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Musicus 2005 - 2012

by David L. Cooper

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mattogravy Danny Elfman gets to make soundtracks to every single Hollywood movie and this guy has to hawk his tunes for a dollar? Nothing against Elfman, he's got old-school weird bona-fides, but compare his composition styles with this album & see how arbitrary our metrics of genius can be. Favorite track: Basement Key.
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Clock Flight 02:27
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Torpedo B 02:08
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Lacrimosa 02:55
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Wherewithal 02:40
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Go Mango 02:06
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Plain Glazed 02:47
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Cantilever 02:15
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Basement Key 02:27
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Fire Crotch 02:30
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Harm Money 02:59
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Winged Lump 02:18
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Second Line 02:28
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Malady 01:24
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These are (I think) the 19 best of 119 pieces composed for my Musicus series, between 2005 and 2012.

Also, I don’t sing on any of these.
Coincidence?

–David L. Cooper, 2015

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released June 21, 2015

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Dropsy Oakland, California

Dropsy has many musical tendrils, emanating from the vicinity of a funky lounge, sometimes snaking into dark caverns. The band sounds friendly enough, but displays its canines at unexpected moments. Cooper's droll lyrics brim with invective, taunts, boasts, disturbing delusions and bad advice. But he seems to be singing on our behalf, to a mutual enemy, in a bar on a tropical island. ... more

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