A report on Rock Action Records

Scottish, Glasgow-based independent record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai.

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Mogwai at the Royal Festival Hall in 2014. (l-r) John Cummings, Luke Sutherland, Barry Burns, Martin Bulloch, Dominic Aitchison, Stuart Braithwaite

Mogwai

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Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow.

Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow.

Mogwai at the Royal Festival Hall in 2014. (l-r) John Cummings, Luke Sutherland, Barry Burns, Martin Bulloch, Dominic Aitchison, Stuart Braithwaite
Mogwai at the Royal Festival Hall in 2014. (l-r) John Cummings, Luke Sutherland, Barry Burns, Martin Bulloch, Dominic Aitchison, Stuart Braithwaite
Mogwai playing at Somerset House, London, 7 July 2007
Mogwai performing their soundtrack to Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait in Manchester, 19 July 2013
The band's logo

The band were for several years signed to Glasgow label Chemikal Underground, and have been distributed by different labels such as Matador in the US and Play It Again Sam in the UK, but now use their own label Rock Action Records in the UK, and Temporary Residence Ltd. in North America.

Errors in 2010. From left to right: James Hamilton, Greg Paterson, Stephen Livingstone, Simon Ward

Errors (band)

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Errors are a three piece "post-electro" band from Glasgow, Scotland.

Errors are a three piece "post-electro" band from Glasgow, Scotland.

Errors in 2010. From left to right: James Hamilton, Greg Paterson, Stephen Livingstone, Simon Ward

They are signed to Rock Action Records, the label founded and managed by the band Mogwai.

The Twilight Sad performing live at Hyde Park, London in 2018.
Left to right: MacFarlane, Graham, Schultz, Smith and Docherty.

The Twilight Sad

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The Twilight Sad are a Scottish post-punk/indie rock band, comprising James Graham (vocals), Andy MacFarlane (guitar), Johnny Docherty (bass), Brendan Smith (keyboards) and Sebastien Schultz (drums).

The Twilight Sad are a Scottish post-punk/indie rock band, comprising James Graham (vocals), Andy MacFarlane (guitar), Johnny Docherty (bass), Brendan Smith (keyboards) and Sebastien Schultz (drums).

The Twilight Sad performing live at Hyde Park, London in 2018.
Left to right: MacFarlane, Graham, Schultz, Smith and Docherty.
British composer and former Fat Cat Records labelmate Max Richter (pictured here in 2015) mixed the band's debut EP in 2006.
James Graham and former bassist Craig Orzel at Avalanche Records, June 2008.
Andrew Weatherall, pictured here in 2009, aided the band with recording No One Can Ever Know, and was credited as "anti-producer".
The Twilight Sad performing live at the Brudenell Social Club Community Room, Leeds in June 2018.

The band are signed to Rock Action Records and have released five albums, as well as several EPs and singles.

July 2015

Blanck Mass

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British electronic solo project by Ivor Novello Award-winning composer Benjamin John Power, one of the founding members of drone band Fuck Buttons.

British electronic solo project by Ivor Novello Award-winning composer Benjamin John Power, one of the founding members of drone band Fuck Buttons.

July 2015

The self-titled album Blanck Mass was released in 2011 through Mogwai's Rock Action Records label and is Benjamin John Power's first solo effort after spending seven years as one half of Fuck Buttons.

at the Great Escape Festival in 2022

Kathryn Joseph

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Scottish singer-songwriter and musician.

Scottish singer-songwriter and musician.

at the Great Escape Festival in 2022

Their debut album Conflats (2017, Rock Action Records) was released in October 2017.

Part Chimp, Bardens Boudoir, London, Dalston 2006

Part Chimp

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English rock band from Camberwell, London, England, that were formed by Tim Cedar, Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000.

English rock band from Camberwell, London, England, that were formed by Tim Cedar, Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000.

Part Chimp, Bardens Boudoir, London, Dalston 2006

Their records have been released in the UK by Rock Action Records, in Europe and Japan by Play It Again Sam, and in the US by Monitor records.

The Zephyrs

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Edinburgh, Scotland-based indie band.

Edinburgh, Scotland-based indie band.

Small as this release was, it garnered the attention of Scottish post-rock band Mogwai who signed The Zephyrs to their own imprint Rock Action, which was then owned by SouthPaw Records.

Remember Remember (2009)

Remember Remember

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Remember Remember were a Scottish instrumental band originating from Glasgow.

Remember Remember were a Scottish instrumental band originating from Glasgow.

Remember Remember (2009)

Active between 2006 and 2015, they released three albums and other work on the Rock Action label, run by fellow Glasgow band Mogwai, with whom the band have also toured.

Arab Strap

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Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock band whose core members are Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton.

Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock band whose core members are Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton.

The band signed to Rock Action Records in 2020.

Tetsuya Fukagawa performing with Envy in Hong Kong in 2011

Envy (band)

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Japanese screamo band formed in Tokyo, in 1992.

Japanese screamo band formed in Tokyo, in 1992.

Tetsuya Fukagawa performing with Envy in Hong Kong in 2011

They are signed to Rock Action Records in Europe and Temporary Residence Limited in North America, though originally they worked with Level Plane Records.