Omar Rodríguez-López - A Brief Introduction
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INFO: Omar Rodriguez Lopez is most famous for being the leader and guitarist of the El Paso bands At The Drive-in and The Mars Volta. He’s been a part of countless other musical efforts as well though, such as the bands Antemasque, Bosnian Rainbows and De Facto as well as his own solo projects. Omar is probably one of the most prolific people in music and art these days as he’s currently released 52 solo albums in addition to his features and band projects, and if that wasn’t enough he’s got a few films under his belt as he’s a film producer too. As you can understand we won’t even come close to understanding what he’s contributed to the art world in a single video, so in this one i’ll mainly focus on three things. His early life, his most acclaimed music and finally some of his music that I think is underrated.
Any other The Mars Volta related topics i should talk about in the future? Comment below!
Fuck no let them die David Bowie more like put a Bowie knife in them
I'd be kind of interested in looking at the other side of stuff some with Sparta talk. I remember being so bummed ATDI broke up but then Sparta and TMV released their first albums pretty close and it completely blew my mind that they were so different from each other and both so good. I don't remember how much you covered it when speaking on Deloused, but how Flea ended up playing bass on that album would be interesting if there was a bit of a story to it. I honestly have no idea if it was just a phone call or getting hooked up through an agent or something. Also I think Cedric and Omar used some of the unused Flea tracks for the Antemasque album they put out a few years ago. That was something I read on a random blog though, so I dunno that they confirmed they were leftover tracks from Deloused recordings.
Big ol Cedric
@UCjx-M9b24fHWXVG4l45rXZA Why don't you like them?
@@timvotta1111 Hmm that's interesting. Would love to uncover more of their connection to Flea and Frusciante.
I've become a lot more interested in the Omar/Frusciante collab albums these days. What are your thoughts
on this one? czcams.com/video/HBVoG5q1n58/video.html
Omar should be respected end of story.
True dat
For somebody who really doesnt like the guitar...he loves to work!
Facts
He is very respected actually. MUY RESPETADO.
@@diafenix I know, to MOST hardcore music lovers he's respected. But you have to remember not every is into super abstract works or Prog Rock and think it is being complex for complexities' sake. And thus write it off as garbage and don't think of it as "real music" whatever the fuck that means.
Rodriguez-Lopez and Frusciante's 7" collab "0+2/0" is amazing. It's ten minutes of your time and it's really really beautiful.
It's SO GOOD!
Thank you for the tip.
do you mean the songs "0=2" and "0"
that complete album its great!! and it was recorded one night in a hotel room. absolute fucking genius
ZIM and VTA are beautiful
The albums released in 2016/2017 were part of his personal collection. They were recorded during his whole music career, not in 2016/2017.
was just about to comment this, I think the bulk of them he said were recorded around 2008 a tho
@@markcrawford8424 pretty much! And most of them are reworks and rearranges of previously released albums
@@Danielruido yeah he re-did the whole xenophanes album
@@markcrawford8424 yes, El bien y el mal nos une is Un Escorpión Perfumado made with Teri and I am sure chocolate tumor hormone Parade is either Un Corazón de Nadie ir Unicorn Skeleton mask, but I can't remember it
they were also released 1 every 2 weeks
i think he wrote some of his most beautiful songs between 2009-2011
My favorites were xenophanes and solar gambling...
Zackzer z. The Ximena era was amazing, it gave us some of his best stuff like ciencia
Couldn't agree more. Mundo de Ciegos still gives me goosebumps. I am very jealous of whoever saw them live during this time (bootleg?). Glad to hear there's a community out there who digs this stuff.
Yeah, for some reason only his Mars Volta career suffered but he did some great solo work
Omar is one of my favorite guitarists and songwriters. Thanks.
Cool. Anything else related to him or his bands you want me to talk about?
Love ORL!!! So prolific and amazing!
Word!
You should talk more about Volta's unbelievable rhythm section. Juan Alderete and Jon Theodore should be enough to convert those who are initially turned off by Cedric and Omar.
Ol' Billy Rednuts knows what's up.
But this is about Omar
Pridgen was great as well
When it comes to Omar's solo albums, I'm partial to Se Dice Bisonte, Xenophanes, and his two efforts with Frusciante, but by far my favorite of his solo works are the two live albums that feel so much more robust and energized than their studio counterparts. Love that we've got a dedicated Volta fan continuously pumping out videos like these btw.
