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Post by gus on May 7, 2009 9:55:51 GMT 1
Didn't Pixies do something similar on one of their previous tours, but the gig was burnt to CD? The memory stick would be a great idea! Presumably it would depend on whether the band felt the gig was good enough to be released (in a nice way!)...they seem to be quite upfront about not releasing live material they felt wasn't up to scratch on the night. At least memory sticks can be erased and reused Vaguely rememeber the Pixies doing it and thinking it was a great idea at the time. Think you had to pre order the cd and then collect it after the gig, pretty sure it was only the first batch of US shows on the reunion tour they did it for and was a limited number of discs per show.
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Post by einzack on May 7, 2009 10:51:44 GMT 1
here's the website for the pixies ones: www.pixiesdiscs.com/i've got 3 or 4 sitting in my cd collection. you can still order them now - they haven't all sold out, and all the ones that have sold out are permitted to be shared freely on sites like dimeadozen.org mogwai seem far too picky about their live sound (ie mistakes) to allow this - for the pixies it was all about the $$$$
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Post by thom on May 15, 2009 4:28:18 GMT 1
Hey Stuart, what are you using the Boss SL-20 for on the current tour?
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Post by plasmatron on May 15, 2009 18:35:05 GMT 1
Hey Stuart, what are you using the Boss SL-20 for on the current tour? I hardly use it at all to be honest. I only really use it to tremelo the feedback when we do the noise. It would be much handier if it had a midi input or a bpm display. SB
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Post by katrien on May 19, 2009 4:36:15 GMT 1
Stuart, quite a random question, but the artwork used on the inside cover of The Hawk Is Howling (shows horses running, yellow background) - do you know who the artist is for that, and is there anywhere at all I can get hold of a print of it? It's stunning...
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Post by thom on Jul 28, 2009 0:32:42 GMT 1
Stuart, when did you buy your first Fab Tone?
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Post by plasmatron on Jul 28, 2009 9:00:08 GMT 1
Stuart, when did you buy your first Fab Tone? I don't recall exactly but probably around the time of our first album (1997). Before that i had a red Rak super distortion which they stopped making. SB
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Post by wadeab on Jul 29, 2009 20:45:07 GMT 1
In the same vein as an earlier question, have you guys ever considered doing an album or live show with a group like the Kronos Quartet? Check out some of their live stuff on youtube, it's ridiculously powerful stuff and I can only imagine the epic-ness that could be achieved.
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Post by seb on Aug 1, 2009 19:45:03 GMT 1
Hi Stuart, Have you ever heard about an austrian guy called Bernd Fleischmann? (Morr music>electronica). I was just listening to it (great music). There is a song called FROM TO (single version) and there is a background melody/noise/sound/whatever that sounds quite close to the one you use on Scotland's shame, especially live. Any "influences"? Cheers.
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Post by jiffy on Aug 20, 2009 1:34:31 GMT 1
There's definitely ebow on Hawk's 'Local Authority' - goes right the way through the track and drones off (most noticably) at the very end. Sounds like the main one is on the lower octave setting, with some overdubs on the higher setting in places (very faint in the mix). The harmonic/feedback type thing produced on Ebows are fantastic... so much fun : ) Its not actually ebow on that song. Its a guitar that we had modified so that it produces an ebow effect all the time. SB I presume it was something like the Moog guitars But did you's record it like your man in the video at 24secs? cause if you didnt it wasn't worth your while
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Post by protocols on Aug 25, 2009 15:50:22 GMT 1
Stuart, You said in this interview that although you think The Hawk Is Howling is a great album with some of your best songs on it, you "wish the tracklisting was different." How would you change the tracklisting if it were entirely up to you?
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Post by plasmatron on Aug 25, 2009 20:09:30 GMT 1
Stuart, You said in this interview that although you think The Hawk Is Howling is a great album with some of your best songs on it, you "wish the tracklisting was different." How would you change the tracklisting if it were entirely up to you? I would have started the album with a different two songs as starting with a piano song followed by a heavy guitar song is what we did on the record before. This only occurred to me quite recently, there wasn't an argument about it or anything. SB
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Post by plasmatron on Aug 25, 2009 20:37:36 GMT 1
you not doing the atp's then? Unfortunately not. SB
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Post by rob strong on Aug 25, 2009 23:28:23 GMT 1
I would have started the album with a different two songs as starting with a piano song followed by a heavy guitar song is what we did on the record before. This had occured to me a while back too. Interesting that you refer to Auto Rock and Jim Morrison as 'piano songs'. For me it's the beats that define them rather than the piano. If I had to group them with other songs in similar vein, I'd have had them in with Sinewave, I Know You Are, Superheroes. Proving yet again that I have no idea what I'm on about.
