Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath

[petros_m]

The genesis of The Mars Volta's new album The Bedlam in Goliath is one of the weirdest stories in the history of modern music, a tale of long-buried murder victims and their otherworldly influence, of strife and near collapse, of the long hard fight to push "the record that did not want to be born" out into the world. And I swear we'll get to all of that in a second.

But right now, before we drag any new passengers on the Volta Express into the lunacy of The Bedlam in Goliath, we've got to bring them up to speed. And so I present "A Very Brief History of The Mars Volta..."

Read the complete story on TheMarsVolta.com!

 

[ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΑΚΟΣ]

Μου έχουν λείψει.

 

[Δημήτρης Ιωάννου]

Κι 'ολας ???
Πότε ειχες γράψει γι αυτούς ?

Φέτος νομίζω..

Για να ψάξω τα θρεντς !:HTEHETH63:

 

[ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΑΚΟΣ]

Δημήτρη είναι από τα πράγματα που δεν χορταίνεις.
Είμαι και περίεργος να δω που θα το πάνε το θέμα.

 

[petros_m]

ΚΑΡΑΨΗΝΟΜΑΙ !!! Διαλεχτε ημερομηνια και πολη!!!

The Mars Volta will embark on a tour of Europe in February and March of 2008 to support the January release of The Bedlam in Goliath. Dates and ticketing information is as follows:

February 17th - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
On Sale Friday, November 23rd
Tickets available at www.eventim.de or www.kartenhaus.de

February 19th - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum
On sale Saturday November 24th
Tickets available at www.billettservice.no or by calling +47 815 33 133

February 20th - Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus
On sale Wednesday November 21st
Tickets available at www.ticnet.se or by calling +46 8 660 1020

February 22nd - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
On sale NOW
Tickets available at www.billetlugen.dk

February 24th - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
On Sale Friday, November 23rd
Tickets available at www.eventim.de or www.kartenhaus.de

February 26th - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
On Sale Friday, November 23rd
Tickets available at www.ticketcorner.com or www.starticket.ch

February 27th - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
On Sale Wednesday, November 21st
Tickets available at www.ticketone.it

February 29th - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
On Sale Friday, November 30th
Tickets available at: www.iguapop.com, www.servicaixa.com, or by calling: 902.10.12.12

March 1st - Barcelona, Spain - Razzamatazz
On Sale Friday, November 30th
Tickets available at: www.iguapop.com, www.servicaixa.com, or by calling: 902.10.12.12

March 3rd - Munich, Germany - Elser Halle
On Sale Friday, November 23rd
Tickets available at www.eventim.de or www.kartenhaus.de

March 5th - Paris, France - Olympia
On Sale Saturday, November 24th
Tickets available at: www.fnacspectacles.com and www.olympiahall.com

March 6th - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013 Music Hall
On Sale Saturday, November 24th
Tickets available at: www.ticketservice.nl

March 8th - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
On Sale Friday, November 23rd
Tickets available at www.eventim.de or www.kartenhaus.de

March 9th - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
On Sale Wednesday, November 21st
Tickets available at: www.abconcerts.be or by calling +32 2 548 24 24

March 11th - Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
On Sale Monday, November 26th
Tickets available at: www.pclpresents.com or by calling 08700 600 100

March 13th - Manchester, UK - Apollo
On Sale Tuesday, November 27th
Tickets available at: www.gigsandtours.com

March 14th - London, UK - Brixton Academy
On Sale Tuesday, November 27th
Tickets available at: www.gigsandtours.com

 

[petros_m]

84 τελικη τιμη τωρα με την easyjet για Μιλανο!

 

[ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΑΚΟΣ]

Eάν είναι και ο Μουκ μέσα, κλείνουμε άμεσα .
Βέβαια έχω ακούσει και για μας προς το καλοκαίρι αλλά αν οργανωθούμε θα είναι μεγάλη εμπειρία.

 

[petros_m]

Μπραβο!!! Για Μιλανο λεμε, ετσι? Ή μηπως να κοιταξουμε να πεφτει Σαββατο?

