January 13,2009
Melt Banana也愛Mogwai
Message from Melt Banana's Myspace
「Moon was nearly full and very bright in Tokyo tonight. just went to see Mogwai show. They also play in Taiwan at the same venue, one day before us. I guess I go see them again in Taiwan.」
Melt Banana(Tokyo, Japan) live at TheWALL
January 17 2009, 21:00more info please check B2TF.
January 7,2009
China Post專訪Mogwai吉他手Stuart Braithwaite
China Post
reporter Sean Scanlan
interviews
Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite
1) It's the tenth anniversary of "Young Team" which saw the release of the deluxe edition. What's it like re-visiting this album which introduced your music to many fans and created a whole generation of post-rock bands.
Stuart: It was quite strange as i hadn't listened to the record in a very long time. I was quite surprised how good it sounded though, especially as i remember we were disappointed in the record at the time.
2) For the "Hawk is Howling", you reunited with "Young Team" producer, Andy Miller. How did he contribute to the album? Was it a return to an earlier sound or something different. I love the heavy sound on "Batcat."
Stuart: We recorded with Andy for two reasons. !: because we enjoyed working with him on New Paths To Helicon and our old singles and 2: because we thought he has been doing great work recently with bands like De rosa who we like.
3) I read the unedited Pitchfork review posted on your website, and in hindsight, do you regret naming the first track of the album, "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"? I know you've made references to other rock icons in the past, such as an Iggy Pop interview on the song "Punk Rock."
Stuart: Well i'm sorry to tell you that that Pitchfork review was a joke! We don't have any regrets about that song title at all!
4) Your music demands a certain degree of attention from listeners. For example, I imagine most people listen to the "Hawk is Howling" in its entirety with album tracks complementing and building upon each other. Do you think of this when you are recording or is it something that just happens when you put the whole album together?
Stuart: Its something that we definitely consider when we are sequencing the songs but not while we are recording. I definitely think of an album as something that should be listed to in one sitting (or standing!).
5) Do you enjoy playing the new songs on tour, I've seen recent set lists and just about half of the show is new material. Is this pretty standard when you're on tour. And do you still get a kick out of old classics which the fans love?
Stuart: I have really enjoyed playing the songs from the new record especially Batcat and Thank You Space Expert. Its good to play old songs too though, we usually play a few songs from each record we've released.
6) Are you influenced by other bands and the new sounds they are creating. For instance, I heard that John Cummings recorded Fuck Buttons last album, Street Horrrsing, which is sort of mind blowing. Also, I've heard you are big fans of Japanese bands such as Mono and Envy.
Stuart: Of course we are influenced by new music. We have a record label Rock Action records and we put out new bands music al the time on our label. We release the Envy records in europe on our label.
reporter Sean Scanlan
interviews
Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite
1) It's the tenth anniversary of "Young Team" which saw the release of the deluxe edition. What's it like re-visiting this album which introduced your music to many fans and created a whole generation of post-rock bands.
Stuart: It was quite strange as i hadn't listened to the record in a very long time. I was quite surprised how good it sounded though, especially as i remember we were disappointed in the record at the time.
2) For the "Hawk is Howling", you reunited with "Young Team" producer, Andy Miller. How did he contribute to the album? Was it a return to an earlier sound or something different. I love the heavy sound on "Batcat."
Stuart: We recorded with Andy for two reasons. !: because we enjoyed working with him on New Paths To Helicon and our old singles and 2: because we thought he has been doing great work recently with bands like De rosa who we like.
3) I read the unedited Pitchfork review posted on your website, and in hindsight, do you regret naming the first track of the album, "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"? I know you've made references to other rock icons in the past, such as an Iggy Pop interview on the song "Punk Rock."
Stuart: Well i'm sorry to tell you that that Pitchfork review was a joke! We don't have any regrets about that song title at all!
