10 Seconds (album)

10 Seconds
Studio album by
Jel
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)[1]
GenreInstrumental hip hop
Length56:59
LabelMush Records
ProducerJel
Jel chronology
10 Seconds
(2002) 		Soft Money
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
CMJ New Music Reportfavorable[3]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[4]
Exclaim!favorable[5]
Pitchfork6.9/10[6]
Splendid Magazinefavorable[7]
Stylus MagazineC−[8]

10 Seconds is the first studio album by American hip hop producer Jel. It was released on Mush Records on October 22, 2002.[1] The title derives from the limited sampling time of E-mu SP-1200.[8]

Critical reception

Martin Woodside of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Built from pieces, albeit very small pieces, of other people's music, Jel has created an energetic, expansive sound that is all his own."[2] He added: "Moody and atmospheric, this varied mix is remarkably cohesive."[2]

Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.9 out of 10, saying: "Although 10 Seconds doesn't break much new ground, it is a good disc, true to Jel's concept and very listenable."[6] Lisa Hageman of CMJ New Music Report called it "an impressive compilation of a beat-maker whose close attention to detail is definitely paying off."[3]

Writing for Pitchfork, Keith Fullerton Whitman said: "This record encapsulates the sort of subtle melancholy all but missing in contemporary productions."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."11. Multi Pitch"2:33
2."12. Multi Level"3:38
3."13. Exit Multi Mode"3:38
4."14. Dynamic Button" (featuring Dax Pierson and Odd Nosdam)5:24
5."Close.."0:51
6."15. Define Mix"2:23
7."16. Select Mix" (featuring Doseone)1:08
8."17. Channel Assign"4:10
9."18. Decay/Tune Select"0:59
10."Forget It"1:37
11."European4"0:38
12."..Your.."1:31
13."Changing Patterns"0:48
14."19. Loop/Truncate"2:51
15."20. Delete Sound"2:08
16."21. 1st Song/Step"0:52
17."22. Midi Parameters"2:13
18."23. Special"2:38
19."..Ears."4:35
20."Tip Unfiltered"1:26
21."Time Signature"3:42
22."Subsong" (featuring Alias)6:04
23."Auto Correct"1:23

References

  1. ^ a b "MH-208: Jel - 10 Seconds". Mush Records. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Woodside, Martin. "10 Seconds - Jel". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Hageman, Lisa (February 25, 2002). "Hip-Hop: Jel - 10 Seconds (Mush)". CMJ New Music Report: 16.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Noah (November 27, 2002). "Jel - 10 Seconds". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  5. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (May 1, 2002). "Jel - 10 Seconds". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Haywood, Brad (May 16, 2002). "Jel: 10 Seconds". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Kazman, Josh (February 27, 2002). "Jel: 10 Seconds". Splendid Magazine. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Burns, Todd (September 1, 2003). "Jel - 10 Seconds". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Whitman, Keith Fullerton (November 14, 2002). "Keith Fullerton Whitman: Ten Nice Recordings and Their Corresponding Beverages". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 15, 2018.