 

[Κωστας Λυμπεροπουλος]

84 τελικη τιμη τωρα με την easyjet για Μιλανο!

Ο φόρος αεροδρομιού είναι μέσα;
γιατί αρχικά, σου λένε "Παρίσι με 29 ευρώ" και μετά σου φοράνε το φόρο - διακόσια τόσα

 

[petros_m]

Μεσα ειναι! Και αλλα 28,75 το εισιτήριο της συναυλιας!!!

Αντε, ψησου κι εσυ!!!!

 

[Κωστας Λυμπεροπουλος]

Μεσα ειναι! Και αλλα 28,75 το εισιτήριο της συναυλιας!!!

Αντε, ψησου κι εσυ!!!!

...too old for this shit

τώρα καϋμένε, είναι εύκολο. Να σε είχα δεκαετία του 70 που έπαιζαν οι Rolling Stones στη Γιουγκοσλαβία: βίζες, ωτοστόπ, ένα κατοστάρικο στην τσέπη όλο κι όλο, Οδύσσεια σκέτη, να φτάνεις τελικά εκεί και να έχει ακυρωθεί η συναυλία.

και μετά οι Σέρβοι μπάτσοι να ρωτάνε ποιός είσαι και τι ήρθες να κάνεις εδώ, να μη σε πιστεύουν και να κοιτάνε το μακρύ μαλί και να θέλουν να σε πάνε "μέσα".

Εκεί να δείς πως είναι το ρ'ν'ρ...:antlers:

 

[petros_m]

...too old for this shit

τώρα καϋμένε, είναι εύκολο. Να σε είχα δεκαετία του 70 που έπαιζαν οι Rolling Stones στη Γιουγκοσλαβία: βίζες, ωτοστόπ, ένα κατοστάρικο στην τσέπη όλο κι όλο, Οδύσσεια σκέτη, να φτάνεις τελικά εκεί και να έχει ακυρωθεί η συναυλία.

και μετά οι Σέρβοι μπάτσοι να ρωτάνε ποιός είσαι και τι ήρθες να κάνεις εδώ, να μη σε πιστεύουν και να κοιτάνε το μακρύ μαλί και να θέλουν να σε πάνε "μέσα".

Εκεί να δείς πως είναι το ρ'ν'ρ...:antlers:

Kι ομως, το εχω κανει κι εγω. Τελη Αυγουστου του 1995 πηγα στο Ροτερνταμ χωρις εισιτηριο για τη sold out συναυλια των Stones. Oλα μου τα λεφτα ειχαν παει στο αεροπορικο και στο ξενοδοχειο και μου ειχαν μεινει 30000δρχ στην τσεπη. Βρηκα εισιτηριο στη μαυρη με 22000δρχ!!! Οπως καταλαβαινεις την επομενη ημερα εφαγα μονο τηγανητές πατατες (απο τα κιοσκια στην Ολλανδια που φτιαχνουν μονο τηγανητές πατατες!). Η ολη φαση ηταν τελεια ομως:ernaehrung004:

 

[ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΑΚΟΣ]

Για Μιλάνο Πέτρο. Θα μιλήσω με τον Μουκ. και θα αποφασίσουμε σύντομα.
Ότι μέρα και να πέφτει δεν τρέχει τίποτα.
Εδώ μιλάμε για το πιο hot live σχήμα στον πλανήτη.

 

[Δημήτρης Ιωάννου]

Για Μιλάνο Πέτρο. Θα μιλήσω με τον Μουκ. και θα αποφασίσουμε σύντομα.
Ότι μέρα και να πέφτει δεν τρέχει τίποτα.
Εδώ μιλάμε για το πιο hot live σχήμα στον πλανήτη.

1. Ρε σεις ΜΟΝΑΧΟ ρε..!!:bigcry::BDGBGDB55:

Το ξέρω πια απ έξω,θα σας ξεναγήσω κιόλας...
Αντε γιατί μου έλειψε.Με την Aegean αν κλείσουμε τώρα θα πάμε και θα έρθουμε πάμθηνα!

