MOGWAI 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: One of the most acclaimed films in the Cannes Film Festival, "Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait" is Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno's sensational cinematic portrait of the world famous French football hero Zinedine Zidane. Filmed during a Real Madrid match (versus Villareal on April 23, 2005) in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, its 92-minute length equals the actual game, but contrary to traditional television broadcasts, it is not the ball which is the focal point of the action. Instead, 17 synchronised cameras (under the direction of ace cinematographer Darius Khondji) distributed around the entire stadium are directed solely on Zidane. The soundtrack was written and produced especially by Mogwai after the release of the "Mr Beast" album and the music is by turns moving, evocative and perfectly suited to the film - it has been singled out for praise time and again by critics and cinema goers the world over and finds Mogwai in a more contemplative mood than usual.

Review: Mini album length EP/Single from Mogwai released as a fitting reminder of the magnificence of their acclaimed Mr Beast album. After spending the first five months of the year on the road playing to sold-out venues in the UK, Japan, the US and Europe, Mogwai release the 'Travel Is Dangerous' EP. The lead track ("the best shoegazing track since My Bloody Valentine's heyday" - Observer Music Monthly) and one of the most accessible from Mogwai's most revered and biggest albums to date, 'Mr Beast' features multi-instrumentalist Barry Burns on vocals. Two album tracks have been remixed for the release in the shape of Acid Casuals' (aka Cian of Super Furry Animals) take on the piano-led first single 'Friend of The Night' and Errors' (of Mogwai's own Rock Action label) new version of 'Auto Rock'. Two tracks recorded live in Tokyo in January are also included, the seminal 'Like Herod' and new end of set favourite 'We're No Here' are awesome recordings and very heavy which gives a nice balance to the relative ambience of the two mixes. Released on CD single and 12" vinyl, the 'Travel Is Dangerous' EP has a playing time of over 30 minutes.

Review: Mini album length EP/Single from Mogwai released as a fitting reminder of the magnificence of their acclaimed Mr Beast album. After spending the first five months of the year on the road playing to sold-out venues in the UK, Japan, the US and Europe, Mogwai release the 'Travel Is Dangerous' EP. The lead track ("the best shoegazing track since My Bloody Valentine's heyday" - Observer Music Monthly) and one of the most accessible from Mogwai's most revered and biggest albums to date, 'Mr Beast' features multi-instrumentalist Barry Burns on vocals. Two album tracks have been remixed for the release in the shape of Acid Casuals' (aka Cian of Super Furry Animals) take on the piano-led first single 'Friend of The Night' and Errors' (of Mogwai's own Rock Action label) new version of 'Auto Rock'. Two tracks recorded live in Tokyo in January are also included, the seminal 'Like Herod' and new end of set favourite 'We're No Here' are awesome recordings and very heavy which gives a nice balance to the relative ambience of the two mixes. Released on CD single and 12" vinyl, the 'Travel Is Dangerous' EP has a playing time of over 30 minutes.