high jinks
Function: noun plural
: boisterous or rambunctious carryings-on : carefree antics or horseplay (Webster's Dictionary)

ca·per [ káypər ]
noun (plural ca·pers)
1. playful jump: a playful leap or dancing step
2. playful act or trick: a light-hearted adventurous act or prank
3. questionable activity: a dangerous or naughty activity (Encarta Dictionary)

Commie Mark coined the term back in 2000 when we (Daoist Dan, Commie Mark, AWOL Raj and myself) subjected our campus to The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Cypress Hill and The Jungle Book soundtrack via bay windows and large speakers...
The members with most musical input now are Sparxillva aka Mr Critical, DJ Synchronize www.soundclick.com/synchronize , Jimajama and KP Knowledge is Power www.soundclick.com/kpknowledgeispower It must be noted that Daoist Dan now runs Psy Trance gatherings in Glastonbury...

AMP and The Highjinks and Capers Society
presents... Below the Belt; 8th April, in the Electrowerkz, Angel.

It gives the power back to the musicians and the public and takes it away from the industry. It allows the musicians to market themselves when the industry fails to. It allows the customers to see what they're missing. It allows musicians to give their music away for free without corporate restrictions. It allows customers to hear new music without paying extortionate amounts or only hear the rubbish that record labels pay radio stations to play. Also conscious Hip-Hop and nerdcore that deals with rarely discussed subjects such as 2012, the escaton, mayan philosophy, earth ascension and spirituality now has an outlet that even bypasses Hip-Hop radio stations that might not have a market for weirder artists.

We will BE the major label...

Alot of the integral members met in Keele University from the late '90s and through to 2002. Bonded by a love of skunk, eastern philosophy Hip-Hop and Drum and Bass things began to take off when we started Below the Belt at Keele. Below the Belt has since been successfully transplanted to London.
The THC society is about more than music, it is about making a notable difference in peoples lives. To this end we have incorporated the Too Much project which is a video project by Serious of the Mud Family which highlights the problems of homelessness, crime and drugs. THC also encompasses the Earth Ascendance movement and it's desire to bring about positive change through positive events and dance.

The THC is dedicated to the promotion of artists that you deserve to hear. Positive, concious Hip-Hop suffers most from the difference between the amount of media coverage given to talentless artists compared to the lack of media coverage given to the more talented and less compromising artists. Especially Hip-Hop that isn't American. To this end Low Life, PM Muzik, YnR, Jamino, and Tongue Tied Records all have our support. However, despite our honest bias for breakbeats, The Highjinks and Capers Society is dedicated to promoting all forms of music that deserves to be heard, as long as it's a form of uncompromised self expression. The THC Compilation CDs were born out of this passion for good music.

This is not a manifesto or a constitution. This is an inaccurate description of an undescribable group of people. The Highjinks and Capers Society is both bonded and driven by a love for music and a love for each other. As long as we continue to assist each other with that protection, that drive and that passion there really is no stopping us.

Synchronize says - I grew up on a lot of US hip hop, Method Man, Redman, Snoop (didn't everyone?!), Dre, De La Soul, but most influences come from Drum and Bass, especially basslines, there important on Hip Hop tunes.
KP says - Public Enemy, Task Force, A Tribe Called Quest, Jimi Hedrix, Radiohead, De La Soul, Massive Attack, Run D.M.C., Gangstarr, Wu-tang, Nirvana, Gravediggaz, Big Pun, Redman, Universal Soldiers, Mongo, Skinnyman, the list is endless.
From Psychedlic Trance to 60's Pink Floyd psychedelic rock, from James Brown to Bob Marley, from Ghostface to AIM (buy Cold Water Music. Now.) Even Frank Sinatra has been known to blaze out of the sub woofers on occasion ;)

Keele, London, Kung-Fu at the Camden Underworld (Leo and Charlie, do your thing), Fabric...

Cubase Sx, Soundforge, Sonic Foundry Acid, two Technics (you dun kno), lots of obscure records, one microphone, and a big bag of Kryptonite

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