Mogwai is tagged as: post-rock, instrumental, indie, alternative, post rock Mogwai are a band from Glasgow formed in 1995. They compose lengthy, mostly instrumental guitar-based pieces in the style of post-rock, usually focused around the elaboration of a single theme, and are known traditionally for their quiet/loud dynamic, defined bass riffs, and an eminent ambient sound, sometimes dark and sometimes grand. Although frequently referred to as post-rock, the band have revealed in interviews that they despise this categorization, insisting that their sound bears little resemblance to pioneers of the genre, such as Tortoise. The band were originally signed to renowned Glasgow indie label Chemikal Underground, but call a number of labels home, being distributed by different labels such as Matador in the United States and Play it again Sam Records in the United Kingdom. They have also developed their own label called Rock Action Records, named after guitarist Ron Asheton of The Stooges, who had his name changed to Rock Action. Mogwai are named after the creatures from the film Gremlins (the word itself is Cantonese for ‘little-monster’), although Braithwaite comments that “it has no significant meaning and we always intended on getting a better one [name], but like a lot of other things we never got round to it.”. Their sty... Read More About Mogwai Biography...  Send Mogwai ringtones to your cell
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