After the dissolution of the Mars Volta in 2012, Omar completed a few more solo records until 2013 before deciding to pursue only collaborative efforts with groups At the Drive-In, Bosnian Rainbows, Antemasque, and Crystal Fairy.
The quintet included three other members of The Mars Volta: Juan Alderete, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez and Adrián Terrazas-González as well as Money Mark of Beastie Boys fame.
Another collaborative EP followed later that year, this time between the quintet and Lydia Lunch, as well as the full-length record, The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange, which was a double album vinyl.
[1] In September 2009, a five-track live recording of the March 11, London concert was released digitally and on limited vinyl, titled Los Sueños de un Hígado.
Los Sueños de un Hígado follows the Damo Suzuki and Lydia Lunch collaborative EPs in being the only releases under the name "Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group", two of which are essentially live recordings.
A new group, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, was announced in Spring 2009, featured on the Cryptomnesia album (recorded in 2006, released in 2009).
The group was scheduled to be performing for the first time in the United States on May 2, 2010 at Highline Ballroom in New York, though the date was pushed back to September 17 due to "key members" not being available.
Meanwhile, Deantoni had also performed as part of Juan Alderete's group Vato Negro for a California date, June 17, as well as the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan in July.
On several shows missed by Cedric due to his voice illness, the band played all instrumental material consisting mostly of the compositions which are believed to be from the upcoming Vato Negro album.
For the performance at 2012 Metamorphose Festival in Japan the trio was joined for the first time by Teri Gender Bender, Le Butcherettes vocalist, playing 3 songs from then-unreleased album Octopus Kool Aid.
Just before the first show of the tour it was revealed that new line-up is actually the whole new band called Bosnian Rainbows, also featuring Nicci Kasper, member of Dark Angels alongside Parks, on synthesizers/keyboards.