Cojum Dip

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This is the page for Bora Karaca's band. If you’re looking for their self-titled album, click here.

Cojum Dip
Place of Origin Ann Arbor, MI
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
Past Members
  • Brian McCorkle (aka Mumutits the Sour - Guitar, Saw)
  • Matt Sever (aka Udabn the Feared - Bass)
  • Alex Saenz (aka Udabn the Feared - Bass) [1]
  • Jacob Hurley (aka Laurence aka Oktabis the Keeper of the River of Lost Souls - Guitar)
  • Blake Gower (aka Captain No the Love Machine - Drums)

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.

Udabn the Feared
Bass
"Laurence" aka Oktabis the Keeper of the River of Lost Souls
Guitar
Bodur the Clumsy
Vocals, Accordion
Captain No the Love Machine
Drums
Mumutits the Sour
Guitar, Saw

Background

Cojum Dip was formed in 2004 while Bora was attending the University of Michigan. The band would hold their first concert at the Duderstadt Center in February 2005 and performed in Michigan through 2005 and 2006. After their last concert at The Blind Pig, where the band covered Inside The Mind Of Simon, Bora moved to Los Angeles in 2006 and the band was put on hold.

A reunion show took place in 2008[date needs confirmation] at a short-lived venue called The Alibi in Ann Arbor, MI, which no longer exists.[2]

On May 24th, 2009, a video was uploaded to the Cojum Dip YouTube channel titled "What Is Cojum Dip?" [3] In 2010-2011 Bora planned to put together a new chapter of Cojum Dip after finding some new band members in the LA area with a plan to start rocking the world again.[4]

In October 2012 Cojum Dip released two Instrumental Megaman-themed cover albums entitled "Videojuegos: Volume 1".[5] & "Videojuegos: Volume 2"[6]

On the 12th of January 2014 Cojum Dip released their eponymous album on their bandcamp page which features additional vocals by Joe Hawley.[7]

In 2019, Cojum Dip's self-titled album was uploaded to streaming services[8], as well as a piano version of 'Moon Waltz'[9] Cojum Dip also featured on Aristotle's Denial which was the only un-reversed song from Joe Hawley Joe Hawley to be uploaded to streaming services.[10]

In 2021, Spencer Bastian would share a video on Facebook of Cojum Dip performing a cover of Fuck Bucket's 'Pubes of Doom'.[11]

Second Album

For a while there have been plans for a second Cojum Dip album. One of the earliest confirmations was a Reddit AMA with Bora, Joe Hawley, and Ross Federman. Bora confirmed a second album would be released in the summer of 2019, but this didn't happen.[12] Later in 2022, Bora confirmed on a Twitch livestream that the second album would be coming soon but with no confirmed release window.[13]

It has been reported by multiple people who went to the edu + Friends opener for Jukebox The Ghost on May 17th 2024, that Bora confirmed that a new album is being made, alongside new live shows and CD releases.[14]

Members


Bodur the Clumsy
Vocals, Accordion

"Laurence"
Guitar

Udabn the Feared
Bass

Mumutits the Sour
Guitar, Saw

Captain No the Love Machine
Drums
played by
Bora Karaca
February 18th, 2005 - 2008
Jacob Hurley
February 18th, 2005 - 2008
Trafael Lewis
February 18th, 2005 - September 2005
???
February 18th, 2005 - ???
Blake Gower
February 18th, 2005 - 2008
Alex Saenz
September 2005 - January 2006
Brian McCorkle
??? - September 20th, 2006
Matt Sever
January 2006 - 2008
Commonly nicknamed "Newdabn".
???
2008

Discography

Name Cover art Category Release date
The Greatest Demo CD in the Universe EP February 16th, 2005
Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP EP Early 2006
Turk Off EP EP November 9th, 2010
Videojuegos LP October 17th, 2011
Videojuegos: Volume 1 LP October 3rd, 2012
Videojuegos: Volume 2 LP October 3rd, 2012
Cojum Dip LP January 12th, 2014
Moon Waltz (Piano Version) Single May 15th, 2019

External Links

References

  1. [1]
  2. https://bilalghalib.com/alibi-ann-arbor/. Bilal Ghalib. The Alibi Venue Ann Arbor. (Accessed Nov 13th 2022).
  3. What Is Cojum Dip?. Uploaded 24th May 2009. YouTube. Video.
  4. https://www.facebook.com/cojumdip/posts/10150115758320745 Cojum Dip. 2011. Facebook post.
  5. https://cojumdip.bandcamp.com/album/videojuegos-volume-1 Cojum Dip. 2012. Videojuegos: Volume 1. Bandcamp.
  6. https://cojumdip.bandcamp.com/album/videojuegos-volume-2 Cojum Dip. 2012.Videojuegos: Volume 2. Bandcamp.
  7. https://cojumdip.bandcamp.com/album/cojum-dip Cojum Dip. 12th January, 2014. Cojum Dip. Bandcamp.
  8. https://open.spotify.com/album/5RSTrCPHo0MvHuO4BncjTw Cojum Dip. 2019. Cojum Dip. Spotify
  9. https://open.spotify.com/track/7xXo26iVHubMRYaeZO9xW7 Cojum Dip. 2019. Moon Waltz (Piano Version). Cojum Dip. Spotify.
  10. https://open.spotify.com/track/1M3HINsGNVZ09MxJsrtGPn Joe Hawley. Uploaded: 2019. Aristotle's Denial. Yelwah Eoj Yelwah Eoj.
  11. Spencer Bastian's Facebook post 31st October 2021. Facebook. Retrieved 15th March 2024.
  12. Bora Karaca Reddit reply 2018. Reddit.
  13. Cojum Dip 2022 Twitch clip YouTube.
  14. Ruby Red's tweet relaying the info