Have you listened to Megaritual and The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange? I think you might dig them .
@@Danielruido Apocalypse is hit or miss for me but has some of his best songs imo, don't think I've ever actually listened to Megaritual all the way through
0 with Frusciante is amazing
Ciencia De Los Inutiles is amazing. Have it on vinyl and I love it
the best!
Wow, dónde lo conseguiste ?
6:47 Buckethead: those are rookie numbers
Thank you for the video! Omar is one of my favorite playerd and an interestinig individual
No one will ever beat Buckethead in terms of release numbers hehe. Glad you liked the vid dude.
👽 🤖
Buckethead is just shredding over programmed drum beats. He doesn't hold a candle to Omar. Not even close.
@@pechondelgado Ik, I'm more of an Omar fan lol. I enjoy some Buckethead too, but was just joking about how much content he puts out.
@@pechondelgado thank you...so true
Xenophanes is his best solo album
Patrick Schafstein scrolled for this comment and hell yes
is a shame that the english speakers can't understand the lyrics in such a masterpiece.
Also Solar Gambling, he and Ximeña are perfect together
Omar is my favorite musician ever. I have a nearly complete vinyl collection.
Will you talk about how they structure some albums in movements/like classical stuff and maybe why they do it.
Also, I'd love to hear you talk about their crazy diverse influences and different ways they incorporate different styles into the same song.
Thanks for the awesome videos!
I think i'd have to know a little more about music theory to explain that first. Sounds like an interesting challenge though.
So thanks for the suggestion.
I have a raging crush on Omar Rodriguez-Lopez! Love his music too. 😍
One of the best song writers of our generation.Ive always wanted his custom Ibanez from deloused in the comatorium.I still can’t figure a lot of his riffs
Thank you so much for doing this video on Omar!! He's probably my favourite guitarist, and he's so friggin prolific!
Awesome. I'm glad you liked it! There's plenty more The Mars Volta related videos coming soon
@@LieLikesMusic Cool! Thanks, keep doing what you're doing. Also if possible, could you look into doing one on Jonathan Davis? He has a very interesting musical career and past.
Cedric Bixler-Zavala revealed he was in the studio (via Twitter) with Mars Volta band-mate Omar Rodríguez-López, who said they are working on a Mars Volta reunion 2019. John Frusciante rejoins the group?
Fingers crossed
Andrew Romero 😏
Now Juan Alderete is in coma. That would make things a bit harder for TMV reunion.
My god poor guy and family.
I know how much you love TMV so I would love for you to talk about the importance of the band members that aren't Omar and Cedric, like Ikey Owen's work adds to the ambience and soundscape of their sound, Juan Alderete's bass work, and TMV's trio of drummer that the fan base can't agree on who to like
I'm huge fan of Omar, Thanks for this video!
Ok, I've always loved your videos, BUT HOLY SHIT, mentioning Ciencia de los inutiles has been the best surpise I've had in any music related video. I'm a huge fan of all of Omar's work and while obviously I love all of his experimental and more upbeat takes, Ciencia de los inutiles is an album that has captivated me in SUCH a huge way.
I would dare to compare it to Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt Storm Corrosion, where they manage to get such an eerie yet so captivating at the same time.
Ok, just wanted to say that, thanks for mentioning such a great album! and great video as always!
Palpitations form a limit is a song I've been in love with since I heard it. It and 'concertina' from the Tremulent EP both sound like proto-volta songs that don't quite fit what mars volta would later be. But my god...both of those songs are amazing in their own right. Moody and atmospheric and seemingly plucked from the ether considering it was the missing link between a dub group to a well...whatever you feel pleased calling mars volta.
Omar RL is a Musical GENIUS, I've been listening to his music since his first records with ATDI and TMV, then I shifted to his solo musical records and that is when I realized I will forever love his music. I have listened and analyzed most of his musical material, he is my major influence to my side as musician.
It is clear that someone with his experimental side some of his records might not be as "good" as others however that does not disregard his musical talent and relentless creativity.
