Central Belters
Mogwai · 2015
220 min · 34 tracks · alternative rock · indie rock · post-rock
Ethereal soundscapes intertwine with powerful crescendos, creating a hauntingly beautiful auditory experience.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- atmospheric background focus
- gradual builds and payoffs
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on October 23, 2015, 'Central Belters' is a compilation of Mogwai's most notable tracks spanning their career up to that point. This album arrived after their 2014 studio album 'Rave Tapes,' marking a period where the band was consolidating their legacy within the post-rock genre. As their first compilation, it serves as a retrospective look at their evolution in sound since their debut in 1997.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Explosions in the Sky· Godspeed You! Black Emperor· Sigur Rós
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Summer 4:28
- 2 New Paths to Helicon, Part 1 5:58
- 3 CODY 6:36
- 4 Christmas Steps 10:40
- 5 I Know You Are but What Am I? 5:19
- 6 Hunted by a Freak 4:17
Disc 2
- 1 Stanley Kubrick 4:16
- 2 Take Me Somewhere Nice 7:00
- 3 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong 9:34
- 4 Mogwai Fear Satan 16:23
Disc 3
- 1 Auto Rock 4:20
- 2 Travel Is Dangerous 4:02
- 3 Friend of the Night 5:30
- 4 We’re No Here 5:38
- 5 I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead 6:45
- 6 The Sun Smells Too Loud 7:00
- 7 Batcat 5:24
Disc 4
- 1 Mexican Grand Prix 5:20
- 2 Rano Pano 5:16
- 3 How to Be a Werewolf 6:23
- 4 Wizard Motor 4:41
- 5 Remurdered 6:27
- 6 The Lord Is Out of Control 4:24
- 7 Teenage Exorcists 3:33
Disc 5
- 1 Hugh Dallas 8:34
- 2 Half Time 6:52
- 3 Burn Girl Prom Queen 8:32
- 4 Devil Rides 4:02
- 5 Hasenheide 3:30
Disc 6
- 1 Tell Everybody That I Love Them 4:42
- 2 Earth Division 6:03
- 3 Hungry Face 2:24
- 4 D to E 6:02
- 5 My Father My King 20:16
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