''Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets'' is a collaborative

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by Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets. It was released on 1 November 2004, peaking at number 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart and number 2 on the AIR independent charts, additionally achieving

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status. The album consists of twelve full songs and eight

beatboxing Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.

skits. It is best described as hip hop fused with a mixture of rock, pop, R&B, funk, soul and jazz. The music generally consists of 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 ''

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'' 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,

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Anthony Mundine is heard rapping on the album's second single "

Knock U Out "Knock U Out" is the second single from Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets' self-titled album '' Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets''. It features a guest appearance by boxer Anthony Mundine. The song incorporates elements from the 1982 S ...

", and former CDB singer Gary Pinto provides backing vocals on the song "Lady". The album was well received by critics and spawned four successful singles. It was also nominated for Best Urban Release and Best Independent Release at the 2005 ARIA Awards.

Track listing

These Kids "These Kids" is a song by Australian beatboxer Joel Turner and Australian hip hop duo the Modern Day Poets. It was independently released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on 27 September 2004. The song was written in Dece ...

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Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Steve Scanlon #"Beethoven Beats" (Beatbox track) #"

Funk U Up "Funk U Up" is the third single from Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets' self-titled album '' Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets''. The song is a blend of hip hop and Turner's 70s funk guitar stylings. The rapping is courtesy of the Modern ...

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Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"

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Writers: T. Turner, J. Turner, C. Turner, J. Peterik, F. Sullivan III
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"Drum and Bass" (Beatbox track) #"

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Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, M. Puni, B. Bouro
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"Scatbox"
Writers: J. Turner, A. Whitehead, C. Porteils
Producers: Joel Turner, Axle Whitehead, Craig Porteils #"Turn Up the Bass" (Beatbox track) #"Lady"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"Jungle Rhythm" (Beatbox track) #"Behind Bars"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, R. LaVauney
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"Hip Hop"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, C. MacAvoy
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"Rally Car" (Beatbox track) #"Up in the Studio"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"Teeth" (Beatbox track) #"The Real JT"
Writer: J. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Gary Deleo #"These Kids" (Scanmix)
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Steve Scanlon #"The Big JT" (Beatbox track) #"Brisbane City"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, J. MacAvoy
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils #"Smoker" (Beatbox track)

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