"In another country or another era, Dennis Cooper's books would be circulated in secret, explosive samzidat editions that friends and fans would pass around and savor like forbidden absinthe." —The New York Times DENNIS Story - Song DENNIS is a collaborative, limited-edition, Story-Booklet & CD. Each booklet and CD is packaged in a hand-numbered, beautifully-designed Arigato Pak, with red letterpress and black offset printing. Purchase DENNIS from AK Press. "A beautiful package...the music is refreshingly engaging." —Ian MacKay Dennis Cooper's original story The Ash Gray Proclamation (titled after the Robert Pollard song of the same name) was passed around to a variety of bands and musicians — those Cooper loved or those that were already fans of his work. Four years in the making, DENNIS showcases fourteen songs by musicians who have been inspired by the author and, in many instances, directly influenced by the accompanying story. TRACK LISTING: 1 PERSPECTS - Elevator in the Brain Hotel 2 KENNEDY - God is a Black Woman 3 ROBERT POLLARD - The Ash Gray Proclamation 4 RICHARD HELL - She'll Be Coming (For Dennis Cooper) 5 FELLER QUENTIN - The Life of a Camel, WWIII 6 JEREMY GLOFF - At this Time 7 XIU XIU - Fabulous Muscles (Mama Black Widow Version) 8 PIG DESTROYER - Crippled Horses 9 NEW WET KOJAK - Demons 10 VICTOR KRUMMENACHER - I've Always Loved a Party 11 FDS - Tough Love 12 EDDIE RUSCHA - Listen to Your Ears 13 STEPHEN PRINA - Hand in Glove 14 PETER REHBERG/DENNIS COOPER - Monologue 6/gblver.1.2 The Ash Gray Proclamation Booklet Copyright © by 2006 Dennis Cooper www.denniscooper.net Booklet Artwork (and above image): "Rose" (felt, ribbon, styrofoam, velvet) © Amy Sarkisian 2004 Produced by Don Waters & John DeWitt Design by John Joh/Negative Image & Don Waters Mastered & Engineered by Scott Hull/Visceral Sound Limited Edition - 2006 Limited, hand-numbered copies of DENNIS available through AK PRESS, Oakland's worker-run publisher and distributor. Click for screen shots. BACK