Soft Money - Jel
  • Band Name: Jel
  • Record Label: Anticon
  • Release Date: Feb 28, 2006
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Metascore
67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Summary: A member of Subtle, Themselves and 13 & God, Jel (aka Jeffery James Logan) makes his true solo LP deubt with this 12-track effort. Ms John Soda's Stefanie Bohm, Fog's Andrew Broder, and cLOUDDEAD's Odd Nosdam are among the guests.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    100
    Soft Money continues to blur the line between downtempo electronica and underground hip-hop in its own distinct, highly gratifying way.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Soft Money has a firm foundation, with SP-1200 fetishism being just one small sliver of its appeal.
  3. Almost Cool
    75
    If you like instrumental hip-hop and don't mind a few tracks with vocals (most of which are quite well done), Soft Money is worth checking out.
  4. Pitchfork
    60
    Jel's music here doesn't focus your attention to a laser-point the way Them did, but neither is it big enough to saturate it-- it lurks comfortably in the middle distance.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. AlanR
    10
    You're just scared that he's right. 50 Cent couldn't buy these beats, not that he could understand them anyway.
  2. GuillaumeP
    10
    Excellent CD. Its been a long time i haven't seen such a good cd. its like a mix of Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, and Mark Farina.
  3. LibbiL
    9
    Bangin' cd! Plus Ms. John Soda is featured on more than 1 track. You can't touch that. The beats sink in deep.
  4. MikeB
    8
    Ranges from good to very good. The vinyl is worth seeking out, great sound for low price

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