Mogwai Fear Satan
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| "Mogwai Fear Satan" | ||
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| Song by Mogwai | ||
| from the album Young Team | ||
| Released | 27 October 1997 | |
| Recorded | MCM Studios (now known as Chem19 Studios), Hamilton, Scotland | |
| Genre | Post-rock | |
| Length | 16:19 | |
| Young Team track listing | ||
| "A Cheery Wave From Stranded Youngsters" (9) |
"Mogwai Fear Satan" (10) |
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"Mogwai Fear Satan" is a song by Mogwai, which ends their 1997 debut album, Young Team. It has become a fan favourite and a regular part of Mogwai's setlist, often being played as a show-closer or an encore.
[edit] Musical structure
It is an sixteen minute long instrumental, using only basic rock instrumentation; guitars, bass, and drums, as well as using a flute. It's time signature is 4/4, or common time. It begins with a guitar melody played by Stuart Braithwaite and John Cummings, which is soon joined by bass played by Dominic Aitchison and a frantic drumbeat played by Martin Bulloch, which fades gradually in. The same guitar melody is repeated throughout the song; at times almost frighteningly distorted. During the quiet parts of the song, in the build up to the explosion of sonic noise and feedback which Mogwai are known for, there is a quiet haunting flute melody played by Shona Brown over tribal-sounding drums. The song slowly fades out into feedback and noise.
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| Mogwai | |
| Stuart Braithwaite | Dominic Aitchison | Martin Bulloch | John Cummings | Barry Burns | |
| Discography | |
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| Albums: Young Team | Come on Die Young | Rock Action | Happy Songs for Happy People | Mr. Beast | |
| Compilations: Ten Rapid | Kicking a Dead Pig | EP+6 | Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003 | Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait | |
| Related articles | |
| Rock Action Records | Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle | |
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