Octahedron
The Mars Volta
Octahedron
1,380,793 plays (54,428 listeners)
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Since We’ve Been Wrong | 7:21 | 3,845 | |||
| 2 | Teflon | 5:05 | 42,009 | |||
| 3 | Halo of Nembutals | 5:31 | 38,798 | |||
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With Twilight as My Guide full track | 7:53 | 40,896 | ||
| 5 | Cotopaxi | 3:39 | 40,011 | |||
| 6 | Desperate Graves | 4:57 | 36,116 | |||
| 7 | Copernicus | 7:23 | 33,562 | |||
| 8 | Luciforms | 8:23 | 30,705 |
About this album
Octahedron is the fifth studio album by american progressive rock band The Mars Volta, set for release on June 23, 2009. The album is being released by Warner Bros. in North America and Mercury Records worldwide.
Omar Rodríguez-López had discussed the band’s next album as early as January 2008, the month that The Bedlam in Goliath was released, claiming “I consider it to be our acoustic album. ” Cedric Bixler Zavala has also spoken of the album as “acoustic” and “mellow,” yet stated: “We know how people can be so linear in their way of thinking, so when they hear the new album, they’re going to say, ‘This is not an acoustic album! There’s electricity throughout it!’ But it’s our version. That’s what our band does — celebrate mutations. It’s our version of what we consider an acoustic album.”
On April 22, 2009, the album’s first single, Cotopaxi, was played as the “hottest record in the world” for that day on the Zane Lowe BBC Radio One show.
An e-mail sent to people who had signed up to The Mars Volta’s newsletter on May 16 confirmed details of the album and provided a link streaming four songs (Since We’ve Been Wrong, Cotopaxi,With Twilight as My Guide, and Desperate Graves) upon inserting one of the band’s four previous studio albums into the disc tray of the user’s computer. The promotion also provided a chance to win a pair of tickets to their show at the ICA, London on June 18 and a link to pre-order the digipack, limited edition of the album exclusive to HMV.
Omar Rodríguez-López had discussed the band’s next album as early as January 2008, the month that The Bedlam in Goliath was released, claiming “I consider it to be our acoustic album. ” Cedric Bixler Zavala has also spoken of the album as “acoustic” and “mellow,” yet stated: “We know how people can be so linear in their way of thinking, so when they hear the new album, they’re going to say, ‘This is not an acoustic album! There’s electricity throughout it!’ But it’s our version. That’s what our band does — celebrate mutations. It’s our version of what we consider an acoustic album.”
On April 22, 2009, the album’s first single, Cotopaxi, was played as the “hottest record in the world” for that day on the Zane Lowe BBC Radio One show.
An e-mail sent to people who had signed up to The Mars Volta’s newsletter on May 16 confirmed details of the album and provided a link streaming four songs (Since We’ve Been Wrong, Cotopaxi,
With Twilight as My Guide, and Desperate Graves) upon inserting one of the band’s four previous studio albums into the disc tray of the user’s computer. The promotion also provided a chance to win a pair of tickets to their show at the ICA, London on June 18 and a link to pre-order the digipack, limited edition of the album exclusive to HMV.
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Shouts
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killswitcher99 wrote:
after De-Loused in the Comatorium their best album :)
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ceQ_bop wrote:
underrated imo. its not as bad as it seems. it takes a looong time to get into it :) i love this album like every other tmv album :)
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AEnimia wrote:
really really really really really really solid album from TMV. Not their best, but I don't expect every new release to trump the previous ones. Cedric's vocals really shine on this album.
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Zopwx2 wrote:
the only tracks im really into are desperate graves and teflon
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TheFinalJoker wrote:
"This one takes more than one listen to be fully appreciated. It's a grower." [2] Absolutely right. I was afraid when they said to produce an acoustic album after Bedlam, but now we see what is an "acoustic" album in Omar's eyes. I'm too glad to describe it. :D
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antoonnn wrote:
It's music.
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AlexTheRedeemer wrote:
This album is hardly prog.
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1nnervision wrote:
Gave the album a 2.5/5 originally after 1st listen. Would give it a 2/5 today, stick to jamming and utilizing that God given gift called talent guys--THE #1 Mars Volta fan
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spreadblood4 wrote:
T-M-V! T-M-V! T-M-V!
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Entheogenerator wrote:
This one takes more than one listen to be fully appreciated. It's a grower.
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sczombie wrote:
well i got this when it came out but i never got to properly express my opinion on it. i thought this was their worst album ever. so far it's been the only one that i listened to all the way through, then just stopped.
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IWrestledABeer wrote:
this album is crazy. as in crazy depressing. But I like it.
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hi-leaves wrote:
''Desperate graves'' and ''Luciforms'' my favorites ( : ·
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deborahramos wrote:
TMV just consistently delivers...every album is different...and I freaking love that.
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ermannoclaypool wrote:
http://babysfirstcoffin.blogspot.com/2009/10/mars-volta-octahedron.html
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Neueklick wrote:
fantastic. like all the other albums by tmv.
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DeadDeserted wrote:
A fantastic album from the Volta, I would have expected nothing less from them. I don't get a lot of the negative attention this album has received. Such as it being boring. Just because it isn't as frantic and nuts as some of their earlier stuff, doesn't make it any less exciting
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el_backpulver wrote:
pretty good album
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Entheogenerator wrote:
You're nuts, this is probably their best album since De-Loused.
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Chinpoko_Master wrote:
I like this album but I have to say it's probably my least favorite of theirs. It feels too short.
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