Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic have been doing their thing under the Hail Mary Mallon moniker for a few years, and the duo will release their second album, Bestiary, Nov. 14.
AR is a slippery guy: He does not do many interviews. But Rob recently spoke with Potholes in My Blog about his sound:
"I do sample, but never too much of one thing," Sonic said. "I do not loop things longer than a few seconds, outside of what I play on my own. I have things like melodies and bass lines already in my head. The samples [of other people] just help me get to that point. Kind of.
"I have me playing synths mostly but I can do my thing a little on bass and guitar as well. I guess that's organic, I never knew what that word meant outside of food. I get drums that are sometimes sampled, sometimes me on the drum machines. I do a basic track then I play around with instruments until I have a lead synth line or bass line, then I will go through record or 100 and chop up sounds that work with my parts."
The boys will be circling the country with Homeboy Sandman come January. Check out the dates below:
1/5/15: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
1/6: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
1/8: San Diego, CA @ Irenic
1/9: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
1/10: Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
1/12: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
1/14: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
1/16: Denver, CO @ The Gothic
1/17: Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
1/19: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
1/21: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
1/22: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
1/23: Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo
2/3: Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theater
2/4: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
2/6: Chicago, IL @ Metro
2/7: Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
2/8: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
2/10: Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
2/11: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
2/12: Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
2/14: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
2/15: Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom
2/17: Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
2/18: Northampton, VA @ Pearl Street Ballroom
2/19: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
2/20: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
2/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
2/28: Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
3/1: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
3/2: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
3/5: Orlando, FL @ The Social
3/6: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
3/7: St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
3/9: Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
3/10: Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
3/11: New Orleans, LA @ Parish (House of Blues)
3/13: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
3/15: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
