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His artwork often reflects the same creativity and depth found in his music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"float-reissue","title":"Float (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2000, Aesop Rock released his first official album, \u003ci\u003eFloat\u003c\/i\u003e, following his steady ascent in the underground from two previous releases, the collection of works CD of lore, \u003ci\u003eMusic For Earthworms\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and the\u003ci\u003e Appleseed\u003c\/i\u003e EP (1999). And, while every album Aesop has done since then has captured his continual evolution as both a producer and a writer, \u003ci\u003eFloat \u003c\/i\u003ewas undeniably exceptional in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor one, there was something impacting about a full-length album, 20 tracks deep, that never had any singles. Every track only existed as part of the album experience. That in mind, the album's production is split nearly in half between Aesop Rock and longtime collaborator and good friend, Blockhead, as well as one offering from Omega One, the Reggae-vibed \u003ci\u003eSkip Town\u003c\/i\u003e. The album's production largely seems to have one collective goal, to immediately capture the intended mood, luring the listener in and leaving them attentive and prepared for the carefully crafted accompanying lyricism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrics in mind, Aesop Rock is clearly the star of the record, but the few guest appearances, strategically spread throughout the album, are either the result of great foresight or unavoidable synergy - perhaps both - as Slug (of Atmosphere), Vast Aire (of Cannibal Ox), and Dose One were all right in the midst, or directly on the verge, of breakthrough career moments of their own around the same time they were featured on\u003ci\u003e Float.\u003c\/i\u003e As for Aesop, the album finds him diving deep into his intricate, visually descriptive and emotionally riveting writing style, which has only gotten more vigorous and diverse over time. His delivery feels settled into the hints of urgency, as if he is well aware that the journey and challenges, as well as triumphs, that he shall face are arduous and plentiful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years after its debut, \u003ci\u003eFloat\u003c\/i\u003e is a time capsule of an artist on the brink of fully tapping into creative freedom, while the industry was simultaneously in the middle of a notable shift, which still remains a powerful statement on its own, decades later. 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The EP was built around its titular opening song, “Daylight,” one of the standout tracks from \u003ci\u003eLabor Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and continued expanding upon the range and depth of Aesop’s multi-talented gifts for writing and producing. In addition to the title track, Daylight EP also included its counterpoint, “Night Light,” an alternate version in concept whose paraphrased lyrics simultaneously refer back to– and stand in stark opposition to– the original's, over darker, more menacing production. The tracklist for Daylight EP boasted seven songs plus a hidden track for a total of eight, and collectively featured production by Blockhead, El-P, Blueprint and Aesop Rock himself, as well as guest appearances from Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox) and Blueprint.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhymesayers Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Orange 12\"","offer_id":50401325220171,"sku":"2179827","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50401323843915,"sku":"2179826","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Daylight_4cbf3127_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726521097"},{"product_id":"spirit-world-field-guide-instrumental-version","title":"Spirit World Field Guide (Instrumental Version)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of Aesop Rock's most recent solo album, \u003ci\u003eSpirit World Field Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, he returns to deliver the instrumental version of those interdimensional adventures. Aesop has long been celebrated for his talents as a lyricist, but he has continually grown and evolved as a producer as well. While the original \u003ci\u003eSpirit World Field Guide\u003c\/i\u003e was packed with insightful chapters of firsthand know-how into the terrain, wildlife, and social customs of our parallel universe, the \u003ci\u003eSpirit World Field Guide Instrumentals\u003c\/i\u003e not only set the tone but also provide the roadmap for you to take your own journey. Welcome to the Spirit World. Explore with intention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhymesayers Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Blue | LP | x2","offer_id":50434148368715,"sku":"1167943","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/763e7d6b-2f51-4570-8d4e-56c7774534aa_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726886158"},{"product_id":"integrated-tech-solutions","title":"Integrated Tech Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tech company's \"senior spirit guide\" finally comes to the defense of the \"financially unsuccessful\" Vincent van Gogh; wonders of the natural world are reimagined as \"muster points for brainstorming innovators\"; the \"artificial char lines\" on fast-food burgers are cited as