| Daylight | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | February 5, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 52:26 | |||
| Label | Definitive Jux | |||
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| Aesop Rock chronology | ||||
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Daylight is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released via Definitive Jux on February 5, 2002. It is also the title of a single from his 2001 album, Labor Days. The song is included on the EP, along with a reworking entitled "Night Light".
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| HipHopDX | 4.5/5[2] |
| Muzik | 5/5[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[5] |
| The Village Voice | A−[6] |
In 2015, Daylight was ranked at number 68 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Daylight" | Blockhead | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Night Light" | Blockhead | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Nickel Plated Pockets" (featuring Vast Aire) | El-P | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Alchemy" (featuring Blueprint) | Blueprint | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Forest Crunk" | Blockhead | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Bracket Basher" | Aesop Rock | 5:38 |
| 7. | "Maintenance" (The song "Maintenance" ends at 4:33. After 14 minutes and 50 seconds of silence (4:33 – 19:23) begins the hidden song "One of Four".) |
| 24:33 |
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 15 |
References
- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Daylight – Aesop Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ J-23 (March 18, 2002). "Aesop Rock – Daylight". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ashon, Will (February 2002). "Aesop Rock: Daylight EP (Def Jux)". Muzik (81): 83.
- ↑ Catucci, Nick (2004). "Aesop Rock". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Martin, Tyler (September 1, 2003). "Aesop Rock – Daylight EP – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 12, 2002). "2001 Gets Better". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Piyevsky, Alex; Geng; Twells, John; Raw, Son; Rascobeamer, Jeff (February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time". Fact. p. 34. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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