Megaton Shotblast

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Megaton Shotblast!
Studio album by De Facto
Released	July 31, 2001
Recorded	Unknown
Genre	Electronica / Dub / Reggae
Length	56:05
Label	Gold Standard Laboratories
Producer(s)	Unknown
De Facto chronology
How Do You Dub? You Fight For Dub, You Plug Dub In (1999/2001)	Megaton Shotblast! (2001)	Légende du Scorpion à Quatre Queues (2001)

Megaton Shotblast! is the first album released by De Facto, a side-project of At the Drive-In's Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Joining the duo was Jeremy Michael Ward, cousin of At the Drive-In's Jim Ward, and Long Beach Dub Allstars keyboardist Isaiah Ikey Owens. Largely instrumental, the album pulls influence from various genres, including electronica, dub, reggae, and even jazz. Omar Alfredo Rodriguez Lopez, playing bass guitar with De Facto, also plays guitar for The Mars Volta. Cedric Bixler Zavala is The Mars Volta's vocalist as well as De Facto's drummer.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Manual Dexterity" – 2:21
2. "Cordova" – 10:17
3. "El Professor Contra De Facto" – 4:59
4. "Fingertrap" – 3:13
5. "Descarga De Facto" – 8:18
6. "Mitchel Edwards Klik Enters A Dreamlike State...And It's Fucking Scandalous" – 4:27
7. "Thick Vinyl Plate" – 6:49
8. "Coaxial" – 7:15
9. "Simian Cobblestone" – 4:23
10. "Rodche Defects" – 3:57