A second part could be perfect, talking more about his early solo albums like "Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo", "Xenophanes", "Calibration", "Absence Make The Heart Grow Fungus", "The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange", etc...
I love all of his music projects.
Yoo, the ones where ximena sings are mostly excellent! And the collab with Damo suzuki, omfg it’s an istant jam classic!!!
My top 5 omar solo albums:
5. El bien y el mal nos une
4. Se dice Bisonte, No Búfalo
3. Araña en la sombra
2. Xenophanes
1. Cryptomnesia
I wish they would put out part 2 and 3 to crypto...they recorded 3 albums together...sad
Alan zepp no love for un escorpión? :(
@@reservoirdog1 6.un escorpion perfumado
Hahaha
Where the hell is Escorpion Perfumado?? Lol
Your missing “blind pig and pious swine”
That album is beast
Songs
*Vanishing tides ❤
ORL rendition of Ella Goulding’s *lights is fantastic
*Black mass
One of my favorite musicians
It's unbelievable how much Omar has done to this point. Relationship of Command and De-Loused in the Comatorium are both some of my absolute favorite records. I need to dive deeper into his discography too, but my favorite song from his solo work at the moment is Poincare. It's very beautiful and haunting, and Ximena's voice especially stands out in this one
*Loving the transitions*
Thanks ;) Want me to keep that up?
No Bosnian Rainbows mention? I loved their LP.
I did mention them. Listen up
I was so lucky to see him with Bosnian Rainbows in Kiev back in 2012. Have no idea how they got to Ukraine. Hope to see The Mars Volta someday.
Sworn Virgins is my favorite too.
It was mostly recorded live by Omar and Deantoni, who played drums and keys at the same time.
Omar is great ive listened to everyone of his albums.
Everyone?? Damn. Kudos to your brave soul.
We understand his impact on music and the icon he's made himself.
You didn't talk about El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez
That Shake is for 8th graders tho...
Solar Gambling, Pious Swine, A Manual Dexterity will cross the gambit of what Omar does 🤙
I was under the impression that the 2016 and 2017 releases weren't new; they were just previously unreleased stuff he put out monthly to finally get it released. Also, I think comparing ORL to Frank Zappa is a bit more apt.
Zappa is definitely a good comparison too. Both works imo. Where did you read about the unreleased material?
@@LieLikesMusic Not sure where I saw it originally, but his Wikipedia entry has two articles linked in the footnotes that say the albums were recorded between 2008 and 2013.
@@LieLikesMusic The Ipecac releases were all recorded between 2001-2015ish. Most being probably 2009-2013 era.
Out of his solo albums, Zen Thrills is the best one I have heard. Some really interesting songs and a great group of musicians playing on this album.
Also you didn't mention about Crystal Fairy which is one of the most ludicrously good sounding supergroups.
My favourite guitar player
I'm a fan of his work that I've heard (Mars Volta, At the Drive In, collab with Frusciante etc.) But holy crap! I didn't realize he has done such a vast amount of work.
I'm about to check out more of his Frusciante collabs these days. Yes i know. This dude is crazy prolific.
Nice 🤘🤘🤘
Thanks
Great video, all I wanna know is what is your favourite Volta album? I’d probably have to say Deloused because it’s fair accessible and just full of energy
Back in 2007 there barely was any guide but wikipedia and some other pages, Omar is for me, the most multiphasetic musician of this new millenium. His solo albums are mostly (I mean, the ones I've listened to) ambient-ish, but my preferred collaboration (besides Cedric's) is of Teri Gender Bender, I don't know how she is called now, but those albums are on fire.
I love him.
My favorite Omar album is probably Xenophanes or Apocalypse inside of an Orange. Both outstanding
I love his early solo albums that has more prog and jazz compositions like Omar Rodriguez; Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo and The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange
Enjoyed this thanks! Just so you know, spotify numbers do not equate to 'fan favourites'. The numbers could correlate to spotify playlist placements and algorithmic placements.
you should do a video on Zach Hill, plenty of material there...he worked with ORL a couple times as well, extremely prolific drummer
The drummer from Death Grips?
@@jbasti227 That's him...but he's also been in a lot of other bands
Tuberculoids!
