Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the only musician who puts Robert Pollard to shame, is finally set to release a much-needed ‘best of’ compilation on April 19th. The compilation, entitled “Telesterion,” culls from Omar’s 25-plus solo albums (!), but understandably eschews his work with The Mars Volta (although many of Omar’s tracks ultimately get transformed into Volta songs).
One of the new tracks included on “Telesterion” is entitled “Casate Colmillo” and is slated for release on an upcoming album entitled “The Somnambulists.” It features Spanish vocals, once a secret weapon of The Mars Volta that they have inexplicably forsaken, and Rodriguez-Lopez’s vintage guitar histrionics. It is nice to hear his unmistakable guitar tones mixed with vocals that are not as sky-high as Cedric Bixler-Zavala’s. I suppose if you record 25+ solo albums, though, you have to mix it up. Ultimate, if you like the axe, “Telesterion” promises to be an album for you.
Stream “Casate Colmillo” below thanks to Some Kind Of Awesome.
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