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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
''The Doubble Donkey Disc'' is | ''The Doubble Donkey Disc'' is composed of two EP concepts sequenced to form one full-length LP. The first, dubbed the '''''Russian Coldfusion EP''''', comprises the first five tracks. Included on this EP is a cover of "[[Korobeiniki]]", a 19th-century Russian folk song later popularized as the theme song to the [[Wikipedia:Game Boy|Game Boy]] port of the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' (though it technically appeared first in the Macintosh/Apple IIgs versions by [[Wikipedia:Spectrum Holobyte|Spectrum Holobyte]]). Ozma guitarist [[Ryen Slegr]] has cited the works of [[Wikipedia:Dmitri Shostakovich|Dmitri Shostakovich]] as well as [[the Rentals]]' early utilization of Eastern Bloc imagery as inspiration for the album's Russian themes.<ref name="ozma20th" /> The second half of the album, dubbed the '''''Bootytraps EP''''', features five tracks, each named after a member of the band's alter ego. The idea for this came from the original "booty" song, "[[Flight of the Bootymaster]]". The alter-egos consist of: | ||
*[[Daniel Brummel]] - Bootymaestro | *[[Daniel Brummel]] - Bootymaestro | ||
*[[Ryen Slegr]] - Bootymaster | *[[Ryen Slegr]] - Bootymaster | ||