Mantra Hiroshima is the eighteenth studio album by 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 a solo artist. It is his second record to feature Zach Hill

Zach Hill

Zach Hill is a musician residing in Sacramento, California. Primarily known for his drumming, he performs/has performed in numerous Pacific Coast based groups, including his primary group, Hella, as well as Holy Smokes, Nervous Cop, and a diverse range of others including El Grupo Nuevo de Omar...

 on drums, the first of which was by El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez

El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez

El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez is a band consisting of Omar Rodriguez Lopez , Cedric Bixler-Zavala , Juan Alderete de la Peña , Jonathan Hischke and Zach Hill .-History:...

, titled Cryptomnesia

Cryptomnesia (album)

Cryptomnesia is the debut studio album by El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, released on May 5, 2009. The album is the first of three albums recorded by the band, and is Rodriguez-Lopez' eleventh solo record overall. According to Rodriguez-Lopez, the album was "recorded in the summer of 2006,...

.

The track "Los Tres 'Yo's'" is included on the vinyl edition of Omar's best of compilation, Telesterion

Telesterion (album)

Telesterion is the first compilation album by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo artist. It is a 2 CD, 4 LP release, featuring tracks throughout all of Omar's records and serves as an introduction to Omar's vast collection of solo releases: "Everything I do is a celebration...

, though Mantra Hiroshima itself has not been released in vinyl format.

Tracklisting

1. "Acerca de la Vida" – 0:20
2. "On the First Look" – 2:02
3. "El Oyente" – 6:24
4. "Mastering Death" – 1:27
5. "Los Tres "Yo's"" – 3:03
6. "Reason and Understanding" – 1:09
7. "El Hacer" – 6:58
8. "Hope" – 5:08
9. "Sobre la Resurrección" – 14:34

Personnel

• 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...
  
   – guitar, synths, keyboards, production
• Juan Alderete de la Peña – bass
• Zach Hill
  Zach Hill
  Zach Hill is a musician residing in Sacramento, California. Primarily known for his drumming, he performs/has performed in numerous Pacific Coast based groups, including his primary group, Hella, as well as Holy Smokes, Nervous Cop, and a diverse range of others including El Grupo Nuevo de Omar...
  
   – drums

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Worldwide	November 29, 2010	Rodriguez Lopez Productions	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Worldwide	March 13, 2011	Rodriguez Lopez Productions	CD