Dave Soldier

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David Sulzer, known professionally as Dave Soldier, was born on November 6, 1956, in Illinois, not England. He is an American neuroscientist and musician, currently a professor at Columbia University Medical Center in the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Pharmacology. Soldier began his musical journey exploring various genres, including experimental music, worldbeat, classical music, and alternative rock. He is known for founding ensembles like the Thai Elephant Orchestra, the Kropotkins, and the Soldier String Quartet, and for composing in avant‑garde, classical, and jazz idioms.

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01	Annihilation Life (feat. Kurt Vonnegut)	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			01:03
	Writer: Kurt Vonnegut / Composers: Dave Soldier
02	Dyot Meet Mat	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			03:16
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'

℗ 2025 EEG Records: 06-11-2025

Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'

01	I Birth of Ganesha, Symphony no. 1 (feat. Thai Elephant Orchestra & Richard Lair)	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'			03:25
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
02	II Shiva Beheads Ganesha, Symphony no. 1 (feat. Thai Elephant Orchestra & Richard Lair)	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'			01:56
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
03	III A Head is Found, Symphony no 1 (feat. Thai Elephant Orchestra & Richard Lair)	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'			02:52
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
04	IV Ganesha Triumphant, Symphony no. 1 (feat. Thai Elephant Orchestra & Richard Lair)	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'			02:42
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
05	I Birth of Ganesha (performed by humans) Symphony no. 1 (feat. David Cossin MASS Moca Percussion)	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'			03:39
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
06	II Shiva Beheads Ganesh (performed by humans) Symphony no. 1 (feat. David Cossin MASS Moca Percussion)	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'			01:57
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
07	III A Head is Found (performed by humans) Symphony no. 1 (feat. David Cossin MASS Moca Percussion)	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier Symphony No. 1 'The Ganesha'			03:07
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier

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Dave Soldier's Christmas Album

℗ 2024 EEG Records: 06-07-2024

Dave Soldier's Christmas Album

01	Motel in Bethlehem	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier's Christmas Album			01:38
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
02	Mistletoe is Poison	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier's Christmas Album			01:37
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
03	Canonic Fantasy on All Of the Presents Are For Me	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier's Christmas Album			01:33
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
04	Vertigo in the Mall	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier's Christmas Album			02:04
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
05	Sloshy Elves Careening Down the Highway	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier's Christmas Album			01:06
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
06	Pop the Snowmen in the Slayer's Sleigh	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier's Christmas Album			00:34
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
07	Yentl Claus	Dave Soldier	Dave Soldier's Christmas Album			01:06
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier

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LeWitt Etudes

2022 Mahakala Music: 28-10-2022

LeWitt Etudes

01	Etude 7	Dave Soldier	LeWitt Etudes			04:27
	Writer: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano / Composers: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano
02	Etude 9: Sounds of Failure	Dave Soldier	LeWitt Etudes			05:25
	Writer: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano / Composers: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano
03	Etude 16: Palimpsest	Dave Soldier	LeWitt Etudes			05:13
	Writer: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano / Composers: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano
04	Etude 40	Dave Soldier	LeWitt Etudes			09:31
	Writer: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano / Composers: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano
05	Etude 24: 1 bit code	Dave Soldier	LeWitt Etudes			03:38
	Writer: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano / Composers: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano
06	Etude 43 version 1	Dave Soldier	LeWitt Etudes			05:14
	Writer: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano / Composers: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano
07	Etude 43 version 2	Dave Soldier	LeWitt Etudes			14:54
	Writer: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano / Composers: Dave Soldier - Rebecca Cherry - Kirk Knufke - Ayumi Ishito - Hans Tammen - Alex Greene - Luke Stewart - Ken Filiano

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February Meets Soldier String Quartet

