# Omar Rodríguez-López discography

Omar Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, actor and director, who is best known for his roles as band leader of The Mars Volta and guitarist for At the Drive-In. He is also the former bassist of the dub outfit De Facto, punk band Le Butcherettes (for which he also serves as producer), and finally, an active member of Bosnian Rainbows, Antemasque, and Crystal Fairy (band). Omar has released an eclectic catalogue of music as a solo musician and has collaborated with a diverse range of artists and bands, such as El-P, Faust, John Frusciante, Lydia Lunch, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Damo Suzuki.
This article represents the complete body of work released by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo musician and record producer.

## Albums
### Studio albums
#### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Album details | US Heat. |
| 2004 | A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One Released: August 31, 2004 Label: GSL Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2005 | Omar Rodriguez Released: December 5, 2005 Label: GSL Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2007 | Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo Released: May 29, 2007 Label: GSL Format: CD, download, LP | 40 |
| 2007 | The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange Released: November 20, 2007 Label: GSL Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2007 | Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) Released: December 15, 2007 Label: N2O Format: CD, download, LP | 29 |
| 2008 | Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus Released: September 19, 2008 Label: Infrasonic Sound Format: CD, download, LP, USB | — |
| 2008 | Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead Released: September 19, 2008 Label: Willie Anderson Recordings Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2008 | Old Money Released: November 10, 2008 Label: Stones Throw Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2009 | Megaritual Released: January 26, 2009 Label: Willie Anderson Recordings Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2009 | Despair Released: January 26, 2009 Label: Willie Anderson Recordings Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2009 | Cryptomnesia Released: May 5, 2009 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP | 33 |
| 2009 | Xenophanes Released: September 28, 2009 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2009 | Solar Gambling Released: December 1, 2009 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: Download, LP | — |
| 2010 | Tychozorente Released: September 14, 2010 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2010 | Cizaña de los Amores Released: October 11, 2010 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2010 | Mantra Hiroshima Released: November 29, 2010 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download | — |
| 2010 | Un Escorpión Perfumado Released: December 20, 2010 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP | — |
| 2012 | Un Corazón de Nadie Released: May 17, 2012 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: CD, download | — |
| 2012 | Saber, Querer, Osar y Callar Released: June 20, 2012 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: CD, download | — |
| 2012 | Octopus Kool Aid Released: July 24, 2012 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: CD, LP, download | — |
| 2013 | Equinox Released: January 1, 2013 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: Download | — |
| 2013 | Woman Gives Birth to Tomato! Released: January 1, 2013 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: Download | — |
| 2013 | Unicorn Skeleton Mask Released: January 2, 2013 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: Download | — |
| 2013 | ¿Sólo Extraño? Released: March 8, 2013 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Sworn Virgins Released: July 15, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Corazones Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Blind Worms, Pious Swine Released: August 12, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Arañas en la Sombra Released: August 26, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Umbrella Mistress Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | El Bien y Mal Nos Une Released: September 23, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Cell Phone Bikini Released: October 7, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Infinity Drips Released: October 21, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Weekly Mansions Released: November 4, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Zapopan Released: November 18, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Nom de Guerre Cabal Released: December 2, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | Some Need It Lonely Released: December 16, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2016 | A Lovejoy Released: December 30, 2016 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Roman Lips Released: January 13, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Zen Thrills Released: January 27, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Chocolate Tumor Hormone Parade Released: February 10, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Ensayo de un Desaparecido Released: February 24, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Azul, Mis Dientes Released: March 10, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Gorilla Preacher Cartel Released: March 24, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Killing Tingled Lifting Retreats Released: April 7, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Solid State Mercenaries Released: April 21, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Birth of a Ghost Released: May 5, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2017 | Doom Patrol Released: July 14, 2017 Label: Ipecac / ORL Projects Format: Download | — |
| 2020 | The Clouds Hill Tapes Parts I, II & III Released: July 24, 2020 Label: Clouds Hill Format: 3LP | — |
| 2023 | Is It the Clouds? Released: December 1, 2023 Label: Clouds Hill Format: LP, download | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. |||

#### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quartet

| Year | Album details |
| 2010 | Sepulcros de Miel Released: May 30, 2010 Label: Sargent House, Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: Download, LP |

#### As El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Album details | US Heat. |
| 2009 | Cryptomnesia Released: May 5, 2009 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP | 33 |

#### As El Trío de Omar Rodriguez Lopez

| Year | Album details |
| 2010 | Ciencia de los Inútiles Released: February 14, 2010 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: Download, LP |

#### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante

| Year | Album details |
| 2010 | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante Released: April 30, 2010 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP |

#### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward

| Year | Album details |
| 2008 | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Infrasonic Sound Format: CD, download, LP |

