Welcome to the Afterfuture

Enjoyed a couple tracks that had rapping but otherwise just beats

Some of the beats reminded me of drum n bass, and there are some nuggets of good ideas. But I think Ladd’s ambition outweighed his skill.

Pretty ok

It's interesting, but underwhelming at the same time. 3.

I feel like this album is what Kendrick Lamar has been trying to make. Personal enjoyment 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5

Seems ok not sure why it’s on the list though.

The ratings on this one made me think I was going to hate it, but I mostly liked this one. It's interesting experimental hip-hop.

Þetta er áhugavert, töff á köflum og svolítið meh inn á milli. Tæpur þristur.

pretty OK stuff.

Prima hoor

Whoa, I am truly not sure what to make of this recording. To me it is a unique mashup of styles, sounds, hip-hop, spoken word, science fiction, social injustice, sampling and electronica. Very raw in parts. While another album that I strongly suspect was not made with me as an audience in mind, I did appreciate the adventure in listening to it

It's an interesting album. There's a couple of tracks, Airwave Hysteria, Bladerunners, and the Animist, that I liked. Not sure I'll listen a 3rd time due to the music comp not really calling to me. 3/5!

This was intense, interesting. 5/10

Okay, it's amazingly produced, but it doesn't have the lyrics or hooks to truly grab me. It's still great - might be a grower. Think I will come back to this one.

took a while, but when it clicks this is pretty good. enjoyed how low key and simmering this is

This is a really intriguing, creative album, with a spacey, oddball sensibility that I enjoyed. Mike Ladd's vocal/flow is the least interesting part of the album. But overall this was pretty great. Fave Songs: To the Moon's Contractor, Planet 10, Takes More Than 41, 5000 Miles West of the Future, Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon, I Feel Like $100

first listen kinda a mess

I was shocked this was from 2023, it sounded so retro, '90s hip hop. And then I found out the year was wrong on Spotify. Anyway, I liked the infusion of Indian music into some of the tracks. I didn't listen too hard but I liked the protesty feel of it.

This one sounds like Sun Ra reincarnated into a rapper in the world of *Blade Runner*. +1 for sampling Gorecki's *Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs* on "Planet 10". And closer " Feb 4. '99" is quite epic and impressive. Some cuts are very original, and somehow foretell the "afterfuture" of J Dilla or Flying Lotus. Others are just messy and a little self-indulgent. And some others alternate between the two ends of that spectrum. Apart from that, Mike Ladd is an interesting figure who has dabbled in experimental hip hop and "art-rap" for decades now. He can be very good. And not only with this album, but with a lot of his other projects, at least from what I heard browsing through his discography today. I might buy second hand LPs and CDs among those... Not sure any of those records is "essential album" material, though. There's been countless decent experimental hip hop records since the nineties, from Sole to Cloudead, or from The Goats to Saul Williams. And I can't see why Mike Ladd should be singled out in that league, instead of all the others. 1001 is too small a number for that, and we have other genres to take into account. That said I'll leave the door open to Mr. Ladd as of now. We'll see if I warm up even more to his music later on... 3/5 for the purposes of this list. 8/10 for more general purposes (5+3) Number of albums left to review: 172 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 361 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 208 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 263

This is a solid but unspectacular example of 90s hiphop, except it's from 2015 and melded with a load of electro and synth. And I think that makes it better. Maybe the beginning of the album is less good, maybe it took me a little while to get into it, but I enjoyed the second half more than the first. Think it really embraces the trippy psychedelic side then, which I prefer to the straight-up hiphop. Definitely drags a bit (more towards the middle than the end), we didn't need over an hour of this. Think it just squeaks a 3.

At first I didn't like this. Then as it went on it grew on me more and more. The concept here is A+ for sure, very experimental sounds, the rhymes are interesting and surprising touching on some cool themes. It didn't quite come together enough for me to really love it but I'm glad to have heard it and don't really get the hate for it here.

Interesting alternative hip hop beats that veer into psychedelia, some lead the songs whil others support Ladd’s rapping. Ladd’s raps are hard to keep up with and keep you guessing - surprising cadences and strange rhyme schemes with lyrics teetering a border between academic pontification and psychotic ramblings. There are some really cool moments that immerse me, but not always consistent and interesting enough to hold my attention. I’d need to revisit this one more and I think it will grow on me - there’s a lot to unpack here.

Moody electronic/hip hop with nice non-distracting beats. The 10-minute song To the Moon's Contractor was amazing, but everything after it sounded worse in comparison dragging the whole thing down. Stand-out: Takes More Than 41

Tribe called Quest vibes

I'm surprised to see an album with so few Spotify plays show up on this list. The top track is Bladerunners with ~200K plays, and everything else is 50K or less. This might be the lowest so far. Still, I liked some of the grooves/beats.

Reminded me of the Avalanches, some of Dan the Automator's work, or Deltron 3000 (speaking of Dan). It wasn't the worst, but wasn't better than either of those later groups--this was more repetitive, the mixing seemed off or done poorly in that the vocals often seemed quieter than the pseudo-futuristic beats, and just not nearly as catchy. Maybe more like a 2.5/2.75, but will round up since I didn't hate it.

#215. This album starts out strong, but then kinda drags for a while. It seriously could have benefited from being like 20 minutes shorter. 3/5: it's alright

Ok, a little bit like a DJ Shadow album with rapping over the top. Not going to return but a pretty good listen.

This was pretty good. But it’s not my fave genre.

Nothing special

Was cool to see El-P on track 5. This sounded pretty experimental and probably ahead of its time in 2000. Really digged some songs and their sound while I could forget others. I don't think I'll be back but lands in a solid 3.

Pretty good rap. It’s not really anything special, but it was fine to listen to in the morning. That’s it again I’m not being good at writing reviews lately

The epitome of backpack rap

Weird but in a good way. Would listen to again if I was stoned.

Takes a few songs to get into the weird production style but feels pretty unique and trippy

Didn't mind it

I hadn't heard of this album before. Pretty enjoyable.

Aika hyvä.

Sonically it was awesome.

Enjoyed his experiments with sound. A surprisingly good listen.

It's... alright? Not something I would really recommend.

A very unique sound. I really enjoyed a lot of it, but there was just enough that I thought was too out there or too avant garde that I am not sure I would go back to it again.

An interesting conscious hip hop / almost spoken word album. I really enjoyed the beats and tracks, many which reminded me of MF Doom, and the deeper, more political and meaningful lyrics. I haven't ever heard of Mike Ladd before and really couldn't find much about him which was a little confusing. Maybe he just doesn't have that main stream appeal?

