''Vaya'' is the fourth EP by American

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band

At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (dru ...

, released in 1999.

Writing

"198d" was written about drummer

Tony Hajjar Tony Hajjar (born August 17, 1974) is a Lebanese American drummer, best known for playing in At the Drive-In and Sparta. As of 2016, he is playing in the reformed At The Drive-In, as well as the new group, Gone Is Gone. Tony also produced and dru ...

's grandmother, who was buried in a

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in Lebanon. The title was taken from an inscription on her gravestone. The sound of the album bridges the musical gap between ''

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'' and their following album, ''

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''.

Artwork

The EP's cover features a Conion 100CF boombox which belonged to the band, and was used as a frequent prop during ''Vaya'' period, appearing in their photoshoots, gig flyers and on stage during most of their live performances. Additionally, it would appear in the music video for "Metronome Arthritis" and was later featured on the label of their 2000 split 7-inch with

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as well as the cover of the 2005 compilation album ''

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''.

Release

The EP was first released in 1999 by

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. To promote it, the band toured with

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and the

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in November and December 1999. It saw a limited of 500 vinyl release at 2012's

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to celebrate the band's first performances together in 11 years. The 10-inch was then re-released as a hot-pink vinyl on June 5, 2012, with 1,500 copies in North American and 1,500 copies elsewhere. A vibrant red edition of 1,000 of the 10-inch was also available from

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stores.

Track listing

#"Rascuache" – 3:21 #"Proxima Centauri" – 2:46 #"Ursa Minor" – 3:22 #"Heliotrope" – 3:12 #"Metronome Arthritis" – 4:00 #"300 MHz" – 3:03 #"198d" – 4:04

Personnel

; ATDI *

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 ...

– lead vocals, percussion * Jim Ward – guitars, keyboards, vocals *

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 ...

– guitars *

Paul Hinojos Pablo J. Hinojos-Gonzalez (born July 17, 1975), also known as Paul Hinojos, is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for At the Drive-In, and former touring member of The Mars Volta. He is also a former guitarist of Sparta. Biogr ...

– bass guitar *

– drums, percussion ; Another personnel *Sean Cummings – production *Alex Newport – production, recording engineer, mixing *Mike Major – production, recording engineer, mixing *Justin Leah – recording engineer *Bobby Torres – recording engineer *John Matousek – mastering *Rick Robot – photography *Paul Drake – photography *Joe D Foster – layout

Chart performance

References

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