‘Labor Days’ is Aesop Rock's third album, his second major release, and his first on the Definitive Jux record label. It was released to considerable critical acclaim. It is a concept album, painting a portrait of the day-to-day lives of the working class. It features production work from longtime Aesop Rock collaborator Blockhead, including his trademark style of lush orchestral samples.
Product Details
Aesop Rock - Labor Days Format: 12" Vinyl, Release Date: Sep.18 2001, Label: EMM/ Def Jux
Track Listings:
1. Labor 2. Daylight 3. Save Yourself 4. Flashflood 5. No Regrets 6. One Brick - Aesop Rock, Illogic 7. Tugboat Complex, Pt. 3 8. Coma 9. Battery 10. Boombox 11. Bent Life - Aesop Rock, 12. Yes and the Y'all 13. 9-5ers Anthem 14. Shovel
Artist Info/ BIO
Aesop Rock (born Ian Matthias Bavitz on May 11, 1976) is an American hip hop artist. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground acts that emerged during the late 1990s/early 2000s. He is signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label and is a current member of the Weathermen. A Huntington, Long Island, New York-born MC, Aesop initially recorded and released two self-financed records, Music for Earthworms (1997), featuring underground legend Percee P on two tracks, and the Appleseed EP (1999), while also working as a waiter.