Very interesting beats!

Interesting stuff.

Está bastante bien, de a ratos hay sonidos y bases muy buenos

I was fully prepared to hate this album but didn’t. 3.2

Too artsy for me. He’s obviously good, but not my vibe. No 1 st carries the album honestly, can’t hate too much though so it gets a three

3.5 if I had the option.

This is kind of a weird inclusion for this book lol. I've literally never heard of Mike Ladd or Welcome to the Afterfuture before, I wonder how much cultural impact this album actually has had. I kinda liked it though.

Weird concept album reminds me of

Pretty good stuff

I expected worse but was not blown away

Rap

Notable track: Bladerunners, No. 1 St.

Well done freestyle rap. Artist enounciated clearly which allows me to appreciate the story

For the older people, you remember when the Internet was still relatively new? Where hip hop artists would put music on all sorts of websites like Newgrounds or whatever and they were raw, kinda wacky, and kinda bad? Many songs on this album remind me of that. There are good beats here but the Mikes flow isn't up to par. I'm glad I heard this though, it's so close to being good. Unlike a lot of albums in this site, I can see why this is here

Definitely the most unique spin on the late 90's jazz and hip hop blend. Brilliant blend of instrument and samples combined with electronic instruments. Love the dynamics. Mike Ladd is a total MC with some pretty unique word play and rhyme schemes.

Interesting album. Fun concepts and lyrics but it just doesn't hit right and I don't understand why this is/was on the list.

Öka i Spotify år 2023... Man kan inte klaga för inte hitta album. Beats och produktion är trevlig men då Mr. Mike öppna han mun, jag kommer att bli mycket arg. Jag hatade honom ljud heh... Låt oss fortfarande vara objektiva, med dåliga hörlural jag tycker om det hela sak.. Jag kan inte beklaga... tree kautta femma... planet 10

Interesting. Needs another listen I think

Definitely flashes of lyricism that I liked but as a whole is a style of hip hop that is just very dated.

There's not much info that can be found about this album that warrants its inclusion on this list. Ladd's album is not original (not that there is a problem with it), it doesn't signify any new ideas in HipHop that haven't been already done-and better. 2.5/5.

Hip-Hop from 2000. Hip hop? Really? Mike Ladd is from Boston, MA, USA. I would have figured he was British because he was on this list, and I never heard of him.... Oh, wait, he's based in Paris... that explains it! I liked: 5000 Miles West of the Future, 3.5

Moody, atmospheric.

Mixed so so

Really cool, should put it on the background some time. Would be 3.5 if i could rate it that

5000 Miles West of the Future- 4.1/5 Airwave Hysteria- 3.9/5 Planet 10- 3.7/5 Takes More Than 41- 3.5/5 Bladerunners- 4.3/5 No. 1 St.- 3.9/5 To the Moon's Contractor- 2.3/5 I Feel Like $100- 4.7/5 The Animist- 4.1/5 Red Eye to Jupiter (Starship Nigga)- 2.7/5 Welcome to the Afterfuture- 3.8/5 Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon- 2.6/5 Feb. 4 '99 (For All Those Killed by Cops)- 3.4/5 Total- 3.6/5

To be honest, I didn't expect a hip hop album from a guy named Mike. But yeah, it was just ok. The jazzier influences felt here were nice, and some of his rhymes made me laugh. But the more electronic elements here didn't do much for me. And -- I've said it before, and I'll likely say it again -- why does every hip hop album need to be over an hour long?? It's too long!!

3.5 really

Not quite sure what I feel about this one yet; I think I need more time, and more listens for it to settle in first. I'm going to give it a 3, because I quite enjoyed it, but I think that could change by +/-1 in the future

Interesting hip hop but not my taste

1. "5000 Miles West of the Future" - Love this track - the pauses, lack of continuous rhythm and odd drum pattern all chime with the idea of broken continuity in the lyric. Genius! 2. "Airwave Hysteria" - funky beats and scratches, list of mad-making media mess. Better out than in lad. 3. "Planet 10" - More funky weirdness. Very chill. 4. "Takes More Than 41" - found the clipped kick drum sample annoying. Interesting, slidey synths, soft and rearranged. 5. "Bladerunners" - "replicants AKA refugees". More weirdness - constant flow of lyric, in time, but rhymes on spurious beats. 6. "No. 1 St." - Abstraggadocious rhymes. 7. "To the Moon's Contractor" - very pleasant sonic disorientation. 8. "I Feel Like $100" - Didn't do much for me. 9. "The Animist" - loop reminded me of Squarepusher. All this after future is getting a bit too postmodern for me. Can I get a narrative? 10. "Red Eye to Jupiter (Starship Nigga)" - more braggadocious nonsense, but at least it's proper nonsense. 11. "Welcome to the Afterfuture" - title track. Can't hear it - noise to signal ratio on this track and album as a whole has tipped towards noise. 12. "Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon" - nice loop, some rhythmic interest in second half. 13. "Feb. 4 '99 (For All Those Killed by Cops)" - strong. Like the texture, lyric very oblique. Great crescendo. Overall, glad I heard it - lad (Ladd) is trying something new. Some ace moments. Proper art, this.

Afterfuture's appropriate enough time description. The rest of the concept is unfortunately half-baked. Company Flow feature caught the eye but not the ear. Sprawling, rickety hip-hop projects have a special place.

Pretty good album. Was it a little distracted whole listening. Could go up a half star on relisten. Solid 3/5 maybe more.

Innovative

Although I liked this album, again I have to question why an album that is not even a year old is on the list when there are easily thousands of albums that were release before that could have gone on the list. What makes this album more notable? I liked the instrumentals, and "The Animist" was pretty good as well. But then I get into "Starship N***a" and I'm like "Wait, what?" That last track "Feb. 4 '99" is just an amazing piece of vitriol towards the system. I didn't dislike it. I liked it even more with a second listen, but I just don't see why this is more worthy.

This album starts off great - the first two songs have wicked funky beats. From there, it was up and down. Songs like Planet 10, Takes More than 41, To the Moon's Contractor, and I Feel like $100 had too much experimentation and airy beats (and annoying voice modulation on the first two). Songs like Bladerunners, No. 1 Street, Red Eye to Jupiter, and Welcome to the Afterfuture had some excellent rapping (fast, clever rhymes) but lyrics that at times would make a prostitute blush. When those lyrics weren't about sex, I was intrigued. When they were about sex, I was embarrassed. Still they were generally some of the better songs. Feb 4, 99 had the most poetic and stinging lyrics. All in all, very good lyrics (with some hiccups), a decent futuristic theme throughout (though I didn't always love the beats that came with it), and inconsistent delivery. Feels like 3.5 at best even if it was a nice surprise.

