Young Team

by Mogwai

Overview

Young Team, Mogwai's first full-length album fulfills the promise of their early singles and EPs, offering a complex, intertwining set of crawling instrumentals, shimmering soundscapes, and shards of noise. Picking up where Ten Rapid left off, Mogwai use the sheer length of an album to their advantage, recording a series of songs that meld together -- it's easy to forget where one song begins and the other ends. The record itself takes its time to begin, as the sound of chiming processed guitars and murmured sampled vocals floats to the surface. Throughout the album, the sound of the band keeps shifting, and it's not just through explosions of noise -- Mogwai isn't merely jamming, they have a planned vision, subtly texturing their music with small, telling details. When the epic "Mogwai Fears Satan" draws the album to a close, it becomes clear that the band has expanded the horizons of post-rock, creating a record of sonic invention and emotional force that sounds unlike anything their guitar-based contemporaries have created. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2023
Label:	Chemikal Underground
UPC:	5024545986327
Rank:	127364

Tracks

1. Yes! I Am a Long Way From Home
2. Like Herod
3. Katrien
4. Radar Maker
5. Tracy
6. Summer [Priority Version]
7. With Portfolio
8. R U Still in 2 It
9. A Cheery Wave From Stranded Youngsters
10. Mogwai Fear Satan

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mogwai   Primary Artist,Band
Mari Myren   Vocals
Brendan O'Hare   Guitar,Piano
Shona Brown   Flute
Aidan Moffat   Voices,Vocals
John Cummings   Guitar
Barry Burns   Vocals
Stuart Braithwaite   Guitar
Dominic Aitchison   Bass
Martin Bulloch   Drums

Technical Credits

Brendan O'Hare   Photography
Mogwai   Composer
Jason Famous   Engineer
Aidan Moffat   Composer
Andy Miller   Engineer
Paul Savage   Mixing Engineer,Engineer,Mixing
Adam Piggot   Cover Design