Cleopatra's Bath Milk, by Fonke Knomaads

Cleopatra's Bath Milk

by Fonke Knomaads

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1.	We Took A Trip 02:20	lyrics	buy track
ere, come ere sit down thats it over here next to the fire i wanna tell ya- long long time before you was... even thought about there's a legend in these parts that 2 came, outta the desert, ridin on camels and they came tellin stories bout living hills that were alive and then all of a sudden, they were gone they came out of obscurity and back into obscurity, just like that they're kinda like knomaads i suppose oooh yeah oo-oo-oo mmmmmm- listen x 2 we took a trip, it was much too long we took a trip, but we all held on x 2 oooh yeah oo-oo-oo mmmmmm- listen
2.	Chicken And Watermelon 03:33	lyrics	buy track
Chicken and Watermelon x 2 Makin Fonke music is a must We took a trip and it was much too long, I found soup on a roll, with chicken and watermelon I seen the people yellin What happened to the Fonk - it went for a walk and returned home I feel the beat, to my dome My lady... she thinks me crazy I like to eat the styles from the buckwile Keith and the earlybirds, the A-K-A My momma likes the fonk-stikools Soup eats beats, Kaboobis on steroids Stereo feral, kick it on lo-fi Bulgin with hormones Huh Kinda fly Like the eagle - Blaze lit the fire Aspiring fatness, we rolled with poets The flava was voodoo they hung in the loungeroom Boomstix arose Ransom was paid There wasn't too much cash to be made That was the time of the high top fades We dropped - with - the cast, the fingers were lickin I ate the pork soup chewed the chicken juice was flowin, the days were strange The meta was basic equipment was foramative All the hedz were seeking for 16 bit - who could afford it Time for a record deal All the knew how to mix was dance hip hop was rizin soon it would overtake it became clear whose real and whose fake fatty's were dropping over the funk we're making heads began noddin seven flavours the shakedown makin fonke music makin fonke music makin fonke music makin fonke music is a must X2 Boomers were standard the 15 inches We got the brown vinyl and we bounced it Poms were playin us J's were playin us Chrissy she played that ID's were necessary No-one was doing that in any other genre Now its standard fakers was on Word was born In terra australis I shout to the crews who paved The cats who didn't sell out to raves We was just hungry for a thumper and a crowd o jumpers Soup knows that. Kaboob knows that My Brethren know that And that’s a fact Crews who rocked a fake accent were thrown back It was a curse to be wack But it was cool cos MC's formed a new skool They wanna take it and tweak Bringing the food for the beat freaks ch Soup - Cuttin solo
3.	Lift Your Lid (free) 02:56	lyrics	download
Won't You Lift your Lid? Get Up, Get Uppa x 2 Yeah lift up the lid, go'on take a good look yeah the beats are laid and the funk is played man the cuts are crazy go grab the hook if ya feelin for a lift come 'n feel it see the sun is hot see the people swayin' as the crow flies so the Soup is layin' get Soup get warmed re-awaken yeah lift up the lid for the days breakin' we got a soul-soup designed to quench up the hunger, the gap to bring down the fence and the walls let the de-vision be a re-vision embark a new misison come catch a new vision some say kitsch but I says break some say stitch but we makes a remake if ya down with the Knomaad program I feel led o say, lift up the LID Ch. Won't You Lift your Lid? Get Up, Get Uppa x 2 Won't You Lift your Lid? Get Up, Get Uppa x 2 Catch a vision for the fonk catch a vision for the jazz catch a vision for your soul chase the blues with the lid up, get up stand up be up free up the heavyweight gravitate the Spirit, put 'ol yesterday away hey the past is past and the future's bfore me the pearls comeforth from the life that paid the price payment is made, check the balance sheet coe and invade, the purpose the reason the gift is given the love is livin my Spirit is willin' my lid is lifted we are the gifted, we are the legacy he way s shifted from the self to the servin' see we got the chance to expand possibilities make shure to dance with the lid up get up GO Go go go ahead go go go ahead Ch. Won't You Lift your Lid? Get Up, Get Uppa x 2 Won't You Lift your Lid? Get Up, Get Uppa x 2 Bridge. Lift up the lid go on re-awaken Lift up the lid go on re-awaken Lift up the lid go on re-awaken Lift up the lid for, for the break x 2
4.	It Seems to Me 03:02	lyrics	buy track
It seems like the more you have the more you have to have to take care of the things you have huh - I can feel a song coming on...
5.	Souperhuman 03:18	lyrics	buy track
That's what I'm tryin' to tell you baby flush that reckid i'm a flip out a hit
6.	Style Is Worthwhile 03:17	lyrics	buy track
No I can't deal nor can't feel real if I been payin out on crews whose been sorta like lackin skills or MC thrills comparing to me, so what do I care if brther Twist packs a lisp?
7.	Snap 'Em 03:01	info	buy track
8.	Flames Over Palm Island 03:53	info	buy track
9.	Thought Rebel 03:27	info	buy track
10.	Cut To The Chase (feat. Abz & Nick Knowledge) 03:53	info	buy track
11.	High Panters Have More Fun 03:33	info	buy track
12.	A Rush For The Cochlear Implants 03:57	info	buy track
13.	How Did We Get Here? (feat. The Posse) 03:56	lyrics	buy track
I was an egg in the tum of my Mum sucked my thumb it was yum when I got out stopped cos it was dumb.
14.	Soul Spell 07:15	info	buy track
15.	Bonus Track: Brainfood (Beatroot Mix) 03:30	lyrics	buy track
Let me plant a Seed brother as a duty servant...

about

The long awaited full length debut album release from Australia's original hip hop jazz/funk crew the FONKE KNOMAADS has slammed onto the world stage.

Upon release it was named Triple J's Hip Hop Show Album of the Week. Cleopatra's Bath Milk has received positive reviews from the print and digital media around the country.

With 15 tracks of heavy funk laden hip-hop the left field crew from Australia's east coast has met expectations delivering a creamy mix of tunes in the vain of hip-hops golden years with a sound that has been compared to classics such as KMD, Native Tongues, Bizmarkie and the Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique.

Cleopatra's Bath Milk was launched on the Creative Vibes label in collaboration with SoulJourner Records, we are now pleased to present the album to you as a high quality digital download.

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released August 8, 2008

John Blake, John Riley and a cast of thousands

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Fonke Knomaads Sydney, Australia

The Fonke Knomaads formed in the late 80's released in the early 90's & have been providing raw hip hop funk ever since.

Being Influenced by Gang Starr, Native Tongues, Talking Heads, Madlib, AD, Funk Inc, The Meters, Prince Paul, Laurie Anderson to name a few the DJ Soup & TeOp have crafted product to create their own unique blend of raw funk based hip hop. ... more