The Mars Volta - Live in Cologne, Germany
June 24th, 2012 @
E-Werk
w/ Le Butcherettes
Setlist
Notes
The Volta ended their initial run with a whimper, no doubt, but the Euro 2012 tour still has some positive moments. You can’t really go wrong with any of the available recordings from this tour, they all sound somewhat the same with competent takes on Noctourniquet tracks with some pretty solid jams after The Malkin Jewel and Trinkets Pale of Moon as well. Koln has been my go to show from this era. The recording is great for a bootleg, Cedric sounds solid, and there is a bit of oomph from the band. Perhaps if they got to tour this material in 2010 or 2011 when it was fresh in Omar’s mind it would have been even better.
Cedric tweet associated with this show: Cedric Bixler Zavala @cedricbixler_
Thank u cologne. Y’all smelled hella good #cologne #cleanasfuck #yallmuthafuckerswearAXE #febreezeyoassAndtherestwillfollow #necromancer!
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Show Recording(s)
Recording Information:
Taper: a_doubt
Equipment: SP-CMC-08 (cardioid) > PCM-M10 (LPCM / 44.1 kHz / 16 bit)
Lineage: PCM recorder > WAV > Amadeus II (adjust left and right channel, normalize, fade in/out) > AIFF > xACT > FLAC (level 8)
Location: Recorded from near the soundboard, a little right of the center (15 m from stage).Please do not convert this recording to mp3 or other lossy formats unless for personal use. And please do not sell.
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Tour Era
As was often the case with The Mars Volta, the end of a tour often indicated the next album was just right around the corner, its menacing fangs peering in the shadows. Things instead were a little more confusing than that this time around, with a plethora of mixed signals and false starts that ultimately led to the band’s splintering. While the Octahedron tour technically concluded in late 2010 wit... read more