The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
NME.COM feature on The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium album including album review, artwork, tracks, listen now, tour dates, discography and more.
Release date: 28 October 2003
Tracklisting click track to read more
- Son et Lumiere
- Inertiatic ESP
- Tira Me a Las Aranas
- Roulette Dares (This is the Ha
- Eriatarka
- Drunkship Of Lanterns
- This Apparatus Must Be Unearth
- Cicatriz Esp
- Televators (Main Radio Edit)
- TakeThe Veil Cerpin Taxt (XFM Session)
More The Mars Volta Reviews
The Mars Volta
One of the greatest shows on Earth – if you’re not in a hurry. Carling Academy, Glasgow (March 11)
The Mars Volta Tickets
| Date / Time | Artist | Venue | Town/City | Seetickets | Viagogo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2012 19:00 | The Mars Volta | Hmv Forum - Kentish Town | London | Tickets not currently available. |
Buy The Mars Volta Tickets |
| Jul 15, 2012 19:30 | The Mars Volta | Hmv Forum | London |
Buy The Mars Volta Tickets |
Buy The Mars Volta Tickets |
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium YouTube Videos
More The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium YouTube Videos
The Mars Volta News
The Mars Volta to release new album 'Noctourniquet' in March
Band's sixth full-length LP out this year
The Mars Volta to release new album this year
Frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala confirms new LP out in 2012
The Mars Volta added to Sonisphere bill - ticket details
Plus Omar Rodríguez-López speaks about band's sixth album
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium: Wikipedia Album Entry
De-Loused in the Comatorium is the first studio album by the progressive rock band The Mars Volta. Based on a short story by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Michael Ward, it is the hour-long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who tries to kill himself by overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison. The attempt lands him in a week-long coma during which he experiences visions of humanity and his own psyche. Upon waking, he is dissatisfied with the real world and jumps to his death. The story of Cerpin Taxt is based on the death of El Paso, Texas artist (and Bixler-Zavala's friend) Julio Venegas.
De-Loused became both critically and commercially their biggest hit, eventually selling in excess of 500,000 copies despite next-to-no promotion, and was featured on several critics' "Best of the Year" lists. The album was ranked number 55 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time. "Drunkship of Lanterns" was named the 91st best guitar song of all-time by Rolling Stone.
The music contained in De-Loused is distinguished by its enigmatic lyrics, Jazz rhythms, odd time signatures, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's frenetic guitar riffs, which are often harshly dissonant. The title of this album is taken from the lyrics of the song "Eunuch Provocateur" on the band's previous release, Tremulant. The cover artwork is by Storm Thorgerson. The title takes its name from The Kids in the Hall's 1996 film, Brain Candy, where people addicted to the titular drug are sent to a place called "the comatorium".
Song Title Translations/Meanings:
Son et Lumière is a French phrase meaning "sound and light."
"ESP" is an abbreviation for 'Ectopic Shapeshifting Penance-propulsion,' a phrase coined by the band (as opposed to the traditional 'extra-sensory perception').
"Tira Me a las Arañas", translated into English, literally means "Throw Me to the Spiders", although the correct spelling should read "Tírame a las Arañas".
Cicatriz means "scar" in Spanish and Portuguese.
"This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed" refers to the warning found on amps and other electricals: "This apparatus must be earthed".
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
Like The Mars Volta? You might also like...
Artist/Album artwork images hosted by Last.fm. For copyright enquiries please see here.
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium Lyrics
The Mars Volta - Cicatriz ESP Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Mars Volta - Roulette Dares Lyrics
Transient jet lag ecto mimed bison
This is the haunt of roulette dares
Ruse of metacarpi
Caveat emptor....to all that enter here
The Mars Volta - Televators Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Mars Volta - This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
More The Mars Volta - This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed Lyrics
The Mars Volta - Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Mars Volta - Son Et Lumiere Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Mars Volta - Inertiatic ESP Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Mars Volta - Eriatarka Lyrics
We are not in a position to display these lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Sorry for the inconvenience.
