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Black Hole Superette
Hip-Hop · 2025 · 18 tracks · 1h 8m

Black Hole Superette

Aesop Rock

Eighteen tracks of eerie, wordless hip-hop production. A masterclass in atmospheric tension, capturing the uncanny stillness of late-night suburban commerce.

May 29, 2025 · Rhymesayers Entertainment

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A cold, mechanical loneliness that finds strange beauty in the mundane hum of the city.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 1h 8m
01
Secret Knock (instrumental)
3:33
02
Checkers (instrumental)
3:57
03
Movie Night (instrumental)
3:21
04
EWR - Terminal A, Gate 20 (instrumental)
3:49
05
1010WINS (instrumental)
3:55
06
So Be It (instrumental)
3:36
07
Send Help (instrumental)
3:47
08
John Something (instrumental)
4:17
09
Ice Sold Here (instrumental)
2:18
10
Costco (instrumental)
3:20
11
Bird School (instrumental)
3:45
12
Snail Zero (instrumental)
3:17
13
Charlie Horse (instrumental)
6:05
14
Steel Wool (instrumental)
3:17
15
Black Plums (instrumental)
3:25
16
The Red Phone (instrumental)
4:18
17
Himalayan Yak Chew (instrumental)
4:03
18
Unbelievable Shenanigans (instrumental)
4:17
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the rhythmic static in 1010WINS mimics the frantic energy of a news ticker before dissolving into a heavy, sluggish bassline
The six-minute slow burn of Charlie Horse where a repetitive synth loop gradually warps and degrades into a beautiful, noisy mess
The transition into Ice Sold Here where the percussion sounds like ice cubes rattling in a plastic cup against a bone-dry snare
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