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Post by squeeryj on Aug 26, 2009 7:43:20 GMT 1
Have you ever played an out and out metal festival?
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Post by rob strong on Aug 26, 2009 11:30:53 GMT 1
Have you ever played an out and out metal festival? I'd imagine some of the festivals in, say, Finland would be pretty metallic?
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Post by dan on Sept 24, 2009 12:59:15 GMT 1
I have a question. Have you ever played in the concert while drunk?
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Post by rob strong on Sept 24, 2009 13:25:11 GMT 1
I have a question. Have you ever played in the concert while drunk? hahahahaha yes not for a long time though, i would imagine.
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Post by plasmatron on Sept 24, 2009 18:01:46 GMT 1
I have a question. Have you ever played in the concert while drunk? Its been a long time since i've started a concert drunk. Its also been a long time since i've ended a concert sober. Stuart
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Post by NoahA on Sept 25, 2009 5:10:57 GMT 1
Have any of the Mogwai members tried their hand in other art forms? (Painting, Film, Interpretive Dance?)
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Post by noise is a friend on Sept 25, 2009 16:45:11 GMT 1
I've just sneezed my tea!!! Sorry chaps...
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Post by jiffy on Nov 18, 2009 19:58:30 GMT 1
A question for stuart:
Do you use the Danelectro Fab tone distortion on many songs? i'm asking cause i own one and while the distortion is pretty good there's not a wide variety of sounds on it
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Post by plasmatron on Nov 18, 2009 22:00:38 GMT 1
A question for stuart: Do you use the Danelectro Fab tone distortion on many songs? i'm asking cause i own one and while the distortion is pretty good there's not a wide variety of sounds on it I use it most of the time. Other pedals i use are the Rat and the Big Muff. Remember my guitar is one of 3 guitars on these songs so it probably doesn't seem as samey as it would alone. SB
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Post by noise is a friend on Nov 23, 2009 16:02:53 GMT 1
Any idea if/when the cover of "Ghost Rider" will see light of day? It's been listed on the Blast First (petite) site for a while now.
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Post by NoahA on Nov 25, 2009 2:41:37 GMT 1
Other thank Post Rock/Ambient what music genres do the members of the band like to play?
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Post by only on Nov 27, 2009 23:00:42 GMT 1
Stuart, tell us a tale... hehe actually I'd like to know more about your favourite Telecaster. How long had you had it beore Mogwai started? Is it American/Japanese/Mexican made? I know you're into all sorts (Les Pauls etc) but what attracted you mostly to playing a tele as your main gat?
I guess you'll be all nonchalant and humble and say "I dunno, it fell off a truck and just plugged it in and that was that" hehehe - but there must be reasons why after all these years you still come back to that blue Tele. What makes it a keeper?
Also (double post alert!).. very important question... would Mogwai ever consider woking with Dave Fridmann again?
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Post by tron on Nov 29, 2009 18:47:55 GMT 1
I would be interested to know how does the Mogwai creative process come about?
Do most tracks get written on tour or back at home?
Is it a collaborative process or does someone take the lead?
Thanks in advance
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Post by jontosh on Nov 30, 2009 10:46:32 GMT 1
I would be interested to know how does the Mogwai creative process come about? Do most tracks get written on tour or back at home? Is it a collaborative process or does someone take the lead? Thanks in advance this question comes up a lot in interviews, so you're probably best looking through the blog for it (http://brightlight-youngteam.blogspot.com/) The short answer is that they come up with some ideas individually and then work them up into something when together in the studio
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Post by markus on Nov 30, 2009 11:18:59 GMT 1
I would be interested to know how does the Mogwai creative process come about? Do most tracks get written on tour or back at home? Is it a collaborative process or does someone take the lead? Thanks in advance Long answer here (SoundOnSound's interview w/ John): www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb09/articles/mogwai.htm
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tron
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Post by tron on Nov 30, 2009 17:47:02 GMT 1
Thanks guys
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