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90
It is ... a dope album with equally dope beats and a step in the right direction for experimental hip-hop.
1y
85
Float is the load-bearing piece of Aesop Rock’s catalog, a complete work and an endless wellspring for one of rap’s strangest and most acclaimed careers.
6mo
80
This album is so complex that it may never be fully comprehended by the listener, but you may find yourself walking along listening one day and finally figure out one of the metaphors -- a great feeling.
12y
70
Aesop's voice is a rich, flat bass cut with a thin growl; through its resonance, he's able to explore the variations within a timbre to access a vast emotional range.
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1y
60
Aesop Rock rhymes as if he's trying to recite his internal monologue, smothering exotic beats in bizarre observations and confessional narratives seemingly woven from the utterances of someone talking in their sleep.
3y
The genius on this record is insane! Some of y’all ain’t really LISTENING though, don’t let Aesop’s fast raps and obscure topics deter you from a gem with some of the best poetry you will ever fucking hear. 6B Panorama literally depicts everything this man can see from his apartment with wordplay that blows my mind with its complexity but also his peculiar observation of the world that we see across the LP. Also at the end of the song when he talks about Galaxy Gas I ... read more
As someone who has known about Aesop Rock for the better part of two decades, serving as my introduction to abstract underground hip hop, it's surprising that Float is one of two Aesop records I've never worked fully through. Only his second record and his first album under an independent label, Float plays in a similar tone and with the same height of creativity that would be expected from Aesop Rock across his full discography. The guy hasn't missed his whole recording career; Float is no ... read more
Float follows the same type of gritty and simple sound Music From Earthworms carried, just with a higher sound quality. The production is more solid and refined and Aesop's lyrics are still great. The only thing this album really suffers from is that some tracks don't have much going for them, and the album being 69 minutes long seriously brings it down a bit. Plus the production is still a bit uninteresting at times.
However, what really bugs me is that the Blockhead interludes are these ... read more
While Float does have impressive rapping, I find a lot of the instrumentals to be kinda repetitive, boring, and somewhat empty, and I find Aesop's voice here somewhat annoying. Overall, though a fairly good debut
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Track List
| 1 | Float 1:55 | 73 |
| 2 | Commencement at the Obedience Academy 3:46 | 85 |
| 3 | Big Bang 5:01 | 88 |
| 4 | Garbage 4:03 | 80 |
| 5 | I'll Be OK 3:02 feat. Slug | 78 |
| 6 | Breakfast With Blockhead 0:38 | 71 |
| 7 | Basic Cable 4:13 | 80 |
| 8 | Fascination 3:49 | 74 |
| 9 | Oxygen 5:19 | 80 |
| 10 | Skip Town 4:23 | 72 |
| 11 | 6B Panorama 2:04 | 73 |
| 12 | Lunch With Blockhead 0:23 | 71 |
| 13 | Spare a Match 4:55 | 82 |
| 14 | Attention Span 3:53 feat. Vast Aire | 80 |
| 15 | How to Be a Carpenter 4:46 | 80 |
| 16 | Prosperity 3:58 | 79 |
| 17 | No Splash 4:04 | 74 |
| 18 | Drawbridge 4:48 feat. DoseOne | 77 |
| 19 | Dinner With Blockhead 0:48 | 72 |
| 20 | The Mayor and the Crook 4:10 | 79 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 9 minutes
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1mo
If you got that BBoy in you this is an irresistible album to have on in the background. If you cant pick out the lyrics / dont like the political lean I can understand why you dont like the album... also your taste in music is probably lame (Abba and Tori Amos being perfect listening for you).. all the real homies will dig this album
