El Oso, released in 1998 is the third and final album by the New York City band Soul Coughing. The disc is marked by a deep drum and bass influence. Before starting work on the album, the band toured with Full Cycle DJs Krust and Die ?and by a scattershot approach to production: Tchad Blake, Pat Dillett, and British drum and bass DJ Optical.
Artist Jim Woodring drew the cartoon monkey-bear on the disc's cover.
The chorus of the song $300 is a sample of a Chris Rock joke; singer Mike Doughty hear...
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