Appleseed is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by American

United States

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 hip hop

Hip hop music

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 artist Aesop Rock

Aesop Rock

Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...

, the second of two self-released efforts preceding his Mush

Mush Records

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 debut, Float (2000). As Aesop's first EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, it is available only on CD-R

CD-R

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. The title is a reference to the manga created by Masamune Shirow

Masamune Shirow

is an internationally renowned manga artist, born on November 23, 1961.Masamune Shirow is a pen name, based on a famous swordsmith, Masamune. He is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into two theatrical anime movies, two anime TV series, an anime TV movie, and...

. The artwork was for this EP was done by Aesop Rock & Neal Usatin. The track "Dryspell" liberally samples the song "Peace" by Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman

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.

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.

Track listing

1. "Appleseed Intro" – 1:08
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
     Aesop Rock
     Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
     
     
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
     Themselves
     Themselves is an Oakland-based hip hop group, made up of rapper Doseone and producer Jel . Dax Pierson, from the affiliated group Subtle, has played keyboards for the group, though he is not considered an official member. To date, the group has released three full-length albums and two singles...
     
     
6. "1,000 Deaths" – 3:43
   • Produced by Blockhead
     Blockhead (music)
     Blockhead is an American Hip hop producer based in Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing for Aesop Rock, a rapper for the Definitive Jux independent hip hop label. He has also previously worked with rappers C-Rayz...
     
     
7. "Blue in the Face" – 4:28
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
8. "Odessa" – 4:44
   • Featuring Dose One
   • Produced by Aesop Rock