Telesterion (album)

Telesterion
Compilation album by
Omar Rodríguez-López
ReleasedApril 16, 2011
Recorded2001–2010
LabelRodriguez Lopez Productions
ProducerOmar Rodríguez-López
Omar Rodríguez-López solo chronology
Un Escorpión Perfumado
(2010) 		Telesterion
(2011) 		Un Corazón de Nadie
(2012)
Omar Rodríguez-López chronology
Octahedron
(2009) 		Telesterion
(2011) 		Sin Sin Sin
(2011)

Telesterion is the first compilation album by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo artist.[1] It is a 2 CD, 4 LP release, featuring tracks throughout all of Omar's records and serves as an introduction to Omar's vast collection of solo releases: "Everything I do is a celebration. The idea of this album is a place where people can get a general understanding of that ritual".[2] The European release was originally scheduled for a December 28, 2010 release before Omar decided to record new songs for possible inclusion. A number of first pressing CD copies were sold on the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group shows in March, while the vinyl version was made available in a limited amount of 350 pieces to indie stores on Record Store Day 2011, April 16, with the official release of both CD and LP versions being the following Tuesday, the 19th. Both CD and LP versions include 20-page booklet with never-before-seen photos and liner notes by Omar's longtime friend and collaborator Sonny Kay.[3][4] Rodríguez-López has stated he had little involvement in the compiling of the album.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]

The album received a score of 6 out of 10 from Pitchfork, who noted the jagged assortment of songs included in the compilation. While the site compliments the musicianship of the songs, they also highlight the experimental nature and eclectic genres of the album which might be difficult to process for the listener.[6] Beat magazine also questions the disjointed, myriad of tracks, exclaiming how the songs were created specific to "particular sonic voyages."[8]

Sputnikmusic was more favorable to the album, giving it a rating of 4 out of 5. Sputnik also notes the vast musical genres Rodriguez-Lopez delves into and that Telesterion is the album that would assuredly expose the listener to his "deranged musical world."[7]

Track listing

Side 1A
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Locomocion Capillar"Solar Gambling3:25
2."Population Council’s Wet Dream"Old Money6:19
3."Amanita Virosa"Xenophanes3:17
4."Coma Pony"The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange6:41
Side 1B
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
5."El Monte T’ai"Calibration2:35
6."Sex, Consolation for Misery"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus4:26
7."Deus Ex Machina"A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One5:05
8."Rapid Fire Tollbooth"Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo5:04
9."Un Buitre Amable Me Pico"Solar Gambling3:10
Side 2A
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
10."Half Kleptos"Cryptomnesia3:11
11."No Hay Mas Respuestas"Cizaña de los Amores4:06
12."Solenoid Mosque"Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead0:35
13."Melting Chariots"The Apocalypse Inside Of An Orange3:55
14."Dead Hisses to Match Our Own"Megaritual4:57
15."How to Bill the Bilderberg Group"Old Money3:29
Side 2B
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
16."Polaridad"Tychozorente4:53
17."La Tirania De La Tradicion"Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo5:07
18."An Ancient Shrewdness in the Veins"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus4:11
19."Noir"Cryptomnesia3:45
20."Calibration" (Start of disc 2 on CD)Calibration3:37
Side 3A
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
21."Viernes"Ciencia de los Inútiles4:08
22."Spookrijden Op Het Fietspad"Omar Rodriguez5:02
23."Boiling Death Request a Body to Rest Its Head On"Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo4:15
24."Victimas Del Cielo"Cizaña de los Amores7:41
Side 3B
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
25."Las Flores Con Limon"Solar Gambling5:41
26."At the Push of a Button"Megaritual3:22
27."Asco Que Conmueve Los Puntos Erogenos"Xenophanes4:07
28."The Power of Myth"Old Money5:30
Side 4A
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
29."El Todo"Tychozorente4:40
30."The Palpitations Form a Limit"A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One3:23
31."Agua Dulce De Pulpo"Un Escorpión Perfumado5:43
32."Poincare"Solar Gambling2:25
33."Shake is for 8th Graders"Cryptomnesia2:14
34."Atrotecism Fenleon"Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead1:05
Side 4B
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
35."Cásate Colmillo"The Somnambulists6:29
36."Los Tres "Yo's"" (This track exclusive to the vinyl)Mantra Hiroshima3:03
37."Desarraigo"Xenophanes5:55
38."Lunes"Ciencia de los Inútiles4:27

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Worldwide April 16, 2011 Rodriguez Lopez Productions Digital download
Worldwide April 10, 2011 Rodriguez Lopez Productions CD
Worldwide April 19, 2011 Rodriguez Lopez Productions LP

References

  1. ^ "Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Telesterion album review – MVRemix Rock". 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  2. ^ "Rodriguez Lopez Productions".
  3. ^ Coplan, Chris (2011-01-27). "Omar Rodriguez-Lopez releases solo 'best of', Telesterion". Consequence. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Omar Rodriguez Lopez + I Was Totally Destroying It". Impose Magazine. 2011-04-21. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  5. ^ Capó-García, Paola (2011-04-14). "Q&A: Omar Rodríguez López, All Pleasantries". Remezcla. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  6. ^ a b Harvell, Jess. "Omar Rodriguez-López: Telesterion". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ a b "Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Telesterion (album review)". Sputnikmusic.
  8. ^ bigspin (2011-06-03). "OMAR Rodriguez-Lopez : Telesterion". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
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