''Axis'' is the second album released by
Australian hip hop
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artist MC
Pegz
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. It was released in 2005, 18 months after his debut album. This recording features appearances from other Australian MCs, including
Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods is an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1996 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) a ...
,
Hyjak N Torcha
Hyjak N Torcha is an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales.
Biography
The group formed in 2000, consisting of Hyjak (Jack McCarthy), Torcha (John Chmielewski), and DJ Bonez (George Kordas).
Hyjak first appeared on the scene in ...
, and
Debaser
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(Ethic and Sapient).
Track listing
All tracks written by
Tirren Staaf and
Leigh Ryan unless otherwise noted.
# "Intro" (Tirren Staaf) – 0:30
# "Chechen Gorilla" – 4:06
# "Back Then" (Tirren Staff, M Lambert) – 3:28
# "Cro-Magnon" (Tirren Staaf) – 3:03
# "This is for Life" (featuring
Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods is an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1996 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) a ...
) (Tirren Staaf) – 3:56
# "What Would Happen?" – 4:15
# "Fuckin wid Pegz" – 3:45
# "Two Sides of the Map" (featuring
Debaser
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) – 3:34
# "The Last Bushman" – 3:21
# "Blink of an Eye" – 3:11
# "Put the World on Hold" – 2:55
# "Mad Luv" (featuring
Hyjak N Torcha
Hyjak N Torcha is an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales.
Biography
The group formed in 2000, consisting of Hyjak (Jack McCarthy), Torcha (John Chmielewski), and DJ Bonez (George Kordas).
Hyjak first appeared on the scene in ...
) – 3:27
# "Living on Earth" – 2:43
# "Zenith" – 3:21
Credits
* Artwork – Mexi
* Mastered – Chris Chetland (Kog Mastering)
* Photography – Andrew Boyle
* Producer –
Plutonic Lab
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(tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 14)
* Recorded By, Mixed By – Pegz (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 14), Plutonic Lab (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 14)
References
External links
Australian Music Online interview with Pegz talking about "Axis"
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Pegz albums
2005 albums
Obese Records albums