Aesop Rock has unveiled his newest (and probably best) album, Black Gap Superette, out right now through Rhymesayers Leisure. Solely self-produced and stacked with options from rap luminaries like Lupe Fiasco, Homeboy Sandman, Open Mike Eagle, and Armand Hammer’s billy woods and Elucid, the LP stands as one in all his most technically dazzling works but. To mark its launch, Aesop shares the music video for standout monitor “Costco,” directed by longtime collaborator Justin “Coro” Kaufman. The visible captures Aesop performing in a gasoline masks whereas Coro crafts an intricate graffiti piece. Black Gap Superette explores the unseen forces shaping our lives, from fluorescent-lit nook shops to the fragmented paths we navigate every day, all wrapped in a hazy, dreamlike soundscape.
However Aesop Rock didn’t cease on the music he constructed a whole world round it. The Black Gap Superette Expertise is a surreal first-person exploration sport that plunges gamers right into a weird comfort retailer full of hidden meanings, unique audio fragments, and cryptic knowledge from Aesop himself. As followers wander the digital aisles, they unlock deep cuts, Easter eggs, and lore solely essentially the most devoted will decipher. The sport mirrors the album’s themes, blurring actuality and creativeness whereas providing an immersive dive into Aesop’s thoughts. Able to step inside? Play the sport right here.