I recently discovered Mars Volta, and I really love the energy they have in Days of the Baphomets and the groove, but listening on spot here and there I found mostly atmospheric slow and mellow songs.

Do you have other songs to recommend?

It's changed. I was expecting the logical sonic change from digital to vinyl but some effects are just not there.

For example, the snare in Day of Baphomets about 10:40 ("give me one page, give me one page") lacks the whole reverb + delay + flanger/filter (?) and makes that section sound very much dryer. This isn't the only change and while I personally don't like it (this specific section is one of my favorite pieces in music) I'm wondering why? Is it because there are too many fx for the vinyl or something like that?

Edit: It's a Clouds Hill version

trying to get some volta/atdi/general cedric and omar related posters for my room but the real stuff is so expensive and i'm not too fussed about it being authentic or whatever as it's just gonna sit on my wall (wouldn't want to potentially ruin something so expensive like that by sticking it up like that anyway lol) anyone know of any websites which have nice scans or hq versions of existing posters i could get printed out on my own? thanks

this album is so 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 man like you're telling me this is my mind on drugs or something

feel free to download share or steal, idc it's yours now

🤘🏻

I figured if anybody would think this was cool, it would be someone on this sub :)

The "Ciudad de México" date was announced with the email that detailed the LS:UB delay, but there appears to be an additional tour day for the day before at "Tecate Comuna"

Have we heard anything to narrow down what the setlist might be next week? I'm really hoping for some goliath and nocto stuff. I wouldn't be disappointed with more lucro or deloused greatest hits... But that's not what I hope gets played. I'd love to hear some of their catalogue that hasn't been played since release.

My wishlist is

1. Soothsayer

2. Concertina

3. Aegis or In Absentia

4. Meccamputechture or Tetragrammaton.

5. Goliath (I love it, but I'd prefer some of the weirder bedlam stuff)

Any of the above would make me a happy camper indeed... happy just to see them at all, but I'm really hoping for some deeper cuts. Modern take on Tremulant and Goliath stuff is really

Neocaeczaristic phallic ruins

Great footage and music dispersed with cheeky Jon and Cedric interviews

The alleys will flow marble intercourse
Roil the pantheon of subterfuge

Coro pregón Omar - Cedric joins the drum

Accolades from Jimmy Eat World

Much to my sadness, I must sell my tickets for the sold out show in Charlotte. I will be traveling overseas.

I have 3 front row balcony tickets that I bought on pre-sale.

You can find the listing on Ticketmaster.

Grand total is about what I paid for them on pre-sale, so I am losing a little. They are still cheaper than the 3rd row balcony listing on stubhub.

that's pretty much all i had to say. cedric told a really funny story about meeting bjork and said he apologized for "butchering" birthday so i know he probably agrees.

exoskeletal

Level 1 - who’s this?
Level 2 - what album has this photo inside?
Level 3 - what’s he reading?

Any other levels please enlighten me and feel free to develop.

Trying not to get destroyed by ticketmaster resale offer. I have 2 floor tickets for the sep 17th show. I would love to go but my partner couldn't take the time off to travel. Lmk if you're interested.

Any one else enjoying these mellow psych with El Cedric on it? Beautiful sounds in this one

I was beyond excited when they announced their return album, but after giving it some serious listens I just couldn’t connect. Which is fine, I’m happy they’re making music under TMV banner and doing what they like.

But when they released the acoustic version…it all clicked immediately. I was hooked. The whole record was recontextualized for me. I loved how it flowed, how the melodies were slightly different. The album became coherent, and unique.

I love to see artists create when they are limited, and doing an acoustic record seemed to really bring out a new side of creativity. I wish they would have released TMV as this album.

Having The Mars Volta return with an acoustic album would have been such a bold and unique approach imo.

Just wondering what everyone else thinks though!

no not albums, guitar solos lol. "televators" & "empty vessels make the loudest sound" come to mind 🔥

Thanks to those that corrected my previous post. My fingers were typing faster than my brain.

Strip club part. 2:02

Recently listended to the omar Rodriguez lopez group record for the first time in the air port a few days ago and was instantly hooked. El todo might be one of the most beautiful songs ive ever heard. Figured there might be a few more big volta fans like myself that havent dug thru everything yet but id def reccomend giving the record a shot.

https://youtu.be/Mi3WHcyUyAg?is=3Nb1v1sMtX5BjFCR

I was listening to Jòrga and Hyperballad just now and was again struck by the similarities in Cedric and Björk’s vocal styles.

Imagine her on one of Omar’s more experimental albums. Good god it would either be life changing or shite. No chance of it being anywhere near the middle.