Author Topic: The Mars Volta - Octahedron (2009) (Read 7703 times)

SoundscapeMN · « **on:** May 16, 2009, 06:33:49 PM »

there was a topic on this before the board was shutdown. Anyway, 3 more songs besides the 1st single "Cotopaxi" have surfaced from this upcoming album.

Here's the original press release:

01 Since We've Been Wrong
02 Teflon
03 Halo of Nembutals
04 With Twilight as My Guide
05 Cotopaxi
06 Desperate Graves
07 Copernicus
08 Luciforms

https://pitchfork.com/news/35073-the-mars-volta-enter-the-ioctahedroni/

myspace bulletin:

THE MARS VOLTA: OCTAHEDRON
Out June 23 on Warner Bros. Records (NORTH AMERICA) and June 22nd on Mercury Records (REST OF WORLD)

The Mars Volta's fifth studio album, Octahedron, will be released June 23 by Warner Bros. Records in North America and on June 22nd on Mercury Records in the rest of the world.

The first single in North America will be "Since We've Been Wrong" while overseas it will be Cotopaxi.

Octahedron was written by The Mars Volta--Omar Rodriguez Lopez (music, arrangements, direction) and Cedric Bixler Zavala (vocals, lyrics)--and performed by The Mars Volta group: Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Thomas Pridgen, John Frusciante, Isaiah Ikey Owens, Juan Alderete de la Pena, Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez Lopez.

3 new tracks on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS_AC7RDJUY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOVS431b3ww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynE4NshxVkM

Desparate Graves sounds good, but of course, they have not subtracted those tambourine-tinged clipping cymbals. Fuck. They're a bit like Dream Theater in this way. This band continues to tease me, and then they fail to abandon one of my only problems with them (and their most recent music).

I may just end up liking the acoustic songs on this album, and still not be able to get over those fingernails-on-a-chalkboard clipping high-pitched cymbals that ruin otherwise really good music.

Volk9 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2009, 04:44:16 PM »

Although the only album I've listend to is De-loused, Im looking forward to this a lot

OsMosis2259 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2009, 05:13:21 PM »

Quote from: Volk9 on May 17, 2009, 04:44:16 PM

Although the only album I've listend to is De-loused, Im looking forward to this a lot

this

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #3 on:** June 04, 2009, 11:17:14 AM »

leaked.

Volk9 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2009, 11:19:13 AM »

That was fast, lol

xterp · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2009, 12:10:22 PM »

So pumped to hear this.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #6 on:** June 04, 2009, 12:20:26 PM »

I'll give this a good chance. I like most of what TMV bring out. Especially their last CD.

Neurasthenic · « **Reply #7 on:** June 04, 2009, 12:41:50 PM »

Quote from: Nihil-Morari on June 04, 2009, 12:20:26 PM

I'll give this a good chance. I like most of what TMV bring out. Especially their last CD.

This.

xterp · « **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2009, 03:10:24 PM »

Don't know if we can talk about it, so I'll just say I think it's their second best album, behind Deloused.

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2009, 03:40:25 PM »

Awesome, I couldnt really get into Goliath, I hope it is as you say Xterp.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2009, 04:01:58 PM »

I told myself to only listen to one song, cause I hate listening to music on my laptop speakers, but I was impressed enough to say I like the album already.

I listened to the opening song, and wow, this is something I've always wanted to hear from TMV. Some soft and melodic approach works out wonderful with Cerdric's voice!

pizzapie · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2009, 04:33:24 PM »

Just listened to it. Is pretty great. Songs definitely feel like they are growers.

porksoda · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2009, 05:07:52 PM »

Quote from: SoundscapeMN on June 04, 2009, 11:17:14 AM

*snipz*

You should edit your post:)

OsMosis2259 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2009, 06:35:07 PM »

i like how they release an album so quickly. They already have 5 albums and it feels so recent when De Loused came out

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2009, 08:05:35 PM »

Quote from: OsMosis2259 on June 04, 2009, 06:35:07 PM

i like how they release an album so quickly. They already have 5 albums and it feels so recent when De Loused came out

Not if you consider their discography to be a painful spiral downwards. In that case, they couldn't get themselves over with soon enough.

Hate to be the killjoy, but I'm adding this to my growing list of TMV disappointments.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #15 on:** June 04, 2009, 11:25:42 PM »

Quote from: porksoda on June 04, 2009, 05:07:52 PM

Quote from: SoundscapeMN on June 04, 2009, 11:17:14 AM
*snipz*
You should edit your post:)

OsMosis2259 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2009, 04:52:36 AM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on June 04, 2009, 08:05:35 PM

Quote from: OsMosis2259 on June 04, 2009, 06:35:07 PM
i like how they release an album so quickly. They already have 5 albums and it feels so recent when De Loused came out

Not if you consider their discography to be a painful spiral downwards. In that case, they couldn't get themselves over with soon enough.

Hate to be the killjoy, but I'm adding this to my growing list of TMV disappointments.

yeah i mean maybe they need a little break or something although i think from what i heard from OCtahedron i like it. But at least they are not like TOOL releasing an album every 4 years

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2009, 05:43:13 AM »

Quote from: OsMosis2259 on June 05, 2009, 04:52:36 AM

Quote from: Perpetual Change on June 04, 2009, 08:05:35 PM
Quote from: OsMosis2259 on June 04, 2009, 06:35:07 PM
i like how they release an album so quickly. They already have 5 albums and it feels so recent when De Loused came out

Not if you consider their discography to be a painful spiral downwards. In that case, they couldn't get themselves over with soon enough.