2. Μπορεί ,αλλά κόψε κάτι.Δεν ήρθες στους Muse,τιμωρήθηκες και υπερβάλλεις Τζιμάκο !

 

[mdvq]

Re: Απάντηση: Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath

Εδώ μιλάμε για το πιο hot live σχήμα στον πλανήτη.

Πραγματι πολυ Hot!!!!
Οταν τους ακουω με πιανει "κρυος " ιδρωτας

(τζιμακο σε αγαπαω πολυ :ernaehrung004::ernaehrung004

 

[ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΑΚΟΣ]

Κάτι ψήνεται για Βερολίνο.
Παίδες, πραγματικά οι τύποι στα live είναι καλύτεροι ακόμη και από τους RED HOT.

 

[petros_m]

Κάτι ψήνεται για Βερολίνο.
Παίδες, πραγματικά οι τύποι στα live είναι καλύτεροι ακόμη και από τους RED HOT.

Περιμενω τηλεφωνο σου! Ασε που στο Βερολινο σιιιιιιγουρα θα εχει και καποιο αλλο καλο live μια μερα πριν τους Mars Volta, μιας που θα ειναι Σαββατο.:ADFADF1:

 

[petros_m]

Απο το blog Πετριδη.

To "The Bedlam In Goliath" είναι το 4ο άλμπουμ των Mars Volta. Όπως και στις προηγούμενες δουλειές της μπάντας, και αυτός ο δίσκος είναι βαρυφορτομένος με έννοιες θρησκευτικές, ιστορικές, μυστικιστικές.
Το πρώτο κομμάτι είναι το Wax Simulacra.
Το άλμπουμ περιλαμβάνει και την διασκευή του Back Against The Wall των Circle Jerks, από το ντεμπούτο τους Group Sex.

Εντωμεταξύ, ο Omar Rodriguez (το ένα μέλος της μπάντας) υπήρξε εξαιρετικά πολυάσχολος το 2007. Ούτε λίγο ούτε πολύ, κυκλοφόρησε 5 (!) άλμπουμ

Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo
Please Heat This Eventually με τον Damo Suzuki
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Lydia Lunch - το ΕΡ με την πρόζα της Lydia Lunch
To 2πλο LP "The Apocalypse Inside of An Orange" (με υλικό κυρίως από το Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet)
Το Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) με τους Money Mark, John Frusciante, το οποίο θα ακολουθηθεί το 2008 από το Calibration (Luck and Key Pushing).

 

[petros_m]

Kυκλοφορει σε λιγες ημερες. Το εχω προπαραγγειλει απο το music-wow, με 9μιση τελικη τιμη.

Παρτε γευση απο το αμαζον.

Ενδιαφερουσες λεπτομέρειες για το αλμπουμ υπαρχουν στη wikipedia.

The Bedlam in Goliath is the fourth full-length studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, scheduled for release on January 29, 2008, and January 26, 2008 in Australia [1] through Universal Motown Records. Produced by guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez with engineer Robert Carranza, the album's creation process was subject to "bad luck controversy" after the band's bizarre experience with an ouija that Rodriguez-Lopez bought as a gift for Cedric Bixler-Zavala. "Wax Simulacra" was released on November 19, 2007 as the album's first single, coupled with a cover version of "Pulled to Bits", originally by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Vinyl editions of the album include an ouija inside the gatefold, claimed to be the band's own take on the board they previously owned.

Having previously contributed the artwork to the 2006 release of Amputechture, Jeff Jordan was again brought in to handle the illustrations for the album, creating 11 original paintings to coincide with the theme of The Bedlam in Goliath, as well as including a piece from his own gallery.[2]

