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only mogwai-related tracks are listed. you can supply any further information, please get in touch. info on further compilation appearances (non-exclusive tracks) can be found here:
note: use the menu on the left for details on forthcoming mogwai releases. [ compilations | remixes ] [ collaborations ]
mailorder-only compilation tape, released by the glasgow-based kaw label.
mailorder-only compilation. the mogwai track is a very short instrumental recorded during a soundcheck at aberystwyth university in wales. the master tape contained several takes on the track - apparently the wrong take appears on the cd.
compilation given away to ticket holders at the 'camden crawl II' event in london. mogwai's contribution features the band talking about their favourite batman villains. track available on 'ten rapid'.
given away during the '10 day weekend' festival in glasgow. very few people outside glasgow have a copy. track available on 'ten rapid'.
promo cassette. '4 songs' was released by the band in 1997 (the contact info inside is for their management and booking agent). all four tracks appear on 'ten rapid'.
this compilation also includes contributions from hood, electroscope and roy montgomery. mogwai's contribution is described as "sheer satanic noise with no melody whatsoever"
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a norwegian compilation cd which features mr johnstone and martin talking
about football before the "ten rapid" version of 'summer'. mogwai travelled back from their tour of norway in early 1997 with a group of brann (bergen's football team) supporters, and apparently 'got on very well....'
this mogwai demo tape appeared on ebay in late 2007, and sold for £136.
the sellers notes:
titled as "demo jan 98" and recorded on a maxell xlii 100 cassette, this is a genuine chrysalis music publishers tape of 11 demos. tracklist: guardians of fitba/ex-cowboy/untitled/waltz for jo/untitled/c****/untitled/untitled/mogwai w/thurston/untitled/sweet leaf.
not knowing all that much about mogwai's music, i have no idea whether any of the tracks in this demo form eventually made their way onto commercial releases by the band: the number of tracks listed as 'untitled' suggests there may be a fair amount of unused material here. i have attempted on numerous occasions to find out more about this cassette and its contents, but to no avail; even posting a query about it on the band's own website, which went unanswered. what i can say for sure, though, is that this tape is most definitely not a bootleg. anyway, here then is your opportunity to own a very special and unique mogwai collectable. happy bidding!
comments from stuart:
and from the seller 'royal terrapin':
recording notes:
2. helps both ways (5.28)
3. young face gone wrong (3.06)
4. waltz for jo (3.50)
5. ex-cowboy (8.06)
6. xmas steps (6.49)
7. rollerball (3.56)
8. 7:25 (6.40)
9. root (1.19)
10. i can't remember (3.13)
11. sweet leaf (6.00)
given away free with nme after the nme / miller genuine draft gigs staged at london's astoria on jan 18-25, 1998. the mogwai track was, at this stage, unreleased. also on the cd are songs by dawn of the replicants, idlewild, lo-fidelity allstars, bentley rythm ace, the audience, spiritualized+suicide and more.
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mogwai contribute to a spacemen 3 tribute album. other contributors include flowchart and arab strap. ltd boxed cd or coloured vinyl initially.
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the second in a series of four eps celebrating the music of famous uk cities. this excellent piano-led track was previously unreleased and a left-over from the "young team" sessions. the other bands on the ep are el hombre trajeado, the yummy fur and the karelia (pre-franz ferdinand).
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compilation cd given away free with issue [??] of the nme to promote the forthcoming "sound city" event in newcastle. the mogwai track is otherwise-unavailable.
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dj "kool" keith cameron put together this compilation of bands that featured on his now-deceased xfm radio show. features exclusive tracks from the likes of arab strap, the nectarine no. 9, appendix out and low. the mogwai track is a previously-unreleased recording from the "come on die young" sessions in buffalo.
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released to mark the matador record label's 10th anniversary, the compilation will comprises of 3 cd's. the first two are previously-released tracks from the matador roster, in mogwai's case 'xmas steps'. the third cd is all unreleased tracks, including 'hugh dallas', recorded by mogwai
in april 1999. this new track also features vocals. the double vinyl issue contains the unreleased tracks only. for more info about this compilation check out the official matador website.
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collection of promo videos made by various chemikal underground
acts between 1996 and 2000. also includes bis, arab strap, the delgados and cha cha cohen
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free cd given away to those attending cu's 5th birthday party at
the garage, glasgow on 12th march 2000. also includes new/exclusive tracks from arab strap,
delgados, magoo, suckle, cha cha cohen, aereogramme and bis.
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free cd given away with 22nd april 2000 issue of nme. includes
video interview filmed during the 'nme premier awards' ceremony in feb 2000.
on the dates listed above, nme.com had these two
otherwise-unavailable tracks as free downloads, followed by the whole of 'rock action' on
27th april.
