NEWS: Eureka the Butcher (Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta, Zechs Marquise) announces 'Music For Mothers' album
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Eureka the Butcher, solo pseudonym of Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (also of Zechs Marquise and The Mars Volta) announces the forthcoming release of his debut album. The recording, Music For Mothers is dedicated to the multi-instrumentalist's mother Frances Sarah Rodriguez-Lopez who passed away last year.
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Eureka the Butcher, solo pseudonym of Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (also of Zechs Marquise and The Mars Volta) announces the forthcoming release of his debut album. The recording, Music For Mothers is dedicated to the multi-instrumentalist's mother Frances Sarah Rodriguez-Lopez who passed away last year.
Regarding the album, Marcel writes:
"This
record is for my mom because she is the reason why I started playing
the piano. She told me that it was great that I wanted to play drums,
but if I played the piano, I could create music and play to a room full
of people by myself. I didn't start playing drums for another 4 years,
and I wouldn't start playing piano for another 7 or so. That's when i
started making electronic music. Making music under the Eureka name
gives me that ability: to make music and perform by myself. I, however,
do not perform alone. Sadah Luna performs with me because of my love for
her dance and her love for my music. She completes the live show.
"This
record was made all over the world while on tour with The Mars Volta
and Zechs Marquise, and at home when I was on break. I worked on it in
buses, vans, planes, dressing rooms, airports, hotel rooms, backyards,
sidewalks, just about everywhere. Music for Mothers is a
testament to how much waiting around you do while on the road. It was a
very rough time for my family and I, and this record was my therapy. My
mom is my biggest fan and she gave me the drive, confidence, and clarity
to start and finish this album.
"I
didn't want it to be completely selfish and personal though. I want
this music to be for all mothers...for all families. I hope that it will
inspire other people to make music for their mothers, fathers, sisters,
and brothers. I was given the strength to push through and finish these
songs, and I hope these songs give other people the drive to do the
same. The drive to gain more knowledge and improve. If my family had not
been there to motivate me, if my mom hadn't pushed me to learn other
aspects of music, I would be sampling records and it wouldn't be as
rewarding to me. Sampling records properly is an art form in itself, but
i knew it wasn't for me. Instead, I learned to play a handful of
instruments and because of that my music is all original and has a
specific sound. This record is the sound of our household, the sound of
our family."
Eureka the Butcher
is a slayer of sound, chopping unique rhythms inspired by the Los
Angeles Beat scene, joining some of the most influential beat musicians
and incorporating electronic elements into the instrumentals he has
always mastered.
Marcel
was constantly surrounded by musical creativity as part of the
Rodriguez-Lopez family of musicians and was invited by his brother Omar
to join The Mars Volta on tour in 2003. He became a constant member of
the band, contributing on keys and percussion to Volta as well as the
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group. Marcel is also a founding member of Zechs
Marquise, starting out on keys and percussion and later switching to
drums.
In
an interview with Fusion Magazine, Marcel explained that his name
"comes from the nature of editing; the Butcher part from cutting up
sound, chopping up beats to make up new things; the Eureka part comes
from when it all comes together."
Music For Mothers will be available May 28th via Rodriguez Lopez Productions.
Artist: Eureka The Butcher
Album: Music For Mothers
Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions
Album: Music For Mothers
Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions
Release Date: May 28th, 2013
01. Here Comes Eureka B (STREAM)
02. Cold Ass Feet
03. The Home Stretch
04. Swag Sh*t
05. Barbecue at Channel One
06. Heavy Programming
07. Main Frame
08. Sarah Monster
09. El Paso Research
10. Desert Rituals
11. My Brother The Sun
03. The Home Stretch
04. Swag Sh*t
05. Barbecue at Channel One
06. Heavy Programming
07. Main Frame
08. Sarah Monster
09. El Paso Research
10. Desert Rituals
11. My Brother The Sun
On the Web:
rodriguezlopezproductions.com
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