Daylight (EP)

Daylight
EP by Aesop Rock
Released February 5, 2002 (2002-02-05)
Genre Hip hop
Length 52:26
Label Definitive Jux
Producer Blockhead, El-P, Blueprint, Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock chronology
Labor Days
(2001)		 Daylight
(2002)		 Bazooka Tooth
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Stylus MagazineA−[4]
The Village VoiceA−[5]

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."

In 2015, it was ranked at number 68 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Daylight"Blockhead4:25
2."Night Light"Blockhead4:17
3."Nickel Plated Pockets" (featuring Vast Aire)El-P4:31
4."Alchemy" (featuring Blueprint)Blueprint4:24
5."Forest Crunk"Blockhead4:39
6."Bracket Basher"Aesop Rock5:38
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".)Blockhead, Aesop Rock24:33

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 15

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Aesop Rock - Daylight". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ J-23 (March 18, 2002). "Aesop Rock - Daylight". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 8. ISBN 9780743201698.
  4. ↑ Martin, Tyler (September 1, 2003). "Aesop Rock - Daylight EP". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2002-03-12). "2001 Gets Better". The Village Voice.
  6. ↑ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 68. Aesop Rock - Daylight EP (Definitive Jux, 2001)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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