Yeah! Just do a video on Cryptomensia / El Groupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez
@@jamesmorris911 "Guurl you ain't better than the germs I Spread / Now I only gotta fix the fuck'n shape I'm in ... "
I have a manual dexterity volume 1 and some de facto as well as his first solo record I believe.
omar is the most genial and unique guitar player of 21 century
My hero 💕
I can see that lol
Solar Gambling its pure bliss. Also, i remember when i listened to Apocalypse inside an Orange that my head exploded.
Also, you never mention Bosnian Rainbows, another underrated project from him.
he mentioned BR briefly at the beginning of the video
@@increase9896 oh, my bad, didn't realise
I've always wanted to see his film "Los Chidos" it's really hard to find though....can you cover that?
My fav solo album of his is Calibration, it came out around 2008-2009
I'm checking it out now. You know it's underground when there's no "full album" upload on youtube. Only singular songs haha
Absolutely. It's a masterpiece.
He also had that project with Teri Gender Bender called Bosnian Rainbows. . He has released so much material that it is hard to follow - and most of the high quality too. I will listen to weekly mansions next and see how hes electronic music is. Also he made a Mars Volta like album in a project called Cryptomnesia which is worth checking out.
The Apocalypse inside of an orange has some good sounds, especially melting chariots. A manual dexterity is my first album from him. Also Cryptomnesia is great too.
Crawlin at the pick of sinners!
4:07 Part 2 of the soundtrack WAS released, but re-mixed, remastered (& possibly with a different than original track listing) under the title "Absence makes the heart grow fungus"
My cousin worked for omars parents as a secretary and saw omar grow up, he has many films hes never put out .
💛
I think the Omar and Bowie comparison is appropriate. These men are artists and their medium is sound.
Saturine of sworn virgins has a sample of argetinean prog-rock band Invisible, Durazno Sangrando, is a iconic song of one of the most creative latin musician Luis Alberto Spinetta, who is unknown in english music.
If you like old school prog...check out magma! They were an over the top 8-14 piece band that created their own language!
Cryptomnesia is one of my favorite records
With ATDI, Omar would play so dissonantly, but he could brute force emotion and personality out of it. Always sounded like the guitar was singing no matter how jagged or warped it was.
It would be cool to see you do a video on buckethead or some of John frusciante’s solo albums. Great video btw.
I personally never heard of Omar playing drums for any of his early band like it's mentioned here. Is there any kind of reliable source citing this?
el grupo nuevo de omar rodriguez-Cryptomnesia was good pre mid mars volta album
everything he's made with ximena is awesome the two live albums they had together and thats sometimes why i miss thomas pridgen
zen thrills is a good album but dientes azules was a step up
Deantoni is pretty damn good tho
How does a person keep current with what he’s up to? A month or two ago he played with Dante in Atlanta I think. Had no idea; I would’ve liked to have went
Ok. I know it's 1 year old video but I HAVE to say that saloenliaze is the most the underrated Omar song ever
Actually, we do know why Omar R-L released so many albums during 2016/2017. I found the following info on Consequence of Sound and I've linked the address below in case you want to add a revision note to your video.
"Ipecac Recordings will release a new album every two weeks starting on July 15th with Sworn Virgins and continuing through December 16th. These albums feature material recorded between 2008 and 2013, according to a press release. "
consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/omar-rodriguez-lopez-will-release-12-new-solo-albums-before-years-end/
The last song on A Manual Dexterity is not the only instrumental on the album.
Did he MAKE the albums in 2016 and 2017? I thought they were just RELEASED in 2016 and 2017 after being on the shelf for many years. I cold be wrong but that's what i heard
During the long batch of album releases in 2016 and 2017 they were all already recorded just never released. He just went through and remastered or whatever needed to be done to basically finish them. In 2016 he was putting out a full length album every two weeks. There's absolutely no way he wrote and recorded and mastered all in 2 weeks
Those albums released in 2016/17 were released every 2 weeks.
The albums he released in 2016/2017 were mostly songs that he never released. That’s just what I heard, I could be wrong
Where's the mention of Bosnian Rainbows? That was a killer first record.
Took a half ounce of mushrooms laid on the floor in a pitch-black room with the deloused in the catacombs cranked up, it was like the 4th of July in my head!
