Dälek
Abandoned Language LP/CD
IPC84 Ipecac Recordings
- Abandoned Language
- Bricks Crumble
- Paragraphs Relentless
- Content To Play Villain
- Lynch
- Stagnant Waters
- Starved For The Truth
- Isolated State
- Corrupt (Knuckle Up)
- Tarnished
- (Subversive Script)
"This album is very deceiving," Dälek explains, likening 'Abandoned Language' to a David Lynch film. "When you listen to it the first time, you kind of get into it for the melodic reasons, but the more you listen to it the more fucked up you realize it is," he continues, laughing. "I think a lot of people could get into it for the wrong reasons and not really realize what's being said or what's going on sonically or compositionally, and by the tenth listen you realize you're sucked into this bizarre world, you know?" he explains, pausing for a second to collect his thoughts. "We want to embrace you with the sound and then suffocate you."
The classic layering is still there, but the instrumentation is totally different. In fact, from the sinister strings in "Lynch" to old-school hip-hop flavor of "Isolated Stare" to the heady melodicism of "Tarnished", 'Abandoned Language' is complex enough for fans of avant-noise, but accessible enough for mainstream hip-hop audiences. Trust us, asphyxiation never sounded more bangin'.
