WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Hi EVAN,

On behalf of Wall of Sound / PIAS, Matador Records and Mogwai, we would kindly ask you not to post copies of “The Hawk is Howling” (or any individual tracks from the band’s new album – release date 21st September) on your site or on any other sites or forums.

We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting Mogwai, but the labels and artist would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the pirate files in question.

Many thanks for respecting the artist’s wishes and, if you want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, then full-length versions of “The Sun Smells Too Loud” and other, exclusive previews are available for fans and bloggers to post / host / share etc in the run-up to release at http://www.matadorrecords.com/mogwai/music.html … .. do also check-out http://www.mogwai.co.uk and http://www.myspace.com/mogwai for news and info on the new album and the band’s 2008 shows.

As you will appreciate, this e-mail is written on a without prejudice basis and, as such, all of our clients' accumulated, worldwide rights and remedies remain strictly reserved : please excuse this required formality which, hopefully, we'll soon be able to dispense with.

With Thanks & Regards,

WEB SHERIFF