We will not be silenced.

released 27 November 2014 
Prod. by Sly Tompson 

Prof. Dex-Vocals 
Phantom-Vocals 
Anthony DeCarlo-Guitar 
Scott Ziegler-all other instruments

BLACK MATTER

Jersey's finest export Rich Quick (@RichMFNQuick) and ILL DOOTS (@illdoots) come together to prove that there is never a good reason to not say what you have to say or not do what you have to do.

We exist. We are aware we exist. No reason to feign ignorance of our purpose, ya dig?

THE REASONS

Produced by Sly Tompson
Vocals-Phantom, Extra Tex, Rich Quick
All instruments-Sly Tompson

free download:
http://illdoots.bandcamp.com/album/the-reasons-lab-notes-ii

The Reasons (feat. Rich Quick)

Produced by ILL DOOTS
Mixed by Max Morgan

Our Own

"(Pants) Tore Up" is about the things that are passed down to us. Generationally and literally—- hand me down pants, trauma (stereotypes) and victories alike. Like the tears in our pants, our tribulations both look familiar and are entirely unique regardless (if they judge us because of them) we wear them proudly, looking good.
credits
released May 31, 2019
Recorded and Produced by ILL DOOTS
Mixed & Mastered by Jackson King
Artwork by Kate Raines @_kateraines_ on IG
Featuring Emyne @whatsnextemyne on IG

(Pants) Tore Up feat. Emyne

tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 15, 19, & 21 prod. J
tracks 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, & 22 prod. Scott Ziegler
tracks 3 & 20 prod. Delible
track 18 prod. Andrew Nittoli (aka Chubbz)
track 2 prod. BPad
track 10 prod. BPad & Scott Ziegler

y'all finished or y'all done?

Long Ass Days (feat. A.Rob & Ron Draper)

Reaction

Phantasmicsooperfrizzdefied (feat. CJ The Genesis)

written, performed and recorded by:
US
Elle.Morris
Simon Martinez
Jordan McCree
Andrew Nittoli
Scott Ziegler

additional credits:
Jon Persson, trumpet on tracks 1-5 & 8
Khemist, vocals on track 7
Michael Johnson, synthesizers on track 4
Michael Canton, narration on track 6

Mixed by Jackson King
(except track 5, mixed by Scott Ziegler, and track 9 mixed by Andrew Nittoli)
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe
Artwork by BOOG!

The Mask

Hurricane

Algorhythm

Heaven (feat. Khemist)

Black Merman

Afloat

Peaking

Dogs Bark/Family Talks

Headlock

ILL DOOTS is a collective of artists, educators, and activists based in Philadelphia; a group of individuals with different perspectives, from different places who want nothing more than to make music unfettered by the standards of the traditional and the prescriptions of the mainstream. What began in 2009 as a jam session, evolved into a dorm room mixtape, and eventually into a live band; several albums and tours later ILL DOOTS continues to hone their craft as performers and collaborators.

ILL DOOTS is on a lifelong mission to change the way our communities respond to and value music, art, and life. As a collective of arts educators, ILL DOOTS launched the I Love Learning initiative in 2014, setting up free workshops in schools, after school programs, churches and other shared spaces along their tour routes and at home. The initiative is ongoing both in Philadelphia and elsewhere.

In 2015 ILL DOOTS worked under the direction of Joanna Settle to compose and perform music for Flashpoint Theatre Company's "Hands Up", for which they received the Barrymore Award for Best Original Music. In 2016 ILL DOOTS composed and performed the Wilma Theatre's production of "An Octoroon" under the direction of Settle yet again.

Moving forward, ILL DOOTS will continue to bring more art into our communities and continue to collaborate across mediums. The intersection of community engagement as collaboration is of particular interest to ILL DOOTS and something to look for in their future works.

ILL DOOTS

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