4) Your music demands a certain degree of attention from listeners. For example, I imagine most people listen to the "Hawk is Howling" in its entirety with album tracks complementing and building upon each other. Do you think of this when you are recording or is it something that just happens when you put the whole album together?
Stuart: Its something that we definitely consider when we are sequencing the songs but not while we are recording. I definitely think of an album as something that should be listed to in one sitting (or standing!).
5) Do you enjoy playing the new songs on tour, I've seen recent set lists and just about half of the show is new material. Is this pretty standard when you're on tour. And do you still get a kick out of old classics which the fans love?
Stuart: I have really enjoyed playing the songs from the new record especially Batcat and Thank You Space Expert. Its good to play old songs too though, we usually play a few songs from each record we've released.
6) Are you influenced by other bands and the new sounds they are creating. For instance, I heard that John Cummings recorded Fuck Buttons last album, Street Horrrsing, which is sort of mind blowing. Also, I've heard you are big fans of Japanese bands such as Mono and Envy.
Stuart: Of course we are influenced by new music. We have a record label Rock Action records and we put out new bands music al the time on our label. We release the Envy records in europe on our label.
January 6,2009
MOGWAI 1/16考前題庫大公開！
時間好像一晃眼就過去，才剛送走Tahiti 80，轉眼間Mogwai又將到來，
距離上一次Mogwai造訪台灣卻也已經是五年前的事。
這次日本、台灣、香港、馬來西亞與新加坡的亞洲巡迴，
Mogwai帶來了隨行PA、燈控、工作人員等十來人陣仗，
以下是我們沙盤推演1/16最有可能出現的曲目，
你可以選擇總複習一遍、做好前奏落下就要開始歡呼的準備，
或是非要等到當天、閉上眼睛直接感受熟悉音符的出現。
準備好迎接世界上最接近星星的旋律了嗎？
"Mogwai Fear Satan"
"Hunted By A Freak"
"Friend Of The Night"
"New Paths to Helicon Pt1"
"2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
"I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"
"Christmas Steps"
"Batcat"
"Scotland's Shame"
"Tracy"
距離上一次Mogwai造訪台灣卻也已經是五年前的事。
這次日本、台灣、香港、馬來西亞與新加坡的亞洲巡迴，
Mogwai帶來了隨行PA、燈控、工作人員等十來人陣仗，
