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| Cojum Dip | |
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| Place of Origin | Ann Arbor, MI |
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| Genres | Metal, Jazz, Rock |
| Years Active | 2004-2006, 2008 (as a band), 2010-Present (as a solo act) |
| Label | None |
| Website | Cojum Dip's Official Website |
| Band Members | |
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Cojum Dip is an experimental metal/jazz/opera/math rock band/music project started by Bora Karaca in Ann Arbor, MI around 2004. They gained some popularity in the Ann Arbor area as one of the most insane, entertaining live acts of all time. 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, 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". 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 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 Fisherman 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 songs demos such as Reverse Mullet, Jabberwocky and Bressed Men, alongside those already uploaded previously to various websites. The CD likely features demos made by Bora alone, but it still is uncertain: to this day, no copies of the album have resurfaced. 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. CDs and shirts would be sold at the event and on the band's website.
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 | ||||
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| Bora Karaca February 18th, 2005 - 2008 |
Jacob Hurley February 18th, 2005 - 2008 |
Traf Lewis February 18th, 2005 - September 2005 |
Brian McCorkle February 18th, 2005 - September 20th, 2006 |
Blake Gower February 18th, 2005 - 2008 |
| Alex Saenz September 2005 - January 2006 | ||||
| Matt S. January 2006 - 2008 Commonly nicknamed "Newdabn". |
??? 2008 | |||
Discography
| Name | Cover art | Category | Release date |
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| The Greatest Demo CD in the Universe | 
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Compilation | February 16th, 2005 |
| Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP | 
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EP | Early 2006 |
| Turk Off EP/2010 Remix | 
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EP | From September 21st, 2008 to March 2011 |
| Videojuegos | 
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Compilation | October 17th, 2011 |
| Videojuegos: Volume 1 | 
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Compilation | October 3rd, 2012 |
| Videojuegos: Volume 2 | 
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Compilation | October 3rd, 2012 |
| Cojum Dip | 
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LP | January 12th, 2014 |
| Moon Waltz (Piano Version) | 
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Single | May 15th, 2019 |