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Stand for Nothing Fall for Anything [Explicit Lyrics]
Track Listings
| 1. Coalition |
| 2. More Like It |
| 3. We a Di Don |
| 4. Letter From a Birmingham Bus |
| 5. Unfuckwidable |
| 6. Word Around the Planet |
| 7. Contradictions |
| 8. Frontlines |
| 9. Brinks & Stik Pt.iii |
| 10. Bedtime Stories |
| 11. Still Life Moving |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Kodiak Brinks has released his debut album, Stand for Nothing, Fall for Anything. A live mixture of hip hop, spoken word and jazz, the album was recorded at Doc 8 Studios in Harlem and features a lineup of acclaimed musicians: keyboardist Kelvin Sholar, saxophonist Brian Horton, bassist Ameen Saleem, drummer The Apple Juice Kid, trumpeter Jonathan Powell, and turntablist DJ Frane.
Brinks - also known as Adam Mansbach - is the author of the novel Shackling Water (Doubleday, 2002) and the poetry collection genius b-boy cynics getting weeded in the garden of delights (Subway & Elevated, 2002). His new novel, Angry Black White Boy, or The Miscegenation of Macon Detornay, will be published by Crown/Three Rivers Press in March 2005. It is also soon to be a major motion picture from director Adam Bhala Lough.
Mansbach is the former editor of the short-lived hip hop journal Elementary, called 'the best thing ever written about hip hop' by Michael Eric Dyson. He has worked as a roadie for the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, and an Artistic Consultant to Columbia University's Center for Jazz Studies. His writing has appeared in such publications as The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, JazzTimes, Slate, Wax Poetics, and The Best Music Writing 2004 (Dacapo, 2004). His short story, 'Crown Heist,' from the anthology Brooklyn Noir (Akashic, 2004) was recently nominated for an Edgar Award.
A frequent lecturer on music, race and literature, Mansbach has spoken or performed at such venues as the Harlem Book Fair, The Boston Globe Book Fair, PEN America Styleworks, Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Columbia University's Whitney M. Young Center for Human Rights, the University of California at Santa Cruz, The Living Word Festival, Sidwell Friends Academy, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe.
Mansbach currently lives in Berkeley, California, where he teaches writing workshops for Youth Speaks. He is at work on a third novel, tentatively titled The End of the Jews, and has recently completed a screenplay, Nature of the Beast, with co-writer Douglas Mcgowan. He is also co-editing, with T Cooper, an anthology of original fiction, Written by the Losers: The People's Fictional History of the United States, to be published by Akashic Books in Fall 2005.
Product Description
STAND FOR NOTHING, FALL FOR ANYTHING by Kodiak Brinks (aka Adam Mansbach)
Coalition
Kodiak Brinks – vocals
Kelvin Sholar – electric piano
Brian Horton – flute and saxophones
Jonathan Powell - trumpet
Ameen Saleem – upright bass
The Apple Juice Kid – drums
I wanted to do a track that called for unity and action, but without being all corny about it – something that addressed the need to get together as artists and as people, but also acknowledged the kind of apathy that plagues the best of us, and the absurdity of the kinds of things we let distract us. I did an early version of this song with Kelvin for one of his albums, and this was one of the first cuts we recorded for this project. To me, Brian’s horn arrangement is the flyest thing on this whole album – he did it the night we recorded it, played it for us the next morning and blew everybody away.
Unfuckwidable (featuring Vega Victoria)
Kodiak Brinks – vocals
Vega Victoria - vocals
Kelvin Sholar – organ
Brian Horton – flute and saxophones
Ameen Saleem – upright bass
The Apple Juice Kid – drums
DJ Frane - turntables
I wrote these lyrics in my head while I was walking along the train tracks from Stockholm to the suburbs – seems like I always write more when I’m out of the country. Kind of an ode to Brooklyn, kind of a free-floating joint with a lot of interlocking thoughts in it. I was in LA a month after we recorded this, and randomly enough, I saw Natalie Cole at a party. I considered telling her about this song, but then I figured I’d better not.
We A Di Don (featuring Jah Daniels)
Kodiak Brinks – vocals
Jah Daneils - vocals
Hotta Fire - vocals
Kelvin Sholar – clavinet
Ameen Saleem - electric bass
The Apple Juice Kid – drums
DJ Frane – turntables
Our take on the Jamaican soundclash tune, with Jah Daniels doing the reworked hook to an obscure Johnny Osbourne joint. The cats laced this one, no question, especially Ameen with the thick-ass bassline. I wrote the lyrics in Greece, right before the session, and we put it down in one take, based on one of Juice’s beats. I had to sing the chorus myself initially, before we got with Jah Daniels, in my bullshit Dave Chapelle-as-Mr-Nice-Guy-why-would-I-wear-dis-hat Jafakin accent. So for months, I’d be playing people the rough mix and saying "you just gotta ignore the chorus."
Frontlines
Kodiak Brinks – vocals
Kelvin Sholar – clavinet
Brian Tester - guitar
Ameen Saleem – electric bass
The Apple Juice Kid – drums
DJ Frane – turntables
This is a piece from my poetry collection, genius b-boy cynics getting weeded in the garden of delights – a pretty self-evident lyric, I guess, inspired by a lot of "hip hop academics" I’ve come across over the years, and also by Gil Scott-Heron’s poem "Brother."
