Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante collab album is out!
Written on May 1, 2010 in New releases & with 64 responses
Tags: awesome, free music, freebies, instrumentals, music, new, omar rodriguez lopez, sargent house
After a not-so-long-wait (if anyone thinks that was long, they should read how long fallout of uranium and plutonium takes), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's collaboration with John is out via Sargent House/Rodriguez-Lopez Productions. There are seven track and, the elusive 0 and 0=2 have been released, too...so if you never got the November 2005 Goldstar Labs doughnut special edition vinyl, do not despair.
You can get the album in a variety of bitrates and file types at the download page for Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante. Basically, the album is FREE to download and you can enter 0 as its price, but you could also be nice and make a donation to Keep Music In Schools. In fact, if you're able to and if that's your country, you absolutely should. Please, also note that you won't be able to download the album if you enter a bogus email address, as an unique download link will be provided to you via email. You will also be subscribed to the Rodriguez-Lopez Productions emailing list.
You can listen to all the tracks below as well, if you're currently not in a place where you can download or if you would like to discuss them with the other site viewers.
Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante track listing
- 4:17 am
- 0=2
- LOE
- ZIM
- VTA
- 0
- 5:45 am
Know what else is awesome? Bandcamp, where the files are hosted, is a very high-end website and you can share a Flash widget with all the songs on the album almost everywhere on the internet. So, why not go and do it and spread good music?
Many thanks to Gili Gordon who woke up to this news first and kindly sent it to Invisible Movement - shalom!
And of course, many thanks to the REAL musicians for releasing their music this way. Having said that, please do respect the release. Do not change the ID3 tags to remove one of the performers, do not offer the file as a download elsewhere. Bandcamp and the label are probably more than interested in knowing how many times this was snatched.
Need any help?
If you cannot obtain the files because your internet mail provider is scrambling the links in incoming mails from what they think are unsolicited sources, you might want to check your security settings. If it still does not work, let me know and I'll help you. Everyone else - do not post links to downloads on file sharing sites, as it could cause the lazy people who technically can get it from the right place to mess up the stats as well.
If you don't know how to open a .zip folder, make sure you saved it to your computer first and then use a built-in compressed files' decompressing utility that both Windows [XP and beyond]and Mac (probably Linux, too) platforms have or download a shareware program such as WinRar. Once done, you should have one .jpg image and seven music files in your preferred format. You might require a codec pack to play certain file types.
If you still cannot open the .zip archive, your download probably got corrupted at some point or you're behind a workplace/educational institution firewall. Try again.
You might also want to read
Sargent House blog post on this release
The initial post on this and other upcoming release
A round-up of questions on both releases
64 Reactions to Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante collab album is out!
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Downloaded it at some ridiculous hour this morning, as I happened to be awake and damn fine it is too. Big thanks to both of them for their generosity in sharing it with us.
today will definitely be happening.
wow im really liking ZIM and LOE
Life is good.
YES!
Just a question: I'd like to donate, but wanted to google for that Keep Music In Schools program/organization first. I couldn't really find anything. Does anyone know a site where I can learn more about this project? I would just like to know what exactly I'm donating for.
I had about the same idea. I like to donate, but want to know a little about the idea/organization behind it. There is not much I found out though, but at least some more information is provided on the Sargent House Blog: http://sargenthouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/omar-rod...
This has totally made my day!
Me and a guy of the coma seem to be the only people noticing that there is an error.
listen to 0=2 on youtube and compare it to this version and you'll notice:
THE WHOLE ALBUM IS IN MONO WHICH CANNOT BE RIGHT!!!!!!!!
there's no point in rereleasing something in mono....
in 0=2 you can barely hear the second acoustic guitar,there must be a mistake/error while uploading.
one of the coma already asked cathy bout it...i wouldn't pay until there's a clarification!
After making a loud "YES" in front of my computer when reading the news, a huge "NOOOOO" crossed my mind when listening to the songs.
I've just listened quickly to the tracks and most of the time, the sound is indeed awful, although the pieces of music sound great. What a waste ! I also hope that this is due to some technical issue because that would be too bad to try to pass it by whenever you want to listen to their work !
I can't see what you're talking about...My ears may have been damaged from too loud music, but that wouldn't make me HEAR everything well.
