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Well. Fourth time seeing these lads from Scotland and the comedown feels real good, real fuzzy. Are Mogwai loud? Yes. They are. That is cliche at this point though. Of course they are loud. That's why they are Mogwai. But what they really excel at is stretching the decibel level while maintaining absolute perfection throughout the entire EQ spectrum. There is none of that white noise resonation from overdriving the amps too much. My ears aren't filled with that strange and cacophonous sound that comes when bands are being too loud without the nuance. You know, it's possible that I've seen louder shows than Mogwai. Any show at the Smell is a great example. They turn everything up. It's loud as fuck, and yet it's still lacking. Things reverberate within my eardrums and I can't make out any of the actual instrumentation. Rather, I feel like I've buried my head between someone's shitty tweeter and their other second hand woofer. Yes, it's loud as fuck. Yes, I might vomit the decible level is so high. But unfortunately, I still don't really feel blown away. This is where Mogwai succeeds. Imagine a volume that exceeds that awful "shit/cacophony sound" and transcends to yet another level, where the intricacy of the guitar work is simply embellished by a staggering, perfect wall of sound. I'd attribute this to the fact that Mogwai are rich. Really fucking loaded, exemplified by the double Marshall stacks and taller-than-I-am bass cabs. It also doesn't hurt that their roadies take on a cultish, my-role-in-this-show-is-of-the-utmost-importance demeanor. Dude found it necessary to jump on stage to fix a slightly stray microphone cable. God forbid it's not perfectly knotted to the stand's pivot. I guess that's where it pays to be on a semi-major label (matador? rockaction (their own) in the uk? pias?).
Oh yeah, and Fuck Buttons were good too.

Labels: Fuck Buttons, Loud, Matador, Mogwai, Noise, Perfection, PIAS, Rock Action