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A Wrenched Virile Lore
Electronic · 2012 · 10 tracks · 1h 5m

A Wrenched Virile Lore

Mogwai

A collection of deconstructed post-rock anthems reimagined through glitch, IDM, and industrial lenses. Gritty, electronic, and intensely atmospheric.

November 19, 2012 · Love Da Records

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This is Mogwai seen through a cracked digital mirror. If the original Hardcore Will Never Die was a cinematic road trip through the Scottish Highlands, A Wrenched Virile Lore is the sound of that same car being dismantled in a neon-lit scrapyard. It is a cold, fascinating, and occasionally brutal reimagining that replaces the warmth of tube amps with the precision of software and the grit of industrial processing. It is an essential listen for those who find the post-rock label too limiting and crave something more abrasive and unpredictable.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 1h 5m
01
George Square Thatcher Death Party (Justin K Broadrick reshape)
5:07
02
Rano Pano (Mogwai is My Dick rmx)
7:21
03
White Noise (Evp Mix by Cylob)
5:13
04
How to Be a Werewolf (Xander Harris remix)
6:52
05
Letters to the Metro (Zombi remix)
7:22
06
Mexican Grand Prix (Reworked by RM Hubbert)
4:34
07
Rano Pano (Tim Hecker remix)
4:44
08
San Pedro (The Soft Moon remix)
3:52
09
Too Raging to Cheers (Umberto remix)
6:30
10
La mort blanche (Robert Hampson remix)
13:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the driving motorik beat of San Pedro is stripped back by The Soft Moon into a skeletal, post-punk death-march.
The moment the recognizable guitar melody of Rano Pano is swallowed by Tim Hecker's signature wall of digital static and decay.
The transition into the final third of the Justin Broadrick remix where the industrial weight gives way to a haunting, hollowed-out drone.
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