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Mogwai reveal expansive industrial epic "Bitterness Centrifuge"

22 March 2016, 11:36 | Written by Laurence Day

Scottish post-rockers Mogwai have revealed "Bitterness Centrifuge", a new song from upcoming LP Atomic.

The record is formed from new versions of music included on the OST for Mark Cousins' Atomic: Living In Dread and Promise, a 2015 BBC Four documentary constructed completely from archival footage about life in the nuclear age.

"Bitterness Centrifuge" welds thudding half-time rhythms with tidal rolls of metallic synth - it's not as forgiving as other previews of the album, and feels more like a long-lost John Carpenter theme.

Atomic is given a digital release on 1 April, with the CD/2xLP available on 17 June.

Listen to "Bitterness Centrifuge" below. The band's upcoming EU/Japan dates are after.

May

1 - Krems, Austria, Donaufestival
20 - Brussels, Belgium, Cirque Royal
30 - Tokyo, Japan, Ex Theater
31 - Osaka, Japan, Big Cat

June

1 - Hiroshima, Japan, Club Quattro
11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands, Holland Festival

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