Se dice bisonte, no bufalo, con Cedric, Juan, Adrian, Marcel, Jon Theodore e altri, 3° lp, 2007

piero, mi meraviglio di te... sai quanto gliene fotte al Rodriguez Lopez dei profani

One of four albums written and recorded by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez whilst living in Amsterdam in 2005, Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo was conceived simultaneously to THE MARS VOLTA's Amputechture and Omar's soundtrack to the forthcoming Jorge Hernandez film, El Bufalo de la Noche.Consisting of 3 vocal tracks and 6 instrumentals, the album includes the original studio version of the song "Please Heat This Eventually" (without the vocals of Damo Suzuki). The song "Rapid Fire Tollbooth" has been a feature of THE MARS VOLTA's live set for the past few months and is proving to be a favorite among the rabid fans populating the band's message board (thecomatorium.com). Omar has expressed his intentions for TMV to rework the track on the upcoming full-length follow-up to 2006's Amputechture. Omar performs the majority of the compositions solo, although the album also includes performances by Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Juan Alderete de la Pena, Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales, and Money Mark Ramos-Nishita. Album art is provided by longtime collaborator Damon Locks of THE ETERNALS.

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is band leader and musical composer of the writing partnership at the core of The Mars Volta. Along with vocalist/lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Rodriguez-Lopez has established himself as one of the most recognizable and influential rock artists of the early twenty-first century.

The duo first gained notoriety in 2000 with their group At the Drive-In, releasing their final album, Relationship of Command (Grand Royal), to rave critical reviews, and attracting a legion of fans worldwide. On the heels of the album's success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala dissolved the group and immediately formed The Mars Volta. Since 2002, the band have released a steady barrage of challenging and evocative albums and toured the world relentlessly. Rodriguez-Lopez has simultaneously amassed a growing catalog of off-the-beaten-path releases (often with the help of Volta members and various other colleagues), written and recorded between and often during the fast-paced touring, rehearsing and recording regimen he sets for The Mars Volta. He has toured Europe under the moniker The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet, and in late 2006 issued Please Heat This Eventually, an EP with the legendary Damo Suzuki (of Can fame).

In 2007, Rodriguez-Lopez will release a handful of solo projects. The first of these, Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo, sees the light of day in May. Recorded in 2005 in Amsterdam and California, Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo is a 10-track full-length album featuring performances by Volta members Bixler-Zavala, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Juan Alderete de la Pena, and Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales, as well as appearances by Money Mark Ramos Nishita (Beastie Boys, etc.) and John Frusciante.