Cryptomnesia (album)

Cryptomnesia
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2009
Recorded2006, 2008
GenreProgressive rock, experimental rock, math rock, noise rock
Length36:26
LabelRodriguez Lopez Productions
ProducerOmar Rodríguez-López
Omar Rodríguez-López solo chronology
Despair
(2009)
Cryptomnesia
(2009)
Los Sueños de un Hígado
(2009)
Omar Rodríguez-López chronology
The Bedlam in Goliath
(2008)
Cryptomnesia
(2009)
Octahedron
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Antiquiet.com[2]
DecoyMusic.com[3]
Pitchfork Media(4.8/10)[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]
The New York Times(positive)[6]

Cryptomnesia is the debut studio album by El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, released on May 5, 2009. The album is the first of three albums recorded by the band, and is Rodriguez-Lopez' eleventh record overall. According to Rodriguez-Lopez, the album was "recorded in the summer of 2006, around the same time I did Old Money. It was a very, very fun record to make. I made that record in five or six days."[7]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Antiquiet.com review
  3. ^ DecoyMusic.com review Archived 2009-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  6. ^ "New CDs (Published 2009)". The New York Times. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26.
  7. ^ Freeman, Phil (2009-06-22). "Interview: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on Mars Volta's Fifth Album Octahedron and His Solo Record Cryptomnesia - New York Music - Sound of the City". Blogs.villagevoice.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2012-02-11.