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The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath [Limited edition White, Gold & Glow in the Dark 3LP]
Limited edition White, Gold and Glow in the Dark vinyl!
Condition:
Brand new and sealed! Ships in Whiplash mailer for ultimate protection. Free shipping! In hand and ready to ship.
Details:
2x LP + 1x 12inch single Gatefold Sleeve White, Gold, & Glow In The Dark Vinyl
Vinyl, LP, White Vinyl, LP, Gold Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Glow In The Dark
Label: Clouds Hill – CH186 Remastered US 2022 Recorded 2006 - 2007
Tracklist:
A1Aberinkula5:44 A2Metatron8:11 A3Ilyena5:35 B1Wax Simulacra2:38 B2Goliath7:15 B3Tourniquet Man2:37 B4Cavalettas9:32 C1Agadez6:43 C2Askepios5:10 C3Ouroborous6:35 D1Soothsayer 9:07 D2Conjugal Burns6:35 EMr. Muggs FMr. Muggs
Total Time:1:15:42
Companies, etc.:
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH
Credits:
Artwork – Jeff Jordan  Edited By – Claudius Mittendorfer, Shaun Sullivan Layout, Design – Sonny Kay Mastered By – Howie Weinberg Mixed By – Rich Costey Mixed By [Assistant] – Charlie Stavish Music By, Arranged By – Omar Rodriguez Lopez Performer – Adrián Terrazas-Gonzáles, Cedric Bixler Zavala*, Isaiah Ikey Owens, John Frusciante, Juan Alderete de la Peña, Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Pablo Hinojos-Gonzalez, Thomas Pridgen Producer – Omar Rodriguez Lopez Recorded By – Isaiah Abolin, Lars Stalfors, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Robert Carranza Vocals, Lyrics By – Cedric Bixler Zavala Written-By – The Mars Volta
Genres:
Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock Psychedelic Rock, Avant-Prog, Brutal Prog
Descriptors:
cryptic, complex, uncommon time signatures, psychedelic, paranormal, occult, abstract, manic, chaotic, energetic, dense, male vocals, desert, heavy, androgynous vocals, surreal, technical, progressive, dark, spiritual, quirky, concept album, epic, avant-garde
DESCRIPTION:
"Received wisdom has it that to toy with the occult is to enter into a Faustian pact that will bite you on the ass somewhere down the line. Magic, myth and sorcery had been recurrent themes within The Mars Volta's output for some time and served as the dominant motifs for their previous full length, Amputechture. So it was almost inevitable that, at some point, luck, kismet, karma, serendipity whatever you want to call the metaphysical forces that exert hidden influence upon our mortal world would visit the group and enact some kind of payback. Whatever debts the group had accrued came due with The Bedlam In Goliath, the group's fourth full length, and an album whose creation was, in every sense of the word, cursed. The production of the album was regularly scuppered by technical problems that erased whole takes from their computer hard drives, a phenomenon Omar's in studio right hand man Rich Costey an experienced producer/engineer in his own right found impossible to explain. Meanwhile, Omar's home studio flooded and was plagued by severe electrical problems, and at least one member of the engineering staff working on the album quit the sessions after suffering a psychotic episode. At the time, all this accumulating bad juju was ascribed, by the more superstitious members of The Mars Volta, to a Ouija board Omar had reputedly purchased while traveling in Jerusalem and gifted to Cedric upon his return. What is certain is that Omar returned from his travels with tapes of field recordings he'd made in Jerusalem, from his wanderings around the city's Jewish, Muslim and Christian quarters, which were later mixed into the track Soothsayer, a mystical epic elevated by strings. The music captured on those field recordings, which opened Soothsayer, inspired Cedric's lyrics for The Bedlam In Goliath."