Aesop Rock, Black Hole Superette review rhymesayers
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Aesop Rock, Black Hole Superette: REVIEW

by Darcy MacDonald

“Fans know what we’re getting, but somehow it just keeps getting better.”

Aesop Rock, Black Hole Superette (Rhymesayers)

Aesop Rock has been making what was once considered “experimental” hip hop for so long now that all that’s left from album to album is pure outcome, within which Aes stretches possibility from his one-man, elastic dimension. Judiciously chosen samples woven into broken boom bap and sprayed with round after round of word puzzle poetry remain signature to his homespun composition. Fans know what we’re getting, but somehow it just keeps getting better. The frequency with which fresh projects arrive continues to impress, and the quality is never a surprise. This time out, Armand Hammer, Open Mike Eagle and Lupe Fiasco are among names on the guest list to enter Aesop Rock’s private time zone. 8.5/10 Trial Track: “Bird School”

“Bird School” from Black Hole Superette by Aesop Rock

For more on Aesop Rock, please visit his website. This review was originally published in the June issue of Cult MTL.

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by Darcy MacDonald

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Darcy MacDonald has been with Cult MTL since day one, a decade ago. Which means today, he’s a middle-aged white guy (albeit one more interested in other people’s ideas than in his own). He was previously a columnist and reporter for Montreal Mirror, and has also created content (FKA “written”) for RBMA, Noisey, Montreal Gazette, The National Post and probably some other great places he’s forgotten about. Music, culture, community and miscellaneous questions in search of answers all come across his desk, sooner or later.