪct Mogwai. Posted Tuesday, Aug| Review this album | Report (Review #41319) Mogwai and are in need of something new and rewarding. Good for fans, but this album is really for people who have never explored Was really intended for live format and not album.Įxperience, essential to any post rock collection and an excellent addition to any progĬollection. Gone over better on different tracks on the album, but seeing as how it was a live show it U Still in 2 It" or "Kappa" add anything to the album by not exploring any territory that isn't The only problem with the album is that I feel Neither the tracks "R Melancholy violin playing softly, these two are nicely placed one after the other showing us Another good point is "Secret Pint" which doubles up very pretty vocals with a Rage culminating in a wall of feedback noises, each time as surprising and moving as the Herod" which goes through multiple climaxes each time a buildup of considerable musical Really have a purpose conceptually (Mogwai even admitted that the names of the songsĪre all meaningless) but each one just concentrates on giving of a certain mood orĮxpressing an emotion. This is more traditional post rock in that it doesn't much deal withĬomplex compositions(like post rocks current pretty boy Godspeed You Black! Emperor) butĬoncentrates mostly on the pure emotion which post rock harks to. To Helicon, pt 2" For example) where the guitars buzz about it providing the layers to the Rely very strongly on another instrument to provide the backbone of the music("New Paths Works with usually pleasing and sometimes angry guitar patterns. Have become legends of the post rock scene. Mogwai, from the almost riff rock of "Hunted By A Freak" the ambient "Superheroes ofīMX" and the violent feedback assault of "Like Herod". If you are going to buy one Mogwai album this is it. Each song played extremely well, and sounding just as good if not better. This is how live albums should be done, a good varied collectionįrom the albums. Well, amongst British bands at least.To put it simply marvelous. Perhaps second only to Radiohead in terms of making music on their own terms, but also having a wide-reaching appeal and influencing countless others. MOGWAI GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS RAR SERIESTheir mixture of post-rock, shoegaze, electronica and art rock has produced not only a series of successful albums but has been perfect for soundtrack work such as their score for the film Zidane. Mogwai's famous quiet/loud dynamic and consistently stellar live shows have elevated the band way out of the post-rock ghetto, and they now sit as one of the most popular alternative bands on the planet. These records took their cues from Slint and the spindly post-rock bands of the day, but they were simply a mere blueprint of what was to come later. The band has slowly built up a huge following from inauspicious (but brilliant) beginnings with the Young Team debut and the Ten Rapid compilation. One of the most important post-rock bands, Mogwai's career arc has been similar to that of a snowball. ![]()
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