### Live albums
#### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group

| Year | Album details |
| 2009 | Los Sueños de un Hígado Released: September 27, 2009 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: Download, LP |
| 2010 | Dōitashimashite Released: November 30, 2010 Label: Rodriguez-Lopez Productions Format: Download, CD |

### Compilation albums
#### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez

| Year | Album details |
| 2011 | Telesterion Released: April 16, 2011 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Format: CD, download, LP |

## Extended plays
### As Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Damo Suzuki

| Year | Album details |
| 2006 | Please Heat This Eventually Released: December 2006 / January 23, 2007 Label: GSL Format: Download, 12" vinyl |

### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Lydia Lunch

| Year | Album details |
| 2007 | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Lydia Lunch Released: October 8, 2007 Label: Willie Anderson Recordings Format: CD, download, LP |

### As Faust & Omar Rodriguez Lopez

| Year | Album details |
| 2012 | This Is Not Music, This Is Not Us and We Are Not Here Released: December 14, 2012 / November 8, 2013, single vinyl reissue Label: Clouds Hill Format: 10" vinyl |

### As Kimono Kult

| Year | Album details |
| 2014 | Hiding in the Light Released: March 4, 2014 Label: Neurotic Yell Records Format: Download |

## Singles
### As Nadie

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2014 | "Winter's Gone" | Non-album single |

### As Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2005 | "0=2" "0" | The Special 12 Singles Series, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & John Frusciante |

## Other appearances

| Year | Album | With | Comment |
| 1991 | I Love Being Trendy | Startled Calf | Provides lead vocals. |
| 1993 | You Can't Change Me | Startled Calf | Provides lead vocals. |
| 2002 | Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three | Rollins Band | By various artists (Produced by Henry Rollins). |
| 2004 | Shadows Collide with People | John Frusciante | Performs slide guitar on "Chances", "23 Go in to End". |
| 2004 | Inside of Emptiness | John Frusciante | Lead Guitar on "666". |
| 2005 | Curtains | John Frusciante | Lead guitar on "Lever Pulled", joined lead guitar with John on "Anne" |
| 2005 | Radio Vago | Radio Vago | The album was also produced by Omar Rodriguez. |
| 2005 | The Phantom Syndrome | Coaxial | |
| 2005 | The Special 12 Singles Series | Alavaz Relxib Cirdec | Wrote guitar and chorus section on "Private Booths". Co-wrote "Sapta Loka". |
| 2006 | Stadium Arcadium | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Guitar solo on "Especially in Michigan". |
| 2007 | I'll Sleep When You're Dead | El-P | Also features Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens of The Mars Volta. |
| 2008 | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) | Erykah Badu | Appears on "Twinkle". |
| 2008 | The Burning Plain | Hans Zimmer | A collaboration between Omar Rodríguez-López and Hans Zimmer for the film The Burning Plain. The soundtrack was used in the film only and remains unreleased in any other format. |
| 2009 | Leslie White | Taka-Takaz | Guitars on "Y sono la flauta" and "Por casualidad". |
| 2009 | Terra Incognita | Juliette Lewis | Producer, Guitar, Bass, Organ (Rhodes). |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious OST | Burnt the Diphthongs | Wrote and performed on the following songs for fictional band, Burnt the Diphthongs: "Playing for Nina", "Mark's Master" and "The Healing Song". |
| 2010 | Negativa | Hour of the Monarchy | |
| 2010 | Entren Los Que Quieran | Calle 13 | Appears on the track entitled "Calma Pueblo". |
| 2011 | The Golden Age of Knowhere | Funeral Party | Provides guitar solo on "Car Wars". |
| 2014 | Tercer Solar | Apolo | Featured on the track entitled "Siddhartha". |
| 2016 | ¿De Qué Sivre la Resistencia? | Yokozuna | Features Omar Rodríguez-López and Le Butcherettes. |
| 2017 | Residente | Residente | Provides guitars |

