Mogwai - Helicon 1

[kevinndocherty]

if EITS had written this song, it would fit perfectly after "Greet Death".

[WeForOneRecords]

Check out the WeForOneRecords channel for latest music from Good Marmot - not as good as this but we can only try eh.

[dontkeepthisname]

Damn it Mogwai! Tour America.

[PoshyX]

@dontkeepthisname I haven't found anything on their website about it, but according to songkick, they'll be playing a few shows here in the states!

[EoinMurMur93]

If they play this at Electric Picnic I will be destroyed, completely.

[wojt4spes]

Stuart on bass :| interesting. How those fucking strings are able to survive this :o

[ocblenheimpl]

INSPIRING!

[rarebass]

this is fucking inspiring!

[analshredder]

as bored as doom metal

[robintubeable]

MOGWAI....When are you coming to Puerto Rico or anywhere in the caribbean? In my dreams!!!! I might have to fly to Europe to see you perform! :D AWESOME MUSIC!!!!!

[78marenostrum]

....sembra di volare ascoltando questa canzone, dimenticando per qualche minuto tutto e tutti...

[lahomiesi]

must...hold...apllauses..

[cancerparty]

2:56: 'I'm missing Celtic v Kilmarnock right now.'

[bradleythebear17]

the drummer looks really miserable

[blackmanorigins]

@bradleythebear17 fuck you

[bradleythebear17]

@blackmanorigins are you the drummer? i do apologise

[w0rdisbond]

@bradleythebear17 yeah, its that irish-depression thing, happens to all of them sometime..

[TheEraser92]

Going to see Mogwai live in February, cannot wait. Hopefully they play this. Amazing track.

[dgeorge0599]

This is amazing. Not very often a song sends shivers down my spine. This is one such song!

[Pulverpojken]

One of the few songs that makes me cry for real.

[55simple]

いいね～♪

[55simple]

いいね～♪

[ballrigors1]

SLAYER!!!!!! would feed these guys other guys balls and stick their delay pedals up their nether regions. and the drummer looks like a less successful conan obrien.

[94dhk]

@ballrigors1 shut up slayer is talentless

[ballrigors1]

@94dhk talentless? ok. you try playing drums or guitar at slayer speed and still have it sound precise for an hour or more during a concert, fuckface

[94dhk]

@ballrigors1 okay, so #1 I can play bass faster than tom araya and do it for longer than an hour with my fingers and not a shitty pick, #2 slayers music is really easy to write while post-rock is not, #3 all slayer does is write in a minor key, play fast, and slap some distortion on it....that takes talent.

[ballrigors1]

@94dhk oh no, here we go with that tired old technique question of bass playing: pick or no pick. Does it really matter aside from some tonal differentiation? I was speaking mainly of Lombardo's explosive drumming, which i assure you only an idiot would dismiss as talentless. I'm not sure whether his drumming is in a minor or major key, however. If you like meditation music to get stoned to more power to you man.

[94dhk]

@ballrigors1 well yes picking does matter because it can change tone....and the drumming in slayer is alright i guess, but you're really going to dismiss an entire genre because of the drumming? and im the idiot? and if you had any musical intelligence you'd know that he is obviously drumming in a minor key, but hey, if you wanna listen to your metal which is easliy produced and just rides on distortion and screaming lyrics more power to you man.

[ballrigors1]

@94dhk I never dismissed the post-rock genre...i like rapeman...I was speaking of this song in particular Einstein. You are making assumptions that I listen to only metal which i guess speaks of your intelligence.

[94dhk]

@ballrigors1 so anyone who has ever had intelligence has never assumed anything? guess thats speaks of YOUR intelligence, and Mogwai is 10000000% more talented than rapeman

[ballrigors1]

@94dhk probably low intelligence.

[94dhk]

@ballrigors1 just a bit of information for you, in order to conduct any type of experiment you have to assume what the outcome will be, i.e. a hypothesis, so what you're saying is every scientist ever had a low intelligence?

[ballrigors1]

@94dhk Here's a hypothesis: I hypothesize that you will continue with this battle because you need validation that you are a smart motherfucker. I still think that slayer would feed these guys other guys balls. An assumption is a preposition that is taken for granted with no interest in finding the truth, whereas a hypothesis is an educated guess followed by tests to prove it right or wrong....big difference.