以下是我們沙盤推演1/16最有可能出現的曲目，
你可以選擇總複習一遍、做好前奏落下就要開始歡呼的準備，
或是非要等到當天、閉上眼睛直接感受熟悉音符的出現。
準備好迎接世界上最接近星星的旋律了嗎？
"Mogwai Fear Satan"
"Hunted By A Freak"
"Friend Of The Night"
"New Paths to Helicon Pt1"
"2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
"I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"
"Christmas Steps"
"Batcat"
"Scotland's Shame"
"Tracy"
January 3,2009
[快來報名]講座ー我們聽MOGWAI
![20031113 (20)[S].jpg](http://blog.roodo.com/mogwai/43c1a686.jpg)
甜梅號昆蟲白、葉子和MOGWAI吉他手John(照片感謝昆蟲白提供)
一名深受Mogwai影響的吉他手，一名追隨Mogwai許久、
看過數次現場演出的資深樂迷。
兩人透過自己獨特的角度，如何聽、如何看Mogwai？
而一邊聆聽與談話的同時，彼此又會擦出什麼有趣的火花？
講題：我們聽 Mogwai
與談者：陳德政（音樂作家）、昆蟲白（甜梅號吉他手）
時間：1/10 (六) 21:30-22:30
內容： 講座現場除了會播放Mogwai的神祕短片，
陳德政將會分享Young Team 黑膠、Mogwai現場經驗、照片 。
甜梅號的吉他手昆蟲白，也將以樂手的角度，分享一些關於Mogwai的報導聽聞，
以及有趣的軼事。 私房最愛
Mogwai歌曲分享 ：
陳德政選曲: Mogwai Fear Satan / New Paths To Helicon Pt1 /
2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
昆蟲白選曲: Ithica 27 o 9 / Take Me Somewhere Nice /Kids will be skeletons
費用：150 （含飲料）
地點：THE ROOM (TheWALL Live House內 公館捷運站，1號出口 ）
報名：THEROOM@thewall.com.tw
備註：凡持1/16 Mogwai演唱會門票，可免費入場。因場地人數容納限制，請先來信報名。
Mogwai /我的夜晚之友
Mogwai @2004秋虎季，烏來
對於Mogwai我一直有一份很特殊的情感。
第一次接觸到後搖滾應該是在Vibe看了甜梅號的演出，那天是Vibe的最後一天營業，也是我第一次踏進Live House。當時的我瞬間就被這種沒有Vocal、充滿無限畫面感的音樂深深吸引，後來再接觸的團的就是Mogwai了，第一張擁有的專輯是《Come On, Die Young》。 ...繼續閱讀
[複習] 邪惡滿點“Batcat”
“Batcat”
新專輯《The Hawk Is Howling》主打歌曲之一，
由Aphex Twin的MV導演Dominic Hailstone操刀製作，充滿邪惡色彩。
December 31,2008
[好文轉貼]他們都看過MOGWAI PART.3
遙遠天際中散爍的星星也有聲音的話，
那它聽起來一定像是Mogwai這樣 - 英國的NME雜誌
如果說Oasis是我對於搖滾樂的啟蒙導師的話，那麼毫無疑問的，Mogwai就是那隻愛麗絲夢搖仙境中的兔子，帶領我跳進了Post-Rock那炫麗而奇幻的新世界。
只記得2003年時，從BBS上得知有個英國的著名樂團叫做魔怪，要來台北表演，也算是作為剛新建好取代了聖界之後的台北Live House地標-The Wall的開幕典禮。那時候只看到一堆網友們的興奮期待文章，我就很好奇地去買了那時候他們的新專輯Happy Songs For Happy People來聽聽看，結果一聽之後馬上就衝了當年11月台北演唱會的入場卷，印象很深的是那時候剛好還在大學期中考，我依然特地從新竹跑回台北當天來回，在排隊時手裡不忘拿著一本厚厚的工程數學，沒記錯的話這也是我的第一次破千元演唱會門票，而且還是一個人自己看的。 ...繼續閱讀
[好文轉貼]他們都看過MOGWAI PART.2
2003年，Mogwai在台北
昨天看完Mogwai之後，其實我已經不知道該如何寫這篇計畫要放的文章了，我幾乎可以說，這是我這一輩子中第一次如此震撼人心的體驗，無法用言語描述的感動幾乎使我淚流滿面，這實在是太美好的一個夜晚，美好到我覺得好像是在作夢一般，美好到我覺得不真實，而我知道這樣的感動不管是過了三年五年，甚至一輩子都是難以忘懷的美好回憶。
