Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far)
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) is the fifth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López, and the fourth released in the "Amsterdam series".[1] The album was released in Japan on December 15, 2007 with a following U.S. release later on February 5, 2008, merely a week after The Mars Volta's The Bedlam in Goliath. The album art was illustrated by graffiti artist GREY, a childhood friend of Rodriguez-Lopez's.[2] According to the label, the original title given to them by Omar was "Calibration Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far" but the "Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far" part of the title appeared nowhere on the physical release.[3]
| Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 15, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 in Amsterdam – 2007 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, acid jazz, electronica | |||
| Length | 53:33 | |||
| Label | Rodriguez Lopez Productions | |||
| Producer | Omar Rodríguez-López | |||
| Omar Rodríguez-López solo chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Omar Rodríguez-López chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Artist direct | link |
| Twisted Ear | link |
| Alternative Press | |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Omar Rodríguez-López, unless noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mexico" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "El Monte T'aï" | 2:33 | |
| 3. | "Una Ced Lacerante" | 2:47 | |
| 4. | "Calibration" | Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Grey (Canción para Él)" | 3:29 | |
| 6. | "Glosa Picaresca Wou Mên" | Rodríguez-López, John Frusciante | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Sidewalk Fins" | 6:32 | |
| 8. | "Lick the Tilting Poppies" | 5:17 | |
| 9. | "Cortar el Cuello" | 3:24 | |
| 10. | "...Is Pushing Luck" | Rodríguez-López, Bixler-Zavala | 8:11 |
| 11. | "Las Lágrimas de Arakuine" | 11:11 | |
| Total length: | 53:33 | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | December 15, 2007 /Re-Issued April 25, 2011 | N2O Records |
| United States | February 5, 2008 /Re-Issued April 25, 2011 | N2O Records |
| United Kingdom | February 25, 2008 /Re-Issued April 25, 2011 | N2O Records |
| United States (2LP vinyl) | November 11, 2008 | N2O Records |
| United Kingdom (2LP) | December 2023 | Clouds Hill Recordings |
Sales
Calibration was Omar's second album to chart on a Billboard music chart and his highest charting yet, peaking at #29 on the Top Heatseekers chart .
Personnel
- Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, bass (6–8), synthesizer (1, 3, 6–8, 11), Mexican harp (1), vocals & lyrics (2,7,8), vocals (4), Wurlitzer (3), tea kettle (3), TVs (5), rhodes (7), drum machine (7), clavinet (8)
- Juan Alderete – bass (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11)
- Thomas Pridgen – drums (1, 7, 11)
- Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez – drums (2, 4, 6, 8, 10), percussion (2, 6, 10), synthesizer (1, 6, 7, 11), clavinet (6)
- Adrián Terrazas-González – woodwinds & percussion (2, 10)
- Money Mark – synthesizer (2, 10)
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals & lyrics (4, 10)
- John Frusciante – vocals & lyrics (6)
- Sara Christina Gross – saxophone (7)
- Tina Rodriguez – voice (1, 6)
- Kim Humphreys – violin (2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
References
- "Infrasonic Sound". Archived from the original on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- D.E.I.M.O.S.
- Calibration (is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) - The Comatorium