"Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" by The Mars Volta

<p>Kirk digs into one of the most dense and challenging records in his collection, with an analysis of "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" from The Mars Volta's 2003 progressive rock opus <i>De-Loused in the Comatorium</i>.</p><p><strong>Written by:</strong> Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Jeremy Ward</p><p><strong>Produced by:</strong> Omar Rodríguez-López & Rick Rubin</p><p><strong>Album:</strong> <i>De-Loused in the Comatorium</i>, 2003</p><p><strong>Listen/Buy</strong> via <a href="https://album.link/us/i/1440736868">Album.Link</a></p><p><strong>ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:</strong></p><ul><li>Excerpts from <i>Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird</i> (2023, dir. Nicolas Jack Davies)</li><li>"One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In from Relationship of Command, 2000</li><li>Excerpts from The Mars Volta's 2002 demo from Landscape Tantrums, and their 2001 first demo</li><li>Episode photo by Robin Laananen</li></ul><p><strong>----LINKS-----</strong></p><p><strong>💰 SUPPORT...