MARS VOLTA - Frances The Mute 3LP country produced by Norwegian experimental noise

produced by Norwegian experimental noise artist and filmmaker Lasse Marhaug and a fertile mix of acoustic instruments shot through by electronic elements

They had a blistering sound

a collection of songs that essentially charts Henry’s life from his rowdy misspent youth to being a tour-hardened troubadour and then a new father

as their music attests

Elements of Pere Ubu

MARS VOLTA - Frances The Mute 3LP country produced by Norwegian experimental noiseExclusive Clouds Hill edition remastered for black vinyl using the original mixes. Includes etched F side. A considerably more complex and ambitious album than its predecessor four of its five tracks lasted over ten minutes in length FRANCES THE MUTE wasnt recorded live by an ensemble, but with the individual musicians recording the parts Omar had scripted for them separately. Being much more than just a DE LOUSED Part Two, the album thrills with its