60 mins in length, this film was compiled from footage shot during
mogwai's world tour in 2001 under the direction of berny mcgurk.
the film has been shown in its entirety at film festivals in ireland and scotland, and excerpts
were broadcast on channel 4 (uk).
latest word on this (april 2003) is that it will not receive a full official release.
update:
june 2008 - "benny was in touch recently asking us about this and the decision we came to was to use it as part of a future dvd release. whenever that happens. sb"
in an number of interviews back in 2003, mogwai mentioned that they had been asked to provide music to accompany a short film by artist/filmmaker steve mcqueen. nothing has yet surfaced.
from an interview with barry
mcqueen has since completed a number of projects, including queen and country, a cabinet containing a series of facsimile postage sheets, each one dedicated to a british soldier killed in the iraq war.
exclusive mp3 available only from the electro-harmonix website.
click on 'effects & accessories', then 'big muff pi'.
cd-rom given away with waxx music magazine, published in france. 'hunted by a freak' was recorded live at elysee montmartre, paris on 5th june 2003. also includes a band biography, alongside tracks from unkle and skin, amongst others.
sampler of tracks drawn from previous rock action records releases, plus exclusive unreleased tracks from mogwai, part chimp and james orr complex.
due to licensing issues, the tracklisting varies over us, uk and japanese editions. both mogwai tracks feature on all versions. see the rock action discography for further details.
two-disc set given away to promote vital distribution. 'stop coming to my house' is brutally faded around the 3:40 mark, removing the final minute of the track. other artists include bonnie prince billy, calexico, dizzee rascal, fourtet and steve malkmus.
not strictly a single. manufactured in china, the box plays a short excerpt of the melody line from 'tracy'. here's barry's take:
features twenty creative works from directors at the forefront of the new wave of moving image, including the plates animation promo for 'hunted by a freak'
from matador records news mailout:
"chunklet proprietor henry h owings and his provocative friend brian teasley adopt the personas of alabama hunting enthusiasts. then they go to 2005's all tomorrows parties indie blow-out in order to mercilessly torment attendees and bands including the melvins, mogwai and spoon. see http://www.chunklet.com/ for info"
cover-mount dvd with german magazine festival guide 2006
the 'friend of the night' video also appeared on the cover-mount dvd with film magazine res.
read more here: http://www.chemikal.co.uk/news/Compilation2.html
stuart, july 2008:
the music recorded for this project may still surface in some form.
pixies tribute album. mogwai's version of 'gouge away' was recorded at the castle of doom studio in may 2007, with barry burns on vocals and john cummings recording. other bands include british sea power and they might be giants.
compilation covermounted on plan b magazine [april 2008] and given away at mogwai shows in april and may 2008.
"we're just mixing a song called 'dracula family' thats going to be on a rock action cover cd on plan b magazine in a few months" - stuart braithwaite, 29th feb 2008. 'dracula family' is exclusive to this compilation, and is named after mohamed al fayed's descripion of the british royal family.
documentary about the fuji rock festival and its history, rather than a live performance collection. to what extent mogwai are featured is unknown.
a series of sixteen original short films compiled by andrew kidman (glass love/ litmus) and spunk records.
andrew kidman chose six of his favourite surfing filmmakers to create short films that were inspired by the sea. the filmmakers include albert falzon (morning of the earth), jon frank (litmus), monty webber, michelle lockwood (kids) and american underground surf filmmakers patrick trefz (thread) and richard kenvin (hydrodynamica). kidman also provides four special cuts of his own.
the filmmakers created their short films to music selected by aaron curnow from some of the greatest independent contemporary artists; smog, sufjan stevens, mogwai, my morning jacket, dirty three, holly throsby, vetiver, bonnie prince billy and the brown birds from windy hill.
initially the last hope dvd is being released on 3rd july 2009 with a bonus cd of the films soundtrack. plus a 24 page booklet with thoughts, interviews and images from the filmmakers in some damn fancy one off packaging.
the film is a semi-found bricolage made from super8, camcorder and mobile phone footage much of it contributed by over two hundred filmmakers, fans and musicians over the festival’s recent history, with key contributions from jonathan caouette (tarnation) and vincent moon (the take away shows, arcade fire).
released november 2009 (dvd and online) after a lengthy programme of screenings in europe and north america.
extras include:
download-only: buffetlibre
compilation benefiting amnesty international. PEACE was put together by barcelona djs buffetlibre and includes exclusive tracks from 180 artists. the mogwai track is 'cody (cava)', an alternate take on the 'come on die young' track recorded in glasgow in 1998.
matador's 21st anniversary box set, featuring an exclusive live recording of 'ex-cowboy' (new york, 23rd september 1999)
cd compilation housed in an embossed, die cut case, containing 18 art prints with information about each of the artists and a folded poster.
exclusive previously-unreleased mogwai track on sprawling compilation album to benefit the anti-capitalist 'occupy' movement.
recorded during a live session at kexp seattle on 6th may 2011.
canal+ streamed unmastered versions of six tracks for the 'les revenants' ost here:
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