I had no clue as to what this was going to be. I enjoyed it, it's interesting to hear samples other artists from that period used in a new way.

Enjoyed it enough to give it 3 stars. Great job Mike.

Ahead of it’s time probably… I think he’s trying too hard 🤷🏼‍♀️

Really good beats but OK lyrics

Kk random maar zeker niet bad ofz 2.5

Weirdly sinister, not that enjoyable but it was very interesting. 2.75

The opening songs are okay for me.

i need to listen to this more to get into it.

I really like the idea of this album (and how nice was it to get something other than 3 men with guitars, a drummer and singer?). I felt it fell short by not having any obvious catchy hooks or chorus.

That was a thing I listened to. It was ok, gave it one listen but wasn’t really my thing.

3.5 - It's a long and meandering hour of spaced out beats and laid back MC'ing, not without some interesting moments. "Bladerunners", with its clinical rhymes about female anatomy and cunnilingus, sounds like a send-up to Dr. Octagon. I like the interplanetary imagery on songs like "Planet 10", as well as spacey instrumentals like "I Feel Like $100." It's just too bad that this record waits until its very last track, "Feb. 4 '99 (For All Those Killed by Cops)" to express feelings about anything real and immediate. And what an arresting track! I wish Ladd had spread some of that energy to add strength and backbone to the rest of the record that feels dopey in comparison.

Started okay and then just dragged in the latter half. Again could have cut 20 minutes and had a nice solid record. It has aged better than other rap albums on here so there is that.

Ensimmäinen kuuntelukerta meni ohi ja tokalla pääsi vähän kiinni. En pidä mestariteoksena ja nostaisi millekään top listalle. 2,75*

Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.

Pretty eclectic piece of abstract hip-hop. A lot of open space in the songs however. I feel like this could’ve been polished a lot

Weer zo'n artiest waar we nog nooit van hebben gehoord. En dan begin je toch zonder verwachtingen. Ik begrijp wel waarom dit geen mainstream succes is, het lijkt namelijk niet echt op de andere rap of hiphop die je op de radio hoort of hoorde in die tijd. Het is experimenteler, met name met geluiden en beatjes. Ik vind de hele sfeer die in het album zit een stuk prettiger dan de gangstarap uit diezelfde tijd. Dit gaat meer richting elektronica, triphop, zelfs een beetje lounge. Ik kan het best goed aanhoren.

Interesting album with some very good tracks on this one. I like the blend of styles here, and my ears were often drawn in and held there quite well. I'll have to listen to more of his work.

This was better than I expected by a rapper from Massachusetts. Overall it felt like a step below the linkin park verses by Mike shinoda. Overall the beats were pretty good and the lyricism was better than I thought. Not nearly as good overall as the ll cool j album I just had but this was a decent album. 6.3/10

This one is new to me. Never heard of Mike Ladd before. Definitely a new and fresh sound. I like it. 3/5

A rather eclectic and interesting record, a few different things emerged during my one and a half listens

i don’t know, seems kind of interesting but it just didn’t grab me that mich

Actually fairly dope 3.5/5

Been a while since I heard any of his stuff. He's alright. Not sure why this album is any more important than some of his contemporaries.

This had to have been a mistake. - "Hey put that one 2000 underground hip hop album with electronic influences on the list" - "Oh, you mean the Mike Ladd album?" - "No, I mean Deltron 3030 you fucking idiot. Who the hell is Mike Ladd?" - "Whoops, too late. I accidentally put the Mike Ladd one. Can't be undone." How did they even dig this up? I can barely find any info on it on the Internet. It doesn't even have the album cover on Wikipedia, the songs barely have 10k plays on Spotify and the entire album has only 300 ratings on RateYourMusic (about 3 times less than that one album that's just an hour of porn recordings). Okay, this was pretty alright I guess. It's definitely no Deltron 3030, but I'm still glad I got to listen to it. A bit too bloated and long. The rapping parts aren't as good as the atmospheric parts - good thing they spend a considerable time exploring those cool soundscapes, because that's when the album is at its best. This whole thing should have just been an ambient trip-hop album. Man's not a very good rapper.

Good but not as good as Prefuse 73

Never heard this person before. Okay Hip Hop.

Started off hot, kind of lost me along the way. Interesting album rather than a regular listen.

Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.

Kanske försöker vara nyskapande men fortfarande bättre om man tar bort pratsjungningen.

Hip-hop no tan clásico, sí con otro tipo de ritmos y acompañamientos. Aun así, reivindicativo.

Typical turn of the century/start of the millennium hip-hop which is not an awful thing. Welcome to the Afterfuture is apt from the title down to the music, which blends minimal boom-bap with surprising detours to downtempo ambient in a little over an hour of nonstop creativity. Favorites: 5000 Miles West of the Future, Planet 10, Bladerunners, No. 1 St, To the Moon's Contractor, I Feel Like $100, The Animalist, Red Eye to Jupiter, Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon, Feb. 4th '99.

Best Song: No. 1 St. Nice chill, relaxed flow over a sweeping backing instrumental. Nice. Worst Song: Takes More Than 41. Sometimes a song can be so lo-fi that it just sounds underbaked, and lemme tell ya, this puppy's raw. Overall: It's pretty nice lo-fi hip hop. Does some nice weird conceptual stuff, but never gets too outlandish that it becomes unlistenable. Best for chill, background music.

I probably need to listen to this a couple more times to fully understand it, but I *would* listen to it a couple more times

Some cool stuff, collabs with company flow was dope.

Just okay and decent in general

I had never heard of Mike Ladd, I'm not into hip-hop. I don't actively seek it out so I'm not surprised. Nothing extraordinary here, the beats are fine and most of it was listenable, it makes for decent background music and the best I can say is I didn't not like it. Not essential for me.

Thought this had a really great sound. An album made in 2023 but def feels like they made it in the 90s.

Didn’t have much time to focus on this one. Good and chill instrumentals though!

When I listen to rap lyrics I usually have three thoughts. 1) yeah, I guess I agree, the system sucks. 2) gross, no one needs to hear about this. And 3) why are you writing a song about this? This album was way more 1 that 2 and 3, and had the bonus of being musically competent.

Meh

It's spaced-out, trippy, vibe does set it aside from other hip hop that has appeared on the list but I'm torn between whether or not that makes it better or worse. Next.

Not as good as I hoped it'd be

Productions a 4, vocals a 2 if I’m being generous. Let’s call it a 3.

