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Cat Food
Hip-Hop · 2015

Cat Food

Aesop Rock

Ten minutes of hyper-literate rap over mechanical, dusty beats. A claustrophobic and rewarding dive into Aesop Rock's singular, metaphor-heavy urban landscape.

January 5, 2015 · Rhymesayers Entertainment

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Cat Food is a concentrated dose of the mechanical paranoia that defines Aesop Rock’s mid-career output. It sounds like a machine shop operating at midnight, where every gear turn is a metaphor and every spark is a polysyllabic rhyme. The production is thick with grime, featuring drums that hit with a metallic thud and synths that whine like distant sirens. It is music for those who want to lean in and listen closely, rewarding the kind of attention usually reserved for complex literature.

Moments Worth Listening For
The way the beat on 'Cat Food' feels like it is stumbling forward with a heavy, distorted bassline.
The rapid-fire delivery of the 'Bug Zapper' chorus where the syllables mimic the sound of the device.
The inclusion of the instrumentals which highlight the intricate, mechanical textures of the production.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cat Food sound next to the rest of Aesop Rock's catalogue?

Mysterious+1.4σ

Mysterious saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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