A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume ONe
As its subtitle implies, A Manual Dexterity is the first installment of the soundtrack to Rodriguez-Lopez's still unfinished film project; & as the title itself implies, the music contained here owes a great deal to the dubby experimentalism of Megaton Shotblast, the De Facto album from whose first track this disc takes its name. A Manual Dexterity is another step in the continuing evolution of what once was At the Drive-In. Where The Mars Volta's ambitious sonic explorations are still tied to the form of the rock song, most of the material here reflects the more avant-garde side of Rodriguez-Lopez that has been developing since before The Mars Volta even formed.