▁in ▁his ▁home ▁using ▁a ▁T asc am ▁ 6 4 4 ▁ 4 - track ▁rec order , ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁lo - fi ▁feel . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁t aped ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁unlike ▁his ▁first ▁album , ▁the ▁l iner ▁notes ▁for ▁Fre quency ▁J ams ▁do ▁not ▁specify ▁the ▁recording ▁period . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁One , ▁Fre quency ▁Jam ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁bl ur ry , ▁cho ppy ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁f ract ured ▁rh yth ms ▁and ▁lo - fi ▁T asc am ▁experimental ism ." ▁Rev iewer ▁Se an ▁Cooper ▁of ▁All Music ▁noted ▁an ▁increased ▁hip ▁hop ▁influence , ▁saying ▁he ▁drag s ▁" a ▁for - all - int ents ▁pur ist ' s ▁hip - h op ▁into ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁interesting , ▁invent ive ▁corners ▁of ▁instrument al ▁be ats ." ▁Similarly , ▁Ang ela ▁Lewis ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁reck oned ▁" an ▁es oter ic ▁bre w ▁of ▁hip - h op ▁and ▁electronic ▁noise ," ▁although ▁not ing ▁that , ▁as ▁" t unes " ▁rarely ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁record ' s ▁" cut - and - p ast ▁experimental ism ," ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁closer ▁to ▁avant - gar de ▁music . ▁Neil ▁K ul kar ni ▁of ▁Sp in ▁described ▁the ▁music ▁as ▁" str ung ▁out ▁on ▁dread , ▁often ▁arr h yth mic ▁and ▁always ▁stub born ly ▁und ance