Summer (song)
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| Single by Mogwai | ||
| from the album Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997) | ||
| A-side(s) | "Ithica 27ø9" | |
| Released | 4 November 1996 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | Post-rock | |
| Length | 4:25 | |
| Label | Love Train PUBE014 |
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| Mogwai singles chronology | ||
| "Angels vs Aliens" (1996) |
"Summer"/"Ithica 27ø9" (1996) |
"New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1"/"New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2" (1997) |
| Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997) track listing | ||
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| Young Team track listing | ||
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"Summer" is a song by Mogwai released as a double A-side with "Ithica 27ø9" on 4 November 1996 and eventually included on Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997). A version of "Summer" called "Summer (Priority Version)" is included on Mogwai's debut album, Young Team. The original version of "Summer" is still played live regularly.
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[edit] Musical structure
"Summer" could be described as Mogwai's equivalent of a pop song. It begins with a quiet recording of the chorus of "Summer", with lots of reverb. At (0:40), it fades out and the bass riff of "Summer" kicks in, accompanied by an Organ. At (0:54), it is joined by the drums, and a xylophone playing the melody. At (1:24), the guitars explode into life, play a heavily distorted E Major chord along with pounding drums. At (1:30), the quiet xylophone melody returns briefly, before being drowned out at (1:36) by the guitars playing the E chord. This is followed at (1:42), by what could be described as a guitar solo, played by Stuart Braithwaite, with the xylophone playing along. At (2:13), there is another heavily distorted guitar section, followed by a brief return to the xylophone melody, and then back to the guitar section. At (2:43), a similar guitar solo is played, until (3:00), when all the instruments begin playing frantically and heavily, until (3:28), when another guitar section is played. At (3:45), the xylophone melody is played one last time, accompanied by organ and drums, until (4:09), when everything finishes playing, except the organ, which slowly fades out.
[edit] Trivia
- Apparently, the song was originally titled "Martin", most likely after Martin Bulloch, Mogwai's drummer.[1]
- "Summer" could possibly be the first Mogwai song ever written, due to the fact that the 1995 Deadcat Motorbike demos (Stuart Braithwaite's previous band) contain a track labelled "Summer".[2]
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| 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 |
