Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome (White on Blue on Red Triple Layer Vinyl)

White on Blue on Red Triple Layer Vinyl LP

This is the retail LP edition of OurHome on ATO Records, catalog number ATO0724LP: a single 12-inch disc poured in three layers of color, white on blue on red. It is a separate pressing from the 500-copy red, clear and blue splatter LP that the duo sell only through their own store.

OurHome follows 2023's In Between Thoughts...A New World and moves away from that record's electric guitars, back to acoustic instruments. Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero produced it themselves at NK Sound Tokyo. Dave Sardy, who has mixed for the duo before and for The Who, Oasis and Red Hot Chili Peppers, mixed the album, and Stephen Marcussen mastered it. The drawings in the artwork are the duo's own.

Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi plays on "Akatsuki," and former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman on the closing "Simurgh." Cellist Hiyori Okuda and guitarist and composer Yukihiro Atsumi also appear. "We've always felt drawn to Japan because of the art and aesthetics and attention to beauty," Quintero has said. "There's also something about being there that invites you to look inward."

The first single, "Monster," draws on the psychological themes of Naoki Urasawa's manga series of the same name. Urasawa, who had followed the duo since first seeing videos of their live shows, reached them through their Japanese promoter, met them in Tokyo and drew original artwork for the song's video.

Sánchez and Quintero met in Mexico City, where they played in the metal band Tierra Ácida before moving to Dublin in 1999. Their 2006 debut album reached No. 1 in Ireland, and Mettavolution won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album in 2020.

Tracklist

1. OurHome
2. Somos Como Tú
3. Akatsuki (feat. Hiromi)
4. Flying Underground
5. Quicksand
6. Monster
7. Astrum In Corpore
8. Is In Your Pocket
9. MADitation
10. Hinomaru Twins
11. Simurgh (feat. Marty Friedman)