Infinity Drips Explained

Infinity Drips
Type:	studio
Artist:	Omar Rodríguez-López
Cover:	infinitydrips.jpg
Released:	October 21, 2016
Recorded:	2008–2011
Length:	34:11
Label:	Ipecac
Producer:	Omar Rodríguez-López

Infinity Drips is the thirty-fourth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo artist, released on 21 October 2016. It is his eighth release in the 12 album series initiated by Ipecac Recordings.^[1]

"Zuben El Genubi" was uploaded in advance as the album's single.

Background

Infinity Drips shares its name with a piece of artwork created by Omar's longtime artistic collaborator Sonny Kay.^[2] It appeared in the booklet for the compilation album Telesterion, so it was assumed that the piece would become cover art for a future release by Rodriguez-Lopez. The album however features a different artwork made by Elyn Kazarian, while Kay's artwork went on to be used for Anywhere's album Anywhere II in 2018.

The album has Middle Eastern aesthetic and diverse instrumentation. It was described as a result of Rodríguez-López's trip to Jerusalem, "reflecting Arab influences in Latin culture". Teri Gender Bender talked about the album in an interview with The Seventh Hex regarding Bosnian Rainbows in 2015:"My mother loves Indian music, so when I was little I had the fortune of being in an environment of spices and Middle Eastern music. Omar and I worked on an album where it’s just Indian [sic] music, samples turned into neatly crafted hymns with some Spanish lyrics, some others are English lyrics… At the end of the day it’s always great to try new things for one self. Who knows, maybe someday we’ll release it."^{[3] [4]}

Some of the musical fragments also appear in various other recordings by Rodriguez-Lopez. "Azha" appears in "Happiness" from Unicorn Skeleton Mask and the first three tracks off Zapopan, "Edasich" in "Suenos Salvajes" from Equinox, and "Healed and Raised by Wounds" off Nom de Guerre Cabal, and "Manir al Shuja" in "Ocho" from Un Corazon de Nadie. All track titles are Arabic names for stars.

Track listing

All music written by Omar Rodríguez-López, all lyrics and vocal melodies written by Teri Gender Bender

1. "Na'ir Al Saif" – 1:05
2. "Azha" – 1:43
3. "Jabhat Al Akrab" – 1:26
4. "Microscopium" – 1:16
5. "Tania Borealis" – 2:24
6. "Lacerta" – 4:51
7. "Zuben El Genubi" – 3:08
8. "El Nath" – 1:51
9. "Nihal" – 4:50
10. "Baten Kaitos" – 1:48
11. "Edasich" – 3:38
12. "Er Rai" – 1:48
13. "Manir Al Shuja" – 4:23

Personnel

• Teri Gender Bender – vocals
• Omar Rodríguez-López – 12-string fretless guitar, acoustic guitar, tabla programming, sequences, recording engineer
• Shimmly – lute
• Aaron Cruz – bass, bowed bass

Production

• Jon Debaun – recording, mixing
• Shawn Sullivan – recording
• Chris Common – mastering
• Elyn Kazarian – artwork

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Various	October 21, 2016	Ipecac	Digital download^[5]
United Kingdom	December 2023	Clouds Hill	LP

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ipecac Recordings Issue 12 Omar Rodríguez-López Releases.
2. Web site: Sonny Kay Art.
3. Web site: Bosnian Rainbows Interview.
4. Web site: ORL Projects. 2016-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160926134154/http://orlprojects.com/. 2016-09-26. dead.
5. Web site: Infinity Drips - ORL Projects.