I just had the pleasure of once again seeing a live performance by the group Mogwai, one of the leading lights of the genre known as post-rock. I was initially drawn to Mogwai when I was listening to the eclectic Internet radio station erika.net, which tended to play their most introspective and prettiest songs.
I recently began playing in a band. When people ask what we sound like, I tell them Mogwai is a major influence. Unfortunately, few are familiar with this band. Thanks to NPR's quick turnaround, I can now point them to NPR's Mogwai in Concert page, where they can, free of charge, either listen to this live concert recording by streaming audio or download an MP3 file of the concert.
I've been to three Mogwai shows and this was the best so far. They featured more of their shorter, prettier songs, but mixed in enough intensity in their song selection to achieve good balance in their overall presentation. They really pushed the envelope at the end of their encore, blasting the audience with an aural assault that the likes of Merzbow and Whitehouse would be pround of.
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