Birth of a Ghost

Birth Of A Ghost is the forty-seventh studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo artist. It was released on May 5, 2017, the same day as the fourth At the Drive-In record, their first in 17 years. It is the twenty-second release in the album series initiated by Ipecac Recordings and the tenth of the 2017 series.[1] The album was produced and arranged by With Lions (Christian Celaya and Woody Ranere) and was recorded in Baltimore at Destiny Christian Church and Wrightway Studios by Steve Wright. The record was mixed at Wrightway Studios by Steve Wright and Woody Ranere and mastered by Alan Silverman at ARF Mastering in New York City. A short making-of documentary was planned for release sometime in 2017.

Birth Of A Ghost
Studio album by
Omar Rodríguez-López
ReleasedMay 5, 2017
Recorded2014 - 2016
StudioDestiny Chirstian Church and Wrightway Studios in Baltimore
GenreClassical
Length24:26
LabelIpecac Recordings
ProducerWith Lions
Omar Rodríguez-López solo chronology
Solid State Mercenaries
(2017)		 Birth Of A Ghost
(2017)		 Doom Patrol
(2017)
Omar Rodríguez-López chronology
in•ter a•li•a
(2017)		 Birth Of A Ghost
(2017)		 Diamanté
(2017)

Original release schedule listed a different title, Invisible Chain Gang. It's unknown whether this title was meant for this album, or a different release altogether.

This was the first record of the Ipecac Series to not have a track uploaded in advance as a single as the label was anticipating a slight delay in releasing the remaining records planned for the year.

Track listing

All music is composed by Omar Rodríguez-López.

No.TitleLength
1."Cactus and Honey"2:35
2."Echo Beast"2:30
3."A Good Kind Of Blue"2:26
4."Nuclear Mysticism"2:23
5."September"3:15
6."White Smack Cramps"1:16
7."An Old Lacquer-Tingled Tomb"2:18
8."Macro Mutations"1:15
9."Through A Glass Darkly"3:10
10."Thoughts And Ashes"3:38
Total length:24:26

Personnel
Musicians
  • Omar Rodríguez-López – composer, piano, percussion
  • Christian Celaya – conductor, piano, percussion, dulcimer, engineering, production, arrangement
  • Christian Howes – concertmaster, violin
  • Woody Ranere – percussion, production, arrangement, engineering, mixing
  • Josh Thomas – piano, engineering
  • Violins:
    • Ha-Young Kim
    • Christian Howes
    • Christian Tremblay
    • Andrew Kwon
    • Daisy Rho
    • Arianna Schickel
    • Chi-Yin Chen
    • Ki Won Kim
    • Hilda Li
  • Violas:
    • Sun Young Lee
    • Cameron Raecke
    • Yuri Tomenko
    • Karin Kilper
  • Cellos:
    • Lavena Johanson
    • Georgiy Khokhlov
    • Elliot Yang
  • Laura Ruas – contrabass
  • Mike Kuhl – percussion, marimba
  • Ben Frock – trumpet
  • Nicole Connelly – trombone
  • Joan Hanley – flute
  • Kayla Cooper – clarinet
Technical
  • Alan Silverman – mastering
  • Steve Wright – engineering, recording, mixing

Release history
Region Date Label Format
Worldwide May 5, 2017 Ipecac Recordings Digital download[2]

References
  1. "Ipecac Recordings Issue 12 Omar Rodríguez-López Releases".
  2. "Birth Of A Ghost – ORL Projects".
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