Strange title, I know. Just as intriguing, too. Don't you think? When purchasing this album, although I thought I knew what I was getting, I certainly had no idea what would come of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's latest (at the time) release.
It was first released on clear vinyl in November of 2007, between Mars Volta's Amputecture (2006) and The Bedlam in Goliath (2008). The band he assembled is the original Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet including Omar's younger brother, Marcel, who also is a multi-instrument talent himself.In typical fashion Omar released this album in between The Mars Volta recordings, but certainly did not leave anything on the table when putting this together. Two of the tracks are alternate versions of songs previously released on his self-titled, debut album.
The album has a few stand out tracks, in particular, the title track and Coma Pony. The alternate takes of Jacob van Lennepkade and Vondelpark bij Nacht (appears as title track on this album) are excellent displays of Omar's ability (and strong desire) to keep things changing and moving in a new direction. Spared from the Insult List heads off into the Latin Jazz genre with a heavy dose of his signature guitar sound, which at times sounds nothing like a guitar. Fuerza de Liberacion is a bit of a strange song. Not sure who is performing the spoken word through a voice digitizer, but it adds to the insanity of the whole song. And Omar has always pushed the limits with the music, certainly following through on this one.
Here is the first track - Melting Chariots
Finally wrapping the the album up with the 8th track, here is Coma Pony. About as bluesy as Omar can get. Easily my favorite track after the title track itself. This one rings in at around 6 1/2 minutes, about half as long as The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange.
I like introducing people to different types of music. Some you may know, some you might not. Hope you enjoy these.
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