Kaleidoscope

R&B / Soul · 1999 · 14 tracks

Kaleidoscope

Skeletal, futuristic R&B defined by jagged Neptunes production and a vocal rasp that cuts through the digital cold. A defiant, space-age debut.

December 7, 1999 · Virgin Music Canada

A fierce and futuristic blend of cosmic curiosity and raw, grounded emotional confrontation.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Intro

1:55

02

Good Stuff

3:52

03

Caught Out There

4:51

04

Get Along With You

4:27

05

Mafia

4:17

06

Game Show

5:04

07

Suspended

4:53

08

Mars

5:15

09

Ghetto Children

4:48

10

I Want Your Love

4:14

11

No Turning Back

4:12

12

Roller Rink

4:50

13

In the Morning

4:20

14

Wouldn’t You Agree

4:32

Moments Worth Listening For

the cathartic, throat-shredding screams on the chorus of Caught Out There

the way the beat on Mars feels like it's floating in zero gravity

the transition from the space-age intro into the skeletal bounce of Good Stuff

Reviews

BBC Music

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Kaleidoscope sound next to the rest of Kelis's catalogue?

Minimalist+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into minimalist than this artist usually allows.

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