- Audio CD (Mar 3 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: EP
- Label: Matador Records
- ASIN: B00002064M
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #191,159 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Stanley Kubrick - Mogwai |
| 2. Christmas Song - Mogwai |
| 3. Burn Girl Prom Queen - Mogwai |
| 4. Rage: Man - Mogwai |
| 5. Rollerball |
| 6. Small Children in the Background |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ONE OF THEIR BEST,
By KK (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ep +2 (Ep) (1+ Tracks) (Audio CD)
This album is brilliant. Enough said. If it were an LP, it would be Mogwai's most consistent effort to date. I always wish this album was longer. Mogwai are one of those bands that make me feel good about the state of music these days. To those of you who talk about how Mogwai is good driving music, or how Mogwai reminds you of cotton candy or makes you feel like a little girl: Shut up. This is great rock music, simple and complex at the same time and can be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere, anytime.
4.0 out of 5 stars
More uneasy Scottish gloom,
By Daniel Edwards (Canberra, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ep +2 (Ep) (1+ Tracks) (Audio CD)
Being younger than most of their Chicago cousins, Mogwai's strength has been the aggression of their own particular brand of post-rock, matching an O'Rourke ingenuity with an Atari Teenage Riot approach to sound dynamics. Now, the crash and thunder that made Ten Rapid and Young Team such extraordinary records is missing, but what remains is just as interesting. On this EP, largely a pointer to what will arise in future recordings, the tone is far more melodic, exemplified best by the inclusion of a local brass band on 'Burn Girl Prom Queen'. But there is still a sense of unease pervading all the tracks, erupting only on 'Rage: Man' into a rush of feedback. The dragging down of the volume level on this album is far from a neutering of their original anger, for this is neither comfortable, relaxing, or instrumental music played for the sake of its own cleverness. Nor should it be. The good news is that Mogwai remain one of the most exciting and relevant band's on the music seen today, a beautiful, quiet, aggression way ahead of what passes as 'alternative rock'.
3.0 out of 5 stars
there may be better places to look than mogwai,
By chris wildeman (carlisle, pa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ep +2 (Ep) (1+ Tracks) (Audio CD)
although this is an interesting ep with some beautifully put together moments, on the whole, i think there are much better cds for everything that they do. tortoise seems to create a better sound on the whole than does mogwai and arab strap is better than mogwai at allowing you to live in misery for a bit. neither of these bands do incredibly similar things to mogwai's quiet, introspective sound, so if you want a cd that is almost as good as tortoise and almost as depressing as arab strap, then this could be a good buy. all in all, however, i don't want to be too critical because this album definitely has a relatively innovative sound, specializing more in dealing with creating an emotional atmosphere rather than coming out and bluntly dealing with their motivating factors for making music.
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