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De-Loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Son et Lumiere 1:35 281,547
2 Inertiatic Esp 4:26 316,739
3 Roulette Dares (This is the Ha 7:29 33,638
3 Tira Me a Las Aranas 1:28 144,424
4 Eriatarka 6:20 245,449
5 Drunkship Of Lanterns 7:05 241,438
6 This Apparatus Must Be Unearth 4:58 55,891
7 Cicatriz Esp 12:28 216,287
7 Televators (Main Radio Edit) 4:10 1,072
8 TakeThe Veil Cerpin Taxt (XFM Session) 12:17 12
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With: Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez, At the Drive-In, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, De Facto and more…

About this album

Released: 28 Oct 2003 10 tracks (62:16)
De-Loused in the Comatorium is the first studio album by the progressive rock band The Mars Volta. Based on a short story by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Michael Ward, it is the hour-long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who tries to kill himself by overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison. The attempt lands him in a week-long coma during which he experiences visions of humanity and his own psyche. Upon waking, he is dissatisfied with the real world and jumps to his death. The story of Cerpin Taxt is based on the death of El Paso, Texas artist (and Bixler-Zavala’s friend) Julio Venegas.

De-Loused became both critically and commercially their biggest hit, eventually selling in excess of 500,000 copies despite next-to-no promotion, and was featured on several critics’ “Best of the Year” lists. The album was ranked number 55 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine’s list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time. “Drunkship of Lanterns” was named the 91st best guitar song of all-time by Rolling Stone.

The music contained in De-Loused is distinguished by its enigmatic lyrics, Jazz rhythms, odd time signatures, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s frenetic guitar riffs, which are often harshly dissonant. The title of this album is taken from the lyrics of the song “Eunuch Provocateur” on the band’s previous release, Tremulant. The cover artwork is by Storm Thorgerson. The title takes its name from The Kids in the Hall’s 1996 film, Brain Candy, where people addicted to the titular drug are sent to a place called “the comatorium”.

Song Title Translations/Meanings:
Son et Lumière is a French phrase meaning “sound and light.”
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  • PaperChampion90

    Best debut album since Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. No other band's debut will ever beat this in my lifetime, I reckon.

    last month

  • greglypoop123

    blew my young teenage mind- will always be among my favorites

    last month

  • liquidnature

    Been years since I've listened to this. Still incredible. Pretty much find the rest of TMV's output unbearable, though.

    last month

  • heatherweiwes

    Masterpiece.

    March 2012

  • 0hDeer

    uunnnfff. gaaahhh. hnnnggg.

    March 2012

  • silverlage

    t7b

    February 2012

  • Vlassar

    classic [2]

    January 2012

  • cometbus

    classic

    January 2012

  • electrobaboon

    290 plays in your library and it justs keeps going up.

    January 2012

  • timmotjo17

    Best MV album to me. It's a fantastic piece of music.

    January 2012

  • R1Q304

    This is just okay. Even Octahedron is better!

    January 2012

  • Znourrwringmm

    Still one of the best albums ever made.

    December 2011

  • electrobaboon

    How can people listen to individual tracks from this album? For me, it only works as a whole. Absolutely incredible album though, one of the best of all time for sure. Love that one snare hit right at the start of Drunkship of Lanterns. You know shit's going down when you hear that. Such a good album.

    December 2011

  • evanmoore

    Not a big Chili Peppers fan but goddamn, the bass playing on this album is phenomenal.

    December 2011

  • WayneBirch

    I'll still be listening to this when I'm old and withered. Probably still consider it the best album ever recorded too.

    November 2011

  • BillSmauz

    This and their EP are their best works.

    November 2011

  • Claidheambmor

    Does anyone have the instrumental version of this album?

    November 2011

  • lucho_5

    SO FUCKING AWESOME!

    September 2011

  • me_araujo

    do caralho

    September 2011

  • OLink9

    i can't believe how much i love this.

    September 2011
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