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Christmas Steps by Mogwai
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Mogwai Are A Band From Glasgow Scotland Formed In 1995. They Compose Lengthy Mostly Instrumental Guitar-Based Pieces In The Style Of Post-Rock Usually Focused Around The Elaboration Of A Single Theme And Are Known Traditionally For Their Quiet/loud Dynamic Defined Bass Riffs And An Eminent Ambient Sound Sometimes Dark And Sometimes Grand. Although Frequently Referred To As Post-Rock The Band Have Revealed In Interviews That They Despise This Categorization Insisting That Their Sound Bears Little Resemblance To Pioneers Of The Genre Such As Tortoise. The Band Were Originally Signed To Renowned Glasgow Indie Label Chemikal Underground But Call A Number Of Labels Home Being Distributed By Different Labels Such As Matador In The United States And Play It Again Sam Records In The United Kingdom. They Have Also Developed Their Own Label Called Rock Action Records Named After Guitarist Ron Asheton Of The Stooges Who Had His Name Changed To Rock Action. Mogwai Are Named After The Creatures From The Film Gremlins The Word Itself Is Cantonese For 'ghost' Or 'hunter' Dependant On The Semi Or Literal Translation Although Braithwaite Comments That "it Has No Significant Meaning And We Always Intended On Getting A Better One Name But Like A Lot Of Other Things We Never Got Round To It.". Their Style Has Been Influenced By Such Bands As The Cure Joy Division The Jesus & Mary Chain Pixies My Bloody Valentine And Post-Rock Granddaddies Slint. During 2004 The Band Were Handed Support Slots On The Tours Of Two Of Their Heroes The Pixies And The Cure. It Has Easily Identifiable Connections To Genres Like Shoegaze Math Rock Art Rock And Occasionally Instrumental Metal. While Mogwai's Sound Bears Little Resemblance To Punk Rock The Band Seems To Identify Closely With The Punk Ethic. Mogwai's Influence On The Indie Rock Scene Can Be Heard In The Work Of Explosions In The Sky Italians Giardini Di Mirò Qatsi And Most Other Contemporary Post-Rock. The Fifth Mogwai Album Mr. Beast Was Released In March 2006 And Returned To The Heavier Sounds Of 1997's Mogwai Young Team. Mr. Beast Saw Mogwai Dropping Most Of Their "post-Rock" Crescendoing With Songs Developing More Like Rock With Direct Hooks And Lyrics. Mogwai Produced The Remix Track Of 'Plans' On The British Group Bloc Party's 2005 Album Silent Alarm Remixed. In October 2006 Mogwai Returned With A Soundtrack To The Documentary Of Global Football Star Zinedine Zidane Called Zidane A 21st Century Portrait Released Through Their Own Label Rock Action. They Have Also Released A Soundtrack To Darren Aronofsky's 'The Fountain' In Collaboration With Clint Mansell And The Kronos Quartet. The Hawk Is Howling Was Released In September 2008. In February 2011 The Band Released Their 7th Studio Album Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will. And In July 2013 Mogwai Performed Their Soundtrack To Zidane A 21st Century Portrait For The First Time At A Number Of Dates Across The UK. Shortly Afterwards On 5 August The Band Revealed Via Twitter That They Were Recording A New Studio Album At Castle Of Doom Studios Released In Early 2014 Called Rave Tapes. Guitarist John Cummings Left The Band In 2015. 2016 Saw The Band Take Part In Two Soundtracks. Atomic Was Released In April For The Documentary 'Atomic Living In Dread And Promise' And Was Composed Entirely By The Band. They Also Contributed To Before The Flood Music From The Motion Picture Which Featured Trent Reznor Atticus Ross And Gustavo Santaolalla. In 2017 Mogwai Released Every Country's Sun Their Ninth Studio Album Which Heralded A Return To Their Earlier Sound. Mogwai Appeared On Another Film Soundtrack In 2018. Helicon 1 From Their 1997 Album Ten Rapid Was Featured On The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of ‘Beautiful Boy’. Lineup Stuart Braithwaite Guitar Vocals Barry Burns Guitar Keyboards Vocals Dominic Aitchison Bass Martin Bulloch Drums Official Website Http //www.Mogwai.Co.Uk/
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Christmas Steps
