- Omar Rodriguez (album)
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Omar Rodriguez 
Studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López Released December 5, 2005 Recorded 2005 Genre Jazz fusion, experimental Length 43:09 Label Willie Anderson Recordings Producer Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Rodríguez-López chronology The Special 12 Singles Series
(2005)Omar Rodriguez
(2005)Please Heat This Eventually
(2007)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Pitchfork Media (7.1/10)[2] 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)[3] is named after the street on which Omar lived during its recording.
Contents
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 Elsken
- Stealing Rainbows From Prostitutes
- Jacob van Lennepkade
- Vondelpark by Night
- Wrong-way driving on the Bicycle Path
Personnel
- Omar Rodríguez-López - Guitar, Sitar, Bass, Gong, Percussion
- Adrián Terrazas-González - Saxophone, Bass clarinet, Percussion
- Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez - Drums, Keyboards, Gong, Percussion
- Juan Alderete - Bass (2)
- Jon Debaun - Recording engineer, Bass (3)
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala - Tambora (4)
- Eric Salas - Drums (5)
References
Categories:- 2005 albums
- Omar Rodríguez-López albums
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