The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium
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ATDIRadiohead
Codeseven
Cave In
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Universal RepublicTracklist
1. Son et Lumiere2. Inertiatic ESP
3. Roulette Dares
4. Tira Me a las Arañas
5. Drunkship of Lanterns
6. Eriatarka
7. Cicatriz ESP
8. This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed
9. Televators
10. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt
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With the disbanding of At the Drive In, an indefinite hole was left in fans across the world, especially after the release of the hugely famous “Relationship of Command”, which finally saw the band with the credit they deserved. Soon after the breakup Sparta was formed, with a sound very similar to that of At the Drive In, and they’ve seen success in much the form the At the Drive In saw, but are no where near as groundbreaking. On the other hand with the Mars Volta, Omar A Rodriguez and Cedric Bixlea Zavala of ATDI fame have sought out to push the barriers musically. They’ve taken the roots planted with ATDI and taken their music to a whole other place.
By now you have already heard this album and know it is easily the year’s best release, but just in case you don’t, let’s go over the facts. With the help of RHCP’s Flea along with several other musician friends, as well as the recently deceased Jeremy Michael Ward, The Mars Volta were formed and with “De-Loused in the Comatorium”, they’re set to take on the world with their ground breaking “space rock”. “Son Et Lumiere” is an intro that brilliantly leads into the simply incredible “Inertiatic Esp”, which is the band’s current single, which there is also a video for. The track is full of motion and life, as is much of this album, though much different than the work these guys did with ATDI. “Roulette Dares” is another perfect track with spacey riffs and deep melodic vocals, not to mention another track, of many, that makes you want to get out of chair and dance to the motion of the song. A track by track review of this album would be pointless, because this album is the closest thing to perfect I’ve heard in quite some time, and if that doesn’t give good reason to check these guys out, I’m not sure what will.
“De-Loused in the Comatorium” is a brilliant album, plain and simple. The only other album released this year that even compares is Radiohead’s “Hail to the Thief”, and I think the goals both of these bands are very similar as well. They’ve set out to break the mold and do something unique, and that’s exactly what the Mars Volta has done.
-Josh Tabbia
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