Octahedron Available?

I just caught wind that people actually have final, pressed copy's of the new Mars Volta album, Octahedron. I can't believe other people have it before me! The reviews I'm reading are praising the new album and something new and fantastic ... I can't wait!

If anyone has additional information or can send me in the right direction for a leak/torrent, I'd be overjoyed! This album is sure to impress fans of the psychadellic genre as the band claims to have created an 'acoustic' album... I assure you based on the 2 singles "Cotopaxi" and "Since We've Been Wrong" - they are a long way off acoustic, haha!

Anyways - I'll be posting more info as it's released - rock on freaks.

Track Listing for Octahedron!

Heya fans,

This afternoon I was buzzing through the twitter servers and found a link to the amazon page for the new album. There they seem to have posted accurate track names. We know there are 8 tracks and Amazon has 8 listed, they are:

1. Since We've Been Wrong

2. Teflon

3. Halo of Nembutals

4. With Twilight as My Guide

5. Cotopaxi

6. Desperate Graves

7. Copernicus

8. Luciforms

These might be fake, but I'll keep everyone posted. In the meantime, tell everyone you know to buy ear protection because aural-rape is likley to ensue.

The Social presents - Rusko

Just wanted all of you folks to know that last night was an epic evening in Toronto. I saw a producer/dj named Rusko from tha UK.

Side story - last week I blew my car audio listening to a Rusko live set.

The Social on Queen held the event. They offer $2 drinks before midnight - 75,000 drinks later...

The set was beyond grimey. Rusko came on around midnight and spun his own filth, played the bass and - big shocker - they blew the sound system. Dope-Sonic!

The show was amazing - Toronto clearly has a dubstep scene thats been revitalized.

Below is the only good photo I was able to snap, it's Rusko playing the bass!

New Best Friend: Ilyena

I'm not sure what to think of the title - who is Ilyena? I don't know.

This song was one of their first singles, and is personally one of my favourite on the album. Since the older albums, they've shy'd away from beautiful progression and intricately orchestrated peaks and valleys. This song showcases what the band should continue to do - think their music through, take their time, and have another bong hit.

Ilyena is the most radio friendly song of the album - and I saw the results immediately.

Many of the people around me are aware that TMV is amazing and I love the band. A few days after this song dropped on the radio and MuchMusic, I had co workers, family and friends asking about the new album and if it sounded anything like the new single. I was shocked, this song is an actual hit - who woulda thunk it? It's amazing, a lot of the people who loved the song, were... get this... girls... nice.

Even at the show I noticed there were plenty of hunnies all over the place, mostly on drugs - but that's beside the point. Outside of the concert all types of girls have been humming:

If you could see, where I've been,
You'd touch the hand that's touching sin.

I mean come on - I know you love this part too, everyone does! Sexual lyrics, epic drum roll, huge climax - it's what every woman craves. That's a fact. Shit, it's what my ears crave. This song is so catchy, so well organized and so up and down that it's hard to get sick of it.

The Mars Volta is changing the way people listen to music - and the influence is spreading. More people are turning to progressive styles of music - leaving traditional song structure weeping for mercy. On Omar's most recent solo project "Calibration", we're seeing Thomas Pridgeon and Marcel the bassist dip deep into dark drum and bass. The chops, the breaks, the fills, the tricks, the drops, the bass, the sheer complexity and not to mention creativity - will create new music. Be worried.

Enough rant - the song is sweet. The meanings are obvious - Goliath speaking to the band - everything you hear is about his terrible sinful life, his regrets, his curse, and lastly the bands obsession with talking about it.

Keep on rocking - you people. Quick mention, if you haven’t listened to "Calibration", Omar's newest solo release, do yourself a favour and HIT THAT UP!