Bazooka Tooth is the fourth full-length album by Aesop Rock , released on Definitive Jux. For the first time, the majority of production is handled by Aesop Rock himself, although long-term collaborator Blockhead contributes three tracks and one is provided by Definitive Jux label boss El-P. Significant vocal guest appearances are made by El-P and fellow Def Jux labelmates Party Fun Action Committee and Mr. Lif as well as by 1990s Bronx hip-hop duo Camp Lo. There are also brief vocal cameos (credited on the sleeve as "Additional Trash Talking and Malarchy"[sic]) by Cannibal Ox, S.A. Smash, and MURS. Scratching is handled by DJ Cip One and DJ paWL of Hangar 18. Much of the instrumentals for the introduction track, "Bazooka Tooth," were done by Jer of Party Fun Action Committee using standard pots and pans. The cover is by Israeli artist Tomer Hanuka. The album's acappellas and instrumentals were released the following year as Build Your Own Bazooka Tooth, in conjunction with a remix contest.
Product Details
Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth Format: 12" Vinyl, Release Date: Sept. 23 2003, Nuber of Discs: 1, Label: Definitive Jux, Produced by: Aesop Rock; Blockhead; El-P
Track Listings:
1. Bazooka Tooth 2. N.Y. Electric 3. Easy 4. No Jumper Cables 5. Limelighters - Aesop Rock, Camp Lo 6. Super Fluke 7. Cook It Up - Aesop Rock, , Party Fun Action Committee 8. Freeze 9. We're Famous - Aesop Rock, El-P 10. Babies With Guns 11. Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History 12. Frijoles 13. 11:35 - Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, 14. Kill the Messenger 15. Mars Attacks
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.
Music
