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Aesop Rock - All Day 1/5

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Uploaded by on Mar 12, 2009

Commissioned by Nike for part of their Original Run series, MC/producer Aesop Rock lays off his typically verbose rhymes and focuses on the beat during his 45-minute, one-track album (those being part of the requirements, along with certain bpms), entitled All Day: Nike + Original Run. An iTunes-only release, the record is meant to act as accompaniment to a workout, and for the most part, fulfills that objective well. The rapper's lines, when he does spit them, are often to hard to decipher, behaving more as driving, rhythmic components rather than conveyers of insight or reflection. Instead, it's the production, which is quite excellent, that pushes the music forward, the kind of thing that revisits itself without seeming repetitive, interesting and connected but not unapproachable. It's a step in a different direction for Aesop Rock, who's generally known for his complicated stories and fancy wordplay, and shows he really paid a lot of attention to the task at hand. It also shows that he's as talented a producer as he is a rapper, because All Day is interesting enough to function as a piece not to run to, to just listen to instead. Scratches and heavy bass drum mix with a live guitar playing deliberate, yet not overly heavy, lines, the MC's voice comes in, keyboards move from somber to near-new wave, but everything is meant to be there, everything makes sense, phrases exit only to enter in sometime else. All Day may not be the record for a casual fan of Aesop Rock, or for someone who only wants to hear his rhymes, but it's an accomplishment in mood-setting, darkly urban production, and certainly worth it for that.

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  • He's simply inhuman.

  • aesop rock is too good

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  • Does anyone know where you can purchase a digital copy of this? Or even the actual CD if there is one? I can't find it anywhere.

  • This tune is an amazing motivation for running/hiking! An incredible good Aesop Rock production!

  • This is the ultimate early morning run mix. Right as the sun breaks the horizon, bliss

  • I run a lot on this tune,its apx. 45 min long and that is just fine for my fat ass

  • in sync with the rythm of my breath. very positive and supporting.

  • Ya i have to agree, any time I see Aesop Rock's name i am truly compelled to listen to it, no matter what song it is

  • @MyDormantSoul UMBRELLASEANCE YOUTUBE HIM HE HAS THE MOST VIEWS ON YOUTUBE

    FIRST TO REACH 1 BILLION . AND HE FROM GUN RU. GOOGLE FOR MORE INFO aesop old team mate

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