Ithica 27 ϕ 9

"Ithica 27 ϕ 9" is a song by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai.

"Ithica" redirects here. For the modern or historic Greek island, see Ithaca. For the mythical Greek island featured in Homer's Odyssey, see Homer's Ithaca. For the city in New York State, see Ithaca, New York. For other uses, see Ithaca (disambiguation).
"Ithica 27 ϕ 9"
Single by Mogwai
A-side"Summer"
Released4 November 1996
RecordedMCM Studios
Hamilton, Scotland
GenrePost-rock
Length2:57
LabelLove Train
Songwriter(s)Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison
Producer(s)Paul Savage
Mogwai singles chronology
"Angels vs Aliens"
(1996)		 "Summer" / "Ithica 27 ϕ 9"
(1996)		 "New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1" / "New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2"
(1997)

"Ithica 27 ϕ 9" was originally released as a double A-side single with "Summer" on 4 November 1996 through Love Train. It was later included on the 1997 compilation album, Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997).

The song is also as referred to as "Ithica 27ø9", "Ithica 27-9" and "Ithica 27 Phi 9".

Musical composition

The guitars in the song are tuned to (C♯ A E G♯ G♯ G♯).[1] The song begins with a repeated note played by guitar, until (0:13), when a soft riff based on the G♯ minor chord is played. At (0:38), more guitars and a drumbeat enter, and an alternate melody is played. At (1:01), the main melody is played again then at (1:25), the drumbeat and guitars get steadily heavier and faster, until at (1:47), a wall of distorted guitar noise explodes. This continues to (2:19), when the main riff is again played, until (2:40), when the guitar fades into silence.

Release and reception

The song was first released as a 7" single, limited to 1500 copies through Love Train on November 4, 1996. The artwork featured on the sleeve of the 7" is by Neale Smith.

All music is composed by Mogwai, except where noted.

7" (PUBE014)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Summer"Mogwai; David Robertson4:25
2."Ithica 27ϕ9" 2:57
Total length:7:22

Personnel and credits
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References
  1. Mogwai Interview with Guitarist Magazine
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