Cojum Dip

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Cojum Dip
Place of Origin	Detroit, MI (As a solo act), Ann Arbor, MI (As a band)
Genres	Metal, Jazz, Rock
Years Active	2005-2006, 2008 (as a band), 2000-2004, 2007-present (as a solo act)
Label	None
Website	Cojum Dip's Bandcamp
Band Members
Bodur the Clumsy (Guitar, Vocals): Bora Karaca (2000-Present) "Laurence" a.k.a. Oktabis the Keeper of the River of Lost Souls (Guitar) Jacob Hurley (2004-2008) Mumutits the Sour (Guitar) Brian McCorkle (2004-2006) ??? (2008) Udabn the Feared (Bass) Traf Lewis (2005) Alex Saenz (2005-2006) Matt S. (2006-2008) Captain No the Love Machine (Drums) Blake Gower (2004-2008)

Cojum Dip is an avant-garde music project started by Bora Karaca in Ann Arbor, MI around the year 2000. They gained some popularity in the Ann Arbor area around 2005-2008. The band is also known for their personas, wearing distinct multi-colored luchador masks.

History

First ideas (until 2003)

The first ideas for a band would come from Bora Karaca, in his high school years, around late 2000, after discussing about what he and his friend Jacob Hurley wanted to see from current bands, that lacked novelty in their opinion. As such, Bora attempted to start a band, but finding other bandmates in the high school was difficult. Around the same time, the idea of having distinct personas began to appear: on October 19th, 2005, the band would post on Facebook "a series of photos exhibiting an early enthusiasm for absurdity", Bora being dressed as Wes Borland from the band Limp Bizkit, and Jacob being "Doug the Retard," with a look inspired by Corey Taylor from Slipknot. Later, Bora would advertise the band by placing flyers on campus, but the band as we know it today wouldn't exist until early 2004.

Beginnings of the Dip (2004)

During the first half of the year, the website cojumdip.cjb.net would be created, and the idea for a crossover metal band wearing wrestling masks and capes on live shows was already decided upon. Song demos like 4LOM, Puzzle Dust, Tap Tap Tap and How? would be uploaded to various websites such as Vicious Enterprises later that year. A logo for the band was made by a Turkish calligrapher, and the personas would be mostly finalized: Bodur the Clumsy, a guitarist and the vocalist of the band portrayed by Bora, wearing a black, red and yellow Shocker mask, "Laurence", a guitarist portrayed by Jacob wearing a La Parka wrestling mask, Mumutits the Sour, a guitarist wearing a silver and pink Shocker mask, Udabn the Feared, a bassist wearing a Fishman mask, and Captain No the Love Machine, the drummer, wearing a Love Machine mask.

Live shows and albums (2005-2006)

In late 2004 and early 2005, members finally joined the band: Mumutits would be portrayed by Brian McCorkle, Udabn by Traf Lewis, and Captain No by Blake Gower. The band's first release, titled The Greatest Demo CD in the Universe, would be released February 16th 2005, and would feature solo demos by Bora of songs such as Reverse Mullet, Jabberwocky and Bressed Men, alongside those already uploaded previously to various websites. Two days after the demo's release, on February 18th, 2005, Cojum Dip would play their first show at the Duderstadt Center in Ann Arbor, MI, during the 1st Annual Asteroid Chainsaw Classic. A DVD of the performance was allegedly released, and CDs and shirts would be sold at the event and on the band's website. Different versions of the CD were made whenever a batch of these run out, containing improved mixes and new tracks. The band played shows around the Detroit and Ann Arbor area.

In September 2005, bassist Traf Lewis was replaced by Alex Saenz. The band would join the Emergenza Battle of the Bands contest, and new songs Cell and 5/4 were written around that time, the latter first being played live in December and getting a single release. This would be Alex's last show however, and he was replaced with Matt S. quickly afterwards. Bora would also record, and release the following year, a documentary about the band, entitled "What is Cojum Dip?".

In late 2005 and early 2006, the band would go back in the studio to record their new EP, the Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP, which would be released shortly afterwards. As with the last EP, new revisions were made every time a batch of CDs run out, one of these revisions featuring art by Homestuck artist Andrew Hussie, and the EP would be sold in live shows and on the Tally Hall forums.

