Handsome Boy Modeling School is a conceptual collaboration featuring Dan The Automator (Gorillaz, Deltron 3030) and Prince Paul (de la Soul, Gravediggaz). So... How's Your Girl? is a fusion of old-school hip hop, alt rock, trip hop & electronica.
After Aesop Rock's most recent solo album, Spirit World Field Guide, he returns with the instrumental version of those tracks. Aesop has long been celebrated for his talents as a lyricist, but he has continually grown and evolved as a producer as well.
A portmanteau of "skeleton" and "telethon," the title is a metaphor for what felt like a long period of adversity. He meticulously exhumes and examines these skeletons, exploring everything from death to distrust, insecurity and isolation.
Dead Channel Sky sounds crisp and classic at the same time. When something strikes us as retrospective and futuristic at the same time, it's a reminder of how slipshod our present moment truly is.