Mogwai – Earth Division

  • October 10, 2011

Scottish experimental / post-rock band Mogwai recently released their 4 track EP, Earth Division, and it is one of their most mellow and melancholy to date. The largely instrumental tracks – the lone vocal standout is the ballad “Hound of Winter” – are piano and string based, lending a qualitatively different approach to their typically guitar driven music. In some respects the collection functions as an exploration into cinematic soundscapes, dwelling in long sets of full instrumentation that are contrasted by bouts of sound effects: white noise, distortion, volume fluctuations, and repetition. Earth Division is a wonderfully melodic departure from Mogwai’s classically aggressive experimental instrumentals; be sure to take a good listen. – Written by SMarx

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