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MH-208 Jel - 10 Seconds  From Mantronix to Marley Marl, the Beastie Boys to Large Professor, the Bomb Squad to Dj Muggs, and the Rza to Jel, the SP-1200 has been the most important instrument in hip-hop's short history. Named after the unit's criminally small amount of sample time, 10 Seconds pays homage to hip-hop's past without ever sounding dated. Featuring the signature drum programming and sample selection that has made him a favorite in underground circles, the instrumental format of 10 Seconds allows Jel the opportunity to structure his tracks without limitation. The result is a full-length that flows while maintaining the standard hip-hop boom-bap and is sure to go down as blueprint for future hip-hop instrumentals. |
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| An impressive compilation of a beat-maker whose close attention to detail is definitely paying off - CMJ / This is Jel at his finest - Synthesis / One of hip-hop's most innovative beat merchants - Mean Street / Instrumental hip-hop doesn't get much better than this - Alternative Press |
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| The name of this instrumental hip-hop release comes from the piece of musical gear that spawned the music contained herein: the SP-1200. An ancient (by today's standards) sampler with a sample length of a mere ten seconds, the SP-1200 is perhaps the most important tool in hip-hop history. Players like Marly Marl, the Beastie Boys and Wu Tang's Rza have proudly admitted to using the SP-1200, and many still do so. For Jel, the antiquated device was the cornerstone of the creation process for all the music on 10 Seconds, allowing him near limitless combinations of samples that flow into one seamless full-length album without sacrificing the in-the-pocket musical backbone of hip-hop. This is Jel at his finest, exploring the boundaries of original music by pushing the possibilities of what can be done with sampled music. - Synthesis |
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