Mr. Beast
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| Studio album by Mogwai | ||
| Released | March 6, 2006 | |
| Recorded | Castle of Doom Studio April–October 2005 | |
| Genre | Post-rock | |
| Length | 43:07 | |
| Label | Matador Records | |
| Producer(s) | Tony Doogan and Mogwai | |
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| Mogwai chronology | ||
| Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003 (2005) |
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Mr. Beast is the fifth full-length studio album by the post-rock group Mogwai. It was released on March 6, 2006 in the UK and March 7, 2006 in the United States. It 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", the influential 1991 album by My Bloody Valentine.[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.
Mr. Beast was released on March 6, 2006 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.
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".
[edit] Track listing
All music by Mogwai, except where noted.
- "Auto Rock" – 4:18
- "Glasgow Mega-Snake" – 3:35
- "Acid Food" – 3:40 – (Mogwai/Dave McGowan)
- "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 – (Mogwai/Tetsuya Fukagawa/Craig Armstrong)
- "We're No Here" – 5:39
[edit] Personnel
- Stuart Braithwaite - Guitar, Vocals on "Acid Food"
- Dominic Aitchison - Bass
- Martin Bulloch - Drums
- John Cummings - Guitar
- Barry Burns - Piano, Guitar, Flute, Vocals on "Travel is Dangerous"
- Tony Doogan - Producer
- Craig Armstrong - Keyboard on "I Chose Horses"
- Tetsuya Fukagawa - Vocals on "I Chose Horses"
| 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 | |
