Choose One
Choose One is the debut studio album from Australian hip hop group 1200 Techniques, released in June 2002. 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 ", 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
'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."Track listing
- "1200's Theme" - 3:11
- "Electro Boogie Freaks" - 7:07
- "Karma " - 4:18
- "Since I Got It" - 3:45
- "Rat City " - 4:43
- "Hard As Hell" - 4:50
- "DJ Ballbreakers Skit " - 1:04
- "Battlemaster" - 5:30
- "Cool Down" - 4:14
- "Can't Stop" - 4:04
- "Upsidedownunder" - 4:04
- "See Me Rock" - 4:39
- "DJ Ballbreakers Skit " - 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 " - 2:02
- "Cool Down"
- "Upsidedownunder"
- "Sad Girl"
- "Put 'Em Up"
- "Cool Down"
- "What Goes Around Comes Around"
- "Hard As Hell"
- "A Regal Violation #1"
Charts