The Mars Volta - Octahedron Artist_Steve Reich Shot in New York City

Shot in New York City on November 18

before salsa

the unreleased song "Wherefore Are You Not There"

Akira Okazawa (b) and others

including five-time Grammy nominee Suzanne Ciani and Grammy-nominated CFCF (Michael Silver)

The Mars Volta - Octahedron Artist_Steve Reich Shot in New York CityEach of the Mars Volta albums that preceded Octahedron had pushed the envelope further, their music growing larger, more intense, more complex. Each had delivered an implied, unspoken challenge to its makers within milliseconds of its final notes: 'top this'. And with each subsequent album, Omar and Cedric had turned their creative dials up one more notch, a further step past 'eleven'. With the addition of new drummer Thomas Pridgen, and their ranks