Chill, futuristic space-rap in the same vein as Deltron 3030, Funcrusher Plus, or A Better Tomorrow (all of which have criminally been missed off this list). Instrumentally great, but a lot of tracks drag on longer than they should.

Started out pretty good, but way too long with little of interest

Rap

Slick trip hop/intellectual rap, nice international samples, clever lyrics

Middling hip-hop record - on the intellectual side it's interesting but on the other hand clinical and devoid of too much emotion.

I think I've given rap music a fair chance and I've decided it's just not really my thing

This was good, kind of spooky at times but a well rounded album

Imagine looking at a black and white picture, simple isn’t it? Then imagine that black and white picture slowly turns into a picture with colour, gets a bit more complex! That’s what it’s like listening to this album.

this felt like it could have been great but was hamstrung by subpar production

Solid hip hop album. Slower paced, has lots of electronic elements. More something I would enjoy in the background instead of listen to actively. Standout is "Bladerunners"

It's funny, his third song "Planet 10" feels like was made by Marc Rebillet. There are some good songs, some really irritating.

Enjoyed this one a lot. Definitely deserves another listen

Not on Spotify so it was hard listening to the entire thing but what heard was

"Welcome to the Afterfuture" is the second full-length album by American hip-hop musician Mike Ladd. The album is recognized as one leading cutting edge hip-hop into avant garde and non-western traditions. I also put some of this music just plain in the experimental category as well. Lyrically this album can be somewhat all over the place but there are recurring themes of police states, a new world order and anti-imperialism. "5000 Miles West of the Future" begins things with heavy keyboards transitioning into more ambient music. Ladd talks and the mood is that of dread. It has a future sound. Jazz horns end things. Swirling strings and Hindu-type chants give "Airwave Hysteria" a totally different vibe. There's more funk with the keyboards. Dense rhyme content going into a history of imperialistic violence. The third song "Planet 10" slows things down a bit is no less weird. Slightly more soulful. A deeper male voice. A synthed-out female voice. Ambience with space sounds. "Where are we going?" "Bladerunners" features Company Flow and has string samples and a slow, funky groove. More traditional hip-hop rap. But, the lyrics keep the weirdness going describing a bad ass sexed-up dude and then goes into a political rant about police states. "Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon" caught my attention with the Shaft-like drum beat. Ambient synths smooth things out. The album ends with "Feb. 4 '99," spoken word lyrics talking about the future of money, woman and computers. A drone background. A clock-ticking beat with high-pitched keys. One of the best songs on the album. This album was a decent listen. It starts and ends strong. Things were always kept interresting.

I had never heard of Mike Ladd. This is quite unlike any other hip-hop album aI’ve heard. The soundscape is unique - sometimes the backing is orchestral, often strings dominate. The beats sometimes dominate (5000 Miles West Of The Future). It can be funky (The Animist). Drums can dominate (Wipe Out On The Wave Of Armageddon). Sometimes the track is frenetic (Red Eye To Jupiter) & sometimes slow (Takes More Than 41). Sometimes you just focus on the words (For All Those Killed By Cops). My favourite line is from the title track : “I got swallowed by a record label In the tower of Babel”. Really enjoyed this.

Buhangin

I'm not a hip hop fan at all, but this was really interesting. The term I want to use to describe this is "progressive hip hop." Very interesting, innovative, and different from any other hip hop I've heard. I wish it was available on Spotify - I would definitely listen again. 3 stars.

C'est special et quekque chansons se demarque beaucoup dur este de l'labum. J'ai bien aimé 3.5

ce fut parfois intriguant bien que démesurément long

Good stuff. Nice beats throughout

Not on Spotify so cba. Listened to the first two songs on YT. Sounds pretty nice.

It’s hard to say a great deal about an album which never stays the same course for very long. But nevertheless I enjoyed the eclectic mix of moody ambient funk and trip-hop on offer here. A really great record which I’ll be seeking out on vinyl.

I have now been assigned 2 Hip Hop albums this week that are decent but not available on Spotify, what are the chances? It either tells me I need to virtue outside of streaming and listen to new music on YouTube, or to not trust streaming itself. Aside from 1st world problems, the production is pretty neat as the beats and backing tracks are smooth and cool. Not a fan of Mike Ladd's rapping and lyrics as it is quite mediocre, but didn't ruin the album.

A very pleasant album to listen to, although that probably wasn't the intention (not fully, at least). It reminded me a little the Deltron 3030 album - both taking place in a future (or use future as a driving mechanism) to rap about current issues. I think this is a really good idea, it gives you a different perspective on the matter of things. It is such a Terra Incognita in music as of yet. Mike Ladd had a small contribution to the subgenre with his album Welcome to the Afterfuture. It's a hip hop album with quite few instrumental bits, like prominently "The Moon's Contractor". It's a very atmospheric track, nicely fitting into the whole theme of the album, but also defending itself on its own. The real highlight of the album is the closing track, a sort of an anthem, that is still very much important and valid - "Feb. 4 '99 (For All Those Killed by Cops)". It's a really great song, with interesting, important and quite moving lyrics. Unfortunately, rest of the album is not on par with the best tracks and I had mixed feelings about it. I definitely like the beats much more than the rapping style in general. I didn't like any of the guest appearances, and those songs bring the overall experience down in my opinion. Good idea, but mixed result.

This is interesting, although I wouldn't go as far as compelling. I didn't think I'd like it. It grew on me. I'll probably consider listening to it again, but it won't be soon.

Did not like the start, but the album grew on me as it went on.

Has cool Parys. Feel like it could get better on another listen, which I didn't have time for today. Will revisit this album

Yes. Interesting for sure. Would listen again but equally would be ok not to.

Dins la miríada innecessària de discos de hip hop de la llista, aquest se salva per la seva originalitat. Diferent, intel.ligent, amb unes bases prou engrescadores i unes lletres pròpies d'un catedràtic, com és l'autor

Too bad it isn't on Spotify. I liked this album and the beats is very much my type of hip-hop. I've never heard about Mike Ladd before and it was better than expected.

Cool usage of samples and musical styles together with nice flow. Unfortunately I really did not feel it today, so I have to give 3 stars. 3 is minimum for music I can respect, but I can't give more, because it did not hook me.

I wouldn't complain about this as background music, but I also wouldn't seek it out again. I enjoyed Mike's use of samples and synths though.

Exploring, pushing, and in some places blasting past the established boundaries and assumptions of hip-hop at that time. How this guy and his collaborators were able to capture the sound of 20 years of hip-hop music to come, is really amazing.

Love the angry racial sci-fi.

