Despite only being 35 years of age, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has had a fairly prolific music career. Ok, an absolutely incredible music career. Spanning some 16 years, he’s made 40 albums between his efforts with The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, and as a solo entity. Most of us are pretty familiar with the first two projects, but in case you missed any of his 25 solo albums, Rodriguez-Lopez is releasing a quadruple LP/double CD collection entitled Telesterion. Take that, every other “best of” collection.
Due for release on April 19th, the 37-song release (which features a bonus track on the vinyl edition) also includes a 20-page booklet of artwork and a career retrospective by Rodriguez-Lopez’s longtime collaborator Sonny Kay.
Prior to the LP’s release, you can catch Rodriguez-Lopez playing a few U.S. dates, including ones at South by South West and Coachella. Telesterion hits stores April 19th via Rodriguez Lopez Productions.
Omar Rodriguez Lopez 2011 Tour Dates:
03/19 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Annex (Sargent House / RLProductions SXSW showcase)
03/21 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
03/22 – New Orleans, LA @ HOB Parish
04/15 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
Telesterion Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Locomocion Capillar
02. Population Council’s Wet Dream
03. Amanita Virosa
04. Coma Pony
05. El Monte T’ai
06. Sex, Consolation for Misery
07. Deus Ex Machina
08. Rapid Fire Tollbooth
09. Un Buitre Amable Me Pico
10. Half Kleptos
11. No Hay Mas Respuestas
12. Solenoid Mosque
13. Melting Chariots
14. Dead Hisses to Match Our Own
15. How to Bill the Bilderberg Group
16. Polaridad
17. La Tirania De La Tradicion
18. An Ancient Shrewdness in the Veins
19. Noir
CD 2
01. Calibration
02. Viernes
03. Spookrijden Op Het Fietspad
04. Boiling Death Request a Body to Rest Its Head On
05. Victimas Del Cielo
06. Las Flores Con Limon
07. At the Push of a Button
08. Asco Que Conmueve Los Puntos Erogenos
09. The Power of Myth
10. El Todo
11. The Palpitations Form a Limit
12. Agua Dulce De Pulpo
13. Poincare
14. Shake is for 8th Graders
15. Atrotecism Fenleon
16. Casate Colmillo
17. Desarraigo
18. Lunes