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"Christmas Steps" Is A Song By Scottish Instrumental Rock Group Mogwai From The 1999 Album Come On Die Young. The Original Version Of The Song Entitled "Xmas Steps" Appears On The 1998 EP No Education No Future Fuck The Curfew . "Christmas Steps" Is A Ten Minute Long Instrumental In The Key Of C♯ Minor. It Is A Rerecorded Version Of "Xmas Steps" Which Is Similar As It Retains Its Basic Structure And Composition But Differs As It Is Shorter In Length Performed Significantly Slower And Features Clearer Dynamic Contrast. The Song Is Named After Christmas Steps A Road In Bristol South West England. The Song Was Featured On The 1999 Compilation Album Everything Is Nice The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology Incorrectly Labelled As "Xmas Steps". "Christmas Steps" Begins With A Guitar Melody Based Around The Chords Of C♯ Minor And A Major. This Is Repeated Until 0 36 When A Second Guitar Begins To Double The Melody With Slight Variations. At 1 12 One Of The Guitars Begins To Play A Counter-Melody And At 1 28 The Bass Guitar Also Begins A Counter-Melody. At 1 47 Both Guitars Begin Playing The First Counter-Melody. At 2 04 One Of The Guitars Begins Playing Another Counter-Melody Until 2 57 When The Guitars Begin Doubling Themselves Again. At 3 14 The Bass Guitar Ceases Playing And The Guitar Strumming Becomes More Predominant Until 3 47 When The Bass Guitar Suddenly Begins Playing A Loud Slightly Distorted Counter-Melody. The Instruments Build Up In A Gradual Crescendo Increasing In Volume And Tempo Until 4 39 When The Drums Enter And The Guitars Strum A Chord Structure Based Around The Chords Of C♯ Minor C♯ Suspended 2nd And A Major. At 5 14 The Guitars Suddenly Turn Distorted Repeating The Chord Structure Until 5 43 Where One Of The Guitars Plays A Solo. At 6 10 The Guitars Strum A C♯ Minor Chord Until 6 18 Where The Guitars Turn Clean And The Chord Structure Is Reintroduced. At 6 29 A Violin Solo Begins Playing Quietly In The Background The Reason For The Quietness Being The Song Using The Same Solo As Recorded By Luke Sutherland For "Xmas Steps" Which Was Played Significantly Faster. At 6 34 The Guitars Begin The Last Counter-Melody Of The Song Doubling Each Other With Noticeable Variations. The Drums Cease Playing At 7 10 Leaving The Guitars Playing Their Melodies And Gradually Slowing Down In A Diminuendo With The Violin Solo Playing Faintly In The Background Until 10 28 When The Guitars Cease Playing Ending On A C♯ Which Fades Out.
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Mogwai Are A Band From Glasgow Scotland Formed In 1995. They Compose Lengthy Mostly Instrumental Guitar-Based Pieces In The Style Of Post-Rock Usually Focused Around The Elaboration Of A Single Theme And Are Known Traditionally For Their Quiet/loud Dynamic Defined Bass Riffs And An Eminent Ambient Sound Sometimes Dark And Sometimes Grand. Although Frequently Referred To As Post-Rock The Band Have Revealed In Interviews That They Despise This Categorization Insisting That Their Sound Bears Little Resemblance To Pioneers Of The Genre Such As Tortoise. The Band Were Originally Signed To Renowned Glasgow Indie Label Chemikal Underground But Call A Number Of Labels Home Being Distributed By Different Labels Such As Matador In The United States And Play It Again Sam Records In The United Kingdom. They Have Also Developed Their Own Label Called Rock Action Records Named After Guitarist Ron Asheton Of The Stooges Who Had His Name Changed To Rock Action. Mogwai Are Named After The Creatures From The Film Gremlins The Word Itself Is Cantonese For 'ghost' Or 'hunter' Dependant On The Semi Or Literal Translation Although Braithwaite Comments That "it Has No Significant Meaning And We Always Intended On Getting A Better One Name But Like A Lot Of Other Things We Never Got Round To It.". Their Style Has Been Influenced By Such Bands As The Cure Joy Division The Jesus & Mary Chain Pixies My Bloody Valentine And Post-Rock Granddaddies Slint. During 2004 The Band Were Handed Support Slots On The Tours Of Two Of Their Heroes The Pixies And The Cure. It Has Easily Identifiable Connections To Genres Like Shoegaze Math Rock Art Rock And Occasionally Instrumental Metal. While Mogwai's Sound Bears Little Resemblance To Punk Rock The Band Seems To Identify Closely With The Punk Ethic. Mogwai's Influence On The Indie Rock Scene Can Be Heard In The Work Of Explosions In The Sky Italians Giardini Di Mirò Qatsi And Most Other Contemporary Post-Rock. The Fifth Mogwai Album Mr. Beast Was Released In March 2006 And Returned To The Heavier Sounds Of 1997's Mogwai Young Team. Mr. Beast Saw Mogwai Dropping Most Of Their "post-Rock" Crescendoing With Songs Developing