I mean... it's okay. It's hardly an album that you need to listen to before you die though is it? It's not groundbreaking or mindblowing - this is all (so far) the same kind of shit I've heard before. It builds off people like Shadow & Dr Octagon and doesn't really beat out its own trail along that path... for my money.

Can't find the Album. Neither in Spotify, nor in Amazon Music

Not sure why its in the book, but I enjoyed listening

I totally understand why some rappers get annoyed at how retarded a lot of lyrics in their genre are, but surely this isn't the answer. He just rapped through some kind of lab experiment as a metaphor for fucking - that's going a bit too far. It's also too long, but that's pretty much every rap album - especially in the 00s. Extra points for the Rutger Hauer line from Blade Runner and something about Tribbles, though. Very torn on this overall. I appreciate the IDEA but the execution isn't my thing. 3/5.

Nice, relaxing. Even if it was released over twenty years ago, it still has certain elements that make it sound futuristic. Think I appreciate the instrumentals more than I do the tracks with a guest rapper on them. It's good mood music, with the mood being "walking around in a light drizzle while stoned". Favorite tracks: "Bladerunners", "To the Moon's Contractor"

Never heard of him, interesting production, didn't mind it

An interesting breakbeat/hip-hop LP from the beginning of the aughts. Not every track is a winner (the guest features are downright bad and some songs easily date themselves to the time period), but most present a mix of electronic production and wordplay that's engaging and enjoyable. Wish this was on US Spotify, there were a few tracks I really vibed too and would drop in my heavy rotation

I may have been a bit overenthusiastic while listening to that one. It's really good and it makes for a nice surprise since I didn't know Mike Ladd at all, but there are some flaws. The MC is rather generic and the album os too long for its own good. The last 3 tracks were a bit too much for me. Still, there are some really great ideas on that album, the atmosphere is great, really reflective of the 2000's sound but with a jazzy touch, thanks to the cello parts. So yeah, I like it, it's good abstract hip hop that certainly deserves more recognition, but I'm not sure if I would say it's an essential listen.

I can't explain its presence on this list, but it was way more enjoyable than expected. Very unconventional hip-hop with a Midas touch of experimentations. I wouldn't say it's a must, but it was a very interesting discovery!

Interesting gem of hip-hop. I really dont know that much of that genre, so I'm not the best judge, but I found it different than the usual 90's hiphop. It's seem like there was more research and they went to some area that suprise me. They took inspiration from jazz, rock and merge it well.

interesting album

Ladds ladds ladds

I very much enjoy the sort of left field hip hop labels like Def Jux were pumping out in the 2000s so I'm not sure how this album passed me by until now. I actually listened to it twice today as it still passed me by on the first listen. Second time round it did click though and I suspect it is a grower, I'll definitely go back to it at some point. That said, I can't see it every being one of my go tos of the genre. If this has made the list, I am very much looking forward to the big hitters of the era (hello Funcrusher Plus, The Cold Vein, Fantastic Damage, Operation: Doomsday, Labor Days, Madvillain etc) making an appearance in the days and weeks to come.

I'm generally here for experimental hiphop. It's the dark corner where hiphop goes to try out new flexes and find new vibes before bringing it out into the lights for folks to look at. I think Mike Ladd did a good job here for the most part. The beats are avant-garde and the flows are non-standard. He's trying things, you know? I love that for him. Unfortunately, every track feels like our mad Ladd was trucking down a path towards something great and then... stopped short of crossing the finish line. Everything feels incomplete. And that extends to the lyrics, unfortunately. I was hoping for some significant social commentary. What I got was same-same, lazy, middle-of-the-pack verses. Half-assed and boring. Which sucks because what's here COULD have been so much better. The foundation is there. Shame, really.

Interesting poetry, music sounds like UNKLE/Mo-Wax. A rapper/poet who is also interested in the music, so lots of rap-free periods. A revelation and pleasant surprise. Good music. Will listen again, could be a high 3.

It was an interesting album. I did enjoy.

Rubbish

Like the futuristic sound. Another artist I have never come across before.

I like the beats but I don't like his voice so I'll split the difference and call it a 3. He doesn't sit well in the mix and sometimes sounds like he's just reading poetry over music rather than actually flowing with the beats. It ends up leaving me feeling exhausted.

I think I like it?

Well it's very different and I enjoy appreciate the creativity. I liked it.

Really cool, fresh ideas here that just needed a little more time to really come to fruition. If this had been given more work in the studio to trim down and polish it really could have been great.

So he is fusing hip hop and avant-garde. I guess someone had to try it but I'm not sure the experiment paid off. Did it?

Another interesting selection. This didn't sell much, was overlooked by the critics and it's main legacy is that it's on the 1001 list. That said, it's fairly interesting. I like the production, there's some adventurous samples, but the way he brings them in sounds pretty lo-fi. A lot of instrument playing is going on and not too much rapping. A bonus.

This was a nice surprise. I listened to it twice and found it Multi-layered and nuanced. I liked the more atmospheric and experimental tracks more.

I’ve never even heard of this, and it’s not terrible. I thought I knew all the deep in the cut underground hip-hop? It’s kind of like a poor man’s Kool Keith Dr. Octagon mashed up with Masta Ace’s Disposable Arts. It looks like it came out right between those albums too; so dare I call it the missing link? Anyway, I’m having a harder time connecting to this album then say those two above albums I mentioned. I don’t think I’ll listen to this again, even though it’s got some straight up legends on it, like El-P.

I was impressed by this album, actually. I was negatively affected by a group member's thoughts, but I try to go in with an open mind. I'm not sure if I'd listen to this album again, but it had some cool sounds! "To the Moon's Contractor" in particular stuck out to me. There was some lovely Indian music on this album, which was a wonderful nod to some of his upbringing in India. All lyrics were very enunciated, I had no problem hearing all lyrics, which was so important in "Feb 4 '99 (For All Those Killed By Cops)". That song title alone! I was impressed by his lyrics in this song in particular. Lyrics were crafted brilliantly with metaphors!

Wasn't really in the right head space for this one today and I think I might like it better on a day when I can pay more attention. It blended into the background...until it didn't, which was either because of explicit lyrics or lyrics about religion or Space 1999. I liked most the songs about multiples of 10 --- 5000 Miles West of the Future, Planet 10, and I Feel Like $100.

Thought I wouldn’t like this but it wasn’t bad at all. Decent rap with overtones of Disposable Heroes.

Loucura.

Had never heard of Mike Ladd before but I quite enjoyed this album. Interesting rhymes and production, would listen again. 3.5/5 stars

Could always use with some underground hip hop. Very avant-garde and lofi, taking unconventional samples and applying them through chamber-like electric filters. First few songs are pretty decent, impressive raps with really nice beats, then dips from there with some highlights. It's very much dated, using primitive tools that would pale in comparison to what you or I have at our free disposal, but it's creative and consistent nonetheless. Props for having a song titled the day my best friend was born.

