''Choose One'' is the debut studio album from

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, released in June 2002. Produced entirely by band's founder, DJ Peril, the album features a mix of contemporary hip-hop,

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and electro. It peaked at No. 20 on the

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. The single, "

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", samples elements of Hot Chocolate's " Brother Louie" and was featured on a "World Instruments" segment of ''

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''. The track "Battlemaster" contains a widely used line from the hip hop film, ''

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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."

Track listing

# "1200's Theme" - 3:11 # "Electro Boogie Freaks" - 7:07 # "

" - 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

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1200 Techniques albums 2002 debut albums Sony Records albums