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Amputechture
Rock · 2006 · 8 tracks

Amputechture

The Mars Volta

Seventy-six minutes of maximalist prog-rock density. A chaotic collision of free-jazz brass, Latin rhythms, and searing guitar work that demands total attention.

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It's like a 76-minute fever dream where a jazz band and a punk band are fighting for control of the same stage.

A relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and occult mystery.

Amputechture · vs · The Mars Volta
Maximalist+1.4σ

The production is pushed notably harder into maximalist than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Vicarious Atonement
7:20
02
Tetragrammaton
16:42
03
Vermicide
4:16
04
Meccamputechture
11:03
05
Asilos Magdalena
6:34
06
Viscera Eyes
9:23
07
Day of the Baphomets
11:57
08
El ciervo vulnerado
8:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the ambient dread of Vicarious Atonement into the frantic guitar assault of Tetragrammaton.
The virtuosic, high-speed bass solo that introduces Day of the Baphomets before the full band erupts.
The eerie, acoustic intimacy of Asilos Magdalena providing a brief, haunting respite from the surrounding noise.
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