More Like Rock With Direct Hooks And Lyrics. Mogwai Produced The Remix Track Of 'Plans' On The British Group Bloc Party's 2005 Album Silent Alarm Remixed. In October 2006 Mogwai Returned With A Soundtrack To The Documentary Of Global Football Star Zinedine Zidane Called Zidane A 21st Century Portrait Released Through Their Own Label Rock Action. They Have Also Released A Soundtrack To Darren Aronofsky's 'The Fountain' In Collaboration With Clint Mansell And The Kronos Quartet. The Hawk Is Howling Was Released In September 2008. In February 2011 The Band Released Their 7th Studio Album Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will. And In July 2013 Mogwai Performed Their Soundtrack To Zidane A 21st Century Portrait For The First Time At A Number Of Dates Across The UK. Shortly Afterwards On 5 August The Band Revealed Via Twitter That They Were Recording A New Studio Album At Castle Of Doom Studios Released In Early 2014 Called Rave Tapes. Guitarist John Cummings Left The Band In 2015. 2016 Saw The Band Take Part In Two Soundtracks. Atomic Was Released In April For The Documentary 'Atomic Living In Dread And Promise' And Was Composed Entirely By The Band. They Also Contributed To Before The Flood Music From The Motion Picture Which Featured Trent Reznor Atticus Ross And Gustavo Santaolalla. In 2017 Mogwai Released Every Country's Sun Their Ninth Studio Album Which Heralded A Return To Their Earlier Sound. Mogwai Appeared On Another Film Soundtrack In 2018. Helicon 1 From Their 1997 Album Ten Rapid Was Featured On The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of ‘Beautiful Boy’. Lineup Stuart Braithwaite Guitar Vocals Barry Burns Guitar Keyboards Vocals Dominic Aitchison Bass Martin Bulloch Drums Official Website Http //www.Mogwai.Co.Uk/
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"Christmas Steps" is a song by Scottish Instrumental rock group Mogwai, from the 1999 album, Come On Die Young. The original version of the song, entitled "Xmas Steps", appears on the 1998 EP, No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew).
"Christmas Steps" is a ten minute long instrumental, in the key of C♯ minor. It is a rerecorded version of "Xmas Steps", which is similar as it retains its basic structure and composition, but differs as it is shorter in length, performed significantly slower and features clearer dynamic contrast. The song is named after Christmas Steps, a road in Bristol, South West England. The song was featured on the 1999 compilation album, Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology, incorrectly labelled as "Xmas Steps".
"Christmas Steps" begins with a guitar melody based around the chords of C♯ minor and A major. This is repeated until (0:36) when a second guitar begins to double the melody, with slight variations. At (1:12), one of the guitars begins to play a counter-melody, and at (1:28), the bass guitar also begins a counter-melody. At (1:47), both guitars begin playing the first counter-melody. At (2:04), one of the guitars begins playing another counter-melody, until (2:57), when the guitars begin doubling themselves again. At (3:14), the bass guitar ceases playing and the guitar strumming becomes more predominant, until (3:47), when the bass guitar suddenly begins playing a loud, slightly distorted counter-melody. The instruments build up in a gradual crescendo, increasing in volume and tempo, until (4:39), when the drums enter and the guitars strum a chord structure based around the chords of C♯ minor, C♯ suspended 2nd, and A major. At (5:14), the guitars suddenly turn distorted, repeating the chord structure until (5:43), where one of the guitars plays a solo. At (6:10), the guitars strum a C♯ minor chord until (6:18), where the guitars turn clean and the chord structure is reintroduced. At (6:29), a violin solo begins playing quietly in the background; the reason for the quietness being the song using the same solo as recorded by Luke Sutherland for "Xmas Steps", which was played significantly faster. At (6:34), the guitars begin the last counter-melody of the song, doubling each other with noticeable variations. The drums cease playing at (7:10), leaving the guitars playing their melodies, and gradually slowing down in a diminuendo with the violin solo playing faintly in the background, until (10:28), when the guitars cease playing, ending on a C♯, which fades out.
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