My favorite ORL records are solar gambling, the apocalypse inside an orange, and calibration
Hello !! I would really like to know from which song is the riff we can hear at 1:12 ,
Thanks in advance ☺️
Inertiatic Esp during the verses. It's a two parter so it's best to hear it directly after playing Son et Lumiere. Great opener to the Deloused in the Comatorium LP.
Marco Mares Thank you so much !
Omar spent his childhood in Puebla, México
Where did you read/hear about that?
Where did you read or hear about that?
@@LieLikesMusic He has said it in multiple interviews. Search for the ONDAS: Lado B interview. He says it right at the beginning.
@@LieLikesMusic there's also the album 'Woman Gives Birth to Tomato!' a highly improvised and atonal full composition wich Is parted under the names of the cities he has lived in. There's Bayamón, Ámsterdam, Tokyo and some other late ones too!
Is it me or this guy is pretty fond of At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta?
There's nothing wrong with that at all.
For me a fair comparison is Omar and Frank Zappa. And i know Zappa is Zappa but Omar is also a prolific and good musician.
Cryptomnesia absolutely rocked my dick off when I first heard it. Would HIGHLY recommend. Cedric himself said it was "basically a Mars Volta record".
Please do one about Suicide Silence
"Solar Gambling" and "Xenophanes" changed the way I experienced music forever.
Man i gotta check out Solar Gambling again. For some reason it didn't give me anything on the first listen. Never checked out Xenophanes tbh.
@@LieLikesMusic Please do take Solar Gambling on a second run, but I totally respect that, we all connect to music differently. I just never heard anything like it.
Xenophanes is a psychedelic prog-rock album about 2 kindred spirits who keep meeting each other in several different life times. Also, its music and lyrics are very connected to his movie "The Sentimental Engine Slayer". I highly recommend listening to that album and also watching the movie.
I truly admire Omar and been a fan of his work for a while and your video was very accurate and well done. Congratulations!
do glassjaw plz
I love The Mars Volta, At the Drive-in, Antemasque, DeFacto, and Bosnian Rainbows (and Le Butcherettes, which he is somewhat involved with to a lesser extent, he at least plays with them live sometimes)... And i've seen all of them live except (believe it or not) The Mars Volta (one of my greatest shames)... But I have never been able to crack in to his solo albums. Can anyone recommend anything? The few times i've tried it just doesn't live up to everything else up on offer by his other projects
I like Old Money and Cryptomnesia more than Octahedron. Ciencia de los Inutiles, Apocalypse Inside of an Orange, Se Dice Bisonte, are all up there too.
@@iroveashe thanks so much for the recommendations!! I made this comment 10 months ago and totally forgot. Now I have something more todo while self isolating this weekend. Gracias Señor
Xenophanes, Cryptomnesia and Calibration. Check those out if you haven't already.
would be great to have some sources mate :)
not because of skepticism but to dig a bit further ;)
The maaan
The Bedlam In Goliath is THE BEST! Fight me about that... If you dare.
Just wanted to let you know. Actually he wasn't one of original members of at.the.drive.in. but other than that. Damn good job on your videos. 👍
Nevermind. I spoke to soon. Lol. I watched the rest. Good job bro
mira que guapo mi Omar
4:16
Atdr had more commercial success than Mars Volta? I always thought the opposite, I don’t remember atdr playing arenas but I could be wrong idk
Deloused is a masterpiece
They sent out 200 signed posters for the first 200 people to buy the last CD they made, and i got it ♥_♥ Most of the posters got sold in ebay, but i only opened mine 2 times and its still in its poster pack. not gonna unpack it until i have a house to put it in forever. Mars Volta was my Favorite of all favorite bands and nothing could reach them, and Omar Rodriguez just kept it going :D
Fun Fact, Omars Signing is horrible xD while Cedrics is incredible.
Not that it bothers me.
I agree with Omar Music Is Therapy , if u put music on the ears of a person that is working, if he likes the music he/she will work 2 times faster .
I once ran into him in the street. I´d ask him nervously in Spanish: Are you Omar? and he just answer in spanish: Yes I´m Omar, wanna picture.
He seamed to me like a really chill man.
btw xenophanes is one of my omar´s favorite albums
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Omar’s great, BUT a lot of the “52” albums are not much to listen to. Also, yes the ones you pointed out are freakin awesome!