Jalen Elk Star

𝘼 𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙩, ESIN marks the arrival of Detroit-born, Chicago-based artist Jalen Elk Star on L.I.E.S., bringing together his multidisciplinary background as filmmaker, playwright, collagist and producer into one unfiltered statement.

Across 13 tracks, Jalen assembles a sonic collage that fuses raps, noise, ambience, samplers, drum machines and synths into a vivid narrative. The record channels the grit and urgency of his two home cities while drawing on the fractured textures of underground beat culture and the radical freeform spirit of Rammellzee.

ESIN is less an album than a headspace — stark, vibrant and uncompromising, designed for deep listening and immersion in Jalen Elk Star’s singular, ever-shifting sound world.