Two steps back ?!

I am a die hard fan of Mogwai and therefore in no way objectively. Since my first Mogwai concert experience (1997 at Popkomm in Cologne) I am absolutely convinced of this band. For me and the Scots remain an institution when it comes to post-modern rock music. Despite their musical limitations succeeds this supergroup over and over again to compose outstanding songs, to produce and perform, without having to resort to rock clichés. Anyone who has come again to enjoy a compelling Mogwai-appearance, know what I'm writing. This sentiment, which is capable of producing only Mogwai as authentic, make it a special tape with a high recognition value.

The title of the new album 'Hardcore will never die, but you will.' also made me hope that the band the last chosen path of reduction, which by 'Mr. Had Beast 'and' The Hawk is Howling 'indicated, would continue consistently. Unfortunately, this is not the case. It is again gefrickelt much, geschnipselt, and set to voice effects and electronica. The Vocoder should definitely take the tape; 10 years ago it was maybe cool, now it seems to be a mixture of doubts about their own singing skills and lack of ideas.

In the studio, the attempt was obviously made to create a synthetic, 'modern' sound. This way suggested the band ever with their albums 'Rock Action' and 'Happy Songs For Happy People', which represent in my opinion the weakest albums the band's history. Who precisely this creative period of the band particularly like, comes with the new album definitely fully on his / her cost.
Not only that 'Hardcore will never die, but you will.' very strong at these panels' thus oriented not something really new brings with it - fails the band in my opinion, again trying to combine conventional, mass elements compatible with the typical band sound. If it was the intention of the five guys from Glagow to banish their own hardcore attitude of the music, then you the (unfortunately) quite well.

In general, the album has been produced very powerful and professional. The sound of the drums and the bass is fantastic! Every single track is loud, compressed fat and umpteen times. This is a warm space in distributing sound produced is (use headphones!). However, although one notices every piece was worked with such great attention to detail and dedication to the music here, it seems to me as if the band had their biggest so own strengths, namely dynamism and authenticity deprived. that is too bad.

I like the songs with smears 'White Noise', 'Pano Pano' and 'How to be a werewolf.' With the piece 'Too Raging to Cheers' is really an ingenious composition succeeded and those perched in full grandeur over every other song on the album. 'You're Lionel Richie' has a charming intro and a real 'Mogwai-monotony-mashed-Final Part' and will be on future concerts to a climax. The long 'Music for a Forgotten Future' meanders nicely in front of him and could develop even to a pearl of the album after repeated listening.

Conclusion:
So the hardcore Mogwai will certainly survive. This board is firmly behind sound aesthetics and little on feeling. There is a plate for Studiomucker and high-end fetishists.