 | Deloused in the Comatorium by Mars Volta
Buy new: £5.01 / Used from: £3.46 The sum of the following parts...
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 | Electric Harlow by Orchestra Harlow
The so-called biggest influence on Omar's guitar playing, Larry Harlow, is at the centre of this salsa masterclass.
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 | Ask the Ages by Sonny Sharrock
Buy used from: £31.94 A seeming fore-runner to Omar's atonal playing, this record shows Sharrock at his peak, with a fantastic backing band.
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 | The Inner Mounting Flame by John McLaughlin
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £5.42 The Mahavishnu are massively more disciplined than TMV, and the comparisons Omar gets to Mclaughlin are flattering, to say the least, but an obvious precursor to TMV in many ways.
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 | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd
Buy used from: £9.99 Hugely influential sonic wanderings. Whether or not the influence on TMV is only found in the tradition of taking LSD is debatable.
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 | Sextant by Herbie Hancock
Buy new: £4.31 / Used from: £3.29 Along with Electric Miles (see below), a rather obvious influence on TMV's groovy side.
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 | A Tribute to Jack Johnson by Miles Davis
Buy new: £4.08 / Used from: £5.62 Featuring possibly the best band ever (Cobham, Hancock, Davis and Mclaughlin)...a serious influence on Jon's drumming and the more indulgent aesthetic, inherent in TMV.
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 | Homogenic by Bjork
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £2.59 The best album from the woman who Cedric claims to be his biggest singing influence.
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 | Jealous Again by Black Flag
Buy new: £7.12 / Used from: £3.99 Mix Greg Ginn with Robert Fripp and they'd have Omar-shaped offspring.
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 | Ege Bamyasi by Can
Buy new: £62.23 / Used from: £15.00 Cited regularly by the band as one of their main inspirations and loves.
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 | Third by Soft Machine
Buy used from: £3.87 A weird and wonderful psychedelic fusion ensemble oft compared to TMV.
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 | King Tubby's Meets Rockers: Deluxe Edition by Augustus Pablo
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £7.30 Omar and Cedric explored dub in De Facto but remnants of its influence still remain.
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 | Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos by Marc Ribot
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £4.52 Perhaps another formula from which you would derive Omar would be Marc Ribot + Andy Gill from Gang of Four.
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 | Crime and Dissonance by Ennio Morricone
Buy new: £10.91 / Used from: £6.49 Famed for his work with Leone, Morricone can be found all over TMV. Especially on Miranda..., from Frances the Mute.
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 | Don Caballero Vol.2 by Don Caballero
Buy used from: £6.15 As for drums, look no further than Damon Che (and Doug Scharin from June of 44) for points of reference.
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 | Emergency by Tony Williams Lifetime
Buy used from: £6.32 Along with Billy Cobham of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Elvin Jones, Tony Williams would appear to be the jazzy influence on Jon Theodore.
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 | Hissing Prigs in Static Couture by Brainiac
Buy used from: £6.87 Cedric considers Brainiac the band to succeed where At the Drive-In failed.
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 | Ep C/B Ep by Battles
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.00 More recently, the band have stated a like for Battles...
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 | Devil Isn't Red by Hella
Buy used from: £6.48 For Hella...
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 | La Maison De Mon Reve by CocoRosie
Buy new: £7.22 / Used from: £6.65 And for CocoRosie. However, these are just the rather obvious musical influences..there are multiple cinematic, artistic references and indeed musical influences untouched by this.
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