Review: Kid Sublime - The Paradigm Shift (Natural Element)

Kid Sublime's new album, 'The Paradigm Shift' may not be totally all encompassing ground breaking musically but the musical evidence is that he's back as youthful and sublime on the dancefloor as he ever was/is: check out the title track for one!

Regular readers will recall in the review of the EP, 'You Got Me Runnin' (ft Bako - see review HERE) that I recalled many years ago that I was told by an industry big head, "if it's got a Kid Sublime remix on it, it'll sell alright"?   Well there was no "Paradigm Shift" where that track was concerned with remixes by Tru-Thoughts' WheelUp (see of the recent 'Inner Light' see review HERE) and Holland's Mo Wrights.

The original version is on the album has all of 'the Kids' adventurous approach that he's made his name on countless previous releases on high profile labels like Kindred Spirits (Amsterdam's hot bed of hip-hop to spiritual jazz), Japan's Jazzy Sport, London's BRUK birthplace Co-OP and Theo Parrish's Sound Signature to name just a few.

And talking of Co-Op, if you're missing some loose lips, 'Bring It Come' (featuring Oliver Night - he of recent 'Real Love' - see review HERE) is a return to those early days (Ed. or should that be 'dayz'?)  And talking of someone who never seems to grow old, like Kid himself, Colonel Red features on 'Kingz' as he "surfs the waves of our memories" and stretches out into a minimal broken beat with, is that snooker balls!

So having already declared the title track a nu-BITA/Kaidi Tatham influenced success, the other tracks on the album features some people that we know about, Hans Litz (50% of 'What I Love' - see review HERE) with the best jazz-funk-disco-flute ganger 'The Awakening': essential! And some other, we don't know like Sydney based vocalist Natalie Slade on 'Stay Over' (ohhh, very jazzy satin sheets) and the deeply soulful vAn on 'Heavens Glory'.

The label tell us, "The Paradigm Shift takes you on a deep sonic journey straight from the heart, celebrating love, connection, spirituality and human evolution." and you're not going to get a better eight track album this side of  the next earth moving paradigm sheet.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: The Paradigm Shift | Kid Sublime | Natural Element 

Artist: Kid Sublime 
Title: The Paradigm Shift 
Release date: 30th October, 2025
Label : Natural Element
Catalog Number  NE003
Format: 12" Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp