Get Along With You (Soul Inside Radio Mix) Get Along With You (Soul Inside Radio Mix)*Ĭaught Out There (Neptunes Extended Remix)
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Celebrated upon release, Rolling Stone pointed at “the ultrahip production duo the Neptunes makes this interplanetary power-girl mix sound both danceably down-to-earth and shockingly new.” SPIN embraced the album’s diversity calling each track “another cool sound on an album full of them.”Ĭaught Out There (Neptunes Extended Mix)* Featuring the iconic line “I hate you so much right now”, “Caught Out There” ushered Kelis into the collective hipster consciousness with usage in MTV’s Daria and a CK One ad for Calvin Klein. Kaleidoscope broke into the Billboard’s Top 200 albums and landed a #7 spot on the UK top R&B Album chart where it was certified gold. The album which peaked at #23 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, features her singles “Good Stuff”, “Get Along with You” and the signature track “Caught Out There” which Pitchfork praised saying, “this post-breakup mania is a top-rate, ahead-of-its-time Neptunes production, with snapping keyboards accompanied by high-pitched tones that sound like dynamite exploding in space.” Alongside this, a limited translucent orange 2LP deluxe (180 gram) vinyl will be released on March 6, featuring four never before heard on vinyl alternative versions of “Caught Out There ( Neptunes Extended Mix)” and “Get Along With You ( Pharrell Edit, Soul Inside Radio Mix, Mix Show).” Six studio albums and 39 singles later, Kelis is going back to where it all began, marking the milestone anniversary of the record with an extended digital release on February 21, featuring six brand new reworks that have never previously been available digitally. With features from Pusha-T, Markita and Justin Vince, Kaleidoscope is an album that’s boundary-pushing – Afro-futurism feels as fresh and relevant today as it did on release and not only influenced, but defined music, culture and style for generations to follow. She recorded the album aged 17, naive to its everlasting resonance, and from the moment it was released, it was a bolt of lightning, ahead of its time, pioneering on all sides, from the bold Neptunes production to its sci-fi aesthetic. Way ahead of its time, Kaleidoscope will still be thrillingly modern in another 20 years.It’s been 20 years since Kaleidoscope, the groundbreaking, game-changing debut album by Kelis. The expanded edition adds six remixes (four on the vinyl), The Neptunes’ Extended Mix of Caught Out There and David Morales’ Club Mix of Get Along With You still incandescent. Only the hyperactive Game Show and Roller Rink sound less than stellar now.
Then there’s the inchoate howl of Caught Out There, wild and unique decades later. Mars is a sci-fi tease more convincingly alien than even Beck.
I Want Your Love and No Turning Back are frantic, unpredictable futurepop. When she and her then-friends got adventurous, Kaleidoscope ventures into territory that Janelle Monae and Lizzo are only reaping full benefits from 20 years later. The ballad Suspended made full use of Kelis’ soul swagger. Sure, Kelis could do traditional R&B, as witnessed on Mafia and Get Along With You. Whatever their financial conduct, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo peaked in the early ‘00s, building relationships with artists rather than hawking individual songs out to the highest bidders.Ĭoupled with Kelis’ remarkable voice and refusal to pigeonhole herself, it made for an explosive arrival. Musically, its 20 th anniversary is cause for celebration. Kelis’ debut is compromised after her recent claims (not commented on) that writer/producers The Neptunes ripped her off financially.
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