Overview

Background

On a trip in Jerusalem, Rodriguez-Lopez purchased an archaic ouija-type talking board at a curio shop as a gift for Bixler-Zavala. They would return to their tour bus after shows to play with it during their 2006 tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, as it quickly became the band's post-show ritual.[3] Dubbed "The Soothsayer", the board revealed stories, gave names and made demands, as the band was contacted by three different people who appeared in the form of one, whom was then referred to as "Goliath". The more the band had interacted with "The Soothsayer", otherworldly coincidences began plaguing the band's experience writing and recording The Bedlam in Goliath: Deantoni Parks—their current drummer at the time—had quit mid-tour and left the band with financial troubles; Bixler-Zavala wound up needing surgery performed on his foot due to the shoes he had been wearing, forcing him to relearn how to walk post-surgery; audio tracks sporadically and literally disappeared off the screens; Rodriguez-Lopez's home studio flooded and had been subject to multiple power outages; and the album's original engineer had gone through a nervous breakdown, leaving behind all previous work with no notes as to where anything was.[4] Rodriguez-Lopez was nearly on the brink of starting over from scratch, but instead kept on with the recruitment of Robert Carranza as the replacement engineer, along with assistance from Lars Stalfors and Isaiah Abolin. Midway through the recording sessions, Rodriguez-Lopez buried "The Soothsayer" as an attempt to undo the curse and halt the unforeseen tragedies, who ended the ordeal by swearing never to give away the whereabouts of its burial, and also asking the band not to speak of it again during the remainder of the album's production.[3]

Recording process

Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood and Rodriguez-Lopez's home studio in Brooklyn, New York, song material for The Bedlam in Goliath dates back to April 2006 when demos were first written.[5] Without a stable studio drummer after the three consecutive losses of Jon Theodore, Blake Fleming and Deantoni Parks in a single year, the band was introduced to the 24-year-old Thomas Pridgen, whose youthful presence—as described by Bixler-Zavala—had given The Mars Volta new life.[6] Rodriguez-Lopez worked with Rich Costey to finish the album in a three-week stretch, assisted by Shawn Michael Sullivan and Claudius Mittendorfer as editors.[4]

In an interview, Carranza described the recording process for The Bedlam in Goliath stating that no more than three takes an hour were recorded, as a way to soak in what was recorded and to hear the differences, which in turn improved the general mood and atmosphere of the album's creation. Elaborating on the method, Carranza stated that "when Van Gogh was around he wasn't just painting, painting, painting. I'm sure he took a step back once in a while. You should do the same when you're recording."[7]

Themes

Bixler-Zavala incorporated themes and names into the lyrics that were taken from messages given by "The Soothsayer", also including excerpts from poems that were found attached to the ouija, describing a love triangle between a woman, her daughter and a man. Each song reinterprets the relationship in some shape or form, and as a good luck charm to counteract the cryptic themes, Bixler-Zavala incorporated elements of the Afro-Caribbean religious tradition Santería into the lyrics as a "protective skin" to protect the band.[3]

The album ultimately serves as an attempt to artistically reverse their perceived bad luck by "setting traps" for the listeners to use as a way to undo what "The Soothsayer" had brought upon the band. To aid the concept, vinyl editions of the album contain the band's own version of the ouija inside the gatefold.[3]

Promotion

USB flash drive

The album will be alternatively released on a limited USB flash drive that's designed to resemble a piece of an Ouija board, possibly to coincide with the vinyl release of the album. While primarily containing The Bedlam in Goliath in its entirety, the flash drive will unlock a variety of bonus material on the 29th of each month throughout 2008. So far, the future content is confirmed to include webisodes, concert footage, limited edition wallpaper, b-sides and unreleased tracks.

Goliath: The Soothsayer

Based on the events that took place during the creation of The Bedlam in Goliath, the online game "Goliath: The Soothsayer" was released via Amazon through January 2–29, and later made publicly available at Newgrounds on January 29, 2008. Developed by Leffler Web Design, the game is described as a horror/supernatural "point 'n' click".[8]

Webisodes

Four webisodes were posted on The Mars Volta's official website, depicting the band in various and sometimes humorous situations.[10]

* "Wax Simulacra" contains live footage of the band performing on their Australian 2007 Tour.

* "Aberinkula" is based around the band performing surgery on a person and finding odd objects inside of the body.

* "Goliath" consists of the band performing on obscure instruments in the middle of a street.

