The Mars Volta - 2003-08-27 London, GB - BBC Studio torrent

The Mars Volta
BBC Session
Maida Vale
London
England
3rd September 2003

Rebroadcast BBC Radio 29th December 2008

1. DJ Introduction
2. Eriatarka
3. DJ Chat
4. Obelisk
5. Cicatriz
6. DJ Outro

Lineage:
DVB-T
Topfield TF5800 PVR
.rec file (Transport Stream)
USB
PC
ProjectX
mp2 file (192kbps)
mp3directcut (Trim start and end)
mp2 file

Notes:

The DJ says this is from 2004, but it appears that they didn't tour the UK in
2004 so this seems unlikely. I've found a reference to a Maida Vale session 3rd
September 2003 which is most probably this one based on comparison of the tracks
listed at one of the torrent sites.

The tracks broadcast originally, surrounded by an interview, were:
Eriatarka
Cicatriz ESP Part 1
Cicatriz ESP Part 2

So I assume that the unbroadcast track was the 30 minute+ Obelisk.

Two Maida Vale tracks were released on a live EP in 2003, Roulette Dares (The
Haunt Of) and Drunkship of Lanterns, but these are not included in this session.
Ciacatriz ESP is on the EP but is from a Live performance rather than a Maida
Vale Session based on what I've read on the web. I've searched as best as I can
and can't fine any record of these tracks being released.

This was broadcast on Rob Da Bank & Friends special called Raiders Of The Lost
Archives broadcast BBC Radio 1 on 29th December 2008 where 'rare' sessions were
broadcast (others were Mogwai, Radiohead, see http://bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank/
tracklistingarchive.shtml?081229_friends_raiders).

Evidently the Mars Volta recorded over an hour of music for this session and
this was the first time it had been broadcast in its entirity.

I tried splitting the chat from the music, but the DJ chats over the end of each
track slightly and I didn't feel I could do it satisfactorily using my limited
knowledge of mp3directcut, so its torrented as a single file.

Radio 1 broadcasts on FM, DAB, Digital Satellite and Cable. This is a direct
capture of the mp2 stream from the DVB-T recording.

http://sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=28804
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mars_Volta_tours