Aesop Rock
Building on the rapping style of eccentrics Kool Keith and Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Def Jux headliner Aesop Rock became one of the hottest MCs in the post-millennial underground. After a pair of self-released LPs (Appleseed, Music for Earthworms), he recorded Float for Mush in 2000. The former Ian Bavitz then issued a pair of singles -- "Coma" and "Boom Box" -- for another underground rap label paragon, Definitive Jux. His second full-length, 2001's Labor Days, earned positive reviews and featured production from El-P and {$Blockhead...[more]
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That noise you hear, like the rumbling orchestra of the F train barreling past New York City's 2nd Avenue, is none other than the sound of "Labor Days," the album by rising indie hip hop star, Aesop Rock. Once again teaming up with production partner Blockhead, Aesop brings his rhymes to life with a soundtrack that veers from the underground funk of the lead single "Coma" to the stuttering drum & bass of "Save Yourself" to the spaced-out melodic thump of the title track. Lyrically, Aesop's sheer ability, cr [ read more ]
CD $16.99
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Bazooka Tooth is Brooklyn-based Aesop Rock's fifth album, and his second long-player on doper-than-dope indie label, Def Jux. The beats are pure multi-layered phatness, fashioned as fans have come to expect from Def Jux -- frenetically aggressive, PE-recalling, neck-snap inducing, and all infused with a dangerous dose of space funk and computer game sickness. Aesop has an accomplished flow: a staccato, nasal delivery that resounds with forceful and cutting confidence. And in that odd moment of compre [ read more ]
CD $15.99
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VINYL FORMAT! That noise you hear, like the rumbling orchestra of the F train barreling past New York City's 2nd Avenue, is none other than the sound of Labor Days, the album by rising indie hip hop star, Aesop Rock. Once again teaming up with production partner Blockhead, Aesop brings his rhymes to life with a soundtrack that veers from the underground funk of the lead single 'Coma' to the stuttering drum & bass of 'Save Yourself' to the spaced-out melodic thump ot the title track. Lyrically, Aesop's sheer [ read more ]
2xLP $16.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Picking up the theme from Labor Days, his groundbreaking debut album on Def Jux, Aesop Rock returns to his undergound journey with the stellar follow-up EP, Daylight. Manhattan's favorite son and one of indie hip-hop's fastest rising names, Aesop sets it off with the title track, Daylight, a standout cut from the LP, then continues with five exclusive new cuts and the irresistible track "Maintenance." Featuring first-rate production from El-P, Blockhead, and Aesop himself, [ read more ]
12" $6.99
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7 track CD with slipcase, including a booklet of complete lyrics. A CD only EP release. This limited edition package will include 'The Living Human Curiosity,' a perfect-bound 88-page book of lyrics spanning his career along with new artwork and photos committing Aesop's stunning use of language to print for the first time. If rappers are the new writers, Aesop Rock is its hip-hop laureate.
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VINYL FORMAT. Aesop Rock burst onto the scene in 2002 with his hugely successful album Labor Days. When the Daylight EP dropped six months later, his status as one of NY's most inspired MC's was cemented. From that moment on his music and his mystique have garnered Aesop Rock critical acclaim as well as the adoration and devotion of his fans. None Shall Pass, the highly anticipated newest album, features John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, El-P, Cage, and more!
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Aesop Rock burst onto the scene in 2002 with his hugely successful album Labor Days. When the Daylight EP dropped six months later, his status as one of NY's most inspired MC's was cemented. From that moment on his music and his mystique have garnered Aesop Rock critical acclaim as well as the adoration and devotion of his fans. None Shall Pass, the highly anticipated newest album, features John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, El-P, Cage, and more!
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Their 2000 release repressed and available again. Aesop Rock's first full-length effort, "Float," contains 20 tracks of Avenue A hip-hop deluxe and exemplifies the classic explosiveness of the sub-terra emcee. It is the sound of a new New York underground speaking in full, featuring guest appearances by Cannibal Ox and Doseone. Dense in meaning and gorgeous in sound.
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Aesop Rock burst onto the scene in 2002 with his hugely successful album Labor Days. When the Daylight EP dropped six months later, his status as one of NY's most inspired MC's was cemented. From that moment on his music and his mystique have garnered Aesop Rock critical acclaim as well as the adoration and devotion of his fans. None Shall Pass, the highly anticipated newest album, features John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, El-P, Cage, and more![ read more ]
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VINYL FORMAT. Bazooka Tooth is Brooklyn-based Aesop Rock's fifth album, and his second long-player on doper-than-dope undie label Def Jux. The beats are pure multi-layered phatness, fashioned as fans have come to expect from Def Jux - frenetically aggressive, PE-recalling, neck-snap inducing, and all infused with a dangerous dose of space funk and computer game sickness. Aesop has an accomplished flow: a staccato, nasal delivery that resounds with forceful and cutting confidence. And in the odd moment of c [ read more ]
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Picking up the theme from "Labor Days," his groundbreaking debut album on Def Jux, Aesop Rock returns to his undergound journey with the stellar follow-up EP, "Daylight." Manhattan's favorite son and one of indie hip-hop's fastest rising names, Aesop sets it off with the title track, "Daylight," a standout cut from the LP, then continues with five exclusive new cuts and the irresistible track "Maintenance." Featuring first-rate production from El-P, Blockhead, and Aesop himself, plus a blazing guest appeara [ read more ]
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Bazooka Tooth is Brooklyn-based Aesop Rock's fifth album, and his second long-player on doper-than-dope indie label, Def Jux. The beats are pure multi-layered phatness, fashioned as fans have come to expect from Def Jux -- frenetically aggressive, PE-recalling, neck-snap inducing, and all infused with a dangerous dose of space funk and computer game sickness. Aesop has an accomplished flow: a staccato, nasal delivery that resounds with forceful and cutting confidence. And in that odd moment of compre [ read more ]
MP3 $8.99
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