Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group
| Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Trio Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quartet |
| Genres | Experimental rock, Psychedelic rock, electronica, progressive rock, art rock |
| Years active | 2005–2012 |
| Labels | Sargent House, Rodriguez Lopez Productions |
| Associated acts |
The Mars Volta Bosnian Rainbows Zechs Marquise Vato Negro El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez Ximena Sariñana Le Butcherettes Dark Angels Kimono Kult John Frusciante Beastie Boys |
| Website |
Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quintet Omar Rodriguez-Lopez |
| Members |
Omar Rodríguez-López Juan Alderete Deantoni Parks Teri Gender Bender |
The Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group (often referred to by its acronym ORLG) was an American experimental rock band, and the main side project of Omar Rodríguez-López. Featuring the ever-changing lineup of musicians alongside Rodriguez-Lopez, the group was most often a live entity to perform the various outlets of his solo music aside from The Mars Volta. After the dissolution of The Mars Volta in 2012, Omar completed a few more solo records until 2013 before deciding to pursue only collaborative efforts with groups At the Drive-In, Bosnian Rainbows, Antemasque, and Crystal Fairy.
His group began as Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quintet, formed in 2005 when he toured Europe to support his self-titled solo record. The quintet included three other members of The Mars Volta: Juan Alderete, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez and Adrián Terrazas-González as well as Money Mark of Beastie Boys fame. Omar began this group with these members within only a year or two of them joining The Mars Volta. The album features long, largely improvised instrumentals with Dutch titles. The quintet then collaborated with Damo Suzuki on a 25-minute EP titled Please Heat This Eventually, which was largely taken from a night recorded on their European tour in November 2005. The EP was released exclusively by Gold Standard Laboratories on vinyl only in December 2006, then released widely in January 2007. Another collaborative EP followed later that year, this time between the quintet and Lydia Lunch, as well as the full-length record, The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange, which was a double album vinyl.
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