Jel (music producer)
Jel | |
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| Birth name | Jeffrey James Logan |
| Born | (1978年05月07日) May 7, 1978 (age 46)[1] Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Sampler |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | jelsmusic |
Jeffrey James Logan[2] (born May 7, 1978),[1] better known by his stage name Jel, is an American hip hop producer and rapper. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon.[3] He has been a member of Presage,[4] Themselves, Subtle, and 13 & God.[5]
Biography
[edit ]Jel released his first solo album, 10 Seconds , on Mush Records in 2002. The album is titled after the limited sampling time of E-mu SP-1200.[6] It features contributions from Dax Pierson, Odd Nosdam, Doseone, and Alias.[7]
His second solo album, Soft Money , was released on Anticon in 2006. The album features contributions from Dosh, Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers, and Stefanie Böhm of Ms. John Soda, among others.[8]
He released his third solo album, Late Pass , on Anticon in 2013.[9]
Style and influences
[edit ]Jel is primarily a producer. He is known for his use of SP-1200 and MPC2000XL to create drum beats with little or no sequencing like playing the drums live via the sampler pads.[10] He has produced numerous tracks for underground hip hop artists such as Deep Puddle Dynamics, Atmosphere, Sole, Sage Francis,[11] and Serengeti.[12]
Jel is also a rapper. He provided vocals on Soft Money[13] and Late Pass.[14] In a 2006 interview with The Skinny , he said: "What inspires me lyrically is television conversations and dope MCs."[15]
Discography
[edit ]Studio albums
[edit ]- Outer Perimeter (1998) (with Mr. Dibbs, as Presage)
- 10 Seconds (2002)
- Soft Money (2006)
- Late Pass (2013)
- Glass Cutters (2019) (with Odd Nosdam, Martin Ward & Joji Kojima as Glass Cutters)
- Will Work 4 Free (2021)
Compilation albums
[edit ]- Greenball (2001)
- Greenball II (2004)
- Greenball 3rd (2007)
- Greenball 3.5 (2012)
- Greenball 4 (2014)
- Greenball 5 (2015)
- Greenball 6 (2015)
EPs
[edit ]- The Meat & Oil EP (2003)
- Cloudlife (2012) (with Main Attrakionz and Zachg)
- Pot Holes Beat Tape (2012) (with Odd Nosdam)
- Geti Beats Vol. 1 (2012) (with Odd Nosdam)
- Foot in Sky EP (2017)
Singles
[edit ]- "D.I.Y. Partisan" (2002) (with 2Mex)
- "WMD" / "All Around" (2005)
Productions
[edit ]- Doseone - "2 Ton Can of Wupass" and "Etherial Downtime" from Hemispheres (1998)
- Deep Puddle Dynamics - "June 26th, 1998", "I Am Hip-Hop (Move the Crowd)", "Heavy Ceiling", and "Mothers of Invention" from The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel (1999)
- Sole - "Tourist Trapeze" and "Center City" from Bottle of Humans (2000)
- Atmosphere - "Free or Dead", "They're All Gonna Laugh @ You", and "Lost and Found" from Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's (2001)
- Anticon - "We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)" and "Pitty Party People" from We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes) (2002)
- Sage Francis - "Climb Trees" and "Smoke and Mirrors" from Personal Journals (2002)
- Sole - "My Head Hurts" (2002)
- Sole - "Respect Pt. 3" and "Sebago" from Selling Live Water (2003)
- DJ Krush - "Song for John Walker" from The Message at the Depth (2003)
- Mr. Dibbs - "Rhythmic Soaring" from The 30th Song (2003)
- Josh Martinez - "Deep End" from Buck Up Princess (2004)
- Prince Po - "Hello" from The Slickness (2004)
- Sole - "T.I.M." (2005)
- Pedestrian - "O Hosanna", "Arrest the President", and "The Toss & Turn" from Volume One: UnIndian Songs (2005)
- General Electrics - "Central Park (Jel Remix)" from Central Mixes (2005)
- Peeping Tom - "Your Neighborhood Spaceman" from Peeping Tom (2006)
- Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - "The Beat That My Jel Flipped (Jel Remix)" (2007)
- Skyrider - "Into the Light (Jel Remix)" from Skyrider (2008)
- Kaigen - "Counterplan B" and "Immune War" from Re: Bloomer (2011)
- Antonionian - "Another Mistral (Jel Remix)" from The War EP (2012)
- Serengeti - Kenny Dennis EP (2012)
- Serengeti - C.A.R. (2012)
- Serengeti - C.A.B. (2013)
- Latyrx - "Arrival" and "Reload" from The Second Album (2013)
- Krilla - "Devil Is in the Details (Jel Remix)" (2014)
- Pseudoubt - "Half Life (Jel Remix)" (2015)
- Pedestrian - "Volume of the Seven Seas" and "Anything" from UnIndian II (2017)
- Serengeti - Music from the Graphic Novel: Kenny vs the Dark Web (2019)
Compilation appearances
[edit ]- "Props 2000" on Strictly Indee (2000)
- "Stop (and Listen)" and "Go (Away and Think)" on Ropeladder 12 (2000)
- "Nice Last (Demo Version)" on Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004 (2004)
- "Last Decade" on Complex Volume 1 (2012)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Jel (May 5, 2018). "Jel Day Blow Out!!!". Twitter . Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Port, Ian S. (September 4, 2013). "Unsettled: Jel and the Anticon Label Celebrate 15 Years of Weirdo Hip-Hop". SF Weekly . Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Korbel, Meaghann (April 26, 2012). "Review: Jel's Greenball 3.5". Alarm. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Ali, Reyan (December 9, 2009). "Themselves - Two of a Kind: Doseone and Jel stay true to Themselves". Salt Lake City Weekly . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Holslin, Peter (March 18, 2015). "Jel Is the Mr. Miyagi of Beat Machines". LA Weekly . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Haywood, Brad (May 16, 2002). "Jel: 10 Seconds". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (May 2002). "Jel - 10 Seconds". Exclaim! . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Howe, Brian (May 9, 2006). "Jel: Soft Money". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Gieben, Bram E. (September 5, 2013). "Jel - Late Pass". The Skinny . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Korbel, Meaghann (April 20, 2012). "Q&A: Jel". Alarm. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Burns, Todd (September 1, 2003). "Jel - 10 Seconds". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Bromwich, Jonah (July 31, 2012). "Serengeti: C.A.R." Pitchfork . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Soft Money - Jel". AllMusic . Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ Martins, Chris (August 22, 2013). "Jel's 'Late Pass' Is a Dubwise Boom-Bap Dream". Spin . Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Gieben, Bram (February 15, 2006). "Jel - Anticon Founder's Time to Shine". The Skinny . Retrieved August 29, 2018.
External links
[edit ]- Jel on SoundCloud
- Jel discography at Discogs