Mogwai, “Take Me Somewhere Nice”

Mogwai, “Take me Somewhere Nice”, 2001, “Rock Action” Album, Chrysalis Music, Ltd.

Mogwai is a Scottish post-rock band which was formed in Glasgow in 1995. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite on guitars and vocal; Barry Burns on guitar, piano, synthesizer, and vocals; Dominic Aitchison on bass; and Martin Bulloch on drums. The band is known for its lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces which contain melodic bass lines, strong contrasts, and use of effects and distortion.

Mogwai’s work has appeared in several film soundtracks, including the 2006 French documentary film “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait”, Michael Mann’s 2006 film “Miami Vice”, Darren Aronofsky’s 2006 film “The Fountain” as well as the soundtrack for the Canal+ French television series “Les Revenants”. In August of 2018, Mogwai released the soundtrack for the Jonathan and Josh Baker’s science-fiction action film “Kin” and, in May of 2020, the soundtrack for the Amazon Prime’s Italian crime-drama series “ZeroZeroZero”.

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