HipHobjects - »SP1200«

»SP1200«
70 x 50 cm | 27,6 x 19,7 inch
limited edition

1987 — Initially intended as sequencer and drum machine for dance music, the SP1200 thoroughly made carrier as theee game changer in the early 90s. It is said to having ushered the sound of the golden era of hip hop. Close to „effordable“ and all in one box, but low sample rate and resolution and short sampling time demanded creativity using the limited technical circumstances. Boom Bab got its crunch from it. RZA created the 36 Chambers Wu-Tang flavor on it. Nas’ Illmatic sounds dope as it sounds because of it. Many hits were born on the SP1200 and the producers deserve their „12 bit of fame“.

"SP1200" of the HipHobjects series is a fine art offset print on rough cardboard paper by Flora at hearty 240 g/m² — FSC-certified mix of recycled papers, cotton addition and tfc-cellulose for a grippy, non-glossy and natural surface with unique fibre mottle pattern. The razor sharp duo chroma print unites the pure black followed by the signal red channel. Both smoothly blend together as the colors harmonize with the light ivory and grainy background. The black and grey'ish components are the highly detailed vector illustration which is a technical resemblance to the art of traditional copper engraving — line by line. The red components are the scanned copy of hand-carved lino-prints to combine the digital space with the analog world.

The entire effort is brought to life in cooperation with VaKo Druck, the local printing house with a decades lasting tradition in their craft and a sophisticated feeling for analog media. Thanks.