Welcome to the Afterfuture

Welcome to the Afterfuture
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Studio album by Mike Ladd
Released	March 7, 2000
Genre	Hip hop
Length	62:39
Label	Ozone Music
Producer	Mike Ladd; Fred Ones;
Mike Ladd chronology
Singles from Welcome to the Afterfuture
	"5000 Miles" / "Planet 10"; Released: 2000;

Welcome to the Afterfuture is a studio album by the American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Ozone Music in 2000.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
CMJ New Music Monthly	favorable^[2]
Pitchfork	8.6/10^[3]

Brian Whitener of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "Welcome to the Afterfuture is a blender of sounds and styles and epitomizes the search that is leading cutting-edge hip-hop further into avant-garde and non-Western musical traditions."^[1] Jon Caramanica of CMJ New Music Monthly commented that "Ladd's futurism is merely a mask for his very tangible discontent with the present."^[2] He added, "References to the police state permeate the album, arguing that the new world order and newspeak are more than just things weeded street-corner bards philosophize on; they're integral to maintaining the power status quo."^[2]

Legacy[edit]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"5000 Miles West of the Future"	3:48
2.	"Airwave Hysteria"	4:09
3.	"Planet 10"	4:25
4.	"Takes More Than 41"	3:01
5.	"Bladerunners" (featuring Company Flow)	6:17
6.	"No. 1 St."	3:52
7.	"To the Moon's Contractor"	10:36
8.	"I Feel Like $100"	3:45
9.	"The Animist"	5:52
10.	"Red Eye to Jupiter (Starship Nigga)"	3:50
11.	"Welcome to the Afterfuture"	3:34
12.	"Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon"	4:15
13.	"Feb. 4 '99 (For All Those Killed by Cops)"	5:15

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Mike Ladd – vocals, bass guitar (8), synthesizer, sampler, production, programming, mixing, executive production
Bruce Grant – tape loop
Fred Ones – turntables (1-4, 6–13), production (4), recording (1-4, 6, 8–13), mixing (1-4, 6, 8–13)
Jun – vocal recording (1, 4)
El-P – vocals (5)
Bigg Jus – vocals (5)
Mr. Len – turntables (5)
Vassos – recording (5), mixing (5)
Charles Calello – keyboards (7)
Matt Stein – recording (7), mixing (7)
Jeff Cordero – guitar (8)
Eric M.O. – bass guitar (10)
Ken Heitmuller – mastering
Prashant – art direction, design, photography
Mark Feggins – layout assistance
Tony Duval – photography
Amaechi Uzoigwe – executive production

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Whitener, Brian. "Welcome to the Afterfuture - Mike Ladd". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Caramanica, Jon (June 2000). "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly (82): 26.
^ P., Ethan (March 7, 2000). "Mike Ladd: Welcome to the Afterfuture". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

External links[edit]

Welcome to the Afterfuture at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Whitener, Brian. "Welcome to the Afterfuture - Mike Ladd". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[cmj-2] Caramanica, Jon (June 2000). "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly (82): 26.

[3] P., Ethan (March 7, 2000). "Mike Ladd: Welcome to the Afterfuture". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[4] Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

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