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Aesop Rock: Sinister (w/ Vast Aire + Yeshua DapoED) & Water<
From Euphony compilation (Centrifugal Phorce, 2001)
The tattered blue hoodie in my closet is the proof; I used to be a big fan of Aesop Rock. His recent material has been increasingly sloppy and mostly wack, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for much of his back catalogue. Labor Days, in particular, was huge to me – for a while, it accompanied me to school every day in my cheap discman. A few months later, I picked up the Euphony compilation, which only solidified my wide-eared love for all things Aesop.
“Sinister” is just that: a dark, slithering battle-rap cut, fueled along by ominous bass swells and steady ride cymbals. Yeshua in particular comes correct for his verse; he’s too laid back to say that he “kills it”, but just peep his opening lines. “Water” was a Labor Days reject, but it’s hard to see why. Over an absolutely sublime beat by Blockhead (who we featured last month), Aesop unleashes his word salad of free-associating imagery and aphorisms. Hopefully Mr. Rock still has more songs like this left in him.
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i used to bump the shit of this song back in college. i agree his material is not half as good as his older, but dude's still got skills.
"water" that is
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Amen to that, Aesop needs to go back to rapping over tracks where you can hear his lyrics with clarity.
exactly, i dont think aesop himself got worse, i think its rather the production he chooses these days, (be it him or anybody else) that makes him less a desire (no homo). him and blockhead should get back together as in the good old days
wow weird mike i was just thinking about "water" TODAY despite the fact i haven't heard it in a year or more. Just this one snippet was in my head: "surfin the urban idityrod." See, that is some shit you're not going to hear anywhere else. I agree with the comments about production, aes rizzle just doesn't sound right over uptempo, squelchy stuff def jux has been giving him (let alone what he's produced himself; yuck). These dark, and yes, sinister soundscapes are far more suited to his style/voice. Yah and what's with him sounding like a simpsons extra these days? I preferred the monotone
ok thats it
Thanks for these. Dope. My favs. are still No Regrets and Daylight – easiest to digest, I spose, but so effective.
Aesop Rock is wack as fuck. this is white boy rap at its finest.
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