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.
On Integrated Tech Solutions-a concept album about an organization offering "lifestyle- and industry-specific applications designed to curate a desired multi-experience"
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.