[94dhk]

@ballrigors1 funny how as you try to sound smarter your typing and grammar get bettter, and actually you commenting back is implying that you have a need to continue this argument. and your "hypothesis" wasnt a hypothesis based on your definition of hypothesis, it was an assumtion, way to contradict yourself.

[ballrigors1]

@94dhk my experiment succeeded. Thanks. 

[94dhk]

@ballrigors1 no it didnt, there was no experiment conducted due to the fact you don't know my intentions for commenting back so you ASSUMED it was because i want to be recognized as smart.

[ballrigors1]

@94dhk the guitarist in this group rubbed his finger on the fretboard for the whole song and slapped some delay on it.....that takes talent.

[moriondor]

This tune is stunning.

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

Lol at Martin's glasses. Such beautiful music. 

[mcallen83]

amazing how something as beautiful as this can be created.

[slowdivr2]

you should check out the song Many among one by The Flight of Phanuel. pretty similar stuff. but this song is EPIC!

[VolvicApfelmann]

ha the drummer looks bored as hell. imho one of mogwais best tunes

[1chob0d]

heard them live in Newcastle with Mary Ann Hobbs, never been the same since. Who needs words to express themselves?

[7StringFury]

When I first heard this song it made me cry tears of happiness because it reminded me of an amazing girl that I fell deeply in love with who changed my life forever..the song told me to never give up and always follow you're heart cause your heart will never do you no wrong..powerful song.

[portealactico]

fuckinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg love this

you can imagine any you want *_*

god mogwai

[87DooM]

I'm glad I found this...

[mcallen83]

I remember hearing this song played midday on BBC Radio 1 with Jo Whiley back in maybe 97-98. Between all the Pulp, Oasis, Blur etc.. this thing came blasting out. I was blown away even 30 secs in. Has been my favorite song ever since. NEVER get tired of it and listen to it at least once a day.

The full title alone really sparked my imagination.

[Pulverpojken]

Latley Mogwai has become the soundtrack of my life. There's not a day when I'm not listening to their godlike music.

[GoodSaintsman]

a high mind and beautiful music makes the world go round

[richehh]

Best song ever written.

[tiddelyjazz]

good lord...

[aplmogwai]

Can also be found live on their somewhat rare '5 track tour single' along with the best live version of 'You don't know Jesus'

[onemorestepandyoudie]

This song still gives me chills. Hearing this live is ear shattering.

[HOmieA1761]

@onemorestepandyoudie I love all genres of music, and I've seen tons and tons of live shows. There is nothing that compares to seeing Mogwai live. It is truly one of the greatest things I have ever experienced, not just musically, but in general. The music just completely engulfs you, it's indescribable. On a list of things to do before I die, seeing Mogwai perform in Glasgow is definitely near the top.

[stramurto]

I wish I was here.

[VOLSTAGGilVOLUMINOSO]

best post-rock track ever.

[richehh]

@VOLSTAGGilVOLUMINOSO best track ever*

[facusrock]

SIIIII  DE UNA!!! (YEEEAAAHHH OF COURSE)

[bobbytroto]

Was this just on government commissions?

[tetsuokun]

Yeah this version is on government commissions only, as far as I know. The other (worse in my opinion) version of this is on ten rapid.

[bobbytroto]

you mean helicon 2? It's amazing that this has never really been anything but a live track really. It's stunning.

[tetsuokun]

Actually I mean this one, helicon part 1. It's on government commissions. The other version of this song, that is on ten rapid, is in my opinion a whole different song, not nearly as good one. If you want THIS song, buy government commisions.

[tetsuokun]

For those still looking for the better (best) live version of this, it can be found at dailymotion for example.

[Barwee]

Thank you!

[forlornfoghorn]

Ya the green one was great...

[estcreep]

Damn! Dominic is so cool! Thanks for uploading!

[tetsuokun]

Someone bring back the "green one" ie. the fuji festival one!

[Barwee]

I want the green one back.

[tetsuokun]

The other one was soo good (the one at "fuji festival or something). Anyone got it?

[maxinvictus]

I agree. It was taken down. I want a copy too if anyone has it.

[bleepsandglitches]

yah... thats the one at Japan's Fuji Rock festival... I saved as my favorite, wanted to listen to it and its taken down!

[stramurto]

me too. so sad...

[sas556]

Fuck youtube for takin the other one down. Mogwai probly wants it up so they can get some exposure.

[mortocl]

thank you for putting this up