5/10 I don’t care for this style of rap much, but there were some interesting sections and the beats were pretty nice.

6/10.

Kind of interesting hip hop album though it didn't really hook me in.

This is a record that demands attention. Like Michael Franti, Mike Ladd turns his lyrical venom towards systemic issues and not towards the typical gangsta style that makes up much of the mainstream hip hop. There's an interplanetary thread that runs through the album that examines the dystopia we're creating, which I think is a decent idea to elevate the lyrics and tie all this together to a concept. Afterfuture is not a bright one. Airwave Hysteria may be the only total miss on this one. I guess electronic music people might like it? But will they like it for 11 minutes?

Well at first I really wasn't into this, then it grew on me a little then I bloody loved the last song! Really confusing. The final song was a 4/5, but the rest of it was mixed for me. Hard to know what to put!

Not bad at all, had some catchy beats and sounds but a little bit long and samey for my liking but would be happy to hear again.

It samples other songs and mixes other sounds and lyrics. It was decent. I don't think that any of the songs were that memorable. I did not feel the need to skip any songs and I did not wish any of the songs to end.

Ging alle kanten op, maar bleef toch interessant. Einde halen bij een plaat zoals dit zegt vaak al wel genoeg.

Dit was moeilijk te duiden. Een aantal erg interessante nummers. Heel divers. Maar er zaten er ook een handvol tussen die ik met knarsende tanden door moest skippen. Eigenlijk 2,5 ster, maar ik ben in een coulante bui dus rond ik het naar boven af.

Begon veelbelovend, werd raar, werd anders. Allerlei stijlen. Al met al best leuk.

Good Enough to keep my attention. Highlight Tracks: 5, 6, 11, 13

unfortunately I think a lot of hip-hop suffers in my ratings because i don't pay as close attention to lyrics, especially when I'm listening to these 1001 albums at times. This had cool moments, but never gripped me. Likely due to not hearing lyrics as closely, but hey, that's me.

interesting beats on this one, almost reminded me of the latch brothers from jet set radio but I couldn't latch on to any of these songs. Was cool to hear through though!

At first blush, I thought this was some random British bloke doing a bad impression of hip hop. Then I learned he was signed to Def Jux and has features from El-P and Company Flow on here. So he's valid? It started weird and stayed weird, but the kind of weird that I settled into. Not something I would seek out, and I'm not sure how much I'll return to what I liked, but there were a few gems on here. Favorite tracks: Bladerunners, The Animist, Feb 4 99, Airwave Hysteria. Album art: Can't tell what I'm looking at, but I like it. The font is great, and the Japanese script on the left is cool too. 3/5

Couldn’t really get into it, the beats are boring at some point. I see the influence in triphop and all that, also the good lyrics but will not be listening to it again

I'm not very familiar with Mike Ladd, but I do like the beats.

Not bad. I'm a little surprised I haven't heard of this rapper before, I've explored a lot of underground hip-hop from this era. This wouldn't be one of my first choices to represent the genre/era... My one big complaint about this album is that none of the beats really hit hard enough. The whole album has a frustratingly ethereal quality, like aural blue balls.

Really interesting weird hip hop, sounds like Deltron 3030. Can't believe i'd not heard of him

Niet al te aandachtig beluisterd maar het was wel leuk met momenten.

Rap even beluisterd

I liked the beats, but I couldn't find my way into the lyrics of the song. Partly very difficult music to relax to. (5/10) Favourite Track: Bladerunners

It was okay

I liked it, but seeing as it's 1001 albums you must listen to before you DIE... I would have rather seen something along the lines of CoFlow or FanDam or something by Automator. I think those are more influential and frankly, better examples of this style of hip-hop.

Interesting chill hip hop. Kind of gives me Radiohead or Dan the Automator vibes. Not really sure what makes this 'essential' though honestly as much as I enjoy it.

Great early 00's hip-hop. I must confess I had no idea about this one, but loved the production and the overall vibes, like a more electronic sort of hip-hop (as opposed to old-school sampling). So yeah, the "future" part in "Afterfuture" does have sense here.

Pretty good. Not pretty pretty good but pretty good. Reminded me of DJ Shadow. Complex interesting sound. I enjoyed the non vocal parts more than the vocals. Could be a four star with more listens

Dziwna, ale miała kilka dobrych kawałków

I never heard of this Ladd before but I didn’t mind it.

There is soom good lyrics/rhyming on this but also very questionable instrumentals. “Red Eye to Jupiter” gets a particular frown… Quite weak overall 2/5

Mike’s flows are occasionally interesting, but the beats throughout the album are either forgettable or annoying, with nothing in between. The style hasn’t aged the best, and ultimately this album has very little to say and way too many points where it absolutely drags along.

Rap, no mi rollo

Uhh there's some Gorillaz stuff in here but it's so dense and garbled with other stuff. It's ok as a background album but this album definitely doesn't hold me. Top track: "Bladerunners"

it's fine.

--5000 Miles West of the Future...this is interesting. an off-kilter start/stop syncopation. nice, fat low end --Airwave Hysteria...not sure about Mike's flow (do the kids still use "flow" today?) but the production is cool --Planet 10...silky and sinister --Takes More Than 41...don't like this one. sluggish --Bladerunners...the vocals and the beat seem to be fighting each other --No. 1 St....more interesting production but I'm not really connecting with the vocals --To the Moon's Contractor...sound collage. after a rough start it becomes a groove --I Feel Like $100...another collage. interesting but whatever --The Animist...some nice after hours hip hop. the rattling effect is overused --Red Eye to Jupiter (Starship Nigga)...the rapping is actively fighting the beat again --Welcome to the Afterfuture...guh, the compact disc era really convinced artists to throw any random trash they had lying around to fill out the space --Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon...cool instrumental --Feb. 4 '99 (For All Those Killed by Cops)...powerful

I'm down for some underground hip hop, but this is pretty meh. Some weird cyberpunk-feeling lyrics over passable but not great futureclash production. A couple good bars here and there, but noting I'll remember. Nice to hear Company Flow in there. Was pretty bored by the instrumental, drum-n-bass-y tracks. Remember RJD2? No? Yeah, well, this is like that. Yeah, that wasn't very good either. The upside: this shuffled over into Cymande's "Dove," which I'd never heard before and absolutely loved.