The band would ditch their capes at the April 2006 East Quad show to wear torn-sleeve karate suits, and in July, at the Majestic theatre, Cojum Dip would participate in the finals of the Emergenza Battle of the Bands contest, which they wouldn't win. However, the band was about to be put on hold, as Bora would move to Los Angeles later that year.^{[citation needed]} The band played their farewell show on September 20th, 2006, at the Blind Pig, in Ann Arbor, MI. The band would play cover songs such as Inside the Mind of Simon by Tally Hall, Over the Hills and Far Away by Led Zeppelin, and Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears, all of these would be uploaded on the newly-created Youtube channel of the band. That year, various videos would also be made, such as music videos for Puzzle Dust and a cover of JENOVA's theme from Final Fantasy VII, among others.

Hiatus, reunion and Turk Off (2007-2010)

The actual band didn't have any sign of activity in 2007, however, a shorter version of the "What is Cojum Dip?" documentary was uploaded to the band's website. Bora would continue tweaking existing songs with unreleased compilations such as Cojum Orange and New Demos. He would also search for new bandmates in Los Angeles. "What is Cojum Dip?" was later uploaded to the band's Vimeo, and a reunion show would happen in March of 2008 at a short-lived venue called The Alibi, in Ann Arbor: however, Brian McCorkle, who portrayed Mumutits, didn't attend the reunion, instead being replaced by a currently unknown portrayer.

Bora would also finish remastering some of the songs from the previous EP, publicly uploading them to the band's website and MySpace, to form the digital-only Turk Off EP, released in September 2008. "What is Cojum Dip?" was reuploaded to the band's Youtube channel in 2009, and in 2010, Bora would make a new Facebook page for the band, announcing that he had found a drummer in the LA area but still needed a bassist. Later that year, in November, Bora would remaster the Turk Off recordings once again and upload them to MySpace and to the band's SoundCloud as "2010 Remix", although the Turk Off title was still used.

Videojuegos (2011-2013)

In mid-to-late 2011, Bora would record some faithful video game covers, mostly Mega Man, and release them to Youtube and Soundcloud under the Cojum Dip name. Among these songs is Magnet Man, a song covered at the band's first show, and Where's its $#&*&@ head?, a cover of the JENOVA theme from Final Fantasy VII, which was previously made into a music video and covered by the band. These songs would be released as Videojuegos, Cojum Dip's cover album of videogame songs.

However, some of these songs on Youtube and Soundcloud would be made private in October of 2012, when Bora released Videojuegos: Volume 1 and Videojuegos: Volume 2 on Bandcamp for $5 per volume, the first volume containing Mega Man 2 songs and the second one Mega Man 3 songs, ditching the non-Mega Man songs Pokémon Trainer Battle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Level 1 and Where's its $#&*&@ head.

Self-titled album (2013-2016)

In 2013, Bora would remaster existing Cojum Dip songs and record new ones, and on January 12th, 2014, the band's self-titled album would be released on Bandcamp for $8, featuring all of the songs recorded for the Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP (and, by extension, the Turk Off EP) in a heavily remastered form, along with two new songs: 134340 Pluto, and Waltz in E-major, Op. 15 - Moon Waltz. The album was planned to be released in a physical form in addition to the Bandcamp release, but this didn't happen.

Four days afterwards, on January 16th, Bora would, without any prior announcement, add another song to Videojuegos: Volume 2, Intro. Later that year, on Miracle Musical's Hawaii: Part II: Part ii, an instrumental of the song The Mind Electric (previously known as Inside the Mind of Simon) made by Cojum Dip would be released, however it is not known when it was recorded. In 2015, the band's only activity would be making the song 134340 Pluto free for a short time, in honor of Pluto Day.

In 2016, Bora would release a new song on Joe Hawley's album Joe Hawley Joe Hawley under the Cojum Dip name: Aristotle's Denial.

Plans for a future album

In 2018, during a Miracle Musical AMA on Reddit, Bora would say that Cojum Dip's future album would be released in the summer of 2019. This, however, never happened. That same year, in 2019, Bora would release on his Youtube channel and on streaming platforms a piano version of Moon Waltz. Later that year, the band's self-titled album would be released on streaming platforms, albeit with the samples being distorted and shortened due to copyright. An updated version of Puzzle Dust's music video would also be made.

