{"product_id":"the-mars-volta-amputechture-2lp-colored-vinyl","title":"The Mars Volta - Amputechture 2LP (Limited Edition White \u0026 Muritz Blue Vinyl)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUPC: 4250795604938\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeneath the technical flash, the fury, the fearless creative brinkmanship of the first two Mars Volta albums lay a potent seam of the blues, an existential vexation that powered every twist and turn of Omar and Cedric's imaginations. That mournful vibe would come to the surface of the group's third full-length,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmputechture\u003c\/em\u003e, a simmering\/blistering set that was unquestionably the group's darkest yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere was no overarching theme here, no interlinking concept binding the songs together, though Cedric concedes that, lyrically, the album was influenced \"by a lot of stuff I was going through, a really bad break-up and a lot of other crazy stuff, and trying to put that feeling into the record.\" But\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmputechture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- its name another of the late Jeremy Michael Ward's invented words - was no downbeat bummer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOpener \"Vicarious Atonement\" might've been a deliciously gloomy, slow-burning thing, capturing Cedric in delirious duet with Omar's swooning guitar lines, accompanied by squalling saxophone by Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales and dream-frequency fuckery by the group's new sonic manipulator, former At the Drive-In member Paul Hinojos. But second track \"Tetragrammaton\" swiftly set pulses racing, an epic-in-miniature and containing more ideas within its 16 minutes than most bands manage over an entire career, its proggy, complex guitar figures tessellating in infinite configurations and converging as if conforming to mathematical formulae from another reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe raw material\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmputechture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas hewn from living on the road. Omar now travelled with his own mobile recording studio - a little Neve ten-channel tape recorder and an array of microphones - and was able to work on new ideas on tour buses, in hotel rooms and during soundcheck (and, occasionally, after the show was done). After touring for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrances the Mute\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas complete, Omar relocated to Amsterdam, staying with his photographer friend Danielle Van Ark and her partner, Nils Post. It's here that he demoed\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmputechture\u003c\/em\u003e, flying in engineer Jon DeBaun, drummer Jon Theodore and his brother Chino to work on these raw sketches. He later returned to Los Angeles, where the album was finally recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOmar ceded guitar duties to his dear friend and kindred spirit John Frusciante, instead assuming the role of musical director. \"\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI wanted to hear the sound of the band,\u003c\/strong\u003e\" he says. \"\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI thought, I'll be able to sit at the console, feel the air of the speakers moving, the unified sound of everything, and not feel distant from it. It was fun, but it was also challenging.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart of Omar's new method was to teach the musicians their parts only moments before the tapes rolled. \"\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo keep things fresh, and to keep everyone on edge,\u003c\/strong\u003e\" he says, before chuckling. \"\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, not on edge - on their toes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmputechture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould prove The Mars Volta's most diverse set yet, drawing into the group's tornado of influences moments of fiery jazz spirituality and esoteric folk introspection, finding space for passages of devastating subtlety and also their most fierce and full-on moments to date. The aforementioned \"Vicarious Atonement\" found its meditative mood echoed by Asilos Magdalena, an intimate, acoustic piece that invoked traditional Latin folk music, as Cedric sang in Spanish a sorrowful tale of a lost soul's quest for sanctuary within a Magdalen Asylum, a refuge set up by the Catholic church for \"fallen women.\" The shadowy, sinister closer, \"El Ciervo Vulnerado,\" meanwhile, tapped into the darker side of spiritual jazz to further explore the album's themes of redemption and religious myth and magick. Elsewhere, the interplay between guitar and clarinet on \"Viscera Eyes\" created complex, unsettling counter-melodies, while the coiling, ornate \"Meccamputechture\" - Cedric's wild fusion of sacred texts, occultism and dystopian science fiction - proved a great showcase for Ikey Owens' swarming, infernal organ runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDouble Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide A:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVicarious Atonement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTetragrammaton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide B:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVermicide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeccamputechture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide C:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAsilos Magdalena\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eViscera Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide D:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDay of the Baphomets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEl Ciervo Vulnerado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"02- Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55768155193687,"sku":"4250795604944.0","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2667\/5543\/files\/69765497-3c51-43d0-0caf-1e2d9310.jpg?v=1794126319","url":"https:\/\/latenightwax.store\/products\/the-mars-volta-amputechture-2lp-colored-vinyl","provider":"FUTURE GLOBAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}