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The Mars Volta is an American rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala. They incorporate various influences including post-hardcore, jazz fusion, psychedelia, funk and latin/salsa into their sound. They are characterized for their energetic and improvisational live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums.
The roots of The Mars Volta are found in the band At the Drive-In. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, both members of At the Drive-In, formed an experimental, dub reggae-influenced side project called De Facto, which featured Bixler-Zavala on drums, Rodriguez-Lopez on bass, Isaiah Owens (AKA “Ikey”) on keyboards, and Jeremy Michael Ward on vocals, loops and sound effects.
Due to creative differences and discomfort with mainstream success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The remaining members of At the Drive-In formed Sparta. By the time bassist Eva Gardner joined De Facto, they had changed their name to The Mars Volta. During 2001, the band recorded two songs with former-Laddio Bolocko drummer Blake Fleming and producer Alex Newport, which became their first demo. The lineup for their first public show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California was Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, Owens, Gardner, Ward, and drummer Jon Theodore. This lineup recorded three more tracks with Alex Newport, which became the EP Tremulant, released as a limited edition in early 2002.
The roots of The Mars Volta are found in the band At the Drive-In. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, both members of At the Drive-In, formed an experimental, dub reggae-influenced side project called De Facto, which featured Bixler-Zavala on drums, Rodriguez-Lopez on bass, Isaiah Owens (AKA “Ikey”) on keyboards, and Jeremy Michael Ward on vocals, loops and sound effects.
Due to creative differences and discomfort with mainstream success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The remaining members of At the Drive-In formed Sparta. By the time bassist Eva Gardner joined De Facto, they had changed their name to The Mars Volta. During 2001, the band recorded two songs with former-Laddio Bolocko drummer Blake Fleming and producer Alex Newport, which became their first demo. The lineup for their first public show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California was Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, Owens, Gardner, Ward, and drummer Jon Theodore. This lineup recorded three more tracks with Alex Newport, which became the EP Tremulant, released as a limited edition in early 2002.
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blackmailman wrote:
new album soon
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CarolColdFire wrote:
Brazil
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RafaelSky wrote:
I'm from the Celtic and Nordic countries, from the Basque lands and from Asia.
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IronicoDepre wrote:
BRAZIL!
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toerly4flapjaks wrote:
No pending reissue of De-Loused that I'm aware of sadly. Anyone?
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onebigholiday wrote:
Anyone hear of any De-Loused in the Comatorium vinyl reissue?
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thenagovit wrote:
I think the new album will be their best record since Frances The Mute. I like live performances of new songs.
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gacktxrawr wrote:
Where do all of you people come from?
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JohnLateralus wrote:
Sexy Level: 7/10
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MrRastamann wrote:
Now I figured out why I got tired of Mars Volta... I didnt turn up the volume!
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Disasterpieces- wrote:
wanting to release something different could have resulted in something much better than fucking Octahedron
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R1Q304 wrote:
"Just hoping the upcoming album has NOTHING to do with Octahedron -_- " - Again another stupid Octahedron comment! If you don't like acoustic stuff or accept that The Mars Volta wanted to release something different then just keep up listening to crap-Radiohead.
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ummanturkoglu wrote:
the band is amazing, anything else is opinion [2]
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thunderoq wrote:
LOL @ tyrannosaurus
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astralroche wrote:
the band is amazing, anything else is opinion
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will_xP wrote:
Just hoping the upcoming album has NOTHING to do with Octahedron -_-
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CarolColdFire wrote:
V AHAHAHAHAHA (dorgas)
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laika333 wrote:
Wrong. Cedric is a tyrannosaurus.
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CarolColdFire wrote:
Cedric is a thesaurus. [2]
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http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Shit+rave
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