Choose One
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Studio album by 1200 Techniques | ||||
Released | 14 June 2002 (2002-06-14) | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Studio | Chung King Studios | |||
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Length | 74:18 | |||
Label | Rubber Records | |||
Producer | DJ Peril | |||
1200 Techniques chronology | ||||
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Singles from Choose One | ||||
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Choose One is the debut studio album from Australian hip hop group 1200 Techniques, released in June 2002.[1] Produced entirely by band's founder, DJ Peril, the album features a mix of contemporary hip-hop, rock and electro. It peaked at No. 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
The single, "Karma (What Goes Around)", samples elements of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie" and was featured on a "World Instruments" segment of John Safran's Music Jamboree. The track "Battlemaster" contains a widely used line from the hip hop film, Beat Street.
Reception
AllMusic's Jody Macgregor rated it at three-and-a-half stars and explained "the group's guitarist Kemstar lays down a rock-solid rock riff. That unusual addition, a live rock guitarist in a hip-hop group, goes a long way towards individualizing the 1200 Techniques sound, adding an odd and sometimes surprisingly funky layer. Another thing that makes them unique is their unabashed Australian-ness."[2]
Track listing
- "1200's Theme" - 3:11
- "Electro Boogie Freaks" - 7:07
- "Karma (What Goes Around)" - 4:18
- "Since I Got It" - 3:45
- "Rat City (Action)" - 4:43
- "Hard As Hell" - 4:50
- "DJ Ballbreakers Skit (Part 1)" - 1:04
- "Battlemaster" - 5:30
- "Cool Down" - 4:14
- "Can't Stop" (featuring Kabba and Rusyl) - 4:04
- "Upsidedownunder" (Featuring Z-No-Zeen) - 4:04
- "See Me Rock" - 4:39
- "DJ Ballbreakers Skit (Part 2)" - 0:45
- "Anybody Out There" - 4:08
- "Put 'Em Up" - 4:05
- "Ready Willing and Able" - 0:41
- "Hoe Down" - 4:48
- "Don One" - 6:20
- "Andiamo (Spagetti Outro)" - 2:02
- Choose More Bonus Disc
- "Cool Down" (Wika mix)
- "Upsidedownunder" (Mack Truck mix)
- "Sad Girl" (Cool Down original)
- "Put 'Em Up" (Live from 'The Planet of Breaks')
- "Cool Down" (Extended Club mix)
- "What Goes Around Comes Around" (DJ Peril remix)
- "Hard As Hell" (Ripping Up the Set mix)
- "A Regal Violation #1" (DJ Regal remix)
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 20 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 14 June 2002 |
| Rubber Records | RUB137.2 | |
2002 |
| Choose One / Choose More | RUB137.5 |
References
- ^ "1200 Techniques". International Music Concepts. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
Choose One was released June 2002 on Rubber, with distribution through Sony Music, and became an instant radio hit.
- ^ Macgregor, Jody. "Choose One – 1200 Techniques". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – 1200 Techniques – Choose One". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2020.