''De Facto'' is the first EP by American
dub reggae
Dub is an electronic musical style that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is commonly considered a subgenre of reggae, though it has developed to extend beyond that style.Dub: soundscapes and shattered songs in Jamaican re ...
band
De Facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
. It was recorded in June 1999 at
Jeremy Ward's home studio Pagan Roma and released on Headquarter Records (spelled as "Head 1/4" on paper insert) as a limited vinyl pressing, and is currently very hard to find.
The EP was later repackaged and released as ''
How Do You Dub? You Fight For Dub. You Plug Dub In.''
Track listing
;Side A:
#"Coaxial" – 1:42
#"Madagascar" – 3:03
#"Agua Minerál" – 2:07
#"De Facto" – 1:58
#"1024½" – 0:29
;Side B:
#"Thick Vinyl Plate" – 3:04
#"Drop" – 4:20
#"Radio Rebelde" – 2:32
Personnel
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Omar Rodríguez-López
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...
– bass
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta and the only constant member of the post-hardcore group At the Drive-In, for which ...
– drums, keyboards, samples
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Jeremy Ward – melodica, voice, sound manipulation
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Ralph Jasso
The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms ...
– keyboards
External links
http://www.discogs.com/De-Facto-De-Facto/release/1637549
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De Facto (band) albums
1999 debut EPs