Hate to be the killjoy, but I'm adding this to my growing list of TMV disappointments.

yeah i mean maybe they need a little break or something although i think from what i heard from OCtahedron i like it. But at least they are not like TOOL releasing an album every 4 years

TOOL

Talk about slow, trudging, Fibonacci sequenced spirals downward to somewhere I don't wanna be.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #18 on:** June 05, 2009, 07:02:46 AM »

Quote from: OsMosis2259 on June 05, 2009, 04:52:36 AM

Quote from: Perpetual Change on June 04, 2009, 08:05:35 PM
Quote from: OsMosis2259 on June 04, 2009, 06:35:07 PM
i like how they release an album so quickly. They already have 5 albums and it feels so recent when De Loused came out

Not if you consider their discography to be a painful spiral downwards. In that case, they couldn't get themselves over with soon enough.

Hate to be the killjoy, but I'm adding this to my growing list of TMV disappointments.

yeah i mean maybe they need a little break or something although i think from what i heard from OCtahedron i like it. But at least they are not like TOOL releasing an album every 4 years

Or Peter Gabriel who finds it hard to release more than an official studio album a decade even if he does do stuff like Big Blue Ball.

Well, time to listen to this. If I don't like it I think I'm done with TMV.

porksoda · « **Reply #19 on:** June 05, 2009, 07:10:10 AM »

Quote from: SoundscapeMN on June 04, 2009, 11:25:42 PM

Quote from: porksoda on June 04, 2009, 05:07:52 PM
Quote from: SoundscapeMN on June 04, 2009, 11:17:14 AM
*snipz*
You should edit your post:)

I got in trouble for announcing that for another band. Even asking for confirmation on wether or not it...you know.

xterp · « **Reply #20 on:** June 05, 2009, 07:56:41 AM »

Hope I'm not nuts in saying this but I like the acoustic songs on the album way more than the rockish songs.

Shadoshi · « **Reply #21 on:** June 05, 2009, 10:32:34 AM »

Love this album so far. It's difficult to say where this album will go in their discography. Considering I like all of their albums, it'll be difficult to place.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #22 on:** June 05, 2009, 11:54:05 AM »

Quote from: xterp on June 05, 2009, 07:56:41 AM

Hope I'm not nuts in saying this but I like the acoustic songs on the album way more than the rockish songs.

You're not. I like 'em better too. I now have the entire Mars Volta discography which is weird considering I don't consider them to be one of my favorites, but I do enjoy De-Loused and, on occasion, Bedlam and Frances. I have to be in a very specific mood to really enjoy these guys, I'm just not sure what that is.

FabiotheIguana · « **Reply #23 on:** June 05, 2009, 05:06:34 PM »

I'm a huge fan of all their stuff. But like someone said before, the softer songs tend to grow on me and now they're some of my favorites; i think these will be some of my favorite songs down the road. I already really like it.

OsMosis2259 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 05, 2009, 05:42:12 PM »

Televators is probably my favorite song by them... its a soft song and i get the chills all the time. Im diggin this album so far even the heavier ones because they stand out more now there arent that many. This is prob my fav album after De Loused

Crow · « **Reply #25 on:** June 05, 2009, 07:36:48 PM »

It's unfortunate that this album is released the same day as BC&SL, otherwise I might go get it...

skydivingninja · « **Reply #26 on:** June 06, 2009, 03:24:19 PM »

Quote from: OsMosis2259 on June 05, 2009, 05:42:12 PM

Televators is probably my favorite song by them... its a soft song and i get the chills all the time. Im diggin this album so far even the heavier ones because they stand out more now there arent that many. This is prob my fav album after De Loused

This is probably TMV's most accessible album yet. No weird noisy passages like on Frances or De-Loused and no mass suckage like on Amputechture and not as much "meh"-ness like on BiG. It's also my fav after De-Loused.

Shadoshi · « **Reply #27 on:** June 06, 2009, 04:51:47 PM »

Quote from: pizzapie on June 04, 2009, 04:33:24 PM

Just listened to it. Is pretty great. Songs definitely feel like they are growers.

Yeah, after listening a few more times I realize how unconnected to the songs I feel. They'll take time to get used to, but they are good.

Dr. SeaWolf · « **Reply #28 on:** June 09, 2009, 08:20:46 PM »

I really like De-Loused and Frances, but I heard their newer stuff isn't nearly as good. Are the newer albums worth getting too?

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #29 on:** June 09, 2009, 08:27:23 PM »

Quote from: SeaWolf on June 09, 2009, 08:20:46 PM

I really like De-Loused and Frances, but I heard their newer stuff isn't nearly as good. Are the newer albums worth getting too?

I prefer the two you mentioned over Goliath. I also think Amputechture is underrated though so.

porksoda · « **Reply #30 on:** June 10, 2009, 06:21:20 AM »

I hope this one will grow. Nothing special yet except Teflon. Great track.

bob · « **Reply #31 on:** June 10, 2009, 06:25:51 AM »

It's their FIFTH album you say. With EIGHT tracks?

porksoda · « **Reply #32 on:** June 10, 2009, 03:51:25 PM »

Quote from: bob on June 10, 2009, 06:25:51 AM

It's their FIFTH album you say. With EIGHT tracks?

Please....don't.

Anyway, yeah...Desperate Graves is nice, and so is SWBW

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #33 on:** June 10, 2009, 03:53:05 PM »

I just listened to this all the way through, for the first time.

I like it, there are good songs, there are not so good songs, but that's cool. Most of the songs will grow, but I hope this will become more of an album as I listen to it, instead of how it feels like now: a collection of random tracks.

xterp · « **Reply #34 on:** June 16, 2009, 05:51:26 PM »

entire album is up on their myspace.

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