Frances the Mute

Tracklist

• 1
  Cygnus…Vismund Cygnus
  13:02
  4.1 ★
• 2
  The Widow
  5:50
  4.0 ★
• 3
  L’Via L’Viaquez
  12:21
  4.1 ★
• 4
  Miranda That Ghost Just Isn’t Holy Anymore
  13:09
  3.6 ★
• 5
  Cassandra Gemini
  4:45
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Cassandra Gemini: Tarantism
  6:40
  3.9 ★
• 7
  Cassandra Gemini: Plant A Nail In the Navel Stream
  2:55
  3.9 ★
• 8
  Cassandra Gemini: Faminepulse
  7:41
  3.9 ★
• 9
  Cassandra Gemini: Pisacis (Phra‐men‐ma)
  4:59
  3.6 ★
• 10
  Cassandra Gemini: Con Safo
  3:48
  3.6 ★
• 11
  Cassandra Gemini: Multiple Spouse Wounds
  0:46
  3.6 ★
• 12
  Cassandra Gemini: Sarcophagi
  0:53
  3.5 ★

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Release credits

• Adrián Terrazas‐González
  flute [5-12], guest [5-12], tenor saxophone [5-12]
• Andrew Scheps
  engineer
• Cedric Bixler‐Zavala
  vocal
• Claudius Mittendorfer
  assistant
• David Campbell
  conductor [5-12]
• David Schiffman
  engineer
• Flea
  guest [2, 4], trumpet [2, 4]
• Isaiah “Ikey” Owens
  keyboard
• John Frusciante
  electric guitar [3], guest [3], solo [3]
• Jon Theodore
  drums (drum set)
• Jonathan Debaun
  engineer
• Juan Alderete
  electric bass guitar
• Larry Harlow
  clavinet [3, 5-12], guest [3, 5-12], piano [3, 5-12]
• Lenny Castro
  additional, guest, percussion
• Marcel Rodriguez‐Lopez
  keyboard, percussion
• Omar Rodríguez‐López
  engineer, guitar, producer [1-4], sampler, synthesizer
• Paul Pilsneniks
  assistant
• Rich Costey
  mix
• The Mars Volta
  phonographic copyright [1-4]
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  Frances the Mute

  CD, DVD-Video
  7 February 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  CD
  7 February 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  Digital Media
  10 February 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  CD
  21 February 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  CD
  28 February 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  Digital Media
  28 February 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  CD
  1 March 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  CD
  1 March 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  Digital Media
  1 March 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  CD (Best Buy exclusive)
  1 March 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  3x 12" Vinyl
  19 April 2005
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  Frances the Mute

  3x 12" Vinyl (remastered)
  6 August 2021
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  Frances the Mute

  CD
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  Frances the Mute

  2x Digital Media (soniclovenoize double album reconstruction)
  24 January 2013