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American rapper (born 1978)
Musical artist
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
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
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
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Greenball (2001)
Greenball II (2004)
Greenball 3rd (2007)
Greenball 3.5 (2012)
Greenball 4 (2014)
Greenball 5 (2015)
Greenball 6 (2015)
EPs
Singles
"D.I.Y. Partisan" (2002) (with
2Mex )
"WMD" / "All Around" (2005)
Productions
Compilation appearances
References
^
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 . 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 .
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