If you sifted through all of Dr Octagenocologyst’s elements and attempted to tease out all the pertinent ones from the superfluous, you’d probably get left with only one or two songs. Earth People would definitely be included in this batch.

Earth People is a very concise, stereotyped reconstruction of the ‘Dr Octagonecologyst’ mantra. The lyrics cover a lot of range – Malpractice, space travel, recreational drug use, lecherous night-time activites, low-key broadsides directed towards Dr. Octagon’s enemies …

The production, consisting almost entirely out of synthesizers, does much to add to the song’s menacing vibe. Like all other production in the album, the production on this song was handled primarily by Kool Keith’s always dependable DJ and partner in crime – Daniel Nakamura aka Dan the Automator.