The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta Van Halen All of this is græ

All of this is græ

most of Amber covers emotional territory from quirky and upbeat ("Slip") to melancholic ("Nine")

Features cold wave pioneers Lives of Angels

Proceedings continue on Side B with "Tea With Kali" where a calmer plateau is embedded with oscillating guitar and fluttering electronics

The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta Van Halen All of this is græFormed 2001 Los Angeles, CA, United States [a81742] splintered into [a253712] and The Mars Volta. Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguez were the main duo behind the newly formed Mars Volta, and took the band into realms of hardcore, psychedelic rock and free jazz, rather a drastic change from ATDI's "emotional punk" sounds. On January 23, 2013, Cedric Bixler Zavala revealed that he was no longer a part of The Mars Volta and that the band had broken up.