In 2020, the album covers of Videojuegos: Volume 1 and Volume 2 would be updated to have a more "organic" art style. A Cojum Dip Twitch channel would also be made, with Bora creating a V-Tuber model of an updated design of Bodur and playing various games.

On Halloween's Day 2021, a cover of Fuck Bucket's song "Pubes of Doom" would be made by Bora, portraying "Laurence".

In 2022, Bora confirmed a second album would be coming soon, but with no release window. Bora stopped streaming later that year, allegedly to work on the future album.^{[citation needed]} Unfortunately, Jacob Hurley, who portrayed Laurence during the band's live shows, passed away. No activity related to the band happened in 2023, but in 2024, as a part of the edu + Friends opener for Jukebox the Ghost, Moon Waltz was played live, and Bora confirmed again that a future album was going to be released, alongside CDs and live performances.

Biography

Here is a list of various biographies written by the band.

2004 Bio (Vicious Enterprises website)

From Detroit, Michigan, Bodur the Clumsy wrote and recorded songs by himself. When trying to recruit insane people who foam at the mouth and dance and never stand still, all he could find were a few flakes. Times are slowly changing and Cojum Dip is about to eat your children...to death. Imagine metal that goes in and out of different styles in mid-song. Metal to jazz, metal to barbershop quartet, metal to weird soundscapes, metal to mediterranean. Now imagine five guys who go completely nuts at live shows, wear wrestling masks and capes, and make a $5 show into a $30 dollar performance. Then imagine the group using strange instruments like electric baglamas,darbukas, saws and power drills to add to the songs. Now that you have Cojum Dip in your head, try to get it out. OHHHHHH!

2005 Bio (Cojum Dip website)

Ok listen, gobblers of grandpa's chest hair. Ooh, that sounds gross, you freaks. That's wholly disgusting and I wish you'd stop dreaming about that stuff while surfing MY webpage. Of all the things to fantasize, you choose chest hair grown on your grandfather's chest. So that's when I decided to get a band together. I was in cahoots with the prince of darkness when he introduced me to his representative, Oktabis the Keeper of the River of the Lost Souls, or "Laurence". Laurence and I were good friends up until...ok I'm lying, his name is Jacob. Jacob and I had always discussed what we wanted to see in current bands that were very lacking in novelty. So we (I without him) decided to start a band that explored all these freakish avenues of expressing quality music and violently convulsing stage performances. We went to this school where finding a good musician was like talking to dolphins through soup can phones (really really EASY). NO, you stupid idiots, talking to dolphins on ANY phone is IMPOSSIBLE. Sorry, back to how Domino's delivered three boxes of buffalo wings when I clearly ordered a large pepperoni pizza. I almost always use my cell phone when making orders of sustenance. So one time, just one time my friend Steve who doesn't exist begged me to try out his new high tech phone that he had just bought. Sick of his bragging, I took the phone from him after much reluctance and angrily punched the numbers in for our delivery. Sure enough, his reception sucked, and we ended up with a few kittens and no real food. Our old highschool didn't even have many guitarists, so finding any kind of drummer or bassist was impossible. And thus began our (my) neverending quest to solidify my band.

Pigeonholing our band's kaleidoscopic style would be impossible, but it has been named "jazz-metal" or "metal awesome". Wearing wrestling masks and capes, Cojum Dip puts on a live show that is nothing short of the experience of a lifetime - involving the audience, attempting acrobatics while administering a hard "OH" face, and playing video games on stage. In mid-song, Cojum Dip's music weaves in and out of myriad styles that were once thought impossible to marry. From metal to jazz to Latin to Turkish to barbershop quartet and back to metal, the music offers such contrast that will melt your face and take you into another dimension...GUARANTEED.

So why "Cojum Dip"? Because it rhymes with your mom.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

2005 Bio (Wikipedia)

Cojum Dip is a musical group that fuses elements of heavy metal, rock music, barbershop, free jazz, pop, contemporary art music, and many other musical styles, often within a single track.

Would you like to hear the story of Cojum Dip? I will tell you the story of Cojum Dip: Bodur the Clumsy awoke from his slumber of a thousand years and turned on his radio. The sounds which came forth were weak, mundane, slow, and did not rock nasty enough. So, with the help of his childhood nemesis Laurence (a.k.a. Oktabis, Keeper of the River of Lost Souls), a group was formed that would right the foolish humans in their ways and destroy rock and roll. . . again.

