Bjorn Copeland is a mixed media artist, sculptor, and musician perhaps best known as a founding member of the long-lived and ever shapeshifting experimental rock group Black Dice. 

Bjorn here goes deep into the history of the band, talks about its early days as a noise punk unit that often inspired audiences to violence, the evolution towards being a bizarre and unique electronic group, the role of Salvia in his creative process, navigating the art world, and becoming a father.

Soundtrack: 
Black Dice "Seabirds" https://music.apple.com/us/album/seabird/950808731?i=950808917
Black Dice "Re-Reading" https://music.apple.com/us/album/rereading/1458145082?i=1458145090
Wolf Eyes "Black Vomit" https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-vomit/21133124?i=21133120
Aaliyah "Are You that Somebody" https://music.apple.com/us/album/are-you-that-somebody/1579592586?i=1579592589
Masonna "Untitled"
Burning Spear "The Ghost" https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-ghost-marcus-garvey/1469578268?i=1469578279
Black Dice "Chicken Shit" https://music.apple.com/us/album/chicken-shit/1583496019?i=1583496280
Britney Spears "I'm a Slave 4 U" https://music.apple.com/us/album/im-a-slave-4-u/273143821?i=273143828

LINKS:
Bjorn interview: https://medium.com/@benroweholt/deconstructed-an-interview-with-black-dices-bjorn-copeland-78d86048a42f
Black Dice: https://www.blackdice.net
Bjorn at Cooper Cole: https://coopercolegallery.com/artist/bjorn-copeland/

PREVIEW Roll the Black Dice (w/ Bjorn Copeland)

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