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 . 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 .
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