Mr. Beast
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| Mr. Beast | ||
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| Studio album by Mogwai | ||
| Released | March 6, 2006 | |
| Recorded | Castle of Doom Studios Glasgow, Scotland  April–October 2005 |
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| Genre | Post-rock | |
| Length | 43:07 | |
| Label | Play It Again Sam PIASX062CD Matador |
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| Producer(s) | Tony Doogan Mogwai |
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| Mogwai chronology | ||
| Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003 (2005) |
Mr. Beast (2006) |
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006) |
Mr. Beast is the fifth full-length studio album by the Scottish post-rock group Mogwai.
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[edit] Overview
It was released on March 6, 2006 in the UK and March 7, 2006 in the United States, in double LP vinyl format, a regular CD jewel case edition and limited deluxe edition package that comes with both the album on CD and a DVD documenting the recording process entitled The Recording of Mr. Beast. The album has been described by Creation Records head Alan McGee as
| “ | ...probably the best art rock album I've been involved with since Loveless. In fact, it's possibly better than Loveless.[1] | ” |
referring to the influential 1991 album by My Bloody Valentine. Drummer Martin Bulloch describes it as
| “ | ...the best record we've made since Mogwai Young Team.[2] | ” |
[edit] Album title
Apparently, the album's title stemmed from an incident where Barry Burns and Dominic Aitchison landed in Florida to start a tour with The Cure in 2005, when they saw a taxi driver standing outside the airport holding a sign that said "Mr. and Mrs. Beast" which, after a 10-hour flight, was "funnier than life itself".[3]
[edit] Trivia
- The cover artwork is a painting by Amanda Church entitled "Milkbar". [1]
- The album was leaked on December 9, 2005 through the P2P program Soulseek. The news spread through internet messageboards and blogs, and the tracks have been circulating on peer-to-peer networks since then.
[edit] Track listing
- All tracks written by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, John Cummings, and Barry Burns.
- "Auto Rock" – 4:18
- "Glasgow Mega-Snake" – 3:35
- "Acid Food" – 3:40
- "Travel Is Dangerous" – 4:01
- "Team Handed" – 3:58
- "Friend of the Night" – 5:30
- "Emergency Trap" – 3:31
- "Folk Death 95" – 3:34
- "I Chose Horses" – 5:13
- "We're No Here" – 5:39
[edit] Personnel
- Stuart Braithwaite - guitar, vocals on "Acid Food"
- Dominic Aitchison - bass guitar
- Martin Bulloch - drums
- John Cummings - guitar
- Barry Burns - piano, guitar, flute, vocals on "Travel Is Dangerous"
- Craig Armstrong - keyboard on "I Chose Horses"
- Tetsuya Fukagawa - vocals on "I Chose Horses"
with
- Tony Doogan - producer
[edit] Notes
- ^ Questions of Doom: Alan McGee. Retrieved on December 30, 2006.
- ^ The Recording of Mr. Beast Documentary
- ^ Q Interview
| Mogwai |
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| Stuart Braithwaite • Dominic Aitchison • Martin Bulloch • John Cummings • Barry Burns |
| Discography |
| Albums: Young Team • Come on Die Young • Rock Action • Happy Songs for Happy People • Mr. Beast • Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait |
| Compilations: Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997) • Kicking a Dead Pig • EP+6 • Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003 |
| EPs: 4 Satin • No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew) • Mogwai:EP • Travels in Constants • U.S. Tour EP • UK/European Tour EP • Travel Is Dangerous |
| Singles: "Tuner"/"Lower" • "Angels vs Aliens" • "Ithica 27ø9"/"Summer" • "New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1"/"New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2" • "Club Beatroot, Part 4" • "Do The Rock Boogaloo" • "My Father My King" • "Friend of the Night" • "Black Spider" |
| Related articles |
| Rock Action Records • The Recording of Mr. Beast • Castle of Doom Studios • Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle • Chemikal Underground |
