Noctourniquet is the sixth and final studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on March 26, 2012 on Warner Bros. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, it is the band's only studio album to feature drummer Deantoni Parks, and their only album not to include contributions from guitarist John Frusciante. Inspired by the children's nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy", and the Greek myth of Hyacinthus, Noctourniquet is a concept album.
Released March 26, 2012. Noctourniquet Tracklist. 1. The Whip Hand Lyrics. 3. Dyslexicon Lyrics. 4. Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound Lyrics.
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Listen free to The Mars Volta – Noctourniquet (The Whip Hand, Aegis and more). 13 tracks (64:36) Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, it is the band's first studio album to feature drummer Deantoni Parks, and the first not to include contributions from guitarist John Frusciante and keyboardist Isaiah "Ikey" Owens Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, it is the band's first studio album to feature drummer Deantoni Parks, and the first not to include contributions from guitarist John Frusciante and keyboardist Isaiah "Ikey" Owens.
Noctourniquet, more so than any Volta album before it, seems like a fully realized recording by an actual band, rather than two separate members. Largely retaining the feel of their previous album, Noctourniquet blends the wild and energetic sound that the band has become known for, as well as the more thoughtful and deliberate sound the band has been striving for. With The Mars Volta's sixth proper studio album, dictatorial mastermind Omar Rodriguez-Lopez decided to try a different angle.
The Mars Volta – Noctourniquet. Tracklist: 1. The Whip Hand 2. Aegis 3. Dyslexicon 4. Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound 5. The Malkin Jewel 6. Lapochka 7. In Absentia 8. Imago 9. Molochwalker 10. Trinkets Pale of Moon 11. Vedamalady 12. Noctourniquet 13. Zed and Two Naughts. Lilacs & Champagne – Lilacs & Champagne.
The Mars Volta guitarist, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, has been so busy this year that you couldn’t be faulted for wondering if he believes in the Mayan prognostication about the world ending this December: So far he’s toured as bassist with Le Butcherettes, taken his band the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group to Panama, reunited At the Drive-In, premiered his film Los. Chidos at SXSW, and released the Mars Volta’s sixth record, Noctourniquet-all before Ma. But Mars Volta purists shouldn’t tweak too much over that-there’s enough keyboard-fueled textures, wacky compositions, and celestial guitar work to appease any cosmonaut in need of a soundtrack.
Noctourniquet highlights the more intellectual, esoteric sound the band has championed over the years, but even though the album soars creatively, it feels emotionally restrained. On the opening track, "The Whip Hand," the gradually building song is suddenly hijacked by electronics at the chorus when a droning synth dominates the mix while Bixler-Zavala's processed vocals proclaim, "That's when I disconnect from you," a sentiment that seems to track throughout the album
