Aesop Rock Skelethon (10 Year Anniversary Edition) (Creme & Black Marbled Clear)

Release Date: 09/01/2023
Format: 2 X LP
Label: Rhymesayers
Release type: 10 Year Anniversary Creme & Black Marbled Clear Colored Double Vinyl LP Pressing

Initially released in 2012, Aesop Rock’s sixth studio album Skelethon marked a significant moment in the rapper’s career. It had been 5 years since his previous effort None Shall Pass was released, and his former label had been shuttered. Entirely self-produced, Skelethon became his first solo release on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

The album’s title, a portmanteau of “skeleton” and “telethon,” was a metaphor for what felt like a long period of adversity for Aesop. Throughout the album’s 15 tracks, he meticulously exhumes and examines these skeletons, exploring everything from death to distrust, insecurity and isolation, with moments of humor and hope scattered throughout. Upon release, Skelethon was praised for it’s intricate storytelling that expertly balanced abstract imagery with concrete details, and it’s immersive production incorporating sample-based beats with dusty pianos, distorted guitars, and psychedelic synths. To this day, the album remains a fan favorite and a critical darling, praised for it’s poignant introspection and razor-sharp wordplay. In celebration of it’s 10th anniversary, a limited edition 3xLP vinyl package includes a gatefold jacket with revised art layouts, printed sleeves, inserts with full lyrics, two cream & black marble-colored vinyl, and a UV printed ultra-clear bonus disc vinyl with four exclusive bonus tracks.

1 Leisureforce
2 ZZZ Top
3 Cycles to Gehenna
4 Zero Dark Thirty
5 Fryerstarter
6 Ruby ’81
7 Crows 1
8 Crows 2 Racing Stripes
9 1,000 O’Clock
10 Homemade Mummy
11 Grace
12 Saturn Missiles
13 Tetra
14 Gopher Guts LP3: Dokken Rules (Feat. Rob Sonic) [Bonus Track]15 BMX (Feat. Blueprint & Rob Sonic) [Bonus Track]16 Zero Dark Thirty (Blockhead Remix)
17 Cycles to Gehenna (Zavala Remix)