Aesop Rock and TOBACCO Join Forces as Malibu Ken in “Corn Maze” Video

Malibu Ken, the collaboration between underground hip-hop icon Aesop Rock and analog producer TOBACCO (of Black Moth Super Rainbow), have shared the video for “Corn Maze,” the second single and opening track off their forthcoming self-titled debut, out Jan. 18, 2019, through Rhymesayers.

TOBACCO’s dusty, analog-synth-heavy soundscapes find their equal in Aesop Rock’s old-school wordplay thickets across “Corn Maze,” creating a shuffling boom-bap monster with just the right amount of contemporary paranoia. The vintage feel of the track is mirrored in the Rob Shaw-directed video’s psychedelic, cel-shaded Saturday cartoon characters, who find themselves combining into a similar mishmash of genres, styles and eras to form a Voltron of their own.

Watch “Corn Maze” and check out Aesop Rock’s 2008 Daytrotter Session below, and scroll further for Malibu Ken’s album details. You can preorder the LP here.

Malibu Ken Album Art:

Malibu Ken Tracklist:
01. Corn Maze
02. Tuesday
03. Save Our Ship
04. Sword Box
05. Dog Years
06. Acid King
07. Suicide Big Gulp
08. 1+1=13
09. Churro
10. Purple Moss