Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets (album)

Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
Studio album by
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
Released1 November 2004
Recorded2004
GenreUrban
LabelDream Dealers
Producer
  • Joel Turner
  • Steve Scanlon
  • Craig Porteils
  • Axle Whitehead
  • Jack Gregor
  • Gary Deleo
Joel Turner chronology
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
(2004) 		Out of the Box
(2007)
Singles from Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
  1. "These Kids"
    Released: 27 September 2004
  2. "Knock U Out"
    Released: 24 January 2005
  3. "Funk U Up"
    Released: 2 May 2005
  4. "Respect"
    Released: 17 October
  5. "Claude's Chorus 2005"
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Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets is a collaborative studio album by Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets. It was released on 1 November 2004, peaking at number 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart[1] and number 2 on the AIR independent charts,[2] additionally achieving platinum[3] 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 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 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 critics and spawned four successful singles. It was also nominated for Best Urban Release and Best Independent Release at the 2005 ARIA Awards.[4]

  1. ^ Australian Charts Portal
  2. ^ "AIR Independent Charts". Archived from the original on 16 June 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ ARIA Accreditations - 2005 Albums
  4. ^ "2005: 19th Annual ARIA Awards". Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.