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| 3.5 great | Doublez38 | October 4th 19 |
It's a solid project, because on the one hand we have a beautiful Tobacco production that sounds like no one else this year, and on the other hand a rapper who is still as good as Aesop Rock is no longer presented. However, I have trouble getting into the project, because I already don't find it that fun, and although it's minimalist, the irony is that I have the impression that it's too dense for me. I prefer when it's more abstract because it's like sailing in an alien ship, submerging and swallowing by sound. Rap level is good, but there is no feat and no novelty. It's still part of the UFOs to listen to this year
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| 3.5 great | TheManMachine | February 26th 19 |
Sop's whirlwind wordplay and persistently static delivery are a combo bound to eventually go obnox, or at least become a big clever ball of mush you can't bother to chase. But they're HIS balls of mush, dammit. Gotta give it to him for accuracy and vocab, the ability to assemble assiduously then rap it intelligibly. Crucial tho is all the wit-n-weird wielded within, which Tobacco's warped minimal timbre and robot vox complement. Good at getting by on bemusement when it's kinda about nothin', better when there's a palpable point involved -- take the one where car fungus comes to symbolize his life, or the time a controversial eagle meal was caught on webcam.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | February 14th 19 |
Aesop's consistent flow meets Tobbaco's minimal, abstract, synth-heavy beats in a record that has a lot of great individual elements and moments here-and-there but one that doesn't quite gel in the end. Anyone that has heard any of Aesop Rocks work will recognize him right away. Dense and wordy bars with a constant basically non-stop flow and his endlessly heralded vocabulary. He obviously has a natural knack for wordplay and is one of the best out there when it comes to squeezing in complex syllables and references into every line. That being said, it feels like you could basically copy and paste the lines from his last album onto here and it might not even be noticed, he is too consistent. Also, it feels like his style and flow do not always meld and jive with the underlying minimal beats. On top of that while he says a lot, he certainly isn't the most relate-able rapper like a good storyteller or the likes. It is hit or miss track to track for the marriage between the beats and the rapping. To that end, the beats are unique and interesting but after repeat listens they just come off as dry and the mix overall lacks depth. A lot of praise for this album loves how weird it is and how Aesop's wordplay just keeps on giving but after like five listens the novelty wears off and its just another Aesop vocab showcase.
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| 3.5 great | JuriHan | September 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | xHaunted | November 29th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Risodo | August 17th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Coast | April 20th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Lassie | December 27th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Brabiz | November 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Barnumj0 | February 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jwadeb | January 9th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | J | December 30th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | eljonny | October 31st 19 |
| 2.5 average | Krelkin | October 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | huntzvot | September 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Daesu | April 28th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | OGGOD | April 27th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | March 20th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | losq | March 17th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | Martvyk | March 12th 19 |
| 3.5 great | random | March 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | February 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jrpuri2 | February 14th 19 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | February 7th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ellagos | February 7th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | JZW1997 | February 6th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Skoj | February 5th 19 |
| 1.0 awful | doofy | February 3rd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | February 1st 19 |
| 2.5 average | Ryus | February 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jake | January 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | January 29th 19 |
| 3.5 great | CGayda | January 28th 19 |
| 3.5 great | espnil | January 28th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Sine | January 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | daxsic | January 25th 19 |
| 3.0 good | bharry | January 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | January 20th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Nine | January 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | NBA | January 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | January 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | NoSons | January 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | chris. | January 18th 19 |
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