Word Around the Planet
Kodiak Brinks – vocals
Kelvin Sholar – electric piano
Ameen Saleem – electric bass
The Apple Juice Kid – drums
DJ Frane – turntables
This is one of my favorite joints, probably because I wrote it the day before we put it down. The beat is based on a blues record I looped, and Juice just kills it – I’ve played with him longer than with anybody else, from street corners in Croatia on up, and I’ve never found a better hip hop drummer. Juice has such a profound understanding of the kind of space and dynamics the music requires, and his feel is incredible. Just as all the great jazz drummers, from Elvin back to Papa Joe, had to understand how to play behind singers, Juice really knows how to complement an MC. He listens at an unparalleled level. In the last year, he’s started producing too, and now he’s winning all the beat-battles they have down in North Kack, so watch out for him.
Bedtime Stories (featuring I Witness, Deadeye Willie Waterhouse and Flipside Nefarious of Seven League Boots) Kodiak Brinks – vocals
I Witness – vocals
Deadeye Willie Waterhouse - vocals
Flipside Nefarious – vocals
Kelvin Sholar – organ and melodica
Brian Horton - saxophones
Jonathan Po
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ASIN: B0009IB2FK Release Date: 2005-04-12 |
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STAND FOR NOTHING, FALL FOR ANYTHING by Kodiak Brinks (aka Adam Mansbach) Coalition Kodiak Brinks vocals Kelvin Sholar electric piano Brian Horton flute and saxophones Jonathan Powell - trumpet Ameen Saleem upright bass The Apple Juice Kid drums I wanted to do a track that called for unity and action, but without being all corny about it something that addressed the need to get together as artists and as people, but also acknowledged the kind of apathy that plagues the best of us, and the absurdity of the kinds of things we let distract us. I did an early version of this song with Kelvin for one of his albums, and this was one of the first cuts we recorded for this project. To me, Brians horn arrangement is the flyest thing on this whole album he did it the night we recorded it, played it for us the next morning and blew everybody away. Unfuckwidable (featuring Vega Victoria) Kodiak Brinks vocals Vega Victoria - vocals Kelvin Sholar organ Brian Horton flute and saxophones Ameen Saleem upright bass The Apple Juice Kid drums DJ Frane - turntables I wrote these lyrics in my head while I was walking along the train tracks from Stockholm to the suburbs seems like I always write more when Im out of the country. Kind of an ode to Brooklyn, kind of a free-floating joint with a lot of interlocking thoughts in it. I was in LA a month after we recorded this, and randomly enough, I saw Natalie Cole at a party. I considered telling her about this song, but then I figured Id better not. We A Di Don (featuring Jah Daniels) Kodiak Brinks vocals Jah Daneils - vocals Hotta Fire - vocals Kelvin Sholar clavinet Ameen Saleem - electric bass The Apple Juice Kid drums DJ Frane turntables Our take on the Jamaican soundclash tune, with Jah Daniels doing the reworked hook to an obscure Johnny Osbourne joint. The cats laced this one, no question, especially Ameen with the thick-ass bassline. I wrote the lyrics in Greece, right before the session, and we put it down in one take, based on one of Juices beats. I had to sing the chorus myself initially, before we got with Jah Daniels, in my bullshit Dave Chapelle-as-Mr-Nice-Guy-why-would-I-wear-dis-hat Jafakin accent. So for months, Id be playing people the rough mix and saying you just gotta ignore the chorus. Frontlines Kodiak Brinks vocals Kelvin Sholar clavinet Brian Tester - guitar Ameen Saleem electric bass The Apple Juice Kid drums DJ Frane turntables This is a piece from my poetry collection, genius b-boy cynics getting weeded in the garden of delights a pretty self-evident lyric, I guess, inspired by a lot of hip hop academics Ive come across over the years, and also by Gil Scott-Herons poem Brother. Word Around the Planet Kodiak Brinks vocals Kelvin Sholar electric piano Ameen Saleem electric bass The Apple Juice Kid drums DJ Frane turntables This is one of my favorite joints, probably because I wrote it the day before we put it down. The beat is based on a blues record I looped, and Juice just kills it Ive played with him longer than with anybody else, from street corners in Croatia on up, and Ive never found a better hip hop drummer. Juice has such a profound understanding of the kind of space and dynamics the music requires, and his feel is incredible. Just as all the great jazz drummers, from Elvin back to Papa Joe, had to understand how to play behind singers, Juice really knows how to complement an MC. He listens at an unparalleled level. In the last year, hes started producing too, and now hes winning all the beat-battles they have down in North Kack, so watch out for him. Bedtime Stories (featuring I Witness, Deadeye Willie Waterhouse and Flipside Nefarious of Seven League Boots) Kodiak Brinks vocals I Witness vocals Deadeye Willie Waterhouse - vocals Flipside Nefarious vocals Kelvin Sholar organ and melodica Brian Horton - saxophones Jonathan PoRap Music:
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