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Malibu Ken
Hip-Hop · 2019 · 10 tracks · 34m

Malibu Ken

Aesop Rock

Dense, hyper-literate verses met with Tobacco's neon-drenched analog synths. A vivid, claustrophobic exploration of social decay and personal eccentricity.

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It's like a high-speed chase through a haunted 1980s arcade.

A vibrant, neon-soaked anxiety dream filled with dark humor and hyper-detailed observations.

Malibu Ken · vs · Aesop Rock
Keys/Synth+1.8σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 34m
01
Corn Maze
3:23
02
Tuesday
3:30
03
Save Our Ship
3:29
04
Sword Box
4:01
05
Dog Years
3:05
06
Acid King
3:32
07
Suicide Big Gulp
3:30
08
1+1=13
3:46
09
Churro
2:27
10
Purple Moss
3:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring contrast of the bright, arpeggiated synth melody against the graphic description of a fungal infection on Tuesday.
The slow, creeping dread of the bassline on Acid King as the narrative shifts toward a true crime tragedy.
The way the production on Purple Moss feels like it's dissolving into a hazy, melancholic fog at the album's close.
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