Some high points, some low points... Where are we going indeed

I'll make this quick. Some of the tracks are okay if I turn to the experimental side of my brain and not the one that wants that heavy boom bap, but dude's flow is not my thing. For the love of god stop putting 2000s French-hop on this list. Final warning.

(36/100)

This is a tough one because I like what it's going for, but the execution isn't quite there (particularly in the vocals). There are other acts who do this kind of moody, experimental hip hop but they are so much better than this

This was a weird one. Started off pretty strong, but around the midpoint disappeared up its own arse (I'm looking at you, To The Moon's Contractor). I'd never heard of this artist nor the album - while that's not uncommon for this list, it is a bit more unexpected given this came out during a period I was listening to more new music than any time during my life. This album has a ridiculously low number of Spotify plays, and while that's not a surefire indicator of cultural relevance, it does suggest this album has been forgotten by most of those who ever knew it existed. Doesn't surprise me much.

Definitely not for me. I appreciate the experimentation and the boldness to put this music out there though. I feel like I appreciate the instrumentals more than the MC. On that same point, To The Moons Contractor was a vibe. Despite its length, I really enjoyed that track.

“If I was Catholic my name would be…Chris ” straight bars?

This just sounds like a rip off of Dr. Octagynacologist to me.

This album was interesting at times, but I never felt it was any good.

Wasn’t for me

Felt anonymous to me

Never heard of him before. When it started I thought "Oh this is different". However as it went on it just became more and more monotonous.

I liked this

2.5 beats are solid, the rapping stinks

Parts were interesting, but didn’t Rey like it.

Maybe this was really interesting in 2000...

It's been a while since I gave some actual longer review. It's been bugging me since. I mean, it's just more fun to give out real reviews, right? Most of my, heh, "reviews" were just random words I had in mind at that moment or some joke from a certain day or just some twist on the album title or the artist's name... And it's not fun. I've been a bit tired lately, didn't feel like giving out real reviews - and I am not gonna go back to do so. Also, if somoene's reading this in the reviews of this album: sorry, I use these reviews like a diary sometimes, my bad. Don't mind it. So, here I am, with another album. I did not like it that much. Quite frankly after first songs I wanted to give it a 1 star rating, and I am still very close to giving it that. But there were moments that were redeeming for this piece of music. Some less hip hopy, more electronic songs were a nice breath of fresh air between some slop... And yeah, it wasn't that good overall. A lot of it sounded quite shitty, a lot of very amatourish sounding stuff, a lot of weird bass sounds all over the place which hurt my ears. And let's keep in mind I am an experimental and avant-garde lover, for gods sake! But yeah, this one was... a miss. BUT. Uno, it gave me motivation to get back to reviewing albums, which I respect highly. And dos, as I mentioned already, it did have certain moments that I enjoyed a bit, so I am not gonna rate it a 1. Mikey, me boy, here's 2 out of 5 dabloons for you. For your effort and time, cause I am pretty sure you put a lot of it into this piece. It just ain't for me. But don't worry, I also make shit music, we're in this together. (I'd give myself also 2 star rating)... Okay that's all, I think. I am sleepy af. Goodnight.

Nottttt great tbh

Unfortunately meh. Can see on another listen really enjoying this, but when next to Dr octagon this pales a bit.

I forgot I listened to this

Honestly not the biggest fan. Yeah I like hip hop but this one sounded like the same song over and over.

bit of an unfortunate one, because this is a very interesting album that's just been swallowed by the legacies of its contemporaries. Apparently this was a very influential album for the underground at the time, but today listeners seem to dismiss it compared to other, better remembered rappers of this era eg. MF DOOM, El-P, Deltron 3030. Does it still sound as influential as it once apparently was? Not really, but to say it's aged like milk is just not true either. There's a lot of interesting stuff on here here, especially in terms of Ladd's production, which is notably more abstract and "clanky" than other underground/backpacker tapes from this era. The beats shift between skittering electronica, processed classical and jazz samples and some pretty interesting pop sample loops spun into something that resembles industrial rap, and even Warp-esque ambient. The main problem for me is the vocals, as well as the runtime. The lyrics are... fine. Kind of run of the mill semi-intelectual, overly conceptual and nerdy, but they flows and delivery stay mostly in the same lane across the whole tape with just a couple notable exceptions (Planet 10). For a runtime over 1 hour, it becomes hard to decipher one track from another. Still a very interesting piece of history for underground rap and industrial plunderphonics.

Fine I guess not sure it needs to be on this list.

Wait. What? Don't know what I was meant to take away, but it was something I didn't know I didn't need.

Seems quite a standard rap album, think I’m missing what makes it special/worthy of the list sadly

did not enjoy

This is alright, but from this time I was listening to a tonne of Anticon artists and people in the orbit of El-P and Company Flow that did it so much better. Not the most obvious or inspiring entry, but had it's moments, usually when there was a guest artist in the track.

This Hampshire grad wears his Hampshirean hat too tight & conspicuously to be taken seriously, but the real problem is that there's so much hip-hop out there that's in this vein but way better: Kool Keith, Aesop Rock, Del the Funky Homosapien, to rattle off a few. I actually wish it was more smoked-out than it is, b/c this isn't druggy, it's languor, apathy, & intellectualism of a bogus & tedious kind. Kerouac & Cervantes creep in inanely, just showing off rather than reading deep: 'Dharma bums, rolling drum work better than GIs'; 'I'm as good as Don Quixote, smokin' peyote.' I thought 'Bladerunners' was the best track, but then realized that the Company Flow feature made it bang. Once Ladd came back in, I was asleep again, literally knocked out.

Not very good, but I respect what it's trying to do. With a name like that I was expecting some techno electro beat from the tail end of the 90s, and to be fair there's definitely influence from that on the album. But it's not executed well enough to be good. That being said, the overall idea and cohesiveness of the album is pretty great and is saving it from a 1/5.

the beats were really good on here, but it was kind of all over the place lyrically and just with the overall sound. I like experimental most of the time but I feel like it just didn't work here on this album for the most part. 2.5/5 for me overall but some good tracks if they were just by themselves.

2,5/5

Hadn't ever heard of anything from this guy, it's unique and kind of interesting but I don't see a ton that makes this mandatory. I feel like if this clicks for you, you'd be all about it.

This didn't much for me. As I listened my thoughts would drift to the fact that I've heard better versions of what this is doing. It was fine though.

Meanders around and never goes anywhere.