一切都是從看到Mogwai要來台灣開始的，從難以置信的震驚和喜悅開始，什麼，Mogwai真的要來台灣了嗎？那個令我魂牽夢縈的名樂團居然要來台灣，是不是被騙來的呀？懷著半信半疑卻又喜悅萬分的心情期待著，等到預售票開始發售就迫不及待的跑去誠品一樓的元碁售票櫃檯。
「小姐你好，我要買Mogwai的票。」
「喔，你說的是"那個"重量級後搖滾樂團"摸怪"唷。」
「是的。」 ...繼續閱讀
昨天看完Mogwai之後，其實我已經不知道該如何寫這篇計畫要放的文章了，我幾乎可以說，這是我這一輩子中第一次如此震撼人心的體驗，無法用言語描述的感動幾乎使我淚流滿面，這實在是太美好的一個夜晚，美好到我覺得好像是在作夢一般，美好到我覺得不真實，而我知道這樣的感動不管是過了三年五年，甚至一輩子都是難以忘懷的美好回憶。
一切都是從看到Mogwai要來台灣開始的，從難以置信的震驚和喜悅開始，什麼，Mogwai真的要來台灣了嗎？那個令我魂牽夢縈的名樂團居然要來台灣，是不是被騙來的呀？懷著半信半疑卻又喜悅萬分的心情期待著，等到預售票開始發售就迫不及待的跑去誠品一樓的元碁售票櫃檯。
「小姐你好，我要買Mogwai的票。」
「喔，你說的是"那個"重量級後搖滾樂團"摸怪"唷。」
「是的。」 ...繼續閱讀
[好文轉貼]他們都看過MOGWAI PART.1
第一次總是最美好。這句話也許放在世界上90%的事物都可以成立。
看完Mogwai，我竟異常地冷靜。表演結束後神色自若的和朋友去汀州路吃燒烤，雖然我得承認，Mogwai Fear Satan時還是偷偷掉下了幾滴眼淚。
時間過了一天，兩天，三天，仍然沒有辦法寫出半篇review。六月於紐約和Mogwai的第一次遭遇已經把我掏空一次，時隔五個月，再見Mogwai，平靜取代了激動，幸福取代了沈溺。The Wall的音場比我想像中好上太多，可惜的是我站得不夠後面，吉他一層層堆疊時的層次感降低許多，整晚除了緊盯台上，我一直在做的一件事就是"尋找高頻 "。低頻太渾厚，第三把吉他的高音屢屢被吃掉，每每要衝上最頂端時就停住了，讓我只能在內太空游移，一直無法到外太空漂浮。 ...繼續閱讀
[好文轉貼]Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
Mogwai驚天動地的首張專輯Young Team，開場曲Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home於旋律淡入前，鋪陳了一段音量極小的女聲吟誦。
耳朵若未貼緊，很容易便忽略了句意。女子念的是一則出自挪威學生刊物的報導，內容記載了1997年三月，Mogwai尚未發片前的演出實況。記者如此形容Mogwai的音樂：「Bigger than words and wider than pictures. If the stars had a sound, it would sound like this.」
這位記者不知現在人在何方，然十一年後，當Young Team成為爆炸派後搖滾的神主牌，今年獲得名盤重發的待遇；當Mogwai不再是一群籍籍無名的蘇格蘭小子，而是發表了十餘張單曲和EP，錄音室大碟就要來到第六張的頂級樂團；當Explosions In The Sky、Mono等爆炸系接班人毫不諱言Mogwai對他們的直接影響。這位記者當初寫下的字句，如今依舊準確命中了Mogwai生涯至今多數作品印在樂迷心中的形象。 ...繼續閱讀
December 29,2008
December 25,2008
MOGWAI 2009年台北演唱會！！
2003年11月13日，台北TheWALL
2004年10月9日，烏來秋虎季
2009年1月，他們，回來了。
身為當今最偉大重要的後搖滾樂隊之一，雖然Mogwai一直很討厭被
人貼上「Post-Rock」的標籤，但他們絕對是這個領域裡所有樂迷的
嚮往與指標。
Mogwai成軍於1995年的蘇格蘭Glasgow，由Stuart Braithwaite
(guitar/vocal)、John Cummings(guitar)、Barry Burns
(vocal/guitar/keyboard)，以及Dominic Aitchison(bass)、
Martin Bulloch(drum)所組成，擅長以吉他堆疊製造出沉重陰鬱卻
又充滿溫度的旋律，不斷重覆的Quiet-Loud-Quiet橋段，讓聽者在
暴戾的複數音牆之中，釋放出無法訴諸言語的各種哀痛。
MOGWAI 2009 taiwan concert.
時間: 2009/1/16(Fri) 20:00
地點: TheWALL Live House
票價: 預售NT.2700 / 現場NT.2800
售票地點: 小白兔唱片、博客來售票網
主辦單位: TheWALL Live House / TRA Music
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