Released 20 January 2014 Length 49:03 Rave Tapes
(2014) Central Belters
(2015) Release date 20 January 2014 Genre Post-rock | Recorded 2013 Label Rock Action Artist Mogwai Producer Paul Savage | |
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Studio Castle of Doom, Glasgow Nominations World Music Award for World’s Best Album Similar Mogwai albums, Post-rock albums | ||
Rave Tapes is the eighth studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 20 January 2014 on Rock Action Records in the UK, and the following day in the USA on Sub Pop. The album was released on vinyl, MC, CD, high resolution digital download and as part of a limited edition box set. In the first week of release the album charted at number 10 in the UK Album Charts and number 2 in the Scottish Album Charts. An EP of unreleased tracks s from the Rave Tapes sessions along with remixes of three tracks was released on 1 December 2014 on Rock Action titled Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1..
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Mogwai rave tapes full album
Overview
On 5 August 2013 the band posted an image to Instagram with the caption "1st day in Castle Of Doom recording our new album." On 28 October 2013 the track "Remurdered" was premiered on BBC Radio 6 Music and Soundcloud, and the track listing released. The band debuted six tracks from the album ("Heard About You Last Night", "Master Card", "Blues Hour", "The Lord is Out of Control", "Hexon Bogon" and "Remurdered") during a concert at Cambridge Junction on 28 November, a warm up for their appearance at the final ATP festival. Five days later, an official video for "The Lord is Out of Control" was posted on YouTube.
Critical reception
At Alternative Press, Robert Ham rated the album four stars out of five, and wrote that the musical sound was softening, which the band "are aging gracefully and brilliantly." Joe Gross of Rolling Stone rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, and noted that "Many were born to rock; Mogwai were born to score." Consequence of Sound called the band to likely "stand as the genre’s last immobile pillar" and listed "Remurdered" and "The Lord Is Out of Control" as essential tracks. Buzz & Howl wrote that Rave Tapes "isn’t so much a feverishly urgent collection as it is a contented, worthwhile keepsake" and noted that "krautrock subtly informs much of this album."
Track listing
All songs by Mogwai.
A "Box Set" version of the album included three bonus tracks:
Credits
Songs
1Heard About You Last Night5:24
2Simon Ferocious4:49
3Remurdered6:26