FRANCES THE MUTE

Theres something about the voice of Cedric that just hooks you to a song straight away and in this album he brings out all the guns. The range that he has is so delectable and inticing, drawing you deeper and deeper into the song. Combined with the licks of Omar they creat an amazing mix of emotions and physical movement that make it impossible to sit still. The precussion and wind instruments create a magical and more cultural influence but still give a huanting atmosphere which is something new and f**kin fan-tas-tic.

The similarities and differences between De-loused and Frances are evident and bring a sense of something new but still retaining the sound that is The Mars Volta.The length of Cassandra Gemini is something that I believed would be a problem. But after one listen I realised that this isnt the case. They use fantastic changes in physcodelic licks to trumpet and flute and basically speaking take you on a journey and invovle you. Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus is the best track on the album to me. Soft start, Hard hitting middle with i dont know what voice constortion, ending in a same mind moving way that only the Volta can do.

I cant sit here and talk in advanced musical and theatreatrical terms like Im some thesauras. What I can say is that Frances the mute and De-loused are two of the most emtionally amazing and physcially uplifting albums I've ever heard and would recommend them any person looking for something new and refreshing yet solid and powerfully driven music. These guys are real musicans with a feel for what they do and yeah ROCK ON!!!

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