Noctourniquet
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   |
| Hot Press | (Highly positive)[1] |
| Verbicide Magazine | (Positive)[2] |
| Premier Guitar |  [3] |
Noctourniquet is the sixth full-length studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, scheduled for release on March 27, 2012. It is the first studio album to feature drummer Deantoni Parks, and the first not to feature contributions from both long-time keyboardist Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and guitarist John Frusciante.
On January 5, 2012, a song taken from the album called "Zed and Two Naughts" was also confirmed to be included on the MLB 12: The Show soundtrack.[4]
"The Malkin Jewel", the album's lead single, was first broadcast on February 13, 2012. It was subsequently made available for general release on February 14.[5]
On February 13th, Rodriguez-Lopez revealed in a BBC Radio 1 interview that music for Noctourniquet had been recorded in 2009, shortly after mixing Octahedron. [6] He claimed that Bixler-Zavala pulled him aside to say he couldn't keep up with Rodriguez-Lopez's pace, which resulted in an argument. Rodriguez-Lopez gave Bixler-Zavala room to work on the lyrics, but one and a half years later, there had been little progress - which resulted in a further argument. They agreed to find a middle ground, but Bixler-Zavala took a further year to complete his parts.
On March 5th, "Zed And Two Naughts" was added as an instant download to those pre-ordering the album from the official store, as well as being made available to stream on the band's Soundcloud page.[7][8]
On March 8th, pre-order sales of the vinyl were made available via Sargent House/Rodriguez-Lopez Productions. The album is a Double 12" Opaque Blue & Orange Vinyl, which features a widespine jacket with 2 full color 3D inner sleeves and 3D Glasses. Also included is a Limited Edition 12" x 24" full color (folded) poster insert.[9]
On March 13th, it was announced via the band's official Twitter account that the release of the album would now take place a day earlier, on March 26th.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Whip Hand" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Aegis" | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Dyslexicon" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound" | 6:43 |
| 5. | "The Malkin Jewel" | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Lapochka" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "In Absentia" | 7:26 |
| 8. | "Imago" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Molochwalker" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Trinkets Pale of Moon" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Vedamalady" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Noctourniquet" | 5:39 |
| 13. | "Zed and Two Naughts" | 5:36 |
| Total length: | 64:31 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "The Malkin Jewel" (live) |
Personnel
- Omar Rodríguez-López – guitar, production
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
- Juan Alderete – bass
- Marcel Rodríguez-López – keyboards, synths
- Deantoni Parks – drums
- Lars Stalfors - engineer, mixing, synths
- Sonny Kay – artwork, layout
References
- ^ http://www.hotpress.com/The-Mars-Volta/music/reviews/albums/Noctourniquet/8753385.html?new_layout=1
- ^ http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2012/03/02/the-mars-volta-noctourniquet-review/
- ^ http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Mar/Album_Review_The_Mars_Volta_Noctourniquet.aspx
- ^ "MLB 12 The Show Soundtrack Revealed – PlayStation Blog". Blog.us.playstation.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ The Mars Volta (1970-01-01). "The Malkin Jewel: The Mars Volta: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
{{cite web}}: Text "Format: MP3 Download" ignored (help) - ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01bsmxp/Zane_Lowe_Monday_Night_Feature_Interview_With_Omar_From_The_Mars_Volta/
- ^ http://www.themarsvolta.com/preorder/
- ^ http://soundcloud.com/themarsvolta/the-mars-volta-zed-and-two
- ^ http://hellomerch.com/sh/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=3059&category_id=57&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2
- ^ https://twitter.com/#!/themarsvolta/status/179586907993423872