A Missing Chromosome
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| Compilation album by The Mars Volta | ||
| Released | July 12, 2005 | |
| Recorded | 2001- 2004 | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 51:04 | |
| Label | Universal Music | |
| Producer(s) | Alex Newport, Rick Rubin, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez | |
| The Mars Volta chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frances the Mute (2005) |
A Missing Chromosome (2005) |
Scabdates (2005) |
Released on July 12, 2005 and distributed only to radio stations, A Missing Chromosome is a compilation of various non-LP tracks and B-sides by The Mars Volta. The title comes from the first line of the chorus in "A Plague Upon Your Hissing," "a missing chromosome walks."
[edit] Track listing
- "Cut That City" – 5:44
- "Concertina" – 4:54
- "Eunuch Provocateur" – 8:47
- "A Plague Upon Your Hissing" – 4:40
- "Ambuletz" – 7:03
- "The Bible And The Breathalyzer" – 5:17
- "Frances The Mute" – 14:36
[edit] Production
- Tracks 1-3 recorded in Long Beach, California from October to December 2001.
Produced by Alex Newport and The Mars Volta for the Tremulant EP. - Tracks 4-5 recorded 2002 - 2003 at The Mansion, Los Angeles.
Produced by Rick Rubin and The Mars Volta for De-loused in the Comatorium; track 4 was left off the album, while track 5 appeared on The Australian Tour edition and the UK release. - Tracks 6-7 recorded 2004.
Produced by The Mars Volta for Frances the Mute; track 6 appears on the "L'Via L'Viaquez" single, while track 7 appears on the "Widow" single (along with a live version of the title track).
[edit] Miscellanea
- Many of the lyrics for "A Plague Upon Your Hissing" would later appear in the song "Day of the Baphomets", on their 2006 LP Amputechture.
- "Frances The Mute" was originally meant to be the first track on Frances The Mute. However, due to the time constraints of a compact disc and Universal Records' unwillingness to release a double album, the song was cut from the tracklisting.
| The Mars Volta |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez | Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Isaiah Ikey Owens | Juan Alderete | Thomas Pridgen | Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez | Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales | Paul Hinojos |
| Former members |
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| Eva Gardner | Jeremy Michael Ward | Jon Theodore |
| Discography |
| Albums: De-Loused in the Comatorium | Frances the Mute | Scabdates | A Missing Chromosome | Amputechture Extended plays: Tremulant EP | Live EP Singles: "Inertiatic ESP" | "Televators" | "The Widow" | "L'Via L'Viaquez" | "Viscera Eyes" |
