Acrobatic Tenement is the debut album from At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...

, released in 1996. Only one of the album's tracks made it to the 2005 compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 This Station Is Non-Operational

This Station Is Non-Operational

This Station Is Non-Operational is a compilation album by the El Paso, Texas-based post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released May 24, 2005 by Fearless Records, four years after the band went on indefinite hiatus...

, with "Initiation" appearing as a live BBC recording. The album, along with In/Casino/Out

In/Casino/Out

In/Casino/Out is the second full-length LP by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released in 1998. It was recorded as a live studio album, with the intention of better capturing the energy and sound of their live shows....

and Relationship of Command

Relationship of Command

Relationship of Command is the third and final studio album by the post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, and was released in September 2000. The band reached mainstream success through the album, if only for a short time before their indefinite break-up....

, was reissued by Fearless Records

Fearless Records

Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...

 in 2004.

"Ebroglio" was written about Julio Venegas, a close friend of the band, who committed suicide in 1996. Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American musician known for his work as frontman and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, and previously as frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore punk group At the Drive-In...

 and Omar Rodríguez-López

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...

, as The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...

, would later record and dedicate the album De-Loused in the Comatorium

De-Loused in the Comatorium

De-Loused in the Comatorium is the debut studio album of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta. Released on June 24, 2003 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records, De-loused is based on a short story written by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and sound manipulation artist Jeremy...

entirely to Venegas.

Track listing

1. "Star Slight"  – 1:18
2. "Schaffino"  – 2:49
3. "Ebroglio"  – 2:47
4. "Initiation"  – 3:26
5. "Communication Drive-In"  – 1:44
6. "Skips on the Record"  – 3:07
7. "Paid Vacation Time"  – 3:33
8. "Ticklish"  – 4:35
9. "Blue Tag"  – 3:17
10. "Coating of Arms"  – 2:46
11. "Porfirio Diaz"  – 2:58

Personnel

• Cedric Bixler
  Cedric Bixler-Zavala
  Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American musician known for his work as frontman and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, and previously as frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore punk group At the Drive-In...
  
   – Lead vocals
• Jim Ward
  Jim Ward (musician)
  James David Ward is an American musician. A self-taught guitarist and pianist, he was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the band Sparta; he was also the co-founder of the seminal post-hardcore band At the Drive-In.-At the Drive-In:While in At the Drive-In, Ward played rhythm guitar and...
  
   – Guitar, back-up vocals
• Adam Amparan – Guitar
• Omar Rodríguez
  Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
  Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
  
   – Bass
• Ryan Sawyer – Drums