Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward
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Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward is a collaboration between Omar Rodríguez-López
and the late Jeremy Michael Ward
. It was recorded in May 2001 during the interim period following the demise of At the Drive-In
and the formation of The Mars Volta
and originally available only to friends and members of the band in minidisc
format. Approximately 200 copies were originally produced. Ward died on May 25, 2003, and the collaborative album was finally released publicly on June 10, 2008. It features manipulated and processed sounds based around field recordings of various objects, activities, and people.
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...
and the late Jeremy Michael Ward
Jeremy Michael Ward
Jeremy Michael Ward was the sound technician and vocal operator for The Mars Volta and for the dub outfit De Facto. He created many of the soundscapes heard on The Mars Volta's album De-Loused in the Comatorium...
. It was recorded in May 2001 during the interim period following the demise of 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...
and the formation of 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...
and originally available only to friends and members of the band in minidisc
MiniDisc
The disc is permanently housed in a cartridge with a sliding door, similar to the casing of a 3.5" floppy disk. This shutter is opened automatically by a mechanism upon insertion. The audio discs can either be recordable or premastered. Recordable MiniDiscs use a magneto-optical system to record...
format. Approximately 200 copies were originally produced. Ward died on May 25, 2003, and the collaborative album was finally released publicly on June 10, 2008. It features manipulated and processed sounds based around field recordings of various objects, activities, and people.
Track listing
- "Sounder of Tame Swine" – 2:44
- "A Tightrope Supports Our Festering" – 2:11
- "Salvo" – 14:19
- "Impoverished Beliefs" – 3:28
- "Heathrow Waltz" – 2:07
- "Swell the Ranks" – 3:45
- "Gidi Prime" – 4:25
- "Swiss Armor Tank" – 2:10
- "Improvised Beliefs" – 5:17
- "Host to Fairweather Friends" – 2:49
- "Untitled" – 2:30
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
June 10, 2008 | Infrasonic Sound |
| Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
July 14, 2008 | Willie Anderson Recordings |