Abandoned Language
Details
LP / Format
Ipecac / Label
Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
Ambient
, Illbient
, Trip Hop
, Conscious Hip Hop
, Industrial Hip Hop
/ GenreFull Credits
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Critic Reviews
80
Their music is a statement, as foreboding as any ever made, and whether you nod in approval or sneer in derision is irrelevant. Which is lucky, as statements from the heart and the head are almost always superior to those from the wallet to the masses.
15y
80
Whether it's through clear, concise rapping, or haunting arrangements, Dälek's message is always expressed with eloquence and originality, and four albums in, they remain one of the most engaging, original acts in contemporary music.
15y
80
The album does what all great art does: guides its audience without giving them concrete answers (or even directions), forcing them to think for themselves instead of blindly following others, and eventually leading them, hopefully, to some kind of greater, albeit more complex, understanding of things.
15y
80
Dalek have harnessed their noise fetish into a sound that's more sedate, but just as unnerving.
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10mo
77
The consistently excellent and consistently underrated experimental hip-hop duo's dense compositions layer scores of tiny components into woozy, disorienting symphonies of noise.
15y
70
Dälek’s music may have slightly simmered, but its quality remains as staggeringly high as ever-its sting is just more subliminal now.
10y
50
Ultimately Dalek's fragmented drone makes dalek's tired wordplay obsolete, thereby redeeming Abandoned Language.
10mo
dälek’s most accessible record to date. It might not be as ear-challenging as their most famous and well received releases, but it still remains a solid boom bap experience. Throughout the tracklist, the beats are heavy and consistent, being this platform for what I consider to be some of Will Brooks’ best rhymes and flows. However, its long winded tracklist does it little to no favours to bring it high up the dälek catalog. As much as I like the instrumentals on this ... read more
SERIES 3: HALLOWEEN REVIEWS - DAY 20 - ABANDONED LANGUAGE
dälek is a pretty underground group, so i barely know anything about them. i even did some research and the only thing i really found out about them was that they're from new jersey (gross) and did a collab with the guitarist from tool one time (cool but i still don't forgive them for their sins). however, i know that their impact overall is astonishing, as they clearly influenced other industrial hip-hop groups, one such being ... read more
Discography Deep Dive: dälek #5
Another pretty good album from dälek, i mean it´s another really atmospheric listen that sets the focus on the atmosphere but honestly i like that, i mean it´s just a chill listen in the that plays in the background and it´s pretty much like on every album by them, the atmosphere on here is great and there isn´t anything that kills it or even interupts it, but that dosen´t means that this album has no lowlights, i mean i ... read more
Another win for this underrated underground group. Definitely their most underrated album to date. Really enjoyable and they’re still going strong today with their new album that just came out.
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Track List
| 1 | Abandoned Language 10:13 | 94 |
| 2 | Bricks Crumble 3:36 | 88 |
| 3 | Paragraphs Relentless 5:33 | 90 |
| 4 | Content to Play Villain 5:20 | 83 |
| 5 | Lynch 5:25 | 79 |
| 6 | Stagnant Waters 4:24 | 89 |
| 7 | Starved for Truth 4:35 | 81 |
| 8 | Isolated Stare 6:15 | 82 |
| 9 | Corrupt (Knuckle Up) 4:04 | 83 |
| 10 | Tarnished 6:45 | 81 |
| 11 | (Subversive Script) 6:33 | 83 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
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