Appleseed (EP)

Appleseed is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, the second of two self-released efforts preceding his Mush debut, Float (2000). As Aesop's first EP, it is available only on CD-R. The title is a reference to the manga created by Masamune Shirow. The artwork was for this EP was done by Aesop Rock & Neal Usatin.^[2] The track "Dryspell" liberally samples the song "Peace" by Ornette Coleman.

The album has since been re-released for the summer 2008 tour. However, only 1000 copies were printed. The EP has since been auctioned off at numerous websites, starting from 80 to 100 dollars.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Appleseed Intro" – 1:08
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
2. "Dryspell" – 4:31
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
3. "Same Space (The Tugboat Complex Part 2)" – 3:52
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
4. "Sick Friend" – 4:30
   • Produced by Omega One
5. "Hold the Cup" – 4:58
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
   • Contains a sample from "The Joyful Toy of 1001 Faces" by Themselves
6. "1,000 Deaths" – 3:43
   • Produced by Blockhead
7. "Blue in the Face" – 4:28
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
8. "Odessa" – 4:44
   • Featuring Dose One
   • Produced by Aesop Rock

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