NYC-spawned rapper of much excellence. Born Ian Matthias Bavitz, Aesop Rock has to date released five long-play records and contributed to many more, and has also issued a number of EPs.

Album discography:

Music for Earthworms (1997)
Float (2000)
Labor Days (2001)
Bazooka Tooth (2003) (also released as Build Your Own Bazooka Tooth (2004))
All Day: Nike + Original Run (Instrumental album) (2007)
None Shall Pass (2007)

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Releases

• None Shall Pass - album, out 27/08/2007 on Def Jux. 1 review (read/post)
• None Shall Pass - single, out 06/08/2007 on Def Jux. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Mon 04 Feb at Edinburgh Voodoo Rooms. (post review)
• Sat 02 Feb at Dublin Crawdaddy. (post review)
• Thu 31 Jan at Nottingham Dogma. (post review)
• Wed 30 Jan at London Cargo. (post review)
• Tue 29 Jan at Brighton Komedia Theatre. (post review)

News

• 04/12/2007: Aesop Rock returns to the UK for live shows

Features

• 02/05/2008: DiS @ Coachella: Prince, Portishead and The Verve? Pigs might fly...
• 05/12/2007: DiS's albums of 2007: 15-11
• 26/11/2007: DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!
• 14/08/2007: Aesop Rock: Isolated, biological phenomenon

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