Cojum Dip has released one album and is currently forging another in the fires of Bleedor.

They tour Detroit, Ann Arbor and Lansing semi-frequently, so BEWARE!

2005 Bio (Instatone)

MORE THAN ANYTHING, WE INSIST YOU GO TO http://www.cojumdip.com/ TO DOWNLOAD QUICKTIME VIDEOS OF OUR UNBELIEVABLE LIVE SHOWS.

From Ann Arbor, MI, the craziest band in the universe has finally calcified. Pigeonholing the band’s kaleidoscopic style would be impossible, but it has been named "jazz-metal" or "metal awesome". Wearing wrestling masks and capes, Cojum Dip puts on a live show that is nothing short of the experience of a lifetime - involving the audience, attempting acrobatics while administering a hard "OH" face, and playing video games on stage.

In mid-song, Cojum Dip’s music weaves in and out of myriad styles that were once thought impossible to marry. From metal to jazz to Latin to Turkish to barbershop quartet and back to metal, the music offers such contrast that will melt your face and take you into another dimension…GUARANTEED.

2005 Bio (Emergenza)

Hi, we're Cojum Dip. Don't believe we're the most insane band in the universe? Go to www.cojumdip.com and download videos of our live show. We play teh awesome METAL. Metal so amazing you'll want to spend more time with your mom. Our songs go from metal to jazz to latin to barbershop quartet, but it's the live show of Cojum Dip that makes your eyes bleed. In the GOOD way. We don't just stand around and jam. We eat pianos and run into walls and do a totally sweet flip off of Jacob.

2008 Bio (Cojum Dip Website)

Friendly crossover-metal from the beyond. As Cojum Dip’s music travels through metal, pop-rock, jazz, barbershop, and ambient styles, describing it as kaleidoscopic would be an understatement. The Dip's high-energy performance and sense of humor provide a show that ignites audience fervor.

“One part dress-up box, two parts insanity, five parts pure talent, a dash of sarcasm, and the icing is pure genius. This band will re-align your sense of "normal," correct your vision, and send you home gasping for breath. Nothing less than extraordinary, seeing Cojum Dip live is the experience of a lifetime.” Christy Deering, freelance photographer

“I find very little out there worth evaluating, but I have to say this goes on my short list of that which doesn't suck. Jabberwocky and Puzzle Dust are most impressive: creativity, sense of humor, good composition, production value, and an actual melding of different styles and influences into one rocking gestalt. I need to hear more.” viciousenterprises.net

Members

Bodur the Clumsy Vocals, Accordion, Guitar, Bagpipes	"Laurence" a.k.a. Oktabis the Keeper of the River of Lost Souls Guitar, Drill	Udabn the Feared Bass	Mumutits the Sour Guitar, Saw, Traffic barrel, Keyboard	Captain No the Love Machine Drums
played by
Bora Karaca February 18th, 2005 - March 28th, 2008	Jacob Hurley February 18th, 2005 - March 28th, 2008	Traf Lewis February 18th, 2005 - September 2005	Brian McCorkle February 18th, 2005 - September 20th, 2006	Blake Gower February 18th, 2005 - March 28th, 2008
		Alex Saenz September 2005 - January 2006
		Matt S. January 2006 - March 28th, 2008 Commonly nicknamed "Newdabn".	??? March 28th, 2008

Discography

Name	Cover art	Category	Release date
The Greatest Demo CD in the Universe		Compilation	February 16th, 2005
Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP		EP	Early 2006
Cojum Orange	–	Compilation	Unreleased - recorded 2006-2008
New Demos	–	Compilation	Unreleased - recorded 2008
Turk Off EP/2010 Remix		EP	From September 21st, 2008 to March 2011
Videojuegos		Compilation	October 17th, 2011
Videojuegos: Volume 1		Compilation	October 3rd, 2012
Videojuegos: Volume 2		Compilation	October 3rd, 2012
Cojum Dip		LP	January 12th, 2014
Moon Waltz (Piano Version)		Single	May 15th, 2019

External Links

• Bandcamp
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• YouTube
• Vimeo