(KALEIDOSCOPE)

I can’t help it, but now anytime I see the word ‘Kaleidoscope’ I think of that Kendrick verse on the new Clipse record where he goes ‘Kaleidoscope dreams, murder and sirens’ but hey that’s just me thinking out loud!

Today, we ain’t here to talk about any of that 3. Instead, we got the latest installation to the underground. A brand new record by a man who I discovered earlier in the year, one who impressed me enough that when I saw this record appear on my Spotify I had to check it out and as expected I was pleasantly impressed! Let’s talk about it!

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the brand new record by MC Jamis and has production from Jamis himself as well as -JAZZFLEEMARKET and -Bead. 

With features from the likes of

-Moses Excelsior 

-NiVar

-Death & The Fool

-phlushd 

-J Gray

-FACES

Wow, it’s been a while that I can say I don’t recognise any of the features or beat makers on the roster which makes the listening experience that much more interesting and exciting!

Now, if we start with the production (which is 95% Jamis himself) we see him not only increase the quality of his music but also the overall performance and levels of presence!

This feels less like a rap album but more like a cinematic score of a Tarantino film! It’s dark, heavy, surreal, immersive, and haunting all in one. There are so many explosive elements presented in this soundscape that it gives off a tense atmosphere that is impossible to shake off!

For example, let’s look at the song ‘POSSESSOR’ this literally feels like the audio representation of dread and despair. You know those scenes in thriller movies right before the villain is about to kill someone or take a victory? This is the music they will play!

It’s these absolutely gorgeously eerie violin strings that have such a huge impact on the song! Considering that one instrument dominates the whole song and the song is incredibly minimal but in that lack of layers lies a powerful sonic statement that can’t be ignored! 

We have the track ‘DEERFIELD FL’ which honestly sounds like the alarm sounds you hear right before you find out your country is about to be invaded. It’s very doom-heavy and quite scary if I’m being honest (wish I wasn’t reviewing this record at night), but regardless, it’s a powerful listen but a creepy one at that.

You’ve got these manipulated ambient/violin sounds that are distorted to fuck and sound like something straight out of a horror movie. Truly amazing and disturbing all in one!

There’s even the track ‘WHERE DO WE GO’ which begins with the atmosphere of a classic trip to Italy! Until the track evolves into a further exploration into the chaotic and ambient atmosphere of long, drawn-out intense chords in loops! 

This song is incredibly interesting because your brain wants to relax listening to this, but the way it’s processed has such an eerier undertone that I can’t ignore or shake! 

To say the production on this record is memorable is a huge understatement. You probably won’t be able to sleep at night after this, but it’s memorable nonetheless!

If the production is that intense, can you imagine what the man who is both producer and MC will be on his own material? I’ll spoil it for you, he’s terrifyingly talented at maintaining the ambience of the record.

Across this 45-minute album, we hear him step into his dark realm of possibilities and produce some of the most chilling performances I’ve heard all year!

Of course, he’s got the basics perfected from the strong pen game to the clever wordplay and powerful cadence, but what separates him on here then the previous work is his unpredictable flow and delivery. 

He has incorporated a more aggressive and freelance style that makes you wonder where and how he’s going to strike next on the beat! It sounds like he’s just rapping wherever he wants and in whatever tone, style, and cadence he wants to shock the audience!

I haven’t really experienced much like it before, in some tracks he’s your traditional MC with structure and rhythm. On other tracks it’s almost like he’s a narrator to his own music and he varies his voice into different keys to fit and enhance the theme and narrative provided! He’s a fucking human chameleon and it’s truly wild.

With the various new faced features they also provided unique and original perspectives and personalities that leave a memorable touch! There was one guy on the song ‘POSSESSOR’ the second verse who stood out to me for his almost ‘XXXTentacion’ style verse it sounded dark and gloomy but stood out!

This album definitely isn’t for the faint of heart (either that or I’m a bitch) but regardless it’s as I keep saying a MEMORABLE experience that I guarantee you ain’t getting rid of any time soon! Check out below! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/36eTiMSSLWokayHziCRHsl?si=2sr1iIVURamX3gKUNVeo5w