* "Askepios" is made up of footage of a celebration party that takes place in front of a green screen. Several props and objects appearing in the other videos are passed around and examined during the celebration.

Another webisode for "Ilyena" was posted at Dailymotion, showing footage of the band in a classroom with Rodriguez-Lopez introducing Adrián Terrazas-González, who appears a police officer to lecture the class. The last half of the video shows everyone on a rooftop watching as graffiti artist Grey and Thomas Pridgen spray paint their tags on a wall.[11]

Track listing

1. "Aberinkula" – 5:44
2. "Metatron" – 8:11
3. "Ilyena" – 5:35
4. "Wax Simulacra" – 2:38
5. "Goliath" – 7:15
6. "Tourniquet Man" – 2:37
7. "Cavalettas" – 9:32
8. "Agadez" – 6:43
9. "Askepios" – 5:10
10. "Ouroboros" – 6:35
11. "Soothsayer" – 9:07
12. "Conjugal Burns" – 6:35

Bonus tracks and b-sides

* "Back Up Against the Wall" (Circle Jerks cover, available on The Mars Volta's official website as a digital download) – 1:34
* "Birthday" (The Sugarcubes cover, available on the Japan edition bonus DVD)[13] - 4:20
* "Candy and a Currant Bun" (Pink Floyd cover, available on the UK, AUS and NZ versions of the album)[14] – 2:20
* "Pulled to Bits" (Siouxsie & the Banshees cover, available on the "Wax Simulacra" single)[13] – 3:27
* "Things Behind the Sun" (Nick Drake cover, available on the Japan edition bonus DVD)[13] - 4:07
* "Memories" (Soft Machine cover, available on the Japan edition bonus DVD)- 3:06

Notes

* An aberinkula is a special kind of drum used in Nigeria.
* Metatron is the name of an angel in Judaism and some branches of Christianity. It is also considered to harbor the voice of God.
* The word Simulacrum is used to describe a representation of another thing, such as a statue or a painting; especially of a god. It also describes an image without the substance or qualities of the original. Simulacra is simply the plural form of the word.
* Goliath is a Philistine warrior mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He is famous for his battle in the 11th century BC that he lost against David, the young Israelite boy who had already been chosen by God and anointed by Samuel to become the King of Israel.
* Agadez is the largest city in northern Niger.
* The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle.
* A soothsayer is a person who claims to speak sooth: specifically one who predicts the future based upon personal, political, spiritual, or religious beliefs rather than scientific facts.
* Ilyena is a reference to Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov, which is the birth name of actress Dame Helen Mirren. Cedric confirmed this in an interview with Denver based magazine, The Marquee: "I've named a song 'Ilyena' after the real name of the actress Helen Mirren because she is my favorite actress and the song is a little lighthearted and different from the subject matter."

Personnel

* Omar Rodriguez-Lopez – guitar
* Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
* Isaiah Ikey Owens – keyboards
* Juan Alderete – bass
* Thomas Pridgen – drums
* Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez – percussion
* Paul Hinojos – sound manipulation, guitar
* Adrián Terrazas-González – flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
* John Frusciante – guitar

 

[Stellios papa]

Kι ομως, το εχω κανει κι εγω. Τελη Αυγουστου του 1995 πηγα στο Ροτερνταμ χωρις εισιτηριο για τη sold out συναυλια των Stones. Oλα μου τα λεφτα ειχαν παει στο αεροπορικο και στο ξενοδοχειο και μου ειχαν μεινει 30000δρχ στην τσεπη. Βρηκα εισιτηριο στη μαυρη με 22000δρχ!!! Οπως καταλαβαινεις την επομενη ημερα εφαγα μονο τηγανητές πατατες (απο τα κιοσκια στην Ολλανδια που φτιαχνουν μονο τηγανητές πατατες!). Η ολη φαση ηταν τελεια ομως:ernaehrung004:

αυτη ειναι η ζωη Πετρο ...
εχω παθει και εγω τετοια

να πατε στο Βερολινο στο Huxleys
φοβερος χωρος για συναυλια !!!!
ειχα δει τους Killers

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