EEG Records: 09-12-2020

February Meets Soldier String Quartet

01	Hate To See You Go	Jonathan Kane	February Meets Soldier String Quartet			09:16
	Composers: Walter Jacobs
02	It Was A Very Good Year	Jonathan Kane	February Meets Soldier String Quartet			08:05
	Composers: Ervin Drake
03	Requiem for Hulis Pulis	Jonathan Kane	February Meets Soldier String Quartet			16:09
	Composers: Jonathan Kane - Dave Soldier
04	Vienna Over the Hills	Jonathan Kane	February Meets Soldier String Quartet			11:14
	Composers: Jonathan Kane - Dave Soldier

Zajal

Mulatta Records: 08-10-2019

Zajal

01	The Spy	Dave Soldier	Zajal			03:09
	Writer: Moshé Ibn Ezra / Composers: Dave Soldier - Moshé Ibn Ezra
02	Water and Fire (feat. Triana Bautista)	Dave Soldier	Zajal			05:38
	Writer: al-Ama at-Tutili / Composers: Dave Soldier - al-Ama at-Tutili
03	My Visitor in the Morning (feat. Maurice Chedid)	Dave Soldier	Zajal			05:27
	Writer: Rahbani Brothers / Composers: Rahbani Brothers
04	My Father	Dave Soldier	Zajal			05:16
	Writer: Muhammad Ibn 'Ubada al-Qazzaz / Composers: Muhammad Ibn 'Ubada al-Qazzaz - Dave Soldier
05	Without Myself	Dave Soldier	Zajal			04:12
	Writer: Jalal Ad-Din Rumi / Composers: Dave Soldier - Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
06	The Stars of Country Music Greet the Spring (feat. David Castellano)	Dave Soldier	Zajal			04:10
	Writer: Dave Soldier / Composers: Dave Soldier
07	Land of Spain	Dave Soldier	Zajal			03:44
	Writer: the wife of Dunash ben Labrat / Composers: Dave Soldier - the wife of Dunash ben Labrat

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Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera

Mulatta Records: 01-06-2018

Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera

01	Truth, Truth, Truth (feat. Elena Mindlina)	Dave Soldier	Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera			02:25
	Composers: Dave Soldier
02	Heave Ho Boys	Dave Soldier	Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera			00:34
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	Washington's Entrance (feat. Elena Mindlina & Vladmir Avetsian)	Dave Soldier	Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera			01:21
	Composers: Dave Soldier
04	Bullets	Dave Soldier	Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera			00:52
	Composers: Dave Soldier
05	I Was Not My Father's Eldest Son (feat. Vladmir Avetsian)	Dave Soldier	Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera			06:13
	Composers: Dave Soldier
06	Why Do the Dark Woods Weigh on My Soul?	Dave Soldier	Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera			02:58
	Composers: Dave Soldier
07	Angels and Ministers (feat. Elena Mindlina)	Dave Soldier	Naked Revolution, a Socialist Realist Opera			05:41
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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The Brainwave Music Project

2017 Dave Soldier: 21-09-2017

The Brainwave Music Project

01	Bible School Vacation	Dave Soldier	The Brainwave Music Project			03:11
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Brad Garton
02	Taco Tuesday	Dave Soldier	The Brainwave Music Project			03:49
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Brad Garton
03	Harajuku Hiccup	Dave Soldier	The Brainwave Music Project			03:51
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Brad Garton
04	Serotonin	Dave Soldier	The Brainwave Music Project			05:02
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Brad Garton
05	Adrenaline	Dave Soldier	The Brainwave Music Project			02:49
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Brad Garton
06	Dopamine	Dave Soldier	The Brainwave Music Project			03:41
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Brad Garton
07	Histamine	Dave Soldier	The Brainwave Music Project			07:36
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Brad Garton

