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Mars Volta – “Tremulant” 12″ EP
Cedric and Omar left behind their tumultuous past by diving straight into dub reggea side project De Facto, to then remerge, with a new team of musicians, in 2002 with this debut EP under the new name Mars Volta. Released by Gold Standard Laboratories, and recorded/produced by Alex Newport. Merging the post hardcore energy of At the Drive In with a new prog rock influence, jaw-dropping in its tightness and complexitywith a freedom to explore whatever experimental whims took their fancy. This is a great Mars Volta record, mainly becuase it avoids much of the self-indulgence that boggs-down their later LPs. Apparently the track “Concertina” is a brutal take-down at a dude who briefly played guitar in At The Drive In (in 1996-1997), who by all accounts was a total sociopath.
