John Frusciante and Omar Rodríguez-López Form Kimono Kult for New EP

Published Jan 13, 2014

Former Red Hot Chili Pepper guitarist John Frusciante and previous Mars Volta axeman Omar Rodríguez-López have collaborated numerous times over the years, and they previously recorded a collaborative album together . Now, they have upped the ante of their partnership by starting a new band called Kimono Kult The Los Angeles-based six-piece are fronted by Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes and Bosnian Rainbows. Kimono Kult's EPwill be out on March 4 through Neurotic Yell Records The four-song collection was produced by the band's own Nicole Turley, who is married to Frusciante and previously worked with him in the band Swahili Blonde . According to an announcement, the results are "electro/dub/afro-beat/avant-freak/jazz-like conversations of instrumental ecstasy."The tracklist is below and the album cover is above. It's available to pre-order digitally over on Bandcamp ; there's no indication if it will be released in a psychical format.Thanks to Consequence of Sound for the heads-up.1. Todo Menos El Dolor2. Las Esposas3. La Vida Es Una Caja Hermosa4. La Cancion De Alejandra