Similar to their song "Tracy", the track begins with recorded a phone call (which can be heard throughout most of the song) between Stuart Braithwaite and friend David Jack, whilst an electronic drumbeat plays. At (0:18), they are joined by the sound of a Bontempi Organ playing an A♯ major chord, followed by a D minor chord, which is repeated throughout the song. Layers of synth and a guitar riff play over the chords. A whooshing noise can be heard at various points. At (1:56) acoustic drums can be heard playing the drumbeat, until (2:30), when it goes back to electronic drums. At (3:53), distorted guitars begin playing along and feedbacking with the chords in the background. This guitar noise and feedback continues, fading in and out gradually for the next few minutes, until it becomes almost overbearing, at which point the song ends abruptly.
Legacyedit
The track was one of the earliest singles to bring Mogwai to critical acclaim. "Superheroes of BMX" was an early band name for the English indie rock group Bloc Party.
Personneledit
Stuart Braithwaite – guitar, organ, monologue
Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
John Cummings – guitar
Martin Bulloch – drums
David Jack – monologue
Andy Miller – producer, mixer
Notesedit
^Wright, Lisa. "Small But Perfectly Formed: 50 Must-Have EPs". NME, 18 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2022
^"bright light ! an unofficial mogwai web site". youngteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
superheroes, 1997, song, scottish, post, rock, group, mogwai, released, their, satin, 2000, compilation, album, song, mogwaifrom, satinreleased26, 1997, 1997, studiomcm, studios, hamilton, scotlandgenrepost, rocklength8, 03labelchemikal, underground, jetsetcom. Superheroes of BMX is 1997 a song by the Scottish post rock group Mogwai released on their 4 Satin EP 1 and on the 2000 compilation album EP 6 Superheroes of BMX Song by Mogwaifrom the EP 4 SatinReleased26 May 1997 1997 05 26 StudioMCM Studios Hamilton ScotlandGenrePost rockLength8 03LabelChemikal Underground JetsetComposer s Dominic AitchisonStuart BraithwaiteProducer s Andy Miller4 Satin EP3 Tracks Superheroes of BMX Now You re Taken Stereodee Audio sample source source filehelpEP 6 track listing10 tracks Superheroes of BMX Now You re Taken Stereodee Xmas Steps Rollerball Small Children in the Background Stanley Kubrick Christmas Song Burn Girl Prom Queen Rage Man Government Commissions BBC Sessions 1996 2003 track listing10 tracks Hunted by a Freak R U Still in 2 It New Paths to Helicon Pt II Kappa Cody Like Herod Secret Pint Superheroes of BMX New Paths to Helicon Pt I Stop Coming to My House Contents 1 Musical and structure 2 Legacy 3 Personnel 4 Notes 5 External linksMusical and structure edit Superheroes of BMX is an eight minute long instrumental which makes use of a Bontempi Organ which is built upon throughout the song The song features an electronic drum beat produced through a BOSS DR 550 Dr Rhythm drum machine A live version of the song appeared on the live compilation album Government Commissions BBC Sessions 1996 2003 recorded at The Golders Green Hippodrome on December 22 1996 by John Peel The whooshing noise heard in the song is made by a RoboCop figurine which can be seen briefly in The Recording of Mr Beast documentary The song was originally titled Dominic after Dominic Aitchison Mogwai s bassist 2 Similar to their song Tracy the track begins with recorded a phone call which can be heard throughout most of the song between Stuart Braithwaite and friend David Jack whilst an electronic drumbeat plays At 0 18 they are joined by the sound of a Bontempi Organ playing an A major chord followed by a D minor chord which is repeated throughout the song Layers of synth and a guitar riff play over the chords A whooshing noise can be heard at various points At 1 56 acoustic drums can be heard playing the drumbeat until 2 30 when it goes back to electronic drums At 3 53 distorted guitars begin playing along and feedbacking with the chords in the background This guitar noise and feedback continues fading in and out gradually for the next few minutes until it becomes almost overbearing at which point the song ends abruptly Legacy editThe track was one of the earliest singles to bring Mogwai to critical acclaim Superheroes of BMX was an early band name for the English indie rock group Bloc Party Personnel editStuart Braithwaite guitar organ monologue Dominic Aitchison bass guitar John Cummings guitar Martin Bulloch drums David Jack monologue Andy Miller producer mixerNotes edit Wright Lisa Small But Perfectly Formed 50 Must Have EPs NME 18 March 2015 Retrieved 23 April 2022 bright light an unofficial mogwai web site youngteam co uk Retrieved 2021 08 26 External links edit Superheroes of BMX at Last fm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Superheroes of BMX amp oldid 1092982843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
