The Beatnigs (album)

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.

The Beatnigs
Studio album by The Beatnigs
Released	1988
Recorded	1988; Dancin' Dog Studio, Emeryville, California
Genre	Industrial hip hop, political hip hop, conscious hip hop, experimental rock, spoken word, funk rock, post-punk, industrial rock
Label	Alternative Tentacles
Producer	The Beatnigs

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

• "Television" (Remix) remixed by Adrian Sherwood, Gary Clail and Mark Stewart