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The Bedlam in Goliath
Rock · 2008 · 17 tracks · 1h 23m

The Bedlam in Goliath

The Mars Volta

A relentless, occult-themed explosion of progressive rock. Dense, hyper-kinetic drumming and soaring falsetto vocals create a sense of controlled sonic mania.

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It's like being chased by a haunted drum kit through a psychedelic funhouse.

A relentless, high-velocity panic attack that finds a strange, spiritual beauty in total chaos.

The Bedlam in Goliath · vs · The Mars Volta
Maximalist+1.4σ

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

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 1h 23m
01
Aberinkula
5:45
01
Cygnus…Vismund Cygnus
02
Wax Simulacra
02
Metatron
8:12
03
Memories
3:04
03
Ilyena
5:36
04
Birthday
04
Wax Simulacra
2:39
05
Things Behind the Sun
4:06
05
Goliath
7:15
06
Tourniquet Man
2:38
07
Cavalettas
9:32
08
Agadez
6:44
09
Askepios
5:11
10
Ouroborous
6:36
11
Soothsayer
9:08
12
Conjugal Burns
6:36
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, machine-gun drum fill that opens Wax Simulacra and never seems to let up for breath.
The unsettling shift into Middle Eastern melodic scales during the bridge of Soothsayer.
The moment in Goliath where the funk-inflected riff suddenly collapses into a wall of psychedelic feedback.
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