The first thing that needs to be said about Zechs Marquise is their blood relation to progressive psychedelic rock group The Mars Volta. Reading up on their history, I was obnoxiously excited to see that Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has three brothers in this band. Anyone who’s anyone knows the immense trip that Volta can produce on an album or playing live. Much of this impact is due to Omar’s flawless, frantic guitar riffs that compare to no other. That being said, one can only hope that his musical brethren are equally as talented. If Getting Paid were a movie like its cinematically styled cover art implies, the parts to the whole should result in a blockbuster.

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From the beginning drum burst of “Getting Paid,” this album gets down to business immediately. Get used to the Rage Against The Machine-esque drum-bass-guitar combination. Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez pounds the floor with his set of skins constantly; you are never left with a quiet moment. He is never unaccompanied by his brother Marfred on the bass; (Marcel apparently took Rikardo’s spot in the studio for supplying keyboards, but they still sound amazing). Their sound is pure thunder. “Mega Slap” epitomizes the band’s sound as a whole. The flow never ceases, and most simply put, Getting Paid practically oozes macho volition.

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One cursory glance at the cover of the latest album, Getting Paid by El Paso based Zechs Marquise would lead the listener to believe they were about to listen to an album of intense bass laden funk or an album of children’s songs by the Animal Kwackers. Three of the band members are brothers Marcel, Marfred and Rikardo Rodriguez-Lopez, who are brothers of The Mars Volta’s Omar, so a certain rich family heritage in progressive music may be apparent from the offset. The production is razor sharp as is befitting an album that is both technically proficient and intricate, as it is soulful and, yes, funky as hell.

The title track, and opening piece ‘Getting Paid’ starts with an echo which is reminiscent of any number of electronic synthesiser tunes, before the funk encumbered bass pushes any belief of that aside to make way for a mathematically complex series of riffs and phrases which mark out the characteristics of this album early on. ‘Lock Jaw Night Vision’ retains the qualities of the previous track, but is somehow also infused with further levels of energy, exhilaration and haste which give it a need to sweep the funk to one side. There are any number of tempo and mood changes within its’ 5 short minutes to bewilder the first time listener.

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Zechs Marquise - Getting Paid
Rodriguez Lopez Productions
Street: 09.27.11
Zechs Marquise = The Mars Volta + Cougar + RJD2

You will one day—perhaps, in your dreams—see the most bad ass, most ballingest, stylish, hardcore, potent piece of gangster movie ever sucked through someone’s eyeballs, and then as the credits roll, under “Soundtrack,” you will see the name Zechs Marquise. Though it’s not the warrior from Gundam Wing, but rather a reference to him, the appreciation for the dramatic is the same here, and the swagger is tripled. These guys make lounge rock for tweakers or post-rock for kids who wear trench coats. If you’re sufficiently lost in its conceit, you can almost believe it is the hip hop that the name Getting Paid implies, produced by someone with an eye for lush timbre and old-school R&B production—maybe RJD2? The comparison with the Mars Volta is the closest, but instead of freakouts that leave you a little lost, these grooves have an attention span that isn’t so much shorter than yours; plus, you can dance to it. Fierce drums and heavy bass form a rhythm section that allows keys, elaborate guitar escapades, and the occasional haunting vocals to do their psychedelic but ultimately pleasantly hooky thing with abandon. Think 70s funk mixed with future rock and genius-level virtuosity. I’ll be on the lookout for these guys playing live, because with an album name like Getting Paid, you know they have to break a sweat. –Rio Connelly

Zechs Marquise
Getting Paid (Rodriguez Lopez / Sargent House out on 9/27/11)
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El Paso-based psych-prog five-piece Zechs Marquise is set to release its sophomore album, Getting Paid, on September 27. The band is three-fifths Rodriguez Lopez — brothers Marcel, Rikardo, and Marfred — a surname that gained music-industry clout from Omar, the prolific Mars Volta guitarist (and head of Zechs Marquise’s label).

We have an exclusive track from Getting Paid available for your listening enjoyment. “Static Lovers” starts off with eerie ambience, all creaks and groans and echoing screeches, before a drumroll and ripping wah-wah riff kick in. Expanding on the sound established on its 2009 debut, Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare, Zechs’ style is meandering throwback psychedelia with a prog-fusion bent.

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Zechs Marquise live clip of Mega Slap from the album Getting Paid.

“Speaking of artists this very column might have hipped you to, Zechs Marquise is mainly known for their connection with the weird and wonderful world of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, of The Mars Volta fame. ZM is chiefly occupied by Omar’s brothers, and Getting Paid‘s punchy, powerful mix of jazz fusion, progressive rock, ’70s funk and Hendrix-influenced psychedelia will certainly not scare away any Mars Volta fans, but Zechs Marquise has its own distinct identity as well."  Click to See Full List

ZECHS MARQUISE - Getting Paid - out today! September 27, 2011

Zechs Marquise receive their first boxes of “Getting Paid” Double 12" Vinyl. It’s like Christmas in September. To order VINYL or CD click here. Vinyl comes with Free Download card and 3 Bonus Remixes. All pre-orders will ship out early and will arrive before release day on September 27, 2011. Will also be available on all the tour dates going forward.  TOUR 

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