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Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:11:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/29/2016 20:11

Whilst I've enjoyed a great deal of Aes' and especially Driver's catalogue, I think this and Perfect Hair both have it in common that they are the most outwardly emotionally expressive either of these artists have ever been, using their inhuman technical skills to make them appear more human

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

meccalecca — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:18:08 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 04/29/2016 19:18

Skinny wrote:

Much like Busdriver, it's largely been more of a case of admiration than adoration with Aes and me over the years (although I did thoroughly enjoy Skelethon). This is really good based on one listen. His Perfect Hair, perhaps? (i.e. the album where I finally, totally 'get' him.) Who knows. More listens will tell.

Yeah. Bus and Aesop have always seemed to have more talent than they know how to handle. I'm only a few tracks in, but Impossible Kid might already be my favorite thing he's done since Bazooka Tooth

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Skinny — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:02:30 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 04/29/2016 15:02

Much like Busdriver, it's largely been more of a case of admiration than adoration with Aes and me over the years (although I did thoroughly enjoy Skelethon). This is really good based on one listen. His Perfect Hair, perhaps? (i.e. the album where I finally, totally 'get' him.) Who knows. More listens will tell.

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:58:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/28/2016 18:58

starting to think this might be his best. He's actually delving into some pretty in-depth personal examination/expression. Vocabulary is still massive, but I feel like behind it all he has more to actually say than ever before. Never thought Aes would make a record this outright personal (not to mention unexpectedly pretty damn humorous at times, often balancing the two modes pretty deftly). As with any AR record it's easy to miss whatever he's getting at just given how he goes about it, but this time around I definitely think it's worth giving it some attention. Dude's verbosity is his greatest strength and curse[/i]

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

babyBlueSedan — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 20:41:01 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 04/27/2016 00:41

This video is legit. The album is great too.

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:52:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/26/2016 17:52

dividesbyzero wrote:

streamy stream

edit: just realized the video is some lo-fi puppet recreation of The Shining. Also so far this is far better than Skelethon

gave it a proper listen or two. Honestly quite easily his best since Labor Days, and much better than I had anticipated. Plenty to say about the lyrics because it's Aes but damn the beats sound like vintage def jux which is a sound I've been missing

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:41:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/26/2016 00:41

streamy stream

edit: just realized the video is some lo-fi puppet recreation of The Shining. Also so far this is far better than Skelethon

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Necharsian — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:05:49 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 04/21/2016 21:05

Puncture Repair wrote:

I actually really enjoyed Skelethon, I think Aesop comes across as genuinely intelligent, rather than just stringing long words together, and pulls off this kind of charming know-it-all persona very well.

Actually, this might be bigger issue I have with his music. It sounds like he's trying to pack an overwhelming amount of content into each song. As a huge advocate of brevity, it's off putting.

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:28:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/21/2016 18:28

Aesop is definitely an exhausting listen, I agree quick bursts work best.

Although I've never met or seen any Aesop Rock fans I imagine they're the kind that believe technical skill is the only way to grade how good music is. I actually really enjoyed Skelethon, I think Aesop comes across as genuinely intelligent, rather than just stringing long words together, and pulls off this kind of charming know-it-all persona very well.

I think his often really sucky hooks are testament to his incredibly methodical approach to music - he hears a beat and he just gets the itch to string impossibly enunciable sentences together, but you get the feeling he never really has any 'feeling' for it.

Anyway, new album, I'll probably give it a listen, those new songs came across a little bit meh to me, but then a lot of his stuff usually is until you commit to dissecting it.

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:08:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/21/2016 18:08

Lachapelle wrote:

I think I get what you're saying.. Maybe try out Daylight EP, it's short and straight to the point.

yeah it's a great EP. Particularly like how he totally reverses the lyrical tone and theme of the title track on track 2 while still working with mostly the same ingredients

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Lachapelle — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:55:26 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/21/2016 17:55

Necharsian wrote:

I find that in short bursts he's fine, but listening to an entire album has just become a chore for me, so much so that I just don't do it anymore.

I think I get what you're saying.. Maybe try out Daylight EP, it's short and straight to the point.

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Lowkey — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:57:50 GMT

Author: Lowkey

Posted: 04/20/2016 14:57

i mean, i kind of agree w nech, it should be fine but aesop's LPs are typically lacking for me

great rapper that makes alright albums

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

baystateoftheart — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:18:10 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 04/20/2016 00:18

Necharsian wrote:

There's something about Aesop Rock that just rubs me the wrong way. I find that in short bursts he's fine, but listening to an entire album has just become a chore for me, so much so that I just don't do it anymore. I get that he's technically proficient, but it's just never translated into much quality for me. Some years ago I thought he could become one of my favorite rappers, but his works have not aged well. And even with these new songs I get the "that's not bad" vibe, but it'd likely be exhausting for me to listen to a new full album from him.

Almost exactly my sentiments - couldn't have said it better.

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Necharsian — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:54:12 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 04/19/2016 21:54

There's something about Aesop Rock that just rubs me the wrong way. I find that in short bursts he's fine, but listening to an entire album has just become a chore for me, so much so that I just don't do it anymore. I get that he's technically proficient, but it's just never translated into much quality for me. Some years ago I thought he could become one of my favorite rappers, but his works have not aged well. And even with these new songs I get the "that's not bad" vibe, but it'd likely be exhausting for me to listen to a new full album from him.

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Lachapelle — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:16:46 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/19/2016 21:16

Link

Dooope..

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Lachapelle — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 15:47:32 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/02/2016 19:47

dividesbyzero wrote:

His album last year with Homeboy Sandman was pretty nice, so Aes hasn't lost it

There's a bonus track with Homeboy and Open Mike Eagle.. Should be dope.

Tracklisting:
Mystery Fish
Rings
Lotta Years
Dorks
Rabies
Supercell
Blood Sandwich
Get Out of the Car
Shrunk
Kirby
TUFF
Lazy Eye
Defender
Water Tower
Molecules
*Syrup feat. Homeboy Sandman & Open Mike Eagle (Bonus Track)
*Dorks [Blockhead Remix] (Bonus Track)

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Anonymous — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 14:48:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/02/2016 18:48

yeah I like these singles as much if not more than anything off of Skelethon, which I found hugely disappointing tbh. But yeah I'm fairly excited for this. His album last year with Homeboy Sandman was pretty nice, so Aes hasn't lost it

Re: Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE

Lachapelle — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 14:14:49 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/02/2016 18:14

Lachapelle wrote:

Rhymesayers also threw this track up on their Soundcloud.. Not quite sure if it's a throwaway or an alternative remix to something that'll be on the album. Either way it's worth checking out too.
https://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/aesop-rock-untouchable

Edit: This is a remix of Pusha T's track Untouchable.

Thoughts on Aesop Rock's upcoming album, THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

Lachapelle — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 14:04:59 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/02/2016 18:04

The Impossible Kid drops April 29th.

Here are the first 2 singles, both have pretty dope videos..

Link

Link

I'm pumped for this release. Aesop's been one of my favorites for a while now, however his last album wasn't the greatest in my opinion. These 2 tracks have me excited to see what's in store.

Rhymesayers also threw this track up on their Soundcloud.. Not quite sure if it's a throwaway or an alternative remix to something that'll be on the album. Either way it's worth checking out too.
https://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/aesop-rock-untouchable

Here's the preorder -> http://fifthelementonline.com/collections/aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid