''Infinity Drips'' is the thirty-fourth studio album by

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Puerto Rican guitarist, songwriter, record producer and filmmaker. He has formed or played in several bands, including The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainb ...

as a solo artist, released on 21 October 2016. It is his eighth release in the 12 album series initiated by

Ipecac Recordings Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999, by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith N ...

. "Zuben El Genubi" was uploaded in advance as the album's single.

Background

''Infinity Drips'' shares its name with a piece of artwork created by Omar's longtime artistic collaborator

Sonny Kay Sonny Kay is a visual artist and musician. Biography Kay was born in London, England on March 13, 1972, and raised in various locations including the UK, Barcelona (Spain), and Johannesburg (South Africa). His family relocated first to Los Angel ...

. It appeared in the booklet for the compilation album ''

Telesterion The Telesterion ("Initiation Hall" from Gr. τελείω, "to complete, to fulfill, to consecrate, to initiate") was a great hall and sanctuary in Eleusis, one of the primary centers of the Eleusinian Mysteries. The hall had a fifty-five yard s ...

'', so it was assumed that the piece would become cover art for a future release by Rodriguez-Lopez. The album however features a different artwork made by Elyn Kazarian, while Kay's artwork went on to be used for Anywhere's album ''Anywhere II'' in 2018. The album has Middle Eastern aesthetic and diverse instrumentation. It was described as a result of Rodríguez-López's trip to Jerusalem, "reflecting Arab influences in Latin culture".

Teri Gender Bender Teresa Suárez Cosío (born May 15, 1989), commonly known by her stage name Teri Gender Bender, is an American singer and musician, known primarily as the founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of Guadalajara-based rock band Le Butcherettes s ...

talked about the album in an interview with The Seventh Hex regarding

Bosnian Rainbows Bosnian Rainbows was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2012. The band consists of former the Mars Volta members Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, backing vocals) and Deantoni Parks (drums, keyboards), alongside Le Butcherettes ...

in 2015: "My mother loves Indian music, so when I was little I had the fortune of being in an environment of spices and Middle Eastern music. Omar and I worked on an album where it’s just Indian icmusic, samples turned into neatly crafted hymns with some Spanish lyrics, some others are English lyrics… At the end of the day it’s always great to try new things for one self. Who knows, maybe someday we’ll release it." Some of the musical fragments also appear in various other recordings by Rodriguez-Lopez. "Azha" appears in "Happiness" from ''

Unicorn Skeleton Mask The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years o ...

'' and the first three tracks off ''

Zapopan Zapopan () is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Zapopan is the largest city in the state. It's best known as the home of the Virgin of Zapopan, an image of the Virgin ...

'', "Edasich" in "Suenos Salvajes" from ''Equinox'', and "Healed and Raised by Wounds" off '' Nom de Guerre Cabal'', and "Manir al Shuja" in "Ocho" from ''

Un Corazon de Nadie The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

''. All track titles are Arabic names for stars.

Track listing

All music written by

, all lyrics and vocal melodies written by

# "Na'ir Al Saif" – 1:05 # "Azha" – 1:43 # "Jabhat Al Akrab" – 1:26 # "Microscopium" – 1:16 # "Tania Borealis" – 2:24 # "Lacerta" – 4:51 # "Zuben El Genubi" – 3:08 # "El Nath" – 1:51 # "Nihal" – 4:50 # "Baten Kaitos" – 1:48 # "Edasich" – 3:38 # "Er Rai" – 1:48 # "Manir Al Shuja" – 4:23

Personnel

– vocals *

– 12-string fretless guitar, acoustic guitar, tabla programming, sequences, recording engineer * Shimmly – lute * Aaron Cruz – bass, bowed bass

Production

Jon Debaun The Mars Volta is an American rock band formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms the core of the band. The band' ...

– recording, mixing * Shawn Sullivan – recording *

Chris Common Le Butcherettes is a Mexican garage punk band formed in 2007 in Guadalajara by Teri Gender Bender. History Le Butcherettes was created by vocalist/guitarist Teri Gender Bender, who later recruited drummer Auryn Jolene to form a duo. Their live a ...

– mastering * Elyn Kazarian – artwork

Release history

References

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