Aesop Rock has shared “Infinity Fill Goose Down” and an accompanying lyric video from his forthcoming album Integrated Tech Solutions (out November 10 via Rhymesayers Entertainment). The self-produced track is a kaleidoscopic collage of aural microdetails replete with a seamless beat switch that epitomizes Aes’s immeasurably hooky refrain that he is “always into something.” Widely regarded as one of the most verbose MCs to ever wield a pen, the song’s lyric video is essentially a masterclass in wordcraft, all presented in Aes’ own writing. The album’s fictional corporate namesake (not a cult) offered the following statement on the song: “Breaking away from unhealthy routines can be extremely difficult. Allow our ITS™ risk/reward analysts access to your mind prison and let us help to guide you towards a low-risk high-reward jailbreak via algorithms. Once outside, ITS Redphone™ will be available to you every step of the way until your tech is integrated to your satisfaction. Every time.”
Largely self-produced, Integrated Tech Solutions catches Aesop Rock at his leanest and most innovative with features ranging from billy woods, Hanni El Khatib, Rob Sonic, Nikki Jean, and Lealani amid a streamlined psychedelic production style. Always on the search for new sources of creative invigoration, Aesop worked on many of the beats for the album while traveling, traditionally a part of his process that he would only do at home in the studio. The effect of the constantly shifting external stimuli is a record that sounds like an organism growing, mutating, and teetering on edge of abyss. “Infinity Fill Goose Down” joins the ranks with other recent album singles “By The River,” a celebration of bodies of water big and small, and the album’s inadvertent mission statement “Mindful Solutionism,” which charts humanity’s progress from the wheel to modern agriculture before taking a misguided hairpin turn into atomic bombs, cigarettes, and surveillance cameras.
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