Mars Volta- Frances The Mute

Label: Rodriguez Lopez / Clouds Hill

Reissued 1/14/2022, Originally released 2005

A considerably more complex and ambitious album than its predecessor – four of its five tracks lasted over ten minutes in length – FRANCES THE MUTE wasn’t recorded “live” by an ensemble, but with the individual musicians recording the parts Omar had scripted for them separately. Being much more than just a ‘DE-LOUSED Part Two’, the album thrills with its lush sound, the depth of detail, breadth of instrumentation and its fevered intensity.

Track listing:

1. Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus
2. The Widow
3. L' Via L' Viaquez
4. Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
5. Cassandra Gemini [I]
6. Cassandra Gemini [II]
7. Cassandra Gemini [III]
8. Cassandra Gemini [IV]
9. Cassandra Gemini [V]
10. Cassandra Gemini [VI]
11. Cassandra Gemini [VII]
12. Cassandra Gemini [VIII]