A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One
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| Soundtrack by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez | ||
| Released | August 31, 2004 | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock / Post-Rock / Experimental | |
| Length | 52:52 | |
| Label | Gold Standard Laboratories | |
| Producer(s) | Omar Rodriguez-Lopez | |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez chronology | ||
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| A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One (2004) |
Omar Rodriguez (2005) |
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A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One, the solo CD from The Mars Volta Guitarist, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, was recorded in 2001 after the breakup of former band At the Drive-In and released in 2004. A Manual Dexterity is the first of a two part soundtrack set to go along to a film directed by Rodriguez-Lopez. Omar's father was also featured on the album doing the vocal tracks on Deus Ex Machina.
A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume Two, was originally set for release in Spring of 2005 but was pushed back due to The Mars Volta's CD Release Frances The Mute (2005). It has yet to be released. However, on Gold Standard Laboratories website it was announced that they were planning to release both Volume 2 and the film.
[edit] Track listing
- "Around Knuckle White Tile" – 7:16
- "Dyna Sark Arches" – 4:38
- "Here the Tame Go By" – 5:11
- "Deus Ex Machina" – 5:03
- "Dramatic Theme" – 7:16
- "A Dressing Failure" – 2:54
- "Sensory Decay Part II" – 6:04
- "Of Blood Blue Blisters" – 4:53
- "Dream Sequence" – 6:11
- "The Palpitations Form a Limit" – 3:22
[edit] Personnel
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Guitars, Bass, Percussion, Hand claps, Rolands VP 330, SH 1000, SH 101, SH 7, SH 2000, Korg MS 2000, Microkorg, Organ, Drum machines, Promars, Pianette, Piano, Yamaha QY 100, Rhythm sequence, Samples, TVs, Telephone, Typewriter, Breathing
- Blake Fleming - Drums, Hand Claps (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 10)
- Jeremy Michael Ward - Melodica (2), Guitar pedals (5), Yelling (8)
- John Frusciante - Mini moog, A 100, Guitars (2, 3, 5, 10)
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala - Percussion & hand claps (2), Vocals (10)
- Angel Marcelo Rodriguez - Vocals, lyrics (4)
- David Lopez - Trumpet (4)
- Cecilio Ortiz - Guitar (4)
- Alberto El Professor Aragonez - Percussion (4)
- Isaiah Ikey Owens - Piano (8)
- Andrew Sheps - Trumpet (8)
- Sara Christina Gross - Saxophone (9)
[edit] Trivia
- "Manual Dexterity" was also the name of a song that appeared on Omar's former band De Facto's debut album "Megaton Shotblast!"
