Build Your Own Bazooka Tooth is an compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 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...

, an American

United States

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 hip hop

Hip hop music

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 musician. This album was released in conjunction with a contest to create a remix of an Aesop Rock song using the a cappella

A cappella

A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...

s and instrumental

Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....

s in this 2-disc set.

Aesop Rock released this album so that Internet mash-up

Mashup (music)

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 artists could use the instrumentals and a cappellas in the album to create mash-ups, possibly with non-Aesop Rock songs, or so fans could listen to the instrumentals or a cappellas to better appreciate each.

Disc one

1. "Bazooka Tooth [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz
   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...
   
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   • 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. "N.Y. Electric [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
3. "Easy [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
4. "No Jumper Cables [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
5. "Limelighters [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
6. "Super Fluke [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
7. "Cook It Up [Instrumental]" (J. Gibson/P.F.A.C./T. Simon)
   • 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...
     
     
8. "Freeze [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
   • Produced by Aesop Rock
9. "We're Famous [Instrumental]" (J. Meline)
   • Produced by El-P
10. "Babies With Guns [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
    • Produced by Blockhead
11. "The Greatest Pac-Man
    Pac-Man
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     Victory In History [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
    • Produced by Aesop Rock
12. "Frijoles [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
    • Produced by Aesop Rock
13. " – 11:35 [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
    • Produced by Blockhead
14. "Kill The Messenger [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
    • Produced by Aesop Rock
15. "Mars Attacks [Instrumental]" (I. Bavitz)
    • Produced by Aesop Rock

Disc two

1. "Bazooka Tooth [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz
   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. "N.Y. Electric [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
3. "Easy [Accappella]" (I. Bavitz)
4. "No Jumper Cables [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
5. "Limelighters [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz/S. Wallace/S. Wilds)
   • Featuring Camp Lo
     Camp Lo
     Camp Lo is an American hip hop duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. The duo consists of rappers Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede , both of Muslim upbringing.-Career:...
     
     
6. "Super Fluke [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
7. "Cook It Up [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
8. "Freeze [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
9. "We're Famous [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz/J. Meline)
   • Featuring El-P
10. "Babies With Guns [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
11. "The Greatest Pac-Man Victory In History [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
12. "Frijoles [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
13. " – 11:35 [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz/J. Haynes
    Mr. Lif
    Mr. Lif is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. Often noted for his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on El-P's Definitive Jux label and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr...
    
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    • Featuring Mr. Lif
      Mr. Lif
      Mr. Lif is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. Often noted for his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on El-P's Definitive Jux label and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr...
      
      
14. "Kill The Messenger [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)
15. "Mars Attacks [A cappella]" (I. Bavitz)

Credits

• Executive producer: El-P
• Mastering: Tippy
• Engineering: Nasa, Spence Boogie
• Mixing: Nasa
• Photography: Ben Colen
• Illustrations: Tomer Hanuka

External links

• Build Your Own Bazooka Tooth Remix Contest
• Aesop Rock on Def Jux
• Aesop Rock on Mush Records
• Aesop Rock on MySpace
• Def Jux Records official site