What does Rock Action Records have to do with Mogwai?
It can be confusing. Rock Action Records is owned by the 5 members of Mogwai. It put out Mogwai’s first single then went into hibernation for a good few years until it became an imprint on SouthPaw Records (PIAS). We bought it back from them a few years back and it’s now run by us and Craig Hargrave, our label manager. Confusing matters further, Mogwai’s 3rd album is also called Rock Action, named after both the label and the Stooges drummer Scott Ashton, who changed his name to Rock Action….presumably for a laugh. Mogwai, through Rock Action have recently put out records by artists such as: Part Chimp; Errors; James Orr Complex; Kling Klang; Random Number and The Zephyrs plus we have licenced Envy from Japan, Cex AND Papa M from the USA and we’re always looking for bands that sound nothing like us (Mogwai) or any of our other acts. You can find the website for Rock Action Records here .
