Jack Preston - End of the Future

Released last week, End of the Future is the fresh squeeze from Atlanta emcee Jack Preston’s impressive and growing discography. The stardust-covered cosmic funk-a-saur was mused and infused coast-to-coast by Preston and Bay Area beatsmith Jon Bom. The 13-track LP is the much anticipated follow-up to their 2010 EP, The Sonikah Project.

Cuts like album opener “Future’s End” and “Off the Ground” showcase the modern capabilities of Preston’s mature lyricism. The use of syllabic variation throughout the album is a direct reflection of his ability to propagate the technical concepts of his poetry within his hierarchical messages that strive for a reconciliation and celebration of the spirit and intelligence of hip hop in all its forms. Musically, “Future’s End” lets that thick hip hop drop with an open buffet of electronic tones dressed in old-school funk memes, while “Off The Ground” features back-breaking bass lines that will take your grind straight through the slats in the dance floor. The warm horns feel as though they are conversing about the complexities of our temporal existence over hot coffee and cigarettes in a dimly lit diner somewhere on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Horn sections such as these are an object of supreme composition that many strive for but few possess.

Indeed, Bom opens portals to new dimensions that allow Preston to flex his gentleman’s veracity which he wraps in a silk cloak that could have accompanied Outkast on their interstellar explorations. Yet, he and Bom do not come alone. Preston cordially collaborates with his extended musical family which includes The Dojo Collective, Sa-Roc, Yamin Semali, blctxt, MICAHteer and Alex Lee of LeVice. This blending of East and West Coast minds melds classic elements of jazz, evolutions of electronic, and revolutions of hip hop, new and old. In this way the album is capable of arming the listener with technicolor resonances of the past, disarming the fear of the present, and alarming the listener of the future’s possible intentions.

Make sure to check out the brand new video for “Future’s End”/”Future’s Beginning” and the rest of these ear-watering tracks on Bandcamp as we eagerly await Preston and Bom’s future submergence to the depths of cutting-edge hip hop.

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