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History of the Kropotkins

2017 Dave Soldier: 15-02-2017

History of the Kropotkins

01	Everdream	Dave Soldier	History of the Kropotkins			03:51
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Rory Young
02	The Stars of Country Music Greet the Spring	Dave Soldier	History of the Kropotkins			03:59
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	Truckstop Girls	Dave Soldier	History of the Kropotkins			05:27
	Composers: Dave Soldier
04	Sissy Wa Wa	Dave Soldier	History of the Kropotkins			04:36
	Composers: Dave Soldier - Lorette Velvette
05	Cricket Blues	Dave Soldier	History of the Kropotkins			03:38
	Composers: Dave Soldier
06	Whipoorwill Blues	Dave Soldier	History of the Kropotkins			04:09
	Composers: Dave Soldier
07	My Body Lies on the Mountain	Dave Soldier	History of the Kropotkins			03:35
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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The Eighth Hour of Amduat

595813 Records DK: 09-11-2016

The Eighth Hour of Amduat

01	Mistress Prayer (feat. Sahoko Sato Timpone)	Dave Soldier	The Eighth Hour of Amduat			06:11
02	Satisfying Her Lord & Mysterious Caverns (feat. Dan Blacksberg, Enrique Rivera-Matos & Nick Millevoi)	Dave Soldier	The Eighth Hour of Amduat			05:35
03	Tower’s Prayer	Dave Soldier	The Eighth Hour of Amduat			07:54
04	Netherworld Cavern (feat. Rebecca Cherry)	Dave Soldier	The Eighth Hour of Amduat			03:45
05	Tomb of the Gods Cavern (feat. Rebecca Cherry)	Dave Soldier	The Eighth Hour of Amduat			03:09
06	Barcarolle (feat. Sahoko Sato Timpone)	Dave Soldier	The Eighth Hour of Amduat			04:54
07	Knives at War (feat. Marshall Allen & Nick Millevoi)	Dave Soldier	The Eighth Hour of Amduat			02:04

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Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young

595813 Records DK: 13-09-2016

Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young

01	Maids of Mitchelstown: a Reel (feat. Robert Dick, Richard Auldon Clark & Stacey Shames)	Dave Soldier	Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young			03:45
	Composers: Dave Soldier
02	The Bubble: a Hornpipe / Sea Chantey (feat. Eliza Carthy)	Dave Soldier	Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young			02:31
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	On the Sudden Drying Up of St. Patrick's Well near Trinity College, Dublin 1726 (feat. Eliza Carthy)	Dave Soldier	Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young			06:52
	Composers: Dave Soldier
04	Elegy for the Death of a Late Famous General (feat. Eliza Carthy)	Dave Soldier	Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young			03:35
	Composers: Dave Soldier
05	A Description of the Morning (feat. Eliza Carthy)	Dave Soldier	Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young			03:02
	Composers: Dave Soldier
06	A Description of an Irish Feast: a Planxty (feat. Eliza Carthy)	Dave Soldier	Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young			02:49
	Composers: Dave Soldier
07	Stella’s Birthday March 13, 1719 (feat. Eliza Carthy)	Dave Soldier	Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young			03:32
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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Soldier Kane

595813 Records DK: 04-02-2016

Soldier Kane

01	Blue Skies	Dave Soldier	Soldier Kane			08:11
	Composers: Irving Berlin
02	Hoagy's Groove	Dave Soldier	Soldier Kane			08:40
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	Mean Town Blues	Dave Soldier	Soldier Kane			07:45
	Composers: Johnny Winter
04	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	Dave Soldier	Soldier Kane			06:22
	Composers: Hank Williams
05	Cardova	Dave Soldier	Soldier Kane			08:36
	Composers: The Meters (credited to LEO NOCENTELLI, GEORGE PORTER, ARTHUR NEVILLE, JOSEPH MODELIST)
06	Mr. Morganfield	Dave Soldier	Soldier Kane			06:41
	Composers: Dave Soldier