Look, I’m all for an artist experimenting with form, genre, and style to create something more avant-garde. I tend to be more generous to artists who are clearly trying something different, even if it isn’t perfect. But, this just doesn’t do anything for me. The rapping might be okay, interesting lyrics at times (often obfuscated by a wash of reverb), but the beats are often dissonant and disjunct such that they sound weirdly amateurish. In contrast, I think of artists like Peter Gabriel or David Bowie who went pretty avant-garde, but still wrote great songs. And then there’s the final track, which I genuinely found brilliant. How do I weigh that against the rest of the album? I think I need to consider the album as a whole.

Starts off cool and exciting, but peters out into long-form noodling after five songs. Shoulda been an EP.

I certainly enjoy music like Welcome to the Afterfuture, but this is not it. The beats and production are decent, off-kilter, hip hop, but it's all just fine. Some tracks can stand on their own, but not money. Likewise when there is rapping or a vocalist, it isn't very inspired or interesting. I had never heard of Mike Ladd prior to this list, and now I understand why.

Overall Rating - 2.42/5 (4.85/10). Weird, vaguely unpleasant at times, but also decently fun at times.

Not my thing

This was painful to get through. There were a select few moments of experimental musicality that captured my attention, but lyrically, and overall, this stinks

What if hip-hop went to space? After listening to this, you’ll realise it’s a question nobody should have asked. I suppose we can praise the creativity of Ladd’s concept, but ultimately this sounds quite basic in the beat behind it and the rapping. It’s average lo-fi music paired with average hip-hop, so the result is predictably underwhelming. It wasn’t actively bad, so I’ll keep it at 2.

Mike Ladd for the most part does a just about passable job with this album’s electronic-infused hip hop sound and space-themed concept. It (mostly) wasn’t horrible, but I enjoyed it only sporadically. It was also much longer than necessary and rather tedious. ‘To the Moon’s Contractor’ certainly did not need to be over 10 minutes long, but other tracks were much worse, featuring a variety of irritating, awful falsetto vocals and electronic noises. ‘Bladerunners’ was probably the best track, thanks to Company Flow’s feature more than Mike Ladd, whose rapping is bang average. Just barely enough to escape 1-star ignominy.

The music is a vibe, with chill beats, but I wasn't in the right mood to listen to it. It's not grabbing me today.

What the? Some of this is decent, but then some is terrible OUT OF SPACE MOTHEFUCKER.

03/04/2026 Got to agree with everyone else here, 2 stars max, and that's me being generous. Spotify listeners: 37.7k

Its.... OK

Lyrically very interesting, musically not my bag. The last song was really good, though.

Nothing really stood out to me as very good. There were some annoying parts with some terrible singing

He certainly wants to express something. I did not get him. 2,4

This isn’t as bad as people are saying. There is something that’s not bad with this. The lyrics and beats are decent. There’s a bit of Speech from Arrested Development or Eminem in here, even if it never approaches anything that good. It all just never adds up to something incredibly amazing or terribly interesting. 2 1/2 stars, but rounding down to 2 because it’s a little bit less than average. Hey, I guess this is as bad as people are saying.

Synes det lyder som MF DOOM light

Not something I'll revisit but didn't completely hate it.

Blah

Struggled to really get into this one

Similar to a lot of the def jux albums of the time. verbose interesting beats, but sometimes too much.

Avant garde, experimental hip hop

some cool stuff but nothing done really well imo

I was surprised this was a hip hop album as Mike Ladd doesn’t sound like a rapper name. After listening to it, I’m still not sure he sounds like a rapper - the production is more interesting than his flow.

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Bladerunners Reminds me a LOT of Kool Keith's alter ego Doctor Octagon, and a bit of Deltron 3030 insofar the subject matter and lyrical content, but it's also a bit too tryhard. There are some okay beats, but none of the songs were particularly noteworthy or mind-blowing.

Not sure what to say about this album, but I just didn’t enjoy it.

OK but not for me.

idk dude, sure

A very vibey experimental rap album, kind of cool in places, when it works it really works. I like the lofi feel to it all.

It wasn't bad just wandering around. It had a vision and a mission but, since Deltron 3030, exists it's just kind of difficult to hear this and not immediately wish to be listening to that. Sounds mean but I found myself being reminded of that particular album about every other track and how I'd rather be listening to it?

Correcto

2 out of 5. I liked how trippy this album gets at times.

¿Me estás diciendo que esto es parte de los 1001 álbumes que tengo que oír antes de que muera? Este álbum fue tan bueno, revolucionario o impresionante para un grupo de personas que decidieron integrarlo en este proyecto. Te voy a dar el beneficio de la duda. Tengo gustos musicales simples y mainstream. Si estas son las tan aclamadas “buenas canciones” según los críticos. Puta madre, deja me pongo a escuchar a Taylor Swift hablando de su ex y Sexyy Red hablando de su concha. No me voy a perder de mucho. Acerca del álbum, los beats me dan un derrame cerebral, el ritmo de la voz no sincroniza con la melodía. The Animist me hizo sentir como si un agente de la cia me estuviera haciendo waterboarding por 6 minutos. Escuche algunas otras canciones de otros álbumes suyos y mientras no diga una sola palabra. Lo podría escuchar. No soy el público del spoken word, quiero algo simple y que suene bien, desde mi punto de vista, esto es malo o más que malo, es un gusto adquirido.

I feel like this is one I gotta register to in a year or two. But after first listen I’m not into it.

Not really my cup of tea. Majority of the album I didn’t connect with but some of the ambient songs touched a space I can enjoy. Never been one for this high brow hip hop, but the sampling is definitely futuristic and influential on a style of hip hop that is critically acclaimed. I struggled to get through this though and won’t come back to it

Why listen to this when you can listen to Funcrusher Plus?

Get the concept, just not for me.

I really only vibed with To The Moon's Contractor, but I did really vibe with it.

Good, but too long.

handful of moments that catch my attention but this is over an hour and is very samey. Doesn't really ever hold onto me and feels a bit one-note

if this didn't overstay its welcome so hard i would probably be more into it. highlight of the listening experience was identifying a sample in "Airwave Hysteria" so i guess that was my favorite. fun experimentation but the kind of thing i've heard done with more competency and coherence elsewhere. "The Animist" really makes clear the valuable distinction between stream-of-consciousness rap and spoken word. I like that there's some urgency in the ending track but then it sort of loses the plot lol.

Interesting album, not really connecting for me beyond being interesting and general competent but I do feel like it makes sense that this is on the list. Also regrettably too long

Deltron 3030 did it better. Some of the songs with a solid beat were alright for me (Airwave Hysteria, Bladerunners). The spoke word was pretty awful. Not a whole lot here for me.

This kind of y2k “futuristic” sci-fi inspired stuff feels very tired and dated. This bores me and the lyrics are not particularly inspired.