Sound Colour Vibration (Music | Art | Film)

There have been various references of this collaboration taking shape into album form for quite some time and today is finally the day. John Fruciante and Omar Rodriguez have finally released an album together. What’s really great about this release is you have the ability to donate to a really great cause “Keep Music In Schools”. Omar hasn’t been known for this type of release where all the profits go to a separate group or cause, because of that I am really proud of these two men for opening the doorways to help the youth, the future cosmic warriors who are going to push society into yet another phase of compassion, integrity and discipline in the arts. Frusciante has always worked with Omar on various projects, including his movie ventures, solo albums, the dub/latin project Defacto and of course his Grammy award-winning band that has been running for almost a decade strong, The Mars Volta. What these musicians have given each other will never be fully realized, not even by Frusciante and Omar. What can be analyzed is what they have given each other has propelled them into stages of musical release that is unseen in todays pop artists. Omar and Frusciante have beautiful creations together and this is the pinnacle thus far of that relationship they share. I have witnessed Frusciante perform with Omar on stage a hand full of times and the trading of energy, spacing and feeling always touched a core part of me that resonated with vibrancy and honesty.  

This album starts out with a piece titled “4:13 am”, it’s an electric piece that is very majestic and contains all the nice slippery and wet overtones that are so common place in Omar’s musica. The atmosphere in the first track is very dream like, emotions you would find in a movie or book filled with deep abstract meaning. The sample effects of birds add to the total atmosphere and close the track out to bring it directly into “0=2″. This is a mostly acoustic based song that came from the gsl 45 series released a few years back, which the song “0″ comes from as well. Acoustic bass with interlacing acoustic guitar lines are followed in tandem with bright lyrical leads and bubbling synth. After “0=2″ comes the metallic and smooth track “LOE”. For any Volta fans who have heard the rare track ”Ambuletz” and love that sound, you’ll be more than pleased to dive into this song. Some incredible soloing follows a very space influenced and dissonant intro. The main section and soloing stretches across an a very smooth electronic back beat. A piece that sounds like it could be the soundtrack song for a car chase scene. The music presented after these tracks follows in the same vein of the joining of acoustic and electronic forces. No side is overshadowed or out does the other, emotions and feelings from the acoustic and electric world catapult themselves back and forth into a sound that is uniquely theirs. When a musician achieves this unpractical balance, credit must be given to those involved and to those willing to take the voyage. Omar has been releasing more acoustic material into his records, a direction that has given a fresh breath to his sound. This is a beautiful record made by musicians who have created a strong brotherhood. Please share with your friends and loved ones, Omar is making timeless records, it’s about time we all acknowledge that…  

Immediate FREE download of 7-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC. Any and All Donations will be given to “Keep Music In Schools”. To get for Free just enter 0.00 when prompted. To make a donation just enter whatever amount you can spare  

1. 4:17 am 03:25
2. 0=2 03:52
3. LOE 04:41
4. ZIM 03:55
5. VTA 03:48
6. 0 04:11
7. 5:45 am 04:57  

This album is FREE to anyone who would like it, it also has the option to donate any amount you would like, all proceeds will go to the “Keep Music In Schools” programs.   

released 01 May 2010
licenseAll rights reserved

If you havn’t read the newest Rolling Stones interview with Omar Rodriguez you should definitely check it out HERE

“From 2002 to 2007, I cannot tell you how unfun it must have been to be around me,” he says. “I worked from 11 in the morning until 2 in the morning, no breaks, no going out for lunch, no days off. I drove an engineer mad. Another renounced me. I understand it now. And now, I stop, I eat lunch, I play with the dog, and I get four times as much done now than when I was choking it to death. Now I come back invigorated. I’m definitely happier.”