Of the many musicians that focus on the internet for distribution of their art. Lee Rosevere of Happy Puppy Records may be one of the more whimsical. Even at his most serious, I always believe he is hinting of a smile somewhere in the music. And at his not-so-serious, the fun and cleverness is quite irresistible.

So it makes sense that he would turn is talent to immortalizing art for the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), a real museum existing in Massachusetts. Rosevere finds something worthwhile in these dreadful paintings. He even provides a slide show of the art so you can compare it to the music. Needless to say, the music is much better than the art. “Aroura Borealis” is serene and calming while the tracks “Blue Pesto” and “Retch Like An Egyptian” are full of that whimsy I was talking about. “In the Cat’s Mouth” is a jazz based piece hinting of malevolence. The strangest track may be “Jarez The Clown”; truly disturbing music for a truly disturbing painting. There are 21 compositions in all. Some are quite brief. Yet they are for the most part, impressive sound vignettes that can amuse and surprise. Is this a Pictures at an Exhibition for terrible art? No but how I could I possibly pass up the comparison. My contribution to this little project is mediocre writing with a bad analogy for good music about bad art.

You can download the album in 192kbps MP3 from the Happy Puppy web site from the link below.

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