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LP / Format
Ipecac / Label
Industrial Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
Noise
, Dark Ambient
, Hardcore Hip Hop
, Political Hip Hop
, Turntablism
/ Genredรคlek / Producer
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews
100
Dalek view hip-hop as edutainment, a vital weapon to uplift the downtrodden - and then blow their minds.
90
Dälek's Absence is Armageddon, an onslaught of vivid lyrical imagery and musical supremacy.
12y
83
Dälek follow 2002's From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots with another collection of dense, well-sculpted hip-hop. On Absence, the rhymes are more direct than on its predecessor but they're still complex and considered.
12y
80
Absence is another bold step for one of hip-hop’s most inventive acts, and it’s immediacy, anger, and grotesque beauty will not be lost to anyone who hears it.
12y
80
Beats roll deep and low like New Kingdom, guitars blaze like My Bloody Valentine, and turntablist Still spins pertinent spoken-word bites into the morass.
80
Chronicling America's end-of-days intemperance in a densely-layered text of corpse-rotten beats, raspy soothsaying and nuclear-winter feedback.
60
Absence’s anger is so wide-lensed, so all-encompassing that it can serve as a sort of musical template for any given bad mood.
12y
Haven’t heard a rap album this gnarly and terrifying since back when I went through the Death Grips and clipping. discog a few years back.
dälek is a group I’ve seen mentioned around certain circles here and there, but never really got around to ever fully check them out until now. Didn’t exactly know where to start but I saw the sinister and eerie coverart of this one and was intrigued from there. Right out the gate, this album comes out swinging its best punches. ... read more
dälek's previous album was one of the best albums in the underground experimental Hip Hop scene, and here on 'Absence', it's more of the same incredibly grimy and disgusting beats that compliment the fierce rapping, really being one of the forefathers of the genre. It might not be as ambitious as their previous album, but this still has some very strong moments that continue to deliver an amazing experience front to back.
very industrial and a bit more consistent than their previous album. lyrics are masterclass
Dälek discography run-Part 4
They continue their streak of incredible releases. This album is defined by its political commentary and its dark atmosphere. The lyrics are heavy and cover topics such as discrimination and police brutality. The instrumentals are hellish, dark and nearly hypnotic. The tracklist is consistently engaging and amazing except for köner which isn’t bad but definitely the worst and kinda boring. Overall. Incredible album.
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Track List
| 1 | Distorted Prose 6:00 | 96 |
| 2 | Asylum (Permanent Underclass) 5:48 | 94 |
| 3 | Culture for Dollars 6:43 | 93 |
| 4 | Absence 1:31 | 81 |
| 5 | A Beast Caged 6:41 | 91 |
| 6 | Köner 3:56 | 78 |
| 7 | In Midst of Struggle 7:43 | 90 |
| 8 | Eyes to Form Shadows 6:30 | 94 |
| 9 | Ever Somber 4:49 | 93 |
| 10 | Opiate the Masses 7:24 | 93 |
Total Length: 57 minutes
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In Midst of Struggle is still the best on the album…. The atmosphere… The percussion… The rapping… that SECOND HALF……… It sounds more abominable then Distorted Prose and Eyes to Form Shadows for sure. Its a slow burner rather than a blow to the face like those two songs, so i can sort of see why its not considered a highlight by the masses. Nahh fuck it- NO EXCUSES YALL GOTTA LOCK IN
