| Artist: | Omar Rodríguez-López |
| Studio: | 49 |
| Live: | 2 |
| Compilation: | 1 |
| Music Videos: | 5 |
| Ep: | 3 |
| Singles: | 2 |
| Option: | 55 |
| Option Name: | Producer |
Omar Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, actor and director, who is best known for his roles as band leader of The Mars Volta and guitarist for At the Drive-In. He is also the former bassist of the dub outfit De Facto, punk band Le Butcherettes (for which he also serves as producer), and finally, an active member of Bosnian Rainbows, Antemasque, and Crystal Fairy (band). Omar has released an eclectic catalogue of music as a solo musician and has collaborated with a diverse range of artists and bands, such as El-P, Faust, John Frusciante, Lydia Lunch, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Damo Suzuki.
This article represents the complete body of work released by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo musician and record producer.
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| US Heat. [1] | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Omar Rodriguez
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| 2007 | Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo
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The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange
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Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far)
| 29 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus
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Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead
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Old Money
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| 2009 | Megaritual
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Despair
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Cryptomnesia
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Xenophanes
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Solar Gambling
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| 2010 | Tychozorente
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Cizaña de los Amores
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Mantra Hiroshima
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Un Escorpión Perfumado
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| 2012 | Un Corazón de Nadie
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Saber, Querer, Osar y Callar
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Octopus Kool Aid
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| 2013 | Equinox
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Woman Gives Birth to Tomato!
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Unicorn Skeleton Mask
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¿Sólo Extraño?
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| 2016 | Sworn Virgins
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Corazones
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Blind Worms, Pious Swine
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Arañas en la Sombra
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Umbrella Mistress
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El Bien y Mal Nos Une
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Cell Phone Bikini
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Infinity Drips
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Weekly Mansions
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Zapopan
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Nom de Guerre Cabal
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Some Need It Lonely
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A Lovejoy
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| 2017 | Roman Lips
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Zen Thrills
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Chocolate Tumor Hormone Parade
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Ensayo de un Desaparecido
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Azul, Mis Dientes
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Gorilla Preacher Cartel
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Killing Tingled Lifting Retreats
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Solid State Mercenaries
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Birth of a Ghost
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Doom Patrol
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| 2020 | The Clouds Hill Tapes Parts I, II & III
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| 2023 | Is It the Clouds?
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
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| 2009 | Los Sueños de un Hígado
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| 2010 | Dōitashimashite
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| Year | Album | With | Comment |
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| 1991 | I Love Being Trendy | Provides lead vocals. | |
| 1993 | You Can't Change Me | Provides lead vocals. | |
| 2002 | By various artists (Produced by Henry Rollins). | ||
| 2004 | Shadows Collide with People | Performs slide guitar on "Chances", "23 Go in to End". | |
| Inside of Emptiness | Lead Guitar on "666". | ||
| 2005 | Curtains | Lead guitar on "Lever Pulled", joined lead guitar with John on "Anne" | |
| Radio Vago | The album was also produced by Omar Rodriguez. | ||
| The Phantom Syndrome | |||
| The Special 12 Singles Series | Wrote guitar and chorus section on "Private Booths". Co-wrote "Sapta Loka". | ||
| 2006 | Stadium Arcadium | Guitar solo on "Especially in Michigan". | |
