Skacel Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 The signed print is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona_Is_The_Reason Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I don't know if I can wait till June to listen to this whole thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraFox Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'd be interested if you can grab an extra. Would be very grateful if you could score a copy for me. Even happy to pay a premium too for some beer money for you! I will see if there are any left tomorrow. Won't be able to get there until around three. Maybe the horrible weather will work in my favour. mondie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabletzza Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Got my Monorail exclusive version today - for any others, the download code won't work until April 1, the official release date. I emailed Rock Action, as my download code wasn't working, and Craig emailed back within minutes to clarify! God bless Rock Action. Also, this record looks awesome, more of an orange swirl than a straight orange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondie Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I will see if there are any left tomorrow. Won't be able to get there until around three. Maybe the horrible weather will work in my favour. Thanks, I appreciate you going to the effort for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwinkler Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 @thesewoodenideas: Is your art print gold on black? I received mine last week as well, and my art print is silver on black. Any other colours out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 looks like black and silver to me. Mine is anyway. On another note, Mogwai will be touring 'Atomic' - http://www.mogwai.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Yeah it's definitely silver. Might be the lighting in the photo. Or else it is the signed print equivalent of that blue & black/gold & white dress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 So, what's your opinion on the music? Would you compare it rather to their earlier catalogue or the newer one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwinkler Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Must be the lighting then - looked like gold to me in the photo. BTW: The double vinyl is 33 rpm, right? I wasn't sure since it didn't say anything on the label... Music-wise, it's one of their soundtrack records - I wouldn't compare it to their other non-soundtrack output. It certainly doesn't have any of the grinding or quiet/loud stuff of their earlier releases. My favorite Mogwai records are still CODY, Happy Songs, Mister Beast and The Hawk is Howling. The Special Moves live recording is not bad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitvinyl Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think the first track, Ether, is one of the best tracks they've done in awhile. Some of the tracks are a lot heavier than I expected, especially for a documentary soundtrack - but I guess it fits with the whole atomic bomb thing, haha. Has anyone actually seen the doc this was made for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesewoodenideas Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yeah the doc was shown on BBC4 here in the UK. It's pretty good. Not a documentary in the sense that they have people talking about atomic bombs/energy but pretty much a visual collage of old footage. Goes really well with the music though. Mogwai are playing along to the visuals on their upcoming tour. I think the director Mark Cousins was selling copies of the doc on DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think the film was amazing but as thesewoodenideas states it's more of an art piece than a true documentary. You're certainly not going to learn much about the atomic bomb or Cold War watching it, but if you already know about these things it's a really interesting collection of footage put together in an interesting manner and the music just makes the film. And rabbitvinyl - that first track is just amazing in the film. The visuals are the story of birth/death or maybe more appropriately growth/decay, but not knowing what to think going into the viewing, that was such a moving opening both visually and sonically that I was hooked. Probably the best part of the documentary. thesewoodenideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 So, what's your opinion on the music? Would you compare it rather to their earlier catalogue or the newer one? This is the first Mogwai album I am sitting out on. Their synth heavy stuff has never been my thing and each album is less heavy than the last. I like Mogwai for crunchy guitars and melodic bass lines but this stuff is just beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwinkler Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 This is the first Mogwai album I am sitting out on. Their synth heavy stuff has never been my thing and each album is less heavy than the last. I like Mogwai for crunchy guitars and melodic bass lines but this stuff is just beyond me. Sorry to hear that, as it is a really strong album. At the moment, I think side C is the strongest, especially "Little Boy" is gorgeous. No crunchy guitars, but they have quite a few melodic bass lines on the album. And the orange vinyl looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadDonut Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 It's been awhile since ordering this. I almost forgot! Can't wait for that sun variant to show up on my doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyQuinn Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 On May 18, 2016 at 2:26 PM, justin_cole12 said: It's been awhile since ordering this. I almost forgot! Can't wait for that sun variant to show up on my doorstep. These should be shipping soon, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona_Is_The_Reason Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 49 minutes ago, TheMightyQuinn said: These should be shipping soon, no? I think it said June 10th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andables Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Bummed I missed out on the stateside color variant of this. If anyone has an extra copy lmk!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Looks like these are shipping as we speak. TheMightyQuinn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquinoxDesignLab Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 My copy arrived just now. Two pretty big seam splits on the top of each gate plus the inner sleeves were pretty wrinkled from insertion. Not why I am surprised but, the variant looks nothing like the photos on TR. Still looks really nice, but was hoping it would be transparent. Regardless, still a very nice package that sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 29 minutes ago, EquinoxDesignLab said: My copy arrived just now. Two pretty big seam splits on the top of each gate plus the inner sleeves were pretty wrinkled from insertion. Not why I am surprised but, the variant looks nothing like the photos on TR. Still looks really nice, but was hoping it would be transparent. Regardless, still a very nice package that sounds great! Temporary Residence is real good about shipping LPs outside the sleeve if you ask. I just tack it into the comments section when I order and they've yet to fail doing it. Hoping mine shows up soon too, I'm jonesing for some new Mogwai! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdkaiser Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 1 hour ago, EquinoxDesignLab said: My copy arrived just now. Two pretty big seam splits on the top of each gate plus the inner sleeves were pretty wrinkled from insertion. Not why I am surprised but, the variant looks nothing like the photos on TR. Still looks really nice, but was hoping it would be transparent. Regardless, still a very nice package that sounds great! Giant seam splits on mine as well. And yes, this variant looks nothing like the mock ups. Disc 1 is kind of nice looking, an orange inside of red. Disc 2 though, is probably the ugliest record I've ever seen. It looks like those opaque multi color LPs from the early days of vinyl. Like a bunch of melted crayons mashed together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 40 minutes ago, zdkaiser said: Like a bunch of melted crayons mashed together. Am I alone in thinking that sounds cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdkaiser Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I guess I was just expecting it to look like a fireball to match the cover. No big deal, it's just sort of weird looking the way it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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