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The Beatnigs
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Studio album by
The Beatnigs
Released1988
Recorded1988; Dancin' Dog Studio, Emeryville, California
GenreIndustrial hip hop, political hip hop, conscious hip hop, experimental rock, spoken word, funk rock, post-punk, industrial rock
LabelAlternative Tentacles
ProducerThe Beatnigs

The Beatnigs is the eponymous and only album from the San Francisco band The Beatnigs, which combined hard-core punk, industrial and hip hop influences. The band was started by Kevin Carnes, with Michael Franti and Rono Tse as later additions.

Track listing

All songs written by The Beatnigs.

  1. "(Welcome) - Television"
  2. " C.I.A."
  3. "(Instructions) - When You Wake Up In The Morning"
  4. "(The Experience Of All Of Us) - Street Fulla Nigs"
  5. " (Re-Classification) - Control"
  6. "Malcolm X"
  7. "Nature"
  8. "Burritos"
  9. "Rooticus Sporaticus"
  10. "Who Is Doing This To All My People"
  11. "Rules"

CD 'bonus tracks'

  • "Jazzy Beats"
  • "Pre-War America"
  • "Television" (Radio Edit)
  • "Television" (Remix)

Personnel

The Beatnigs
  • Henry Flood - congas, timbales, industrial percussion
  • Andre Flores - keyboards, sampling, vocals, industrial percussion
  • Michael Franti - vocals, bass, tape edits, industrial percussion
  • Kevin Carnes- vocals, tape edits, industrial percussion
  • Rono Tse - industrial percussion, circular saw, siren electric buzzer, tire rim, chains, whistle, oil drum, shakers, tambourines
Also
  • Robert Collins - piano
Engineer
  • David "Davy D" Bryson
Remix
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