MOGWAI 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Apart from being an excellent film on all grounds, Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain has gained a significant cult following due to its soundtrack. This is no surprise, as the original motion soundtrack features music from Clint Mansell performed by Mogwai and the Kronos Quartet. As you can imagine, the trio conjure a powerful sonic image, and it's only with their artistic diversity that this score becomes as deep and magical as it is. There are elements of neo-classical, guided by a strong electronic assemblage, and wrapped up in a moody ambient coating. It doesn't get better than this.

Review: Mogwai's first album since guitarist John Cummings' departure is deliciously conceptual. It started life as a soundtrack for Mark Cousins' bleak BBC4 documentary about the nuclear age, Atomic: Living In Dread & Promise, before being tweaked and reworked for release. Given that their first attempt at a soundtrack (2006's Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait) was such a success, it's little surprise to find that this one is also superb. Matching the unsettling, melancholic subject matter of Cousins' film, the Glaswegian collective's blend of post-rock grooves, heart-aching piano motifs, swelling strings, and atmospheric textures conjures up just the right amount of frustration, nostalgia, and Cold War paranoia.

Review: Whilst Mogwai's scores for Zidane and Les Revenants were diverting enough pieces of work, it's some testimony to the frontier-striding attitude and emotional heft of 'Atomic' - which marks a soundtrack to the movie made by Mark Cousins and shown on BBC4 last year, dealing with the atomic age - that is stands amongst their very best work, Expanding the band's palette to include Kraftwerk-esque electronica and emotive orchestration alongside their trademark six-string melancholy. these powerful and resonant pieces pack a mighty punch, summoning awe and fear in equal, elegiac and singularly appropriate measure.

Review: Whilst Mogwai's scores for Zidane and Les Revenants were diverting enough pieces of work, it's some testimony to the frontier-striding attitude and emotional heft of 'Atomic' - which marks a soundtrack to the movie made by Mark Cousins and shown on BBC4 last year, dealing with the atomic age - that is stands amongst their very best work, Expanding the band's palette to include Kraftwerk-esque electronica and emotive orchestration alongside their trademark six-string melancholy. these powerful and resonant pieces pack a mighty punch, summoning awe and fear in equal, elegiac and singularly appropriate measure.