Omar Rodriguez (album)
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Omar Rodriguez is the self titled second solo album by The Mars Volta
guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López
and the first in the "Amsterdam series" (written and recorded in the city in early June 2005). Most of the overdubs and mixing were done on the road in September 2005. Gold Standard Laboratories began offering a limited edition vinyl picture disc of this release for mail order in December 2006.
The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet, which formed in unison with the release of this record, toured briefly in the Netherlands
in the fall of 2005 in support of this new release. Joining then on stage for one performance was Damo Suzuki
, for the song Please Heat This Eventually
which would resurface on later releases from the group.
The centerpiece of the album, Jacob van Lennepkade (which was later reworked on The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange
) is named after the street on which Omar lived during its recording.
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...
guitarist 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...
and the first in the "Amsterdam series" (written and recorded in the city in early June 2005). Most of the overdubs and mixing were done on the road in September 2005. Gold Standard Laboratories began offering a limited edition vinyl picture disc of this release for mail order in December 2006.
The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet, which formed in unison with the release of this record, toured briefly in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in the fall of 2005 in support of this new release. Joining then on stage for one performance was Damo Suzuki
Damo Suzuki
, universally known as Damo Suzuki , is a singer best known for his membership in the German krautrock group Can.-Biography:As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often busking....
, for the song Please Heat This Eventually
Please Heat This Eventually
Please Heat This Eventually is a 12" EP from Gold Standard Laboratories and is a collaboration between Omar Rodríguez-López Group and Damo Suzuki of the group Can. It features both live performance from a date of the group's first "Quintet" tour of Europe in 2005, and studio recorded elements...
which would resurface on later releases from the group.
The centerpiece of the album, Jacob van Lennepkade (which was later reworked on The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange
The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange
The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange is the fourth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López, and the third released in the "Amsterdam series". The double LP was released on November 20, 2007. The CD version followed in March 2008...
) is named after the street on which Omar lived during its recording.
Track listing
- "Een Ode Aan Ed Van Der Elsken" – 3:22
- "Regenbogen Stelen Van Prostituees" – 10:06
- "Jacob van Lennepkade" – 17:27
- "Vondelpark Bij Nacht" – 7:11
- "Spookrijden Op Het Fietspad" – 5:03
Translations
- A Tribute to Ed van der ElskenEd van der ElskenEduard "Ed" van der Elsken was a Dutch photographer and filmmaker.His imagery provides quotidian, intimate and autobiographic perspectives on the European zeitgeist spanning the period of the Second World War into the nineteen-seventies in the realms of love, sex, art, music , and alternative...
- Stealing Rainbows From Prostitutes
- Jacob van Lennepkade
- VondelparkVondelparkThe Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid, west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named the "Nieuwe Park", but later renamed to "Vondelpark", after the 17th...
by Night - Wrong-way driving on the Bicycle Path
Personnel
- Omar Rodríguez-LópezOmar Rodriguez-LopezOmar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
- Guitar, Sitar, Bass, Gong, Percussion - Adrián Terrazas-González - Saxophone, Bass clarinet, Percussion
- Marcel Rodriguez-LopezMarcel Rodriguez-LopezMarcellus Rodriguez-Lopez is a multi-instrumentalist musician and younger brother of Omar Rodríguez-López.- Biography :He has been noted as to playing the bongos, congas, Drums, cymbals, Maracas, keyboards and Shekere....
- Drums, Keyboards, Gong, Percussion - Juan AldereteJuan AldereteJuan Alderete is an American bassist known for his work with the band The Mars Volta. Prior to his work with that band, he was known for playing in Racer X, where he received credit as John Alderete.-Biography:...
- Bass (2) - Jon Debaun - Recording engineer, Bass (3)
- Cedric Bixler-ZavalaCedric Bixler-ZavalaCedric 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...
- Tambora (4) - Eric Salas - Drums (5)