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Aesop Rock loves critters. On Spirit World Field Guide , this fascination with creatures widens into a cosmology. Aesop has always been a vivid and imagistic rapper, but here his writing brims with wonder. One of his favorite life forms is himself, whom he renders with morbid clarity. Alongside Ishmael Butler and Kool Keith , Aesop is one of the few veteran rappers for whom aging is an experience and not a challenge. Instead of fighting his mortality, he dissects it. He sounds like the spooked geezer he knows himself to be. These blips of candor lack the emotional punch of similar moments on The Impossible Kid , where Aesop would build to and wind into his disclosures rather than shunt them into one-liners and asides. His survey of the spirit world is clearly in service of enduring the flesh.
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Ian Matthias Bavitz born June 5, , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock , is an American hip hop recording artist and producer residing in Portland, Oregon. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late s and early s. He was signed to El-P 's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in
CD packaging includes custom printed PVC plastic slipcase, 8-panel accordion insert, 4 sticker sheets for a total of 20 transparent kiss cut stickers and blue polycarbonate CD. If you are among the countless individuals who find themselves feeling both dead and alive at the same time, the information contained within may serve as an invaluable asset to your journey. Godspeed and good luck. Last year saw the release of Malibu Ken , a joint effort featuring the psychedelic and trippy sounds of producer Tobacco, providing a different type of intrigue for Aesop's descriptive, compelling, and often humorous, writing. Then, he kicked off with a hard-driving single, "Rogue Wave", followed not long after by Freedom Finger , which found Aesop immersing himself in the video game world that the music was written and produced for. And this year still has a few exciting releases on the horizon yet, a year anniversary vinyl release of his debut album, Float , and now his brand new album, Spirit World Field Guide. Welcome to the Spirit World.