This month the Mars Volta will release their new album; The Bedlam in Goliath. In part one, singer Cedric elaborates on how and why things went kind of hard with the album.

"With eight people on stage and with the gear that we use money is unfortunately a necessity"

"..like he's on PCP or something. It's like an TV-episode were twenty cops are ontop of one guy who, despite his broken arms, is still able to beat people up. That's Thomas Pridgen his drumming", according to Cedric. How they got in touch with Thomas and how he started in the band are some subjects in part two. We've also got some scoops; a DVD, a movie..?

Omar beatboxed and said "You got that? Now we're gonna do this for an hour and improvise"

In part three Cedric talks about how The Mars Volta is not as serious as many music lovers think. It's not just Frank Zappa that taught them stuff, it's the humour too. Cedric then also speaks about music and singers he's currently listening to, and how that inspired him.

"He has set this standard of what music should be today"

Cedric sometimes gets annoyed by the countless bands who look alot like Gang Of Four. Lots of times something accessible like a discobeat comes up and it’s often boring Cedric thinks.
And Youtube? 'Use it!', says Cedric. Do your homework and find out who in music did what first.
And yes, they'll be touring a lot, in Japan for example, because it's so bizarre there..

"Why do you sound like them? They already happened.. Why can't you just sound mutated or influenced?"

After two years Cedric and Omar of The Mars Volta return to Holland for their promo talk about the new concept album "Frances The Mute". Recorded in Amsterdam, January 2005.

"We recorded it in several studios all over the world. That made the record so diverse."

They had a lot of success with their band At The Drive-In but Cedric and Omar wanted something different and they found it in The Mars Volta. Check out the interview to hear more about it!

"We were bored musically with what we were doing!"

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