Their whole lives are a delicate cycle.

May 2, 2013 4:09 PM

Musicians Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock have been working for a while on a project they call The Uncluded. Their album is called Hokey Fright. It comes out on May 7. You can listen to the whole thing streaming right now here. The video for "Delicate Cycle" is here. The video features Lil Bub, who is an Internet-famous cat that Robert DeNiro likes. The Uncluded can also help you catch a frog.
posted by Shepherd (19 comments total)

Cool, I'm going to have to listen to this whole thing tomorrow. I've already listened to "Delicate Cycle," and I thought it was pretty good, and not too twee.
posted by infinitywaltz at 4:14 PM on May 2, 2013

This also has a cameo from Ramen Noodle the Wonder Poodle, who is really deserves just as much attention as Lil Bub.

I might spend too much time watching animal videos on the internet.
posted by munyeca at 4:18 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]

Hmm, sweet.
posted by alex_skazat at 4:28 PM on May 2, 2013

Delicate cycle seems like a decent song, I liked the video even more.
posted by edgeways at 4:51 PM on May 2, 2013

Disappointed that Lil Bub is not Bubb Rubb Jr.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:01 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]

I really love Aesop Rock and I really don't enjoy Kimya Dawson. Delicate Cycle is the second of their songs that I've heard, and in both cases, I feel like Aes' voice just clashes with the rest of it. Still, he makes it a little easier to tolerate Kimya, somehow. On the upside, I was actually a bit worried about AR's mental state after the awesome but grim None Shall Pass, so at least it looks like he's lightening up a little.
posted by Edgewise at 5:06 PM on May 2, 2013 [4 favorites]

Lil Bub frightens me.
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:28 PM on May 2, 2013

I'm actually very optimistic for this. Aesop's voice is a bit of a strange juxtaposition with the music, so it might fall flat; but I do like Delicate Cycle, I can't think of any precedents to this sort of thing, and the fact that he's trying something with an equal possibility of being strange and wonderful or falling over makes me glad. There's only so much you can do with the Rhymesayers sound before diminishing returns start to set in.
posted by solarion at 5:29 PM on May 2, 2013

Oh, Jesus, for a minute there I thought you said Lil B.
posted by box at 5:34 PM on May 2, 2013

On the upside, I was actually a bit worried about AR's mental state after the awesome but grim None Shall Pass

He's released another album in the interim, Skelethon, which is where the Dawson collaboration started.
posted by Shepherd at 5:39 PM on May 2, 2013

Bub is a total sweetiepie. I got to pet her at the local shelter awhile back. Her guy is really cool, too.
posted by Pope Guilty at 5:42 PM on May 2, 2013

I quite liked the video on mute. I found it a lot easier to enjoy the visual message when I wasn't trying to get my head around the music itself. And anything with Lil Bub is OK by me.
posted by mykescipark at 5:45 PM on May 2, 2013

box - i read Lil B and A$AP ROCKY. which would make this a whole other level of weird.
posted by nadawi at 5:49 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]

Super excited about this. I loved their collaboration on Crows 1 on Skelethon.
posted by Peccable at 5:53 PM on May 2, 2013

Edgewise: " On the upside, I was actually a bit worried about AR's mental state after the awesome but grim None Shall Pass, so at least it looks like he's lightening up a little."


huh, that's the only album of his I've ever owned so I assumed that was his regular style. Fucking awesome record though.

I'll probably give this one a shot, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
posted by mannequito at 6:19 PM on May 2, 2013

this is awesome, and thanks for putting together such a good post around it. I totally have been way more lazy than that when posting neat projects. Cheers.
posted by es_de_bah at 6:57 PM on May 2, 2013

Put that on a list of things I never thought I'd hear. But why not.
posted by fungible at 7:58 PM on May 2, 2013

Andrew WK + Lil Bub = Animal Shelter Donations
posted by dhens at 9:09 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]

He's released another album in the interim, Skelethon, which is where the Dawson collaboration started.

Yeah, I heard, but I haven't gotten around to it. I suppose I could wait till I hear that before I decide if he really needs to call a hotline.
posted by Edgewise at 9:09 AM on May 3, 2013