20th Anniversary Rhymesayers Re-Issue with Green Disk & Cover Variant

In 2000, Aesop Rock released his first official album, Float, following his   steady ascent in the underground from two previous releases, the collection of   works CD of lore, Music For Earthworms (1997), and the Appleseed EP (1999).  And,  while every album Aesop has done since then has captured his continual  evolution  as both a producer and a writer, Float was undeniably exceptional in  its own  right. For 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 "Skip  Town". 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. Lyrics  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 synergyâÇ"perhaps bothâÇ"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 Float. 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.  Twenty years after its debut, Float 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. To celebrate,  Rhymesayers is re-releasing Float on 2xLP  vinyl, available in three different,  limited edition colorways!

Label:
Rhymesayers Entertainment RSE0324-1
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP,   Album, Reissue, GREEN
Land:
US
Veröffentlicht:
04 Sep   2020
Genre:
Hip Hop
 
Trackliste

A1 Float 
A2 Commencement At the Obedience   Academy 
A3 Big  Bang 
A4 Garbage 
A5 I'll  Be  OK 
B1 Breakfast With Blockhead 
B2 Basic   Cable 
B3 Fascination 
B4 Oxygen 
B5 Skip   Town 
C1 6B Panorama 
C2 Lunch With   Blockhead 
C3 Spare A Match 
C4 Attention   Span 
C5 How To Be A   Carpenter 
D1 Prosperity 
D2 No   Splash 
D3 Drawbridge 
D4 Dinner With   Blockhead 
D5 The Mayor And The Crook