The Very Beast! (NOT A 'Typo'!), by OSMOSIS

The Very Beast! (NOT A 'Typo'!)

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1.	Station Identification #4 00:32	info	buy track
2.	Disclaimer 02:22	info	buy track
3.	KZZURRAZZGDBI (KIZZ URR AZZ GOODBYE) 07:18	info	buy track
4.	OSMOSIS (feat. The BEATMASTER-1) - FRANKEN-Funk (It's Dark In Thar!) 05:30	info	buy track
5.	I Call Her 'HONEY' (But You Call Her 'MOMMY') 03:57	info	buy track
6.	Life Is Really Strange 06:05	info	buy track
7.	OSMOSIS (feat. O.D. The Great) - The 3-B (Barbarian Baboon Beatdown) 06:20	info	buy track
8.	OSMOSIS (feat. The FUNKASAURUS) - Bionic Funk 05:05	info	buy track
9.	Shake What You Got, 'Cause Some Others Got Less!! 05:07	info	buy track
10.	Lesbian Tendencies 04:50	info	buy track
11.	Puddin' Pop 04:08	info	buy track
12.	Don't U Wish U Had What U Had 02:31	info	buy track
13.	Return Of Da' Monsta!! 05:22	info	buy track
14.	Da' Brotha's 'Grimm' 03:04	info	buy track
15.	(Gimme Back) That Funky Stuff 06:07	info	buy track
16.	The DarkSide 06:07	info	buy track
17.	Girls With Muscle Make Boys Hustle!! 06:12	info	buy track
18.	Crushing Your Brains Underfoot 06:33	info	buy track
19.	Little Pig 04:29	info	buy track
20.	No Shit, Sherlock!! -(A) Somebody Farted!! -(B) Get Down!! 13:06	info	buy track

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The Official Career-Spanning OSMOSIS "Greatest Hits" Album. All 13 OSMOSIS albums, from 1990's "The FCC Can't Run With Us!!" (SG-271423), to 2018's "MR. LOU C. FER" (SG-358028), are represented.

Also included are the first three 1990 OSMOSIS Singles and three pre-"Daily Dose OfFUNK" "MySpace Singles" from 2006.

This OSMOSIS Album, along with "Them Early Thangs!! (The Best Of The First Era) (1982-1984)" by Lawrence Wise (SG-418755), marks 2019's SECOND "Greatest Hits" Compilation from STARCASE Recording And Publishing Company, Ltd., with one more left to go.

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released October 11, 2019

PRODUCED--er, I Meant "SET LOOSE UPONST YOUR SENSES"--By Lawrence Wise (except where noted).

All Music And Lyrics by Lawrence Wise (except where noted).
All Music is (BMI).

All Songs Performed By OSMOSIS (Lawrence Wise) (except where noted).

TRACKS:

1. "Station Identification #4"
2. "Disclaimer" (Lyrics -Lawrence Wise)**
3. "KZZURRAZZGOODBI (KIZZ URR AZZ GOODBYE)"
4. "FRANKEN-Funk (It's Dark In Thar!!)" (feat. The BEATMASTER-1)
5. "I Call Her 'HONEY' (But You Call Her 'MOMMY')"
6. "Life Is Really Strange"
7. "(The 3-B) Barbarian Baboon Beatdown" (feat. O.D. The Great)
(Lyrics -Andre Kimble / Music -Lawrence Wise, Andre Kimble)
Co-Produced by Andre Kimble.
8. "Bionic Funk" (feat. The FUNKASAURUS)
(Lyrics -Lawrence Wise, Maurice Richmond / Music -Lawrence
Wise) Co-Produced by Maurice Richmond.
9. "Shake What You Got, 'Cause Some Others Got Less!!"
10. "Lesbian Tendencies"
11. "Puddin' Pop"
12. "Don't U Wish U Had What U Had" (Lyrics -Lawrence Wise)**
13. "Return Of Da' Monsta!!"
14. "Da' Brotha's 'Grimm'"
15. "(Gimme Back) That Funky Stuff"
16. "The DarkSide"
17. "Girls With Muscle Make Boys Hustle!!"
18. "Crushing Your Brains Underfoot"
19. "Little Pig (Headache)" (Lyrics -Lawrence Wise)**
20. "No Shit, Sherlock!!" -(A)"Somebody Farted!!" -(B)"Get Down!!"

The FUNKASAURUS (Maurice Richmond) and The BEATMASTER-1 (Eddie Robinson) appear courtesy of The Daily Dose oFFUNK.

O.D. The Great (Andre Kimble) appears courtesy of BoyZDowN RecordZ-N-FilmWorkZ -A KINTERTAINMENT Thang.

(**The "Unknown Backing Band" on Tracks 2, 12, and 19 are not of this world, but fear not, for they meant no harm. They just wanted me to loan them my funky mind so that they could play with it. They claimed that "Nothing Was Good Unless You Play With It", so, I said, "Sure, why the FUNK not!".)

THIS COMPILATION:
(c)2019 STARCASE Recording And Publishing Company, Ltd. //
Washington, DC 20002 -All Rights Reserved- //
FOUNDED: MAY, 1981 // PROPRIETOR: Lawrence M. Wise

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Lawrence Wise And The Cosmic Funk Orchestra / OSMOSIS Washington, D.C.

Lawrence Wise And The Cosmic Funk Orchestra/OSMOSIS is a dual one-man studio project of Lawrence Wise (primarily: All the Instruments and Vocals, as well as the songwriting, recording, producing and album packaging/artwork.).

A pure DIY-maniac-- 30+Years of Home Recording, and proud of it.

Ain't Nothin' But The Funk, ya'll.

Thank You.

-Lawrence Wise (a.k.a. OSMOSIS)
Washington, DC

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