Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward

Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward
Studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López
Released	June 10, 2008
Recorded	May 2001
Genre	Musique concrète, experimental, noise music, ambient
Length	45:38
Label	Infrasonic Sound
Producer	Omar Rodríguez-López
Omar Rodríguez-López chronology
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) (2007) Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward (2008) Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus (2008)

Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward is a collaboration between Omar Rodríguez-López and the late Jeremy Michael Ward. It was recorded in May 2001 during the interim period following the demise of At the Drive-In and the formation of The Mars Volta and originally available only to friends and members of the band in minidisc format. Approximately 200 copies were originally produced. Ward died on May 25, 2003, and the collaborative album was finally released publicly on June 10, 2008. It features manipulated and processed sounds drawn from field recordings of various objects, activities, and people.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Sounder of Tame Swine" – 2:44
2. "A Tightrope Supports Our Festering" – 2:11
3. "Salvo" – 14:19
4. "Impoverished Beliefs" – 3:28
5. "Heathrow Waltz" – 2:07
6. "Swell the Ranks" – 3:45
7. "Gidi Prime" – 4:25
8. "Swiss Armor Tank" – 2:10
9. "Improvised Beliefs" – 5:17
10. "Host to Fairweather Friends" – 2:49
11. "Untitled" – 2:30

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