Da Hiphop Raskalz

595813 Records DK: 19-12-2015

Da Hiphop Raskalz

01	T Rex (feat. Chelsea & the Mighty Lions)	Dave Soldier	Da Hiphop Raskalz			03:02
	Composers: Dave Soldier
02	I Want Candy (feat. Muffletoes)	Dave Soldier	Da Hiphop Raskalz			02:43
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	Ghosty (feat. Isabella)	Dave Soldier	Da Hiphop Raskalz			01:33
	Composers: Dave Soldier
04	Do the Lollipop (feat. Sweetness)	Dave Soldier	Da Hiphop Raskalz			04:33
	Composers: Dave Soldier
05	1,2,3 Go (feat. 911 Rock N Roll Coyotes)	Dave Soldier	Da Hiphop Raskalz			01:50
	Composers: Dave Soldier
06	What's My Name? (feat. Boy's & Girl's Club of the Night)	Dave Soldier	Da Hiphop Raskalz			03:44
	Composers: Dave Soldier
07	Chickenwing (feat. Looneytunes)	Dave Soldier	Da Hiphop Raskalz			01:42
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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With Kurt Vonnegut

595813 Records DK: 23-11-2015

With Kurt Vonnegut

01	Annihilation Life (feat. Kurt Vonnegut)	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			01:03
	Writer: Kurt Vonnegut / Composers: Dave Soldier
02	Dyot Meet Mat	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			03:16
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	Nice Vrey Nice (feat. Kurt Vonnegut)	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			04:33
	Composers: Dave Soldier
04	119th Calypso (feat. Kurt Vonnegut)	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			04:39
	Composers: Dave Soldier
05	Duo for Clarinet and Meade Lux Lewis (feat. Kurt Vonnegut)	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			03:17
	Composers: Dave Soldier
06	14th Calypso	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			05:41
	Composers: Dave Soldier
07	Mona's Funeral Music	Dave Soldier	With Kurt Vonnegut			03:01
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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In Four Color: Music for String Quartet

2015 Dave Soldier: 28-04-2015

In Four Color: Music for String Quartet

01	String Quartet No. 1 "The Impossible": I. Open Hydrant (1987)	PUBLIQuartet	In Four Color: Music for String Quartet			06:10
	Composers: Dave Soldier
02	String Quartet No. 1 "The Impossible": II. Walking On the 3rd Rail (1987)	PUBLIQuartet	In Four Color: Music for String Quartet			05:24
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	String Quartet No. 1 "The Impossible": III. Ron Visits the Polymer Lounge (1987)	PUBLIQuartet	In Four Color: Music for String Quartet			04:17
	Composers: Dave Soldier
04	String Quartet No. 1 "The Impossible": IV. For His Bad Self (1987)	PUBLIQuartet	In Four Color: Music for String Quartet			03:59
	Composers: Dave Soldier
05	String Quartet No. 1 "The Impossible": V. She Put My Head Under the Water	PUBLIQuartet	In Four Color: Music for String Quartet			02:35
	Composers: Dave Soldier
06	String Quartet No. 2, "Bambaataa Variations": I. His Legs Wobble (1992)	PUBLIQuartet	In Four Color: Music for String Quartet			05:46
	Composers: Dave Soldier
07	String Quartet No. 2, "Bambaataa Variations": II. X-Linked Planet (1992)	PUBLIQuartet	In Four Color: Music for String Quartet			02:24
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra

2015 Dave Soldier: 21-04-2015

Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra

01	Thung Kwian Sunrise	Thai Elephant Orchestra	Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra			06:07
	Composers: Dave Soldier
02	Invocation	Thai Elephant Orchestra	Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra			10:21
	Composers: Dave Soldier
03	Phong's Solo	Thai Elephant Orchestra	Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra			01:30
	Composers: Dave Soldier
04	Ganesha Symphony: I. The Birth of Ganesha	Thai Elephant Orchestra	Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra			03:24
	Composers: Dave Soldier
05	Ganesha Symphony: II. Shiva Beheads Ganesha	Thai Elephant Orchestra	Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra			01:55
	Composers: Dave Soldier
06	Ganesha Symphony: III. A Head Is Found	Thai Elephant Orchestra	Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra			02:51
	Composers: Dave Soldier
07	Ganesha Symphony: IV. Ganesha Triumphant	Thai Elephant Orchestra	Smash Hits By the Thai Elephant Orchestra			02:37
	Composers: Dave Soldier

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