I'm loving LOE! What a great weekend this is turning out to be...gorgeous weather, good friends and new amazing music....happy times.
as long as both of your ears work somehow,you are able to seperate mono from stereo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z4N6bGcA5k --> the old version of 0=2.guitars are panned to left and right while the new version is just fucking mono..........................
use headphones,then it becomes very very obvious
beyond it being mono, it also sounds VERY compressed, as in "streaming online with a very low audio quality"
I donated 5$, so I hope they come out with a fix soon.
Sure, mono sucks. But where else would you find such amazing music FOR FREE? Who cares if it's mono, you can still enjoy it. And if you can't, I'm sorry, cause this stuff is great.
like the album cover..........and music
This is fantastic news! Thank you. Just curious if this project is only an internet based release...or if it is available on vinyl, too? Thanks!
Fero, you're missing the point.
Currently, only the left channel is audible. Everything that happens in the right channel (which could be a lot of what john's doing, hormonizing with what's on the left) isn't even audible.
Even if it's still free (I gave 5$ though), I'd still want to listen to it the way John and Omar intended.
Why the sound quality is that bad? It's supossed to be a lo-fi album or something like that?
Cathy (Sargent House) just replied regarding this issue:
Not to sound ungrateful, but it sounds like something went wrong with the mastering. Tracks sound like they were mastered too loud, often clipping. I love the music, but the mastering seems off.
you don't sound ungrateful. we are checking on the whole mono issue as well.
i would also like to know if this will be released on VINYL? does any one know?
There is a Q&A with Sargent House, a lot of the information about this ORL+JF collaboration has originated from there. Maybe you would like to check out the summary here at IM-net: http://invisible-movement.net/2010/04/more-on...
Regarding a vinyl it was said "Will john and omar LP's be released on vinyl? -> at least one of them will be if not both."
And just recently: "what made you choose not to give the John and Omar collab a physical release? i was really hoping to see this on vinyl.... -> who said it's not getting released on Vinyl? I didn't say that. Sorry giving it away for free isn't enough. (...)"
well,me and others (here and on mars-volta-forum) have noticed that there must be an error.
0=2 and 0 have been released already.you can listen to those versions on youtube,they sound good,have panning,are stereo.now,on this new album 0=2 and 0 are mono.no panning,some details are now barely audible.that cannot right.I've already asked cathy bout that.I guess it was uploaded in mono by accident or the wrong masters were sent to cathy,who knows....
I don't mind the quality at all, my problem is that the mails I receive include neither information nor the tracks. Same problem trying to download single tracks.
click the clink from the email to the relevant page then click download album, file is in a zip file so when downloaded right click on it and select extract files, should be easy enough can't really see where you can go wrong
that's my problem too
I thought a bit about this. Since both of you come from the same country, perhaps it's some safety restriction done by providers?
If nothing else works, drop an email and I'll help.
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I thought a bit about this. Since both of you come from the same country, perhaps it's some safety restriction done by providers?
If nothing else works, drop an email and I'll help.
My recent post Tako mi se plavo svetlo / I so feel the blue light
I thought a bit about this. Since both of you come from the same country, perhaps it's some safety restriction done by providers?
If nothing else works, drop an email and I'll help.
My recent post Tako mi se plavo svetlo / I so feel the blue light
It could be that the download cut off before it was actually finished. In that case, it usually helps to try again.
And to everyone who doesn't know how to open a compressed archive - there's no excuse for not knowing that. I added all the needed information to the post, but seriously, everyone who uses the worldwide web and can't do the simplest possible things and e.g. doesn't realise that an URL needs http:// in the front (while it often doesn't need www at all) could use a course or a handbook.
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Of course you're right, every 6-years-old should be able download this album and retry it.:D
I used this way of sharing music several times. But a mail without a single letter written, link, attachment, whatever - I can't imagine that to be right. Never mind...
does anyone know when this album was recorded?
does anyone know when this album was recorded?
Cathy @ SH was asked about this, here's the Q&A:
Thanks so much for being quick in uploading ORL & JF after receiving it. I apologize for our incessant needs, but I for one am grateful. Any info on when this was recorded? When the "0=2" single was released in 2005, it was said to be recorded in 2003.
the Omar & John thing is super old, another reason they just didn't want to sell it because it really was just love amongst two friends and musicians playing together - I'm so glad it can be released and raise awareness and money for a great cause instead. I don't have exact dates on each song but yes a long time ago it was done.
Well, there's something good about the mono thing: It's the perfect excuse to listen to it again.
