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GARBAGEOLOGY (mander.xyz)

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[–] 5oap10116 4 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Malibu Ken replaced None shall pass as my favorite but NSP still holds a place in my heart

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Malibu Ken isn't an Aesop album it's a Malibu Ken album. TOBACCO should not be underestimated and is great on his own too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I mean... Malibu Ken is ... basically just Aesop Rock + Tobacco, right?

Like, the sub header/alt title for the album is 'Aesop Rock and TOBACCO are Malibu Ken'.

Like how Garbology is Aesop Rock + Blockhead?

I... get that you can split hairs over exact naming schemes...

...but Malibu Ken just literally is Aesop Rock on vocals and lyrics, just as Garbology is Aesop Rock on vocals and lyrics. He just partnered with different musicians for the 'beats'.

But anyway yes, Tobacco is fucking awesome, so is Black Moth Super Rainbow.

nothing sounds like how he ... makes music. It's incredible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know you think it's pedantic, it's just that the artist determines what is his personal work and what isn't. If you look up Aesop Rock's discography, Malibu Ken isn't on it, but Garbology is.

It's different because MK is a duo, where Garbology is an Aesop album that basically feats. Blockhead on every track.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://aesoprock.com/products/aesop-rock-tobacco-are-malibu-ken?_pos=1&_psq=malibu&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Aesop Rock sells Malibu Ken directly off his website, just as he does with Garbology.

https://aesoprock.com/products/aesop-rock-x-blockhead-garbology?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=34c5e6824&pr_rec_pid=6714252820528&pr_ref_pid=4421860687920&pr_seq=uniform

'Aesop Rock and Tobacco are Malibu Ken'

vs.

'Aesop Rock x Blockhead'

To me, this would imply Aesop Rock considers it part of his discography, his personal work.

Blockhead is also just one guy, a musician / producer, just like how Tobacco is just one guy, a musician / producer.

Garbology and Malibu Ken are both collabs between Aesop Rock and one other very talented musician.

If you're going by discography lists put together by third parties like wikipedia or spotify or whatever, I'd say say that's less of a direct source than... the actual artist's official website.

Hell, even discogs.com shows Garbology and Malibu Ken in Aesop Rock's discog, Garbology in Blockhead's, and Malibu Ken in Tobacco's.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/28104-Aesop-Rock

https://www.discogs.com/artist/142933-Blockhead

https://www.discogs.com/artist/903328-Tobacco-3

Is ... is there some interview Aesop gave where he specifically says he doesn't consider Malibu Ken to be 'his personal work', but he does consider Garbology to be?