Dalek
Abandoned Language

A Norman Records recommendation (1st March 2007)

This record left our Brian feeling ecstatic.

I was gonna review a 7" by some lackluster indie band but fell asleep after a minute so had to be roused by this CD by DALEK  They are the shit you know. 'Absence', the last LP sounded like the two heavy dudes who comprise the band were dragging skyscrapers behind them as they strolled down the block in their bodybag boiler suits no doubt smoking dead babies. 'Abandoned Language' is a lighter affair but seems to carry this attitude, this weight-of-the-world flurry of layered noise that could be the sound of all around you compressed into a vacuum packed wail of torment. But there's hope in there, amongst the looming, hypnotic bass, deep beats & the aforementioned vortex of gradually absorbing noise. Yes they're still paying homage to MBV, Faust & other pioneers of intense atmospheric sound but infusing it with a constantly fresh & engaging take on Hip Hop. I honestly think these guys are heavy hitters, the raps are ominous & deep, the music is dark, driving & fascinating, pure adrenaline for the mind. These chaps ain't no indie fakers either. They straddle the big chasm between avant garde & mainstream hip hop, appealing to electronic  heads & left field indie kids as well as fans of say, Wu Tang Clan & other visionary hip hop like Cannibal Ox.  This has to be our AOTW x Brian Dangerhorse

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What their label says...

When we last left off with Dalek, they had released ‘Absence’, a dark and dirgy romp through hip-hop’s
underground that left countless listeners and critics in awe. However, while it would probably be a good career move to replicate that album’s noisy charm, Dalek have once again reinvented themselves with their fourth and most accomplished full-length, ‘Abandoned Language’.
Self described as their ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’, ‘Pet Sounds’ la Dalek. The layering is still there, but the
instrumentation is totally different. In fact, from the sinister strings on ‘Lynch’ to the 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.
Dalek began MCing and Djing in the late-80s, the current incarnation of the group didn’t exist until the mid-’90s when he brought co-producer Oktopus into the mix. Since then the duo have tirelessly toured and worked with
countless other DJs and musicians to create some of the most challenging music in the underground.
X-ecutioners’ DJ Rob Swift is featured prominently on ‘Abandoned Language’.
Amazing original 16 page booklet and art by Paul Romano (Mastodon).

Tracklist:
1. Abandoned Language  2. Bricks Crumble  3. Paragraphs Relentless  4. Content To Play Villain  5. Lynch  6. Stagnant Waters  7. Starved For The Truth  8. Isolated State  9. Corrupt (Knuckle Up)  10. Tarnished  11. (Subversive Script)

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