''Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo'' (''It's Called Bison, Not Buffalo'') is the third studio album by

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Puerto Rican guitarist, songwriter, record producer and filmmaker. He has formed or played in several bands, including The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainb ...

and the second in the "Amsterdam series". It was written and recorded in 2005 in

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and

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, and was released May 29, 2007, by

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on both

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and CD. A limited edition, brown marble vinyl was also available. 750 were made to fulfill pre-orders through April 30.

Production

It is one of six albums written and recorded by

whilst living in

in November 2005. ''Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo'' was conceived simultaneously to The Mars Volta's ''

Amputechture ''Amputechture'' is the third studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on September 12, 2006, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the alb ...

'' and Omar's soundtrack to the Jorge Hernández Aldana film, '' El Búfalo de la Noche'', which is where the title for the album originates. In the album's liner notes, Omar expressed that this record is a response and expression of his feelings of the film, the soundtrack of which will feature

The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms the core of the ban ...

contributions. The album artwork is provided by longtime collaborator

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of The Eternals.

Content

''Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo'' consists of 3 vocal tracks and 7 instrumentals, and includes an alternate version of the song Please Heat This Eventually (without the vocals of

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) recorded live at a concert in Kortrijk, Belgium. Omar performed the majority of the compositions solo, although the album also includes performances by The Mars Volta members

Cedric Bixler-Zavala Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band the Mars Volta since its inception in 2001. He was the lead singer and only constant member of the post-ha ...

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and Adrián Terrazas-González. It also features cameos by

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, and former Mars Volta drummer

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who appears on the final track, which was recorded while he was still a part of the group. "Rapid Fire Tollbooth" eventually became a part of The Mars Volta's live set, and evolved into the song "Goliath" which appears on their studio album ''

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''. "Lurking About In A Cold Sweat (Held Together by Venom)" contains a chord progression similar to an officially unreleased song recorded by The Mars Volta during the Noctourniquet sessions, as well as a few instrumental jams, that were leaked in 2013 with as part of the so-called ''Ramrod Tapes''. As the title of The Mars Volta song has never been officially confirmed, fans refer to it as "Clouds" or "Orchestrina."

Sales

''Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo'' is Omar's first solo album to chart on a ''

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'' music chart, peaking at #40 on the

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

– guitars, bass (1-4, 5, 8, 10), drums (1), vocals (1), wurlitzer (4, 8), synths (4, 8-10), rhodes (8), Piano (10) * Adrián Terrazas-González – woodwinds & percussion (3, 5-7, 9), Soprano (9) *

– drums & percussion (3, 5-9), synths (7, 9), clavinet (8) *

– bass (3, 5, 7, 9) *

– keyboards (3), piano (5), organ, clavinet, synths (7) *

– vocals & lyrics (3, 5, 10) *

– guitars (6) * Jon Debaun – voice (9) *

– drums (10) Production *

– production, engineering * Jon Debaun - engineering *

Robert Carranza Robert Carranza is an American Audio engineer, mixer and record producer. Selected discography *2024 – '' One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1'' – Marilyn Manson *2017 – ''Heaven Upside Down'' – Marilyn Manson *2016 – ''Dont Go S ...

- mixing *

Pete Lyman Pete Lyman is a mastering engineer, and owner of Infrasonic Mastering, an audio and vinyl mastering studio with three locations in United States. He has mastered Grammy-award winning and nominated albums for Chris Stapleton, Tanya Tucker, Jason I ...

- mastering

References

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