Daylight (EP)

Daylight
Daylight
EP by Aesop Rock
Released	February 5, 2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	52:26
Label	Definitive Jux
Producer	Blockhead; El-P; Blueprint; Aesop Rock;
Aesop Rock chronology

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".

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	4.5/5^[2]
Muzik	5/5^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
Stylus Magazine	A−^[5]
The Village Voice	A−^[6]

In 2015, Daylight was ranked at number 68 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[7]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Daylight"	Blockhead	4:25
2.	"Night Light"	Blockhead	4:17
3.	"Nickel Plated Pockets" (featuring Vast Aire)	El-P	4:31
4.	"Alchemy" (featuring Blueprint)	Blueprint	4:24
5.	"Forest Crunk"	Blockhead	4:39
6.	"Bracket Basher"	Aesop Rock	5:38
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 Rock	24:33

Charts[edit]

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[8]	15

References[edit]

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Daylight – Aesop Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ J-23 (March 18, 2002). "Aesop Rock – Daylight". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Ashon, Will (February 2002). "Aesop Rock: Daylight EP (Def Jux)". Muzik (81): 83.
^ Catucci, Nick (2004). "Aesop Rock". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Martin, Tyler (September 1, 2003). "Aesop Rock – Daylight EP – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ Christgau, Robert (March 12, 2002). "2001 Gets Better". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ Piyevsky, Alex; Geng; Twells, John; Raw, Son; Rascobeamer, Jeff (February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time". Fact. p. 34. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

External links[edit]

Daylight at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Birchmeier, Jason. "Daylight – Aesop Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[2] J-23 (March 18, 2002). "Aesop Rock – Daylight". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] Ashon, Will (February 2002). "Aesop Rock: Daylight EP (Def Jux)". Muzik (81): 83.

[4] Catucci, Nick (2004). "Aesop Rock". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[5] Martin, Tyler (September 1, 2003). "Aesop Rock – Daylight EP – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[6] Christgau, Robert (March 12, 2002). "2001 Gets Better". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[7] Piyevsky, Alex; Geng; Twells, John; Raw, Son; Rascobeamer, Jeff (February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time". Fact. p. 34. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Aesop_Rock-8] "Aesop Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

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