| 2007 | I'll Sleep When You're Dead | Also features Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens of The Mars Volta. | |
| 2008 | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) | Appears on "Twinkle". | |
| A collaboration between Omar Rodríguez-López and Hans Zimmer for the film The Burning Plain. The soundtrack was used in the film only and remains unreleased in any other format. | |||
| 2009 | Guitars on "Y sono la flauta" and "Por casualidad". | ||
| Producer, Guitar, Bass, Organ (Rhodes). | |||
| 2010 | Wrote and performed on the following songs for fictional band, Burnt the Diphthongs: "Playing for Nina", "Mark's Master" and "The Healing Song". | ||
| Negativa | |||
| Entren Los Que Quieran | Appears on the track entitled "Calma Pueblo". | ||
| 2011 | The Golden Age of Knowhere | Provides guitar solo on "Car Wars". | |
| 2014 | Tercer Solar | Featured on the track entitled "Siddhartha". | |
| 2016 | ¿De Qué Sivre la Resistencia? | Features Omar Rodríguez-López and Le Butcherettes. | |
| 2017 | Residente[2] | Provides guitars | |
| Year | Album | For | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | El Gran Orgo | Co-produced with Bryan Jones and other members of At the Drive-In. | ||
| 2000 | Sunshine / At the Drive-In | Co-produced "Extracurricular" and "Autorelocater" with the other members of At the Drive-In. | ||
| 2003 | De-Loused in the Comatorium | Co-produced with Rick Rubin. | ||
| Live | Co-produced with Cedric Bixler-Zavala. | |||
| 2004 | Recorded in 2001. | |||
| 2005 | Frances the Mute | Recorded between July and October 2004 at Avatar Studios, New York. | ||
| Scabdates | Recorded between May 2004 and May 2005, at various live performances | |||
| Omar Rodriguez | Recorded in June 2005. First release in the "Amsterdam Series". | |||
| Radio Vago | This was the only album to be released by the band. | |||
| 2006 | Amputechture | Recorded between November 2005 and May 2006 in Los Angeles, California, El Paso, Texas and Melbourne, Australia. | ||
| Please Heat This Eventually | Live segments recorded November 14, 2005, in Cologne, Germany. | |||
| 2007 | Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo | Recorded in November 2005. Second release in the "Amsterdam Series". | ||
| Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Lydia Lunch | ||||
| Recorded in 2005. Third release in the "Amsterdam Series". | ||||
| Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) | Recorded in 2005. Fourth release in the "Amsterdam Series". | |||
| 2008 | Recorded between 2006 and 2007 at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California and Rodriguez-Lopez's home studio in Brooklyn, New York. | |||
| Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward | Recorded in May 2001. | |||
| Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus | Recorded in 2001. | |||
| Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead | Recorded between 2001 and 2002. | |||
| Old Money | Recorded between 2005 and 2006. | |||
| 2009 | Megaritual | Recorded in 2006. Fifth and final release in the "Amsterdam Series". | ||
| Despair | Recorded in 2007. | |||
| Cryptomnesia | This is the first of three albums by the band. | |||
| Octahedron | Recorded in August 2008 at 99 Sutton Street in Brooklyn, New York. | |||
| Terra Incognita | Also plays guitar, bass and organ (Rhodes) on this album. | |||
| Los Sueños de un Hígado | Recorded on March 11, 2009. | |||
| Xenophanes | Recorded in December 2008. | |||
| Solar Gambling | Recorded in 2009. | |||
| 2010 | Ciencia de los Inútiles | |||
| Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante | Recorded in the spring of 2003. | |||
| Sepulcros de Miel | Recorded in 2006. | |||
| Tychozorente | Co-produced with Elvin Estela. | |||
| Cizaña de los Amores | ||||
| Mantra Hiroshima | ||||
| Dōitashimashite | Recorded on September 13,14,17,18, 2010. | |||
| Un Escorpión Perfumado | ||||
| 2011 | Telesterion | Compilation album. | ||
| Sin Sin Sin | Provides bass guitar in addition to producing the album. | |||
| 2012 | Noctourniquet | |||
| Un Corazón de Nadie | ||||
| Saber, Querer, Osar y Callar | ||||
| Octopus Kool Aid | ||||
| 2013 | Equinox | |||
| Woman Gives Birth to Tomato! | ||||
| Unicorn Skeleton Mask | ||||
| ¿Sólo Extraño? | ||||
| 2014 | Cry Is for the Flies | Provides bass guitar in addition to producing the album. | ||
| 2015 | Guardian | |||
| 2015 | A Raw Youth |
| Year | Title | For | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Calibration" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |
| 2009 | "Asco Que Conmueve los Puntos Erógenos" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |
| 2010 | "Miercoles" | El Trío de Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |
| "Polaridad" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| "Agua Dulce De Pulpo" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
RLP001 Cryptomnesia
RLP002 Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare (by Zechs Marquise)
RLP003 Xenophanes
RLP004 Solar Gambling
RLP005 Los Sueños de un Hígado
RLP006 Ciencia de los Inútiles
RLP007 Sepulcros de Miel
RLP008 Octahedron (by The Mars Volta) - vinyl only
RLP009 Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & John Frusciante
RLP010 Un Escorpión Perfumado
RLP011 N/A
RLP012 Sin Sin Sin (by Le Butcherettes)
RLP013 Cizaña de los Amores
RLP014 Tychozorente
RLP015 N/A
RLP016 N/A
RLP017 N/A
RLP018 Mantra Hiroshima
RLP019 Dōitashimashite
RLP020 N/A
RLP021 Telesterion
RLP022 N/A
RLP023 Getting Paid (by Zechs Marquise)
RLP024 Before Gardens After Gardens (by Big Sir)
RLP025 Noctourniquet (by The Mars Volta) - vinyl only
RLP026 Un Corazón de Nadie
RLP027 Octopus Kool Aid
RLP028 Saber, Querer, Osar y Callar
RLP029 Touch but Don't Look (by Deantoni Parks)
RLP030 The Sentimental Engine Slayer