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.

Tracklist 01. 11. Multi Pitch 02. 12. Multi Level 03. 13. Exit Multi Mode 04. 14. Dynamic Button 05. Close.. 06. 15. Define Mix 07. 16. Select Mix 08. 17. Channel Assign 09. 18. Decay/Tune Select 10. Forget It 11. European4 12. ..Your.. 13. Changing Patterns 14. 19. Loop/Truncate 15. 20. Delete Sound 16. 21. 1st Song/Step 17. 22. Midi Parameters 18. 23. Special 19. Tip Unfiltered 20. ..Ears. 21. Time Signature 22. Subsong 23. Auto Correct

Release Details Release Date: 10/22/2002   Running Time: 56:59   Download/Available/$7.00 2XLP/Out Of Print CD/Out Of Print Territory: World Excluding Japan

Reviews Summary

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

Reviews

3D World / Absorb / Aiding & Abetting / All Music Guide / Alternative Press / Boston's Weekly Dig / City Pages / CMJ / Dusted / Exclaim! / FM Sound / Ghetto Blaster / Harvard Independent / Hip-Hop Music UK / Impact Press / Ink 19 / Insomniac / Interference / Interference / Mean Street / Melencholy Vibe / Mixer / Muzik / Pitchfork / Pulse / Repellent / San Francisco Examiner / San Francisco Gate / Skyscraper / Splendid / Stylus / Synthesis / The Brainwashed Brain / The Wire / Thick / Tokion / UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus / Urb / Vice / Yolk /

This is what a concept album should be. Its dedicated to the E-mu's SP-1200, the original hip-hop sampler. The album's name comes from the amount of time you can sample with the SP. Because of this limit producers were pushed to be more creative. They learned how to use every function of the SP, and innovated from there. All the songs here are named after functions and commands of the precious component. This release marks the first time I give an album from the Anticon collective must-buy status. The beats are hard, vocals are minimal and the love Jel has for this machine shines through. The Bob Marley sample is exceptionally freaked. Trip-hop and acid jazz strive to be what this Jel album is - instrumental hip-hop. All these sissy Village types and dance scene Brits figured they could do hip-hop without the attitude... but there is no hip-hop without the attitude. This album revels in its hip-hopness and you should too. - Thick