release date: Aug. 2000 / Oct. 1, 2001 (first UK issue)
format: digital (10 x File, FLAC)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]
producer: various
label: Chemikal Underground - nationality: Scotland, UK
Track highlights: 1. "Superheroes of BMX" - 2. "Now You're Taken" - 5. "Rollerball" - 6. "Small Children in the Background" - 7. "Stanley Kubrick" (official video) - 8. "Christmas Song" - 9. "Burn Girl Prom Queen" - 10. "Rage: Man"
Compilation album by Mogwai essentially compiling three eps into one longplayer with EP being their most recent release from Oct. '99. It consists of ten tracks with a total running time at 72 minutes. The first three compositions are from 4 Satin (1997), tracks #4 to #6 from No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew) E.P (1998), and the last four are from EP (1999) - thus the title: EP+6 comes with four tracks plus six other tracks... The album was originally intended for the Japanese market only (released on Toy's Factory, August 2000) but was soon made in various digital issues for the European market primarily because the original three eps only had been pressed in limited numbers. Some European cd-issues are enhanced issues containing an extended version of "Stanley Kubrick", the music video, whereas the first Japanese edition has reversed track order (from newest to oldest) and some Japanese issues also came with the music video for "Xmas Steps".
Again, Mogwai has produced a fine album, although, all tracks have already been released in ep-versions, and it's difficult to pin out the best tracks, however, none of them appear on the band's normal full-length albums making this another fine album to know of. Also because the last four tracks here bond nicely to the most recent an otherwise different album Rock Action (Apr. 2001).
Recommended.
EDIT Nov. 2021: The album has been re-issued in a remastered 3 lp vinyl version (for the first time) with the new title "e.p. x 3", but with the same tracklist and with new front cover (still photo by Neale Smith of the same water tower). The album is also made available as download release via the band's bandcamp profile.
