#138: none shall pass [2007]

"created over a 2 year period following his last release, "none shall pass" documents not only a vast amount of personal change that aesop experienced over this time, but also deftly depicts scenes and stories relative to all ages of life. the majority of production duties have been handled by aesop's longtime partner blockhead, while label mates el-p and rob sonic each make offerings. aesop himself confidently produces a handful of his own tracks as well." - amazon

tracklist:
keep off the lawn 01
none shall pass 02
catacomb kids 03
bring back pluto 04
fumes 05
getaway car 06
39 thieves 07
the harbor is yours 08
citronella 09
gun for the whole family 10
five fingers 11
no city 12
dark heart news 13
coffee 14

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#137: labor days [2001]

"aesop rock doesn't try to contend with rap music's commercial villains. instead, on "labor days," his first release for the def jux label, aesop ignores the mainstream and displays an unshakable confidence rarely seen in independent hip-hop. although a staccato, dadaist delivery is his trademark, subsequent listens reveal his storytelling gifts and rhyme structures to be thick with purpose. there's also a sensitivity only hinted at on "float," his first mass release. On "daylight," he informs, "life is not a bitch / life's a beautiful woman," while "no regrets" tells the life story of a woman who only communicated through her drawings until her death in a nursing home. surely, this is a fine example of hip-hop's formidable underground." - arno kazarian

tracklist:
labor 01
daylight 02
save yourself 03
flashflood 04
no regrets 05
one brick 06
the tugboat complex pt. 3 07
coma 08
battery 09
boombox 10
bent life 11
the yes and y'all 12
9-5ers anthem 13
shovel 14

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#136: float [2000]

"cd reissue of aesop rock's long out of print, second album and first major release, "float", which was originally released on mush records in 1999. float features appearances from slug [atmosphere], vast aire [cannibal ox], doseone [anticon]." - amazon

tracklist:
float 01
commencement at the obedience academy 02
big bang 03
garbage 04
i'll be ok 05
breakfast with blockhead 06
basic cable 07
fascination 08
oxygen 09
skip town 10
6b panorama 11
lunch with blockhead 12
spare a match 13
attention span (ft. vast aire) 14
how to be a carpenter 15
prosperity 16
no splash 17
drawbridge 18
dinner with blockhead 19
the mayor and the crook 20

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#135: music for earth worms [1998]

"while attending college, bavitz initially recorded and released two self-financed efforts, "music for earthworms" [1997], a full-length featuring underground artist percee p on two tracks. bavitz also released a music video to "abandon all hope", which was one of the tracks on the cd. the album sold over 300 copies.

with the money he made from his previous release, he then released his "appleseed ep" in 1999 which received critical acclaim in the underground hip hop circuit. both of his early records were produced by long-time friend blockhead, and underground producer dub-l. he completed these albums while also working as a waiter." - wikipedia

tracklist:
abandon all hope 01
wake up call 02
the substance 03
merit 04
night train promo 05
live on 89.9 fm night train 06
coward of the year (remix) 07
shere khan 08
antisocial 09
coordinates 10
plastic soldiers 11
troubled waters 12

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up 101: appleseed [1999]

'''appleseed' is an ep by aesop rock, the second of two self-released efforts preceding his mush debut, 'float' (2000). as aesop's first ep, it is available only on cd-r.

the title is a reference to masamune shirow. the artwork was for this ep was done by aesop rock & neal usatin.

the album has since been re-released for the summer 2008 tour. however, only 1000 copies were printed.'' - wikipedia.com

tracklist:

appleseed intro 01

dryspell 02

same space 03

sick friend 04

hold the cup 05

1,000 deaths 06

blue in the face 07

odessa 08

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