Member Since: 11/5/2004
Band Website: oranjmechanik.com
Band Members: Achilles Bambou- French Emcee Fornati a.k.a. Soul Sur5or- English Emcee Nick Van Axl- Bass Nathan Laramie- Drums D.J. Dr. Claw- Turntables Greg Marberry- Guitars
Influences: Public Enemy, Oxmo Puccino, Leftover Crack, Impossebulls, Regenerated Headpiece, Lonewolf, Paris, Pandemonium, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Dialated Peoples, Arsonists, Dead Prez, Faith No More, Dan The Automator, Prince Paul, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Illus, Immortal Technique, No Cash, Ice Cube (First 3 albums), Femi Kuti, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Ozomatli, Jurassic 5, Fishbone, Vernon Reid, Living Colour, Fine Arts Militia, 7th Octave, Kusef and the Mazz Muvement, Kurtis Blow, Guru, Gang Starr, DJ Babu, Blackaliscious, Gil Scott-Heron, Carcass, Acid Bath, Opeth, Residents, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, James Brown, Notorious B.I.G., The Roots, Goodie Mob, Cee-lo Green, Common, Tori Amos, Lovage, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Arrested Development, Frank Zappa, Maceo Parker, N.W.A., Mafia Trece, Mos Def, NTM, Disposable Heroes Of HipHoprisy, Speech, Otis Redding,A Tribe Called Quest, Jimi Hendrix, Soulfly, Sepultura, OutKast, Geto Boys, Ministry, John Zorn, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Rage Against THe Machine, Xerosis, Arsenik, Biz Markie, Bisso Na Bisso, Le Bilan, Neg'Marrons, 113, akhenaton, Mystik, Kheops, Pit Baccardi, Le 3eme Oeil, Fabe, Kery James, Fonky Family, Disiz La Peste, Huey P. Newton, Sly and the Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Louis Armstrong, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Brother Ali, Johnny Juice Rosado, DJ Qbert, Cypress Hill, So many that I am tired of typing them all, but mabye you get the point...
Sounds Like: French and english soul influenced rap with live instruments. Gil Scott Heron meets the Roots.
Record Label: Slam Jamz
Type of Label: None