Megaton Shotblast
Encyclopedia
¡Megaton Shotblast! is the debut album by De Facto
. Largely instrumental
, the album pulls influence from various genres, including electronica
, dub
, reggae
, and jazz
.
De Facto (band)
De Facto was a dub reggae band which included Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Jeremy Michael Ward.- Biography :...
. Largely instrumental
Instrumental rock
Instrumental rock is a type of rock music which emphasizes musical instruments, and which features very little or no singing.Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style, most notably Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Link...
, the album pulls influence from various genres, including electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
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Track listing
- "Manual Dexterity" – 2:21
- "Cordova" (Live) – 10:17
- "El Professor Contra De Facto" – 4:59
- "Fingertrap" – 3:13
- "Descarga De Facto" (Live) – 8:18
- "Mitchel Edwards Klik Enters A Dreamlike State... And It's Fucking Scandalous" – 4:27
- "Thick Vinyl Plate" (Live) – 6:49
- "Coaxial" – 7:15
- "Simian Cobblestone" – 4:23
- "Rodche Defects" – 3:57
Personnel
- Omar Rodríguez-LópezOmar Rodriguez-LopezOmar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
- Bass - Cedric Bixler-ZavalaCedric Bixler-ZavalaCedric Bixler-Zavala is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American musician known for his work as frontman and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, and previously as frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore punk group At the Drive-In...
- Drums - Isaiah Ikey OwensIsaiah Ikey OwensIsaiah Randolph "Ikey" Owens is an American keyboardist known for his work with The Mars Volta and an array of other bands from the Long Beach music scene.-Biography:...
- Keyboards - Jeremy Michael WardJeremy Michael WardJeremy Michael Ward was the sound technician and vocal operator for The Mars Volta and for the dub outfit De Facto. He created many of the soundscapes heard on The Mars Volta's album De-Loused in the Comatorium...
- Melodica, Sound Manipulation - Alberto "El Professor" Aragonez - Percussion (3, 10)
- Ralph Dominique Jasso - Keys (3)
- Si McMenamin - Sound Manipulation
- Eric Salas - Percussion (3)
- David Lopez - Trumpet (4, 10)
- Gabe Gonzalez - Piano (9)
- Angel Marcelo Rodriguez-Cheverez - Vocals (10)