Music Artist

Karen Cooper Complex

The Karen Cooper Complex line goes all the way back to Big Naptar, a six-piece band featuring two sax players, formed in 1970 here in Richmond, that Frank Daniel, Steve Bernard and I all played in. In those days, we were attempting to force a marriage between elemental rock and free jazz. At the same time, Wm. Burke (aka Key Ring Torch) and Bo Jacob (aka Bo Janne Valvoline) were playing with local oddball legends, the Titfield Thunderbolt. Jacob eventually left to go on the road as a sound man for Parliament/Funkadelic and Burke later went solo, calling his act, Wm. Burke's Hideous Truth. In the late 70's Steve Bernard and a rotating cast of musicians and non-musicians who called themselves I Saw a Bulldozer, recorded a series of private party tapes, organized around three or four female v

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Catalogue & Listenership

Tracks

11

Albums

2

Total audio

52m 28s

FMA listens

33,147

Favourites

61

Avg bitrate

320 kbps

Genre & Licence Profile

  • Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 10
  • Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives — 1

Top Tracks by Listens

TrackAlbumYearDurationListens
You Can't Have It / Shinjuku BirdwalkShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)05m 46s16,297
We Saw WavesShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)03m 32s3,960
Jerkin' PrettyShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)02m 45s3,077
The Boy with the Red GuitarShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)06m 47s2,364
Heads (In the Other Room)Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981)05m 10s1,663
Lollipops / Simmer DownShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)09m 23s1,348
BeeswaxShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)07m 42s1,244
You Can't Have It/Shinjuku BirdwalkNecroscopix Addenda20135m 17s964
Petit Deja VuShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)00m 33s850
Ruckus UpstairsShinjuku Birdwalk (1981)03m 25s704

Track Length Distribution

LengthTracksShare
Under 1 min19.1%
1–3 min218.2%
3–6 min545.5%
Over 6 min327.3%

Track Catalogue

11 tracks shown

Track Album Genre Duration Listens Licence
You Can't Have It/Shinjuku Birdwalk [4, 12, 38] Necroscopix Addenda 2013 5m 17s 964 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
You Can't Have It / Shinjuku Birdwalk [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 5m 46s 16,297 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
We Saw Waves [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 3m 32s 3,960 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
The Boy with the Red Guitar [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 6m 47s 2,364 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Heads (In the Other Room) [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 5m 10s 1,663 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Lollipops / Simmer Down [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 9m 23s 1,348 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Jerkin' Pretty [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 2m 45s 3,077 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Beeswax [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 7m 42s 1,244 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Flip-Kilter [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 2m 08s 676 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Ruckus Upstairs [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 3m 25s 704 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Petit Deja Vu [38, 89] Shinjuku Birdwalk (1981) 0m 33s 850 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative