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The Clinical Mops
2+ albums
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The Clinical Mops are Kevin Campbell (percussion, lyrics) Devin Harper (bass, women) and Justin Williams (winds, effects). The impetus of the Mops arose early in the soon-to-be legendary summer of 2005, when friends Campbell and Williams, then-members of the all-improv band Squeaky Burger, began to isolate the distinctly rhythmic and lyrical improvisational style that had developed through years of collaboration in Squeaky Burger. Campbell's apartment offered a low ceiling, large closet-size room to facilitate the duo's marathon rehearsals. During reasonable daylight hours, they crafted improvised sax and drum compositions. In mid-summer, the duo would play an improvised live set in collaboration with improv-collective Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary at Brother’s in Norman OK. The performance was loosely executed, but proved encouraging to the musicians. Devin Harper was an acquaintance of Kevin Campbell through the University of Oklahoma Ultimate Club, the “Apes of Wrath”. After discovering his classically trained bass expertise in midsummer, the duo immediately offered Devin Harper an invitation to play. In a sweltering jam rehearsal, Devin’s disciplined, yet playful style was a godsend. His creative lines melted over and seamed the gaps naturally present in a sax and drum duet, but were not at all intrusive or egoistic. Soon, the trio would meet numerous times a week, where Williams would record every rehearsal. This allowed the members an archive of improvisations t
