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Jalen Elk Star
Esin
L.I.E.S. - Cat No: LIES-220
- updated:2025-11-28
Detroit/Chicago-based artist Jalen Elk Star unveils his unhinged debut LP "ESIN" on 〈L.I.E.S.〉. Also active as a filmmaker, music producer, playwright and collage artist, he launches this new alias with a raw, vivid soundtrip story racing through rap, noise, ambient, samplers, drum machines and synths.
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Detroit-born artist, Jalen Elk Star unveils his debut LP, ESIN on L.I.E.S. Known in certain circles as filmmaker, music producer, playwright, and collagist, Jalen often draws from controversial themes to craft modern avant-garde works redefining the way art is seen in today’s chaotic universe. After years working on diverse projects under various aliases, his shift to a more liberated creative process under this new moniker has allowed his vision to reach a broader audience, continuing the path with the music on this new lp.
ESIN, a 13-track sonic collage, builds on his past, blending raps, noise, ambience, samplers, drum machines and synths into a raw, vibrant narrative. This work traces Jalen’s journey between his cities, Detroit and Chicago, offering a profound glimpse into his dynamic, limitless world of sound and vision. Something along the lines of the dusty crunched out vapors of the 2010s getting in a car crash with the abstractions of Rammellzee. A headtrip for the headphones.
ESIN, a 13-track sonic collage, builds on his past, blending raps, noise, ambience, samplers, drum machines and synths into a raw, vibrant narrative. This work traces Jalen’s journey between his cities, Detroit and Chicago, offering a profound glimpse into his dynamic, limitless world of sound and vision. Something along the lines of the dusty crunched out vapors of the 2010s getting in a car crash with the abstractions of Rammellzee. A headtrip for the headphones.
The first physical release from multi-artist Jalen Elk Star — described as having "produced avant-garde works that take on often controversial themes and redefine how we perceive art in these chaotic times" — arrives on 〈L.I.E.S.〉. He also works under the names Jalen Elk and BIG UP MENACE, and we're including a link to his short experimental film "ANTHOLOGIE DU MOUTON NOIR 2022" for reference. Across 13 tracks, "Esin" transcribes into sound the chaotic worlds, memories and experiences shaped while moving between his home bases of Detroit and Chicago. A mutant cut-up collage with plenty of vaporwave texture, drawing on cyberpunk influences too. Avant-garde. (Original Japanese text by Adachi)