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He was but a young buck, wet behind the ears and not all that wise. But if Jeffery James Logan—Catholic-born Chicago son, one-time Chuck Berry enthusiast, junior high schooler— knew one thing, he knew that he needed to play the drums. If he knew another thing, it was that he wouldn’t get to, no matter how much angsty teen protest or sullen-eyed brooding he put into the cause, because, well, some jock kid was in better with the gym teacher.
So Jeff—the SP-1200 beatmachine master we now know as jel—took up the coronet. Thankfully, the SP found jel shortly after Christmas one high school year. He’d been helping elderly women pump gas as part of a long-term scheme to turn fuel into money into circuitry into sound. He still had the tapes from the year he fell in love with music—1989 radio broadcasts from 105.9 WGCI, The Rap Down with Franky J and Disco Dave—and had been desperately searching for a way to feed his intense attraction to beat-making ever since his first urges were denied. With cash clenched tightly in young fist, he marched to the nearest music store and happily bought the cornerstone of his entire sound: the SP-1200. Revenge on a gym teacher never felt so sweet. And jel never looked back.
The next few years were spent mostly in two places. When jel wasn’t locked away in his room with his new mechanical love, he was helping out behind the scenes at Northwestern University’s radio station. At home he’d cut, chop, record, and tap; on campus he’d pass his tapes along to local DJs and emcees that would stop by the station.
So Jeff—the SP-1200 beatmachine master we now know as jel—took up the coronet. Thankfully, the SP found jel shortly after Christmas one high school year. He’d been helping elderly women pump gas as part of a long-term scheme to turn fuel into money into circuitry into sound. He still had the tapes from the year he fell in love with music—1989 radio broadcasts from 105.9 WGCI, The Rap Down with Franky J and Disco Dave—and had been desperately searching for a way to feed his intense attraction to beat-making ever since his first urges were denied. With cash clenched tightly in young fist, he marched to the nearest music store and happily bought the cornerstone of his entire sound: the SP-1200. Revenge on a gym teacher never felt so sweet. And jel never looked back.
The next few years were spent mostly in two places. When jel wasn’t locked away in his room with his new mechanical love, he was helping out behind the scenes at Northwestern University’s radio station. At home he’d cut, chop, record, and tap; on campus he’d pass his tapes along to local DJs and emcees that would stop by the station.
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No Solution
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Know You Don't
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Nice Last
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jeffdevine wrote:
You have to see this guy live to believe it, MPC Madness. Saw him at the 3rd annual 10th Anniversary of Anticon at the Knitting Factory. Completely bad ass.
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fixink wrote:
jel is pretty good
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e_patrice wrote:
killer boiiiii
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Dr_Thunder_MD wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Gears+Of+War+2
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Mad_Sasquatch wrote:
iceeeee
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keptblue wrote:
ANTICON forevaa. you guys would love http://extlabs.com/yourinfamousharp/
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chillwithschill wrote:
Saw Jel at Cafe Du Nord last night in SF. I wish I could play the MPC live like that!
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nice!
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Chaffinski wrote:
Indiefeed, then anticon then you made me realise how much I love abstract hip hop.
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xgeorgx wrote:
very nice!
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NescafeKid wrote:
Jel's a true sound chip grenade launcher.
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gayle_grenade wrote:
He makes me want to air mpc?
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TxusMx wrote:
Soft Money is sooooooooo damn good!
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Moileviola wrote:
How was he in Subtle? On wich night? And how would you compare him to the actual drummer?
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He was great in Subtle the other night. Better than the actual drummer!
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Apollofury wrote:
He was great in Subtle the other night. Better than the actual drummer!
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OneArmedScizzor wrote:
He was great in Subtle the other night. Better than the actual drummer!
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jkdeadite wrote:
He was great in Subtle the other night. Better than the actual drummer!
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antilochus wrote:
Jel looks so crazy in pictures
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snackle wrote:
changing patterns amuse me
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