Frances The Mute, Il secondo LP

tracklisting:

The a, b, c, etc. represent movements within the song.

01. Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus
1. Sarcophagi
2. Umbilical Syllables
3. Facilis Descenus Averni
4. Con Safo

02. The Widow

03. L’ Via L’ Viaquez

04. Miranda That Ghost Just Isn’t Holy Anymore
1. Vade Mecum
2. Pour Another Icepick
3. Pisacis (Phra-Men-Ma)
4. Con Safo

05. Cassandra Gemini
1. Tarantism
2. Plant A Nail In The Navel Stream
3. Faminepulse
4. Multiple Spouse Wounds
5. Sarcophagi

album information:

* produced by: omar a rodriguez-lopez
* mixed by: rich costey
* music written and directed by: omar a rodriguez-lopez
* vocals and lyrics written by: cedric bixler zavala
* published by: hija de lola (ascap), amputekthure (ascap), emi april music inc
* engineered by: jon debaun, omar a rodriguez-lopez, andrew scheps, dave schiffman
* at the following locations:
373 ewingsdale, byron bay, australia
6540 matilija, van nuys, california
291 south lake street, burbank, california
3400 eagle rock blvd, los angeles, california
453 mario julia industrial park, san juan, puerto rico
5161 north cartwright ave, n hollywood, california
3222 los feliz blvd, los angeles, california
441 w. 53rd street, new york city, new york
* assisted by: claudius mittendorfer, paul pilsneniks
* mixed at: avatar studios in new york city
* mastered by: howie weinberg
* assisted by: roger lian
* mastered at: masterdisk
* a+r: gary gersh
* managed by: sam
* caretaker of monkey island: kristen elizabeth welsh
* cover by storm: thorgerson, peter curzon and dan abbott, with bill thorgerson
* photography: by rupert truman, storm thorgerson and peter curzon

on this recording the mars volta is:

* omar a rodriguez-lopez
* cedric bixler zavala
* jon theodore
* juan alderete
* isaiah ikey owens
* marcel rodriguez-lopez

joining the band for selected moments are:

* larry harlow (piano and treated clavinet on l’ via and cassandra)
* john frusciante (first 2 gtr solos on l’ via)
* flea (trumpet and trumpet solos on the widow and miranda that ghost just isn’t holy anymore)
* lenny castro (added percussion on all tracks)
* adrian terrazas (tenor saxophone and flute on cassandra)
* flea and jon frusciante appear courtesy of warner brothers records
* strings and horns written by omar a rodriguez-lopez and david campbell
* strings and horns arranged and conducted by david campbell

* violins
* fernando moreno
* erick hernandez
* diego casillas
* ernesto molina
* joel derouin
* roberto cani
* mario de leon
* peter kent
* josefina vergara

* trumpets
* salvador (chava) hernandez
* wayne bergeron

* tuba: randy jones
* cello: larry corbett
* suzie katayama
* piano: roger manning
* trombone: nicholas lane
* bass trombone: william reichenbach, the coqui of puerto rico

release dates:

* CD (US): 1/3/2005
* CD (EU): 18/2/2005
* CD (AUS/NZ/SOUTH AMERICA): 28/2/2005
* CD (JPN): 7/2/2005 Includes a bonus DVD.
* Vinyl: 25/5/2005

The Widow (Single)

Japan: ?

UK: 14/3
Will be released as CD and 12" Picture Disk /w Frances the Mute (Decoder)

USA: Not available

Frances The Mute (Decoder)

Japan 7/2
Released as part of the bonus DVD.

UK 3/14
Will be released as CD and 12" Picture Disk /w The Widow

USA Not Available

DVD

Japan
Included with Frances the Mute (Album). Includes Frances the Mute (Decoder) and edited footage of the Electric Ballroom show.

UK Not Available

USA 3/1
Will be included free with purchase from select retailers. Includes edited footage of the Electric Ballroom show.

dvd information

Tracklist
Live In Electric Ballroom, London, 9/7/2003

Cicatriz Esp
Drunkship Of Lanterns
Televators

Frances The Mute - Decoder

pics

Front

Cd

Dvd (Japanese Version)

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Edited by Walkabout - 19/7/2006, 14:27