I'm embarrassed I didn't notice anything. I usually notice the stereo, but when I don't, I don't realize I didn't notice anything.
Loved ZIM
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i tried to download it several times
and every mail i got was empty what means that there was neither a link or other information
just like: " " you know?
i'll try tomorrow again and tell when the problem is solved
Zim has the same riff as Wet sand
Yeah! I thought that was kind of cool. It's interesting to hear it in a different "context".
Yeah theres a few John songs like that. Supposedly Storm in a teacup and Get on top are pretty much the same song as well...
Well, to my mind it doesnt sound mono O_o Just downloaded it a few hours ago, maybe they did a stereo upload?
Would love to hear that combo with new songs including lyrics, would be awesome!
so,i was right
I noticed that the whole Omar+John album appears to be mono and I know a couple of the tracks weren't originally like that. Is this a mistake possibly?
possibly but we are trying to track down at what point it got like that - stand by
is the new omar and john album mono on purpose?
we are checking on why that is right now -
Not to sound ungrateful, but it sounds like something went wrong with the mastering. Tracks sound like they were mastered too loud, often clipping. I love the music, but the mastering seems off.
you don't sound ungrateful. we are checking on the whole mono issue as well.
try and listen to 0=2 from youtube and the one you downloaded. There's a HUGE difference. Everything you hear on the right channel from the the old 0=2 (youtube, vinyl) is basically not present in the new download version. Or actually, it is present, but it's only at 10% the volume of what it used to be, so you can't really hear it.
I heard it a lot know and I have to say this album this little album is absolutely stunning! Omar and John gained my full respect for releasing their music this way and producing such things. Who says this is bad music doesn't have any sense for real music. Very, very nice; it gets better and better the more you listen to it!!!
thank you for not taking us as some insanes
maybe it's something like that
but first i'll look if something changes with the time
I love it, nothing else to say
BTW: my download was 100 % stereo, I don't hear any difference between the old 0 and 0=2 and the new ones...
no it wasn't...sorry that you don't know what stereo is... but not everyone listens to music the same way..
proof: "Apologies to everyone who has DL'd the O&J album but we will be re-uploading it to the site it is having some issues with mono and phasing. It is being fixed and will be up in the next day."
from cathy,management of omar's label... I think it should be in the news,IVA
Yes, not everyone listens to music the same way. And the little volume drop make the songs for me NOT mono, but so what. You're right and the songs are now in stereo, enjoy it
Greetz
Chili
I apologise for not being diligent. Once it is up again, I will post the news.
You guys totally need a better person to do this. I apologise for that, too.
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Thanks for updating and even creating another news article, Iva. I don't think there's any need to apologize
Back on topic: The stereo version sounds so much better IMO, I'm glad we got the chance to download this. And I didn't feel bad to donate twice, since I think it's for a good cause.
Once again on the "mono" issue, quoting Omar Rodriguez Lopez' Facebook (posted 1 hour ago):
"Apologies to everyone who has DL'd the O&J album but we will be re-uploading it to the site it is having some issues with mono and phasing. It is being fixed and will be up in the next day."
Just checked the mp3 files you can listen to at the download page, and they're still the "old" ones. So maybe an explanation for listeners: Check them out with headphones, you will hear the music on both channels, but what is regarded as "mono" is that you hear exactly the same sound on the right and the left channel.
old "news" see above
I say you two should compete at the Nitro Olympics.
I'll come along to see the beautiful nature. It's a win-win situation. XD
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Nice nice nice, now we can finally listen to the music the way Omar and John intendedn <3
It's not there anymore :O you thinlk they'll fix the whole mono-issue?
I hope so
That's probably why it's offline. Hold your horses, it'll be back.
it's back, and says "new version audio uploaded"
The songs are back again.
the songs are now in stereo...and the difference is AMAZING! WOW....great music. thanks to whoever fixed this error
Anyone noticed some similarity between ZIM and Wet Sand near the end of both songs?
Yes, and there were already a few posts about it. After a few rounds of listening, ZIM is my favorite track, I had the melody in my mind for hours after listening to it in the morning, it's an amazing tune. But I also love Wet Sand, so it's probably not a surprise
Absolutely great!
NME (New Musical Express) points out charity album: http://www.nme.com/news/the-mars-volta/50936
And a review of the album by Sound Color Vibration (thanks to Dandelion_volta for finding): http://sacvs.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/omar-rodrig...