Acid Food

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Acid Food"
"Acid Food" cover
Song by Mogwai
from the album Mr. Beast
Released 6 March 2006
Recorded Castle of Doom Studios
Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Scotland
Genre Post-rock
Length 3:40
Label Rock Action
Producer(s) Tony Doogan
Mr. Beast track listing
  1. "Auto Rock"
  2. "Glasgow Mega-Snake"
  3. "Acid Food"
  4. "Travel Is Dangerous"
  5. "Team Handed"
  6. "Friend of the Night"
  7. "Emergency Trap"
  8. "Folk Death 95"
  9. "I Chose Horses"
  10. "We're No Here"

"Acid Food" is a song by glaswegian post-rock band Mogwai from their 2006 album, Mr. Beast.

[edit] Musical structure

The song begins with a guitar playing two chords (D major and A major). At (0:12), a simple, yet heavily manipulated electronica drumbeat enters. At (0:38), what could be called a verse begins, where vocals by Stuart Braithwaite are sung. At (1:03), what could be called the song's chorus begins, with Barry Burns singing through a vocoder. Another verse and chorus are performed, until (2:44), where a lap steel guitar (played by Dave McGowan) is made use of. At (3:08), all instruments bar the lap steel guitar and the normal guitars stop playing. The guitars harmonise with each other, and gently fade out.