Daytrotter is a great concept. “What Daytrotter is attempting to do is to not kid around with you and tell you that we found something that you never knew existed. We are going to contribute to the musical landscape, not just toss it around like a used book or a stolen pick-up line. We’re going to give you something that you truly have never heard…We’re giving you exclusive, re-worked, alternate versions of old songs and unreleased tracks by some of your favorite bands and by a lot of your next favorite bands.”
Basically, an artist stops in with the people at Daytrotter for a couple of hours and they use borrowed instruments, play with their touring mates, utilize an often unkempt toilet, eat some food and then cram back into their vans for the last half of the drive. What they leave behind is a pile of ashes, sometimes a forgotten stocking hat and four absolutely collectible songs that often impart on whomever listens to them the true intensity that these musicians put into their art, sometimes with more clarity than they do when they have months to tinker with overdubs and experiments. These songs are them as they are on that particular day, on that particular tour – dirty and alive.
Here is Ace Rizzle’s session. If you are an Aesop Rock fan, you are gonna love this shit. If you aren’t an Aesop Rock fan, I got two words for you…come on!
Aesop Rock – Catacomb Kids (Daytrotter)
Aesop Rock – Fish Tales (Daytrotter)
Aesop Rock – Ready Aim Shoot (Daytrotter)
Aesop Rock – Citronella (Daytrotter)
If you want to learn more about Daytrotter, check here.
