Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets (album)
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| Studio album by Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | |||||||||||
| Released | November 1, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Hip-hop | ||||||||||
| Label | Dream Dealers | ||||||||||
| Producer | Joel Turner Steve Scanlon Craig Porteils Axle Whitehead Gary Deleo |
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Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets is the self-titled debut album from Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets. It was released on November 1, 2004, peaking at #28 on the ARIA albums chart and #2 on the AIR independent charts and achieving platinum status.
The album consists of twelve full songs and eight beatboxing skits. It is best described as hip-hop fused with a mixture of rock, pop, R&B, funk, soul and jazz. The songs are generally based around Turner’s vocal percussion and guitar, with the Modern Day Poets (Turner’s brother and cousin) providing the rap. Many of the tracks pertain to real-life issues.
Guest artists on the album include Australian Idol contestants Axle Whitehead and Rebekah LaVauney. Hence, the song "Scatbox" is a combination of Whitehead’s scatting and Turner’s beatboxing, while LaVauney performs vocals on the track "Behind Bars", a song she wrote about a partner’s incarceration. In addition, boxer Anthony Mundine is heard rapping on the album’s second single "Knock U Out", and former CDB singer Gary Pinto provides backing vocals on the song "Lady".
The album was well received by the critics and spawned four successful singles. It was also nominated for Best Urban Release and Best Independent Release at the 2005 ARIA Awards.
[edit] Track listing
1. "These Kids (Radio Edit)"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Steve Scanlon
2. "Beethoven Beats" (Beatbox track)
3. "Funk U Up"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
4. "Knock U Out"
Writers: T. Turner, J. Turner, C. Turner, J. Peterik, F. Sullivan III
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
5. "Drum And Bass" (Beatbox track)
6. "Respect"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, M. Puni, B. Bouro
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
7. "Scatbox"
Writers: J. Turner, A. Whitehead, C. Porteils
Producers: Joel Turner, Axle Whitehead, Craig Porteils
8. "Turn Up The Bass" (Beatbox track)
9. "Lady"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
10. "Jungle Rhythm" (Beatbox track)
11. "Behind Bars"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, R. LaVauney
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
12. "Hip Hop"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, C. MacAvoy
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
13. "Rally Car" (Beatbox track)
14. "Up In The Studio"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
15. "Teeth" (Beatbox track)
16. "The Real JT"
Writer: J. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Gary Deleo
17. "These Kids (Scanmix)"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Steve Scanlon
18. "The Big JT" (Beatbox track)
19. "Brisbane City"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, J. MacAvoy
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils
20. "Smoker" (Beatbox track)