## As producer

| Year | Album | For | Comment |
| 1997 | El Gran Orgo | At the Drive-In | Co-produced with Bryan Jones and other members of At the Drive-In. |
| 2000 | Sunshine / At the Drive-In | At the Drive-In | Co-produced "Extracurricular" and "Autorelocater" with the other members of At the Drive-In. |
| 2003 | De-Loused in the Comatorium | The Mars Volta | Co-produced with Rick Rubin. |
| 2003 | Live | The Mars Volta | Co-produced with Cedric Bixler-Zavala. |
| 2004 | A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume 1 | Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez | Recorded in 2001. |
| 2005 | Frances the Mute | The Mars Volta | Recorded between July and October 2004 at Avatar Studios, New York. |
| 2005 | Scabdates | The Mars Volta | Recorded between May 2004 and May 2005, at various live performances |
| 2005 | Omar Rodriguez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quintet | Recorded in June 2005. First release in the "Amsterdam Series". |
| 2005 | Radio Vago | Radio Vago | This was the only album to be released by the band. |
| 2006 | Amputechture | The Mars Volta | Recorded between November 2005 and May 2006 in Los Angeles, California, El Paso, Texas and Melbourne, Australia. |
| 2006 | Please Heat This Eventually | Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Damo Suzuki | Live segments recorded November 14, 2005, in Cologne, Germany. |
| 2007 | Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded in November 2005. Second release in the "Amsterdam Series". |
| 2007 | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Lydia Lunch | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Lydia Lunch | |
| 2007 | The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange | Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quintet | Recorded in 2005. Third release in the "Amsterdam Series". |
| 2007 | Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded in 2005. Fourth release in the "Amsterdam Series". |
| 2008 | The Bedlam in Goliath | The Mars Volta | Recorded between 2006 and 2007 at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California and Rodriguez-Lopez's home studio in Brooklyn, New York. |
| 2008 | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward | Recorded in May 2001. |
| 2008 | Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded in 2001. |
| 2008 | Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded between 2001 and 2002. |
| 2008 | Old Money | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded between 2005 and 2006. |
| 2009 | Megaritual | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded in 2006. Fifth and final release in the "Amsterdam Series". |
| 2009 | Despair | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded in 2007. |
| 2009 | Cryptomnesia | El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez | This is the first of three albums by the band. |
| 2009 | Octahedron | The Mars Volta | Recorded in August 2008 at 99 Sutton Street in Brooklyn, New York. |
| 2009 | Terra Incognita | Juliette and The New Romantiques | Also plays guitar, bass and organ (Rhodes) on this album. |
| 2009 | Los Sueños de un Hígado | Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group | Recorded on March 11, 2009. |
| 2009 | Xenophanes | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded in December 2008. |
| 2009 | Solar Gambling | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Recorded in 2009. |
| 2010 | Ciencia de los Inútiles | El Trío de Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2010 | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante | Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante | Recorded in the spring of 2003. |
| 2010 | Sepulcros de Miel | Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quartet | Recorded in 2006. |
| 2010 | Tychozorente | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Co-produced with Elvin Estela. |
| 2010 | Cizaña de los Amores | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2010 | Mantra Hiroshima | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2010 | Dōitashimashite | Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group | Recorded on September 13,14,17,18, 2010. |
| 2010 | Un Escorpión Perfumado | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2011 | Telesterion | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Compilation album. |
| 2011 | Sin Sin Sin | Le Butcherettes | Provides bass guitar in addition to producing the album. |
| 2012 | Noctourniquet | The Mars Volta | |
| 2012 | Un Corazón de Nadie | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2012 | Saber, Querer, Osar y Callar | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2012 | Octopus Kool Aid | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2013 | Equinox | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2013 | Woman Gives Birth to Tomato! | Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group | |
| 2013 | Unicorn Skeleton Mask | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2013 | ¿Sólo Extraño? | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | |
| 2014 | Cry Is for the Flies | Le Butcherettes | Provides bass guitar in addition to producing the album. |
| 2015 | Guardian | Apolo | |
| 2015 | A Raw Youth | Le Butcherettes | |

## Videography
### Music videos

| Year | Title | For | Director |
| 2008 | "Calibration" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |
| 2009 | "Asco Que Conmueve los Puntos Erógenos" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |
| 2010 | "Miercoles" | El Trío de Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |
| 2010 | "Polaridad" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |
| 2010 | "Agua Dulce De Pulpo" | Omar Rodriguez Lopez | Omar Rodriguez Lopez |

## Rodriguez Lopez Productions catalog

RLP001 Cryptomnesia RLP002 Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare (by Zechs Marquise) RLP003 Xenophanes RLP004 Solar Gambling RLP005 Los Sueños de un Hígado RLP006 Ciencia de los Inútiles RLP007 Sepulcros de Miel RLP008 Octahedron (by The Mars Volta) - vinyl only RLP009 Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & John Frusciante RLP010 Un Escorpión Perfumado RLP011 N/A RLP012 Sin Sin Sin (by Le Butcherettes) RLP013 Cizaña de los Amores RLP014 Tychozorente RLP015 N/A RLP016 N/A RLP017 N/A RLP018 Mantra Hiroshima RLP019 Dōitashimashite RLP020 N/A RLP021 Telesterion RLP022 N/A RLP023 Getting Paid (by Zechs Marquise) RLP024 Before Gardens After Gardens (by Big Sir) RLP025 Noctourniquet (by The Mars Volta) - vinyl only RLP026 Un Corazón de Nadie RLP027 Octopus Kool Aid RLP028 Saber, Querer, Osar y Callar RLP029 Touch but Don't Look (by Deantoni Parks) RLP030 The Sentimental Engine Slayer