Posts Tagged ‘Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Math-groove merchants Coalesce issue a must-have accompaniment to their decade-long comeback disc, combining more Western-driven melancholy to go with their regular dose of thunderous hardcore for OXEP.
Musical mastermind Omar Rodriguez Lopez adds to his mountainous prog catalog with Xenophanes, this time leaning on scurrying piano lines and taking full vocal control for an accessible yet technical record. Lastly (but not least-ly), inimitable rapper/producer Doom collects his favorite guest spots and behind-the-boards efforts on one disc. (more…)
Tags: Coalesce, DJ Rupture, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Ghostface, Gold Dust, GZA, Inspectah Deck, J Dilla, Krallica, Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Mark Aanderud, Masta Killa, Matt Shadetek, MF Doom, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Profound Lore, Relapse, Sean Ingram, Talib Kweli, The Agriculture, Vast Aire, Wu-Tang Clan
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
The new film from Guillermo Arriaga (“Amores Perros,” “21 Grams,” and “Babel,”) stares Charlize Theron and music by Rodriguez-Lopez. The film received an 11-minute, 36-second standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival last year.
Arriaga has referred to Rodriguez-Lopez like, “something between Chopin and Jimi Hendrix,”
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship
With its first disc of new tunes in five years, Tortoise shifts to a synth-heavy sound that may be its most diverse to date.
Serengeti & Polyphonic: Terradactyl
Serengeti & Polyphonic release their second disc — one that should announce them on the national indie-rap scene — and The Mars Volta maintains its rabid pace, this time scaling back to an accessible album of balladry.
The Mars Volta: Octahedron
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Tags: Adam Drucker, Anticon, Buck 65, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Doseone, Jeff Parker, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Polyphonic, Renee-Louise Carafice, Serengeti, The Mars Volta, Thrill Jockey, Tortoise, Warner Bros.
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Holy collaboration — Mike Patton and Justin Broadrick are contributing to a score by Fog’s Andrew Broder and Adam “Doseone” Drucker for a semi-autobiographical “photographic novel” by Alan Moore. Whoa.
In other news, The Dillinger Escape Plan has signed to Season of Mist, Eyedea & Abilities has a new album, two Rodriguez-Lopez brothers (not Omar) are releasing a debut full-length, and Múm will release a new disc in August. This and more is in the roundup. (more…)
Tags: Adam Drucker, Alan Moore, Andrew Broder, Beastie Boys, Converge, Doseone, Dysrhythmia, Eyedea & Abilities, Fog, Genghis Tron, Jay Bennett, Justin Broadrick, Lex, Mike Patton, Nico Muhly, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Phonogetic Records, Rhymesayers, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Season of Mist, Sigur Ros, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Mars Volta, Tortoise, Wilco, Zechs Marquise
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez: Cryptomnesia
Another great week of music brings new albums from El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Isis, Jon Hopkins, Nomo, Yoshida Brothers, and Pink Mountain, providing riotous prog rhythms, epic post-metal, electro-piano soundscapes, multi-ethnic funk, traditionally inspired Japanese crossovers, and avant-garde psychedelic jams. (more…)
Tags: Brian Eno, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Domino, Domo, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Elliot Bergman, Gino Robair, Hella, Ipecac, Isis, Jon Hopkins, Kyle Bruckmann, Lozenge, NOMO, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Pink Mountain, Quasi, Radiohead, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Sickroom, Splatter Trio, The Mars Volta, Ubiquity, Yoshida Brothers, Zach Hill
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Over the past week, we caught news of a mini Soundgarden/TAD live jam, a new Kayo Dot album, a new/streaming Trash Talk EP, another Mars Volta album, another Zach Hill project, and a release date for the new Tortoise album. Read about this and more after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Ben Shepherd, Busdriver, Chll Pll, Dinosaur Jr., Faith No More, Grails, Greenleaf, Jagjaguwar, Jon Theodore, Kayo Dot, Kid Koala, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, One Day as a Lion, Porter, Randall Dunn, Secret Chiefs 3, Soundgarden, TAD, Tad Doyle, Terence Bernardo, The Bronx, The Mars Volta, Thrill Jockey, Tim Fite, Tom Morello, tool, Tortoise, Trash Talk, Yoshida Brothers, Zac Nelson, Zach de la Rocha, Zach Hill
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
Guitarist/composer Omar Rodriguez Lopez, mastermind of The Mars Volta, has tabbed drummer Zach Hill and synth bassist Jonathan Hischke of Hella as well as bassist Juan Alderete de la Peña of The Mars Volta to form a “new” group — aptly named El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez. (more…)
Tags: Cedric Bixler Zavala, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Hella, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Mars Volta, Zach Hill
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez: Old Money
January closes out strongly with a spacey, progressive solo effort from Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, a metal/Jewish mélange from Jamie Saft, 1970s-style prog jams from Diagonal, and more. (more…)
Tags: Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Cotton Jones, Diagonal, Earache, Ennio Morricone, Ephel Duath, Jamie Saft, John Zorn, King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Merzbow, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Page France, Pantera, Rise Above, Stones Throw, Suicide Squeeze, The Mars Volta, Tzadik
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
More details emerge about the upcoming Supermachiner release; the Shrinebuilder super-group begins recording; Mono announces a new album; Orange Tulip Conspiracy announces a full US tour for May. Get these and 10 other news bit after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Anti, Big Business, Billy Martin, Bygones, Cattle Decapitation, Converge, Dale Crover, Deathwish Inc., Estradasphere, Fucked Up, Grandaddy, Hatebreed, Hydra Head, Jacob Bannon, Jason Schimmel, JD Wilkes, Jeff Parker, Kaki King, Kurt Ballou, Marco Benevento, Mastodon, Melvins, Mono, Neurosis, Neurot, Om, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Orange Tulip Conspiracy, Pig Destroyer, Reed Mathis, Sargent House, Scott Amendola, Sepultura, Shrinebuilder, Skerik, Sleep, Stones Throw, Supermachiner, Temporary Residence, Tera Melos, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, The Hidden Hand, Torche, Toshi Kasai, Trash Talk, Zach Hill
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
Garage a Trois
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez announces a new solo album for Stones Throw; Saul Williams speaks about the aftermath of The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust; Garage a Trois announces tour dates and posts an album preview; Don Caballero returns to the Northeast, and much more.
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Tags: Don Caballero, Estradasphere, Garage a Trois, Jimi Hendrix, Marco Benevento, Mastodon, Mike Patton, NOMO, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Orange Tulip Conspiracy, Pelican, Saul Williams, Stones Throw, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Mars Volta, The Qemists
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