Intriguing

From https://twitter.com/#!/plasmatron/:

Brilliant day in the studio with @TheJohnCummings James from @Rmmbr_Rmmbr and @chemikaljanitor finishing a song.

Update (19th April 2012):

James Swinburne from @Rmmbr_Rmmbr plays saxophone on the song Earth Division which was debuted tonight.

Martin John Henry 'Span' single - pre-order

Artist: Martin John Henry
Title: Span a/a Only Colour (Ltd. ed. 7" Single, digital download, CD EP with remixes by Mogwai etc)
Release date: 12-Mar-2012
CAT NO: GARGLE009

Pre Order here -
http://gargleblastrecords.bandcamp.com/releases

Limited Edition 7″ Vinyl and download

A. SPAN (SINGLE VERSION)
AA. ONLY COLOUR

Limited Edition CD EP With Bonus Material (edition of 300 on CD only, no download option!)

1. SPAN (SINGLE VERSION)
2. ONLY COLOUR
3. SPAN (HUMAN DON’T BE ANGRY REMIX)
4. BREATHING SPACE (MOGWAI REMIX)
5. RIBBON ON A BOUGH (MIAOUX MIAOUX REMIX)
6. SPAN (JAMES MORGAN REMIX)
7. WHITE FLAMINGO

Gargleblast Records are extremely proud to announce the release of Span / Only Colour, the new double a-side single from The Other Half of Everything, the critically acclaimed album by Scottish singer-songwriter Martin John Henry.

Henry honed his poetic talent as the frontman/songwriter in De Rosa, whose albums Mend and Prevention for Chemikal Undergound Records have become contemporary classics on their home turf. In an article for The Skinny in 2008, Barry Burns of Mogwai stated that De Rosa were a big influence on Mogwai, saying that their last album Prevention was "a great achievement and very inspiring to me".

Henry has toured and collaborated with many of Scotland's finest creatives, including Mogwai, Malcolm Middleton and King Creosote. In 2007 Henry collaborated with author Michel Faber on the critically lauded Ballads of the Book compilation (Chemikal Underground, 2007), and in 2009 he contributed a cover of The Beatles' Because to MOJO's Abbey Road Now! CD. In 2011, Henry toured the UK and Europe supporting Danish songstress Agnes Obel.

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It's also worth noting that De Rosa have recently reformed:
https://twitter.com/#!/derosaband

And Martin plays bass for Malcolm Middleton's Human Don't Be Angry at The Arches, Glasgow tonight (25th Feb)
http://www.thearches.co.uk/events/arts/margins-book-and-music-festival-malcolm-middletons-human-dont-be-angry-aidan-moffat-and-bill-wells

Montevideo - 20th May

Mogwai

La Trastienda Club
Montevideo
Uruguay

20th May 2012

http://www.latrastienda.com.uy/

ATP I'll Be Your Mirror - line-up additions

On Saturday 26th May Mogwai will headline and curate the rest of the day's line-up - this will be their only show in England in 2012. Alongside their previously announced choices of Mudhoney, reformed slow-core group Codeine, the amazing Dirty Three, cult alt rock band Chavez, Floor (feat. members of Torche) and Balam Acab, today we can add noise rock group HARVEY MILK, the fantastic BILL WELLS & AIDAN MOFFAT who released an amazing LP in 2011, and also San Francisco's post-punk influenced THE SOFT MOON and Berlin based composer/DJ ANTONI MAIOVVI with more to be confirmed. Saturday day tickets are available for 59 pounds.

Saturday 26th May - curated by Mogwai

MOGWAI
DIRTY THREE
CODEINE
MUDHONEY
CHAVEZ
BILL WELLS & AIDAN MOFFAT
HARVEY MILK
FLOOR
THE SOFT MOON
BALAM ACAB
ANTONI MAIOVVI

+ more tbc

Tickets: http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymlondon2012.php

Bonnaroo - 7th to 10th June 2012

As expected, Mogwai have been confirmed amongst the line-up for Bonnaroo 2012
http://lineup.bonnaroo.com/band/mogwai

The festival takes places in Manchester, Tennessee and runs from 7th to 10th June 2012.
Mogwai play Atlanta on 8th June but the other three dates are currently show-less.

Sâo Paulo - 12th May 2012

After months of rumours, Mogwai's appearance at Sonar Sâo Paulo has been confirmed for 12th May.
http://www.sonarsaopaulo.com.br/

Also on the bill alongside Mogwai: Justice, Modeselektor, Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, James Blake (live), Squarepusher, Jeff Mills, Four Tet

The Quietus: Mogwai remix The Pre-New

From The Quietus:

Brilliant post-Earl Brutus group The Pre-New have a new single coming out on Valentine's Day, February 14th, and Mogwai have stepped aboard to remix it. The record is a double-A side featuring 'Albion (You've Done Nothing Wrong)' backed with 'Albion (You've Done Nothing Right)'.

Find out more: theprenew.com/

Mogcast 13: Errors In The Studio

http://radiomagnetic.com/main-features/mogcast-13-errors-in-the-studio/

After a bit of a long break, due to the Mogwai lads touring the globe, the Mogcast returns stronger than ever. This month we welcome Steev and Simon from Errors into the Radio Magnetic studio to present the new episode. It doesn’t disappoint. Music from Brian Eno, Wooden Shjips, Conrad Scnitzler, Chris and Cosey, Geneva Jacuzzi and Errors themselves in amongst the many belters. Enjoy!

Errors released their new album, Have Some Faith In Magic on Rock Action on Monday 30 January. Go buy it.

Sasquatch Festival - May 2012

Mogwai are amongst the bands annnounced last night for this year's Sasquatch Festival

The festival takes place at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA, USA, and runs from 25th to 28th May. As Mogwai are playing in London on 26th May and Vancouver on 29th May, it's pretty safe to assume they'll be at Sasquatch on 28th May?

Remember Remember ‘The Mixening’

Remember Remember have put together a complete rework of their ‘The Quickening’ album. Featuring remixes from amongst others; The Phantom Band, Dam Mantle, Ben Butler and Mousepad, Found and The Twilight Sad you’ll be able to pick up the record for a fiver on their live dates with Errors which start next week. Full release due in March.

It's a real privilege to have had such talents re-work our music and stamp their own individuality on the tracks, from the more beat-driven versions of “John Candy” and “One Happier” by Ben Butler & Mousepad and grnr respectively, to the spaghetti western shuffle incorporated into “Hey Zeus, courtesy of FOUND and the foreboding industrial pulse of The Twilight Sad's take on “White Castle”, not to mention the ambient washes of Enoch Point's “Scottish Widows” remix and Dam Mantle's pulsing, hypnotic overhaul of “Ocean Potion”. Plus a stunning version of “Unclean Powers”, remixed to dizzying effect by The Phantom Band.

Listen to 'Unclean Powers - Nobodaddy's Phantom Band Mix'
http://soundcloud.com/rock-action-records/

Dates below:
09 Feb Newcastle, The Cluny
10 Feb Manchester, Islington Mill
11 Feb Liverpool, Kazimer
12 Feb Birmingham, The Rainbow
13 Feb Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
14 Feb Bristol, Fleece
15 Feb Brighton, The Haunt
16 Feb London, XOYO
17 Feb Leeds, Cockpit
18 Feb Dublin, Grand Social
24 Feb Dundee, Doghouse
25 Feb Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree