Amputechture (Vinyl LP) Indie Punk Alternative

Amputechture (Vinyl LP) Indie Punk AlternativeBeneath the technical flash, the fury, the fearless creative brinkmanship of the first two Mars Volta albums lay a potent seam of the blues, an existential vexation that powered every twist and turn of Omar and Cedrics imaginations. That mournful vibe would come to the surface of the groups third full length Amputechture, a simmering blistering set that was unquestionably the groups darkest yet. There was no overarching theme here, no interlinking

its inclusion in the band's 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense

The follow-up to 2010's 'Crooks and Lovers' features two vocal appearances from teenage singer-songwriter King Krule

Over two nights

" "I'm Looking Away From My Past

/ Making your poor grandmother sick

A global spectrum of talented artists grace the record - and for the first time this includes rappers

he hit the jackpot with his first international hit

And then a pretentious sleeve note intro saying how we tried to make the album a listening experience from start to finish

surviving frontman Zev Love X slowly mutated into the supervillain MC known as MF DOOM

is powerful

The album comes with complete original artwork

and borne along by acoustic guitar and autoharp