Mars Volta, The - Frances The Mute

Label:

Universal Records

Catalog#:

B0004129-02

Format:

Country:

Released:

01 Mar 2005

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Experimental

Tracklist

1	Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus	13:02
2	The Widow	5:50
	Trumpet - Flea
3	L' Via L' Viaquez	12:21
	Guitar [Solos] - John Frusciante
4	Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore	13:09
	Trumpet - Flea
5	Cassandra Gemini [I]	4:45
6	Cassandra Gemini [II]	6:40
7	Cassandra Gemini [III]	2:55
8	Cassandra Gemini [IV]	7:41
9	Cassandra Gemini [V]	4:59
10	Cassandra Gemini [VI]	3:48
11	Cassandra Gemini [VII]	0:46
12	Cassandra Gemini [VIII]	0:53

Credits

Arranged By [Strings, Horns] - David Campbell
Cello - Larry Corbett , Suzie Katayama
Engineer - Andrew Scheps , Dave Schiffman* , Jon Debaun , Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Engineer [Assistant] - Claudius Mittendorfer , Paul Pilsneniks
Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
Mastered By [Assistant] - Roger Lian
Mixed By - Rich Costey
Percussion [Additional] - Lenny Castro
Performer [Band Member] - Cedric Bixler-Zavala , Ikey , Jon Theodore , Juan Alderte De La Peña , Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez , Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Piano - Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Piano, Clavinet - Larry Harlow (tracks: 3, 8 to 12)
Producer - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Adrian Terrazas (tracks: 8 to 12)
Trombone - Nicholas Lane*
Trombone [Bass] - Bill Reichenbach (2) , Coqui Of Puerto Rico, The
Trumpet - Salvador "Chava" Hernandez , Wayne Bergeron
Tuba - Randy Jones (2)
Violin - Diego Casillas , Erick Hernandez , Ernesto Molina , Fernando Moreno , Joel Derouin , Josefina Vergara , Mario De Leon* , Peter Kent (2) , Roberto Cani

Notes

Cassandra Gemini is misprinted on CD as "Cassandra Geminni" (spelling correct according to the vinyl and band's official website). The song is also divided into eight arbitrary divisions (having little to do with the divisions shown on the packaging) in order to designate it as an album. Their original idea to make it five tracks - corresponding to the five characters in the story - would have designated it as an EP and they would have been paid as such. If purchasing the album via iTunes, the number of songs is five with "Cassandra Gemini" as one track totaling 32:32

(They really wanted to do six acts and started the album with "Frances the Mute" but it would have made it a double CD, of which Universal disapproved. The lyrics to "Frances the Mute" appears in the CD tray and the actual song was released as a UK CD and US vinyl single).

On the back of the CD is an outline of each character's song. This is not correspond to the number of tracks on the actual CD. The outline [with appropriate track numbers] is reprinted here:

I. Cygnus.... Vismund Cygnus
A. Sarcophagi
B. Umbilical Syllables
C. Facilis Descenus Averni
D. Con Safo
II. The Widow
III. L' Via L' Viaquez
IV. Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
A. Vade Mecum
B. Pour Another Icepick
C. Pisacis (PHRA-MEN-MA)
D. Con Safo
V. Cassandra Gemini
A. Tarantism
B. Plant a Nail in the Naval Stream
C. Faminepulse
D. Multiple Spouse Wounds
E. Sarcophagi