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Mogwai world renowned and genre leading Scottish post-rock band.

Mogwai holds its roots in the chance meeting of two of its key members, Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison, at a concert in 1991. Fours years later and the inclusion of a mutual friend, Martin Bulloch, saw the formation of Mogwai. Although, within a space of a few shows the lineup was extended to include John Cummings as a guitarist and Brendan O'Hare as a drummer. After the release of their first album they also included Barry Burns as a flautists and piano player. Since then, the lineup for Mogwai has not changed in their thirteen year history.

By many, Mogwai is regarded as a great influence and force in the genre of post-rock. While not only holding great sway over their genre, Mogwai has also been likened to a modern day Pink Floyd, due to their vision and skill. This has also been accompanied by a large number of their songs being used in numerous movies, TV shows and videogames, including recording the entire soundtrack for Douglas Gordon’s “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait” and “The Fountain”. They are even mentioned in an Inspector Rebus book by Ian Rankin.