Album Review: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Nom De Guerre Cabal

With a futuristic edge and percussive fury, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's 37th solo album and 11th released this year has him well on his way to a Zappa spec output with a contemporary feel.

Taking stance alongside Death Grips, freeform drum breaks, onslaughts of urgent auditory frequencies and raunchy guitar tones characterise A-Side highlights Riot Squid and Healed and Raised By Wounds. Drenched in an oriental, underground-neon aesthetic, Nom De Guerre Cabal exudes nonchalance, such as in the syncopated grooves of Violet Rays Again. A bold statement that satisfies rhythmically, technically and creatively.