if signs of the apocalypse. For the better part of three decades, Aesop Rock has used the syntax of the moment to pinpoint the fault lines in that moment's supposedly solid foundation. With his tenth album, \u003ci\u003eIntegrated Tech Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e, Aes wields insidious corporatespeak as a tool to pry that parasitic worldview away from the parts of life that truly matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA concept album about an organization offering \"lifestyle- and industry-specific applications designed to curate a desired multi-experience,\" \u003ci\u003eIntegrated Tech Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e picks apart the charlatan language that hears app inventors put themselves on continuums starting with cavemen and continuing through da Vinci. On \"Mindful Solutionism,\" the wheel evolves seamlessly into modern agriculture—and then into atomic bombs, Agent Orange, cigarettes, and surveillance cameras. In a rare moment of transparency, the engineers Aes give voice to sum up this spiral in just a few words: \"We cannot be trusted with the stuff that we come up with.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppropriately, the album sounds like the past and future at once. Largely self-produced, Integrated Tech Solutions catches Aes at his leanest and most innovative, leveraging \"Solutionism\"'s careening bounce against the wistful \"By the River\" or the slow creep of \"Salt and Pepper Squid.\" The effect is a record that sounds itself like an organism growing, mutating, hurtling toward profitability-and then destruction. As fans have come to expect, Aes is cuttingly funny and slyly profound at once, whether recounting a childhood restaurant run-in with Mr. T (\"100 Feet Tall\") or quipping, on \"Pigeonome- try,\" that \"white dove is a pigeon-you motherfuckers is bigots.\" At the same time, Integrated Tech Solutions is working on another parallel project: tracing the sprawl of modernity and cutting directly to its core. \"I've been doing laps of the lost worlds,\" he raps on \"All City Nerve Map,\" sounding at once wearied and reinvigorated. \"I can draw a map to the raw nerve.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhymesayers Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"White LP","offer_id":50446169473355,"sku":"2055111","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50446168949067,"sku":"2055110","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AESOP_ROCK_-_INTEGRATED_TECH_SOLUTIONS_-_RSE374_-_PACKS_4d192724_thumbnail_4.jpg?v=1727053908"},{"product_id":"appleseed","title":"Appleseed","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe explosion of indie Hip Hop labels in the early 90s resulted in an ongoing snowball effect that started to shift the narrative around an artist’s need to sign to a major label. 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The first Appleseed CD’s were CD-R’s I duped at home and sold from my backpack at an MF DOOM show at Brownies, which was right below my apartment at the time. I continued to sell hand to hand in NY, while Blockhead started fielding some mail orders from a young internet. People would send us cash or a check, and he’d cut the covers out and mail them off.“ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two of them were able to move a couple thousand CDs that way before turning their attention to newer projects, particularly Float in Aesop’s case. As a result, Appleseed went out of print for many years before resurfacing as a merch item on tour. However, in all that time it was only available on CD, directly from Aesop. 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Upon release, Skelethon was praised for its intricate storytelling that expertly balanced abstract imagery with concrete details, and its immersive production incorporating sample-based beats with dusty pianos, distorted guitars, and psychedelic synths. To this day, the album remains a fan favourite and a critical darling, praised for its poignant introspection and razor-sharp wordplay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn celebration of its 10th anniversary, comes this limited edition 3xLP vinyl package that includes a gatefold jacket with revised art layouts, printed sleeves, a4-panel insert with full album lyrics, two cream and blackmarble-coloured vinyl, and a UV printed ultra-clear bonus disc vinyl with four exclusive bonus tracks! 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Blockhead and Aesop continued to collaborate, creating an impressive list of songs along the way, including two of Aesop’s most popular songs to date; “Daylight” and “None Shall Pass”. In recent years, Blockhead has contributed production, as well as remixes, to many of Aesop’s solo releases and group projects, and Aesop has made a handful of guest features on Blockhead’s solo projects, but in all that time, Aesop and Block have never done a full album together, until now! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarbology\u003c\/i\u003e came together over the course of the pandemic, as well as in the midst of Aesop processing the loss of a close friend in January of 2020, resulting in a period of time of feeling uncreative. \"Looking back on that time that feels both like yesterday and forever-ago\", Aesop recalls, “The world got real weird during those months. I knew at some point I had to get back to making something. Make a beat. Draw a picture. Write. Just go. 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