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While Mogwai's approach to the art of noise-making has always stemmed from the sound of a horribly mistreated electric guitar, they've never been reticent about declaring their enthusiasm for the experimental, ear-bending strains of underground electronica. Hence, Kicking A Dead Pig--now a double CD remix album comprising the original release and the Mogwai Fear Satan EP--which takes tracks from Mogwai's first two full-length releases, Ten Rapid and Mogwai Young Team, and hands them to a crack team of international noise terrorists for some extreme reworkings. Alec Empire's vicious junglist assault on "Like Herod (Face The Future Remix)" is by some distance the most decibel-laden excursion, but much here takes cunningly alternate routes to rewiring your synapses: Hood's "Like Herod" winds out the song's brooding, pre-noise segment into a edge-of-your-seat haunter, all the more chilling because the foundation-rocking explosions of the original never come, while fellow Scots Arab Strap meld a series of Mogwai curiosities into a sleepy dreamscape on "Gwai On 45". There's no beating My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields explosion of "Mogwai Fear Satan", though, which extends Mogwai's masterwork out into a grand, psychedelic 16 minutes of bubbling feedback and juggernaut Krautrock grooves. -- Louis Pattison
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So different, like every Mogwai album. A wintery work of genius that allows you to experience the good stuff from a different perspective. The chill out tracks are perfection, and the Face the Future Remix is terrifying. The Fear Satan remix is simply bliss. Its just one more reason to live.
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this record is designed for listening to at 6 am, when you've been up all night either on some kind of a trippy voyage of self-discovery or alternatively writing a bast**d long dissertation. in either case it's perfect.
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If there were more stars available i'd give them to this album. you should be warned that it is very different to the other stuff that mogwai have put their name to, but if you think about it, their whole philosophy is about creating new-sounding, interesting, beautiful things that nobody else has ever done before. in that sense this record is totally in keeping with the spirit of mogwai.
it IS dance music; it gets very drum'n'bass in places, a bit orb in other places, but then there's one song on the 2nd cd that lasts 6 minutes and has one note. for mogwai fans to dismiss it because it's dance music is as stupid as someone who hates korn dismissing mogwai because they're guitar music.
i think the 7th and 8th tracks are the best, but it's all fascinating, mostly very beautiful and overall excellent.
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amazing
a real alternative view to the music of mogwai, with a flavour of pure electronica, break beats and even drum n bass. Listen to the remixes by klute, kid loco, my bloody valentine. Read more
Published on 27 April 2002 by iprog@yahoo.com
Post-Rock does dance
Mogwai are semi-well known or creating some of the most beautiful music around, aswell as for having songs that descend into eardum-threatening noise that sounds like like the end... Read more
Published on 21 July 2001
Not a good representation.
If you value Mogwai and their music. Do not buy this album. I don't how Mogwai wanted this to turn out or even why they wanted to do such a thing. I mean come on.. Read more
Published on 10 May 2000
pleasing as ever but disapointing
After seeing Mogwai live, I am disapointed with kicking a dead pig. However,after seeing Mogwai live, anything would be dissapointing. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2000
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