Abandoned Language is an album by dälek, released by Ipecac Recordings in 2007.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 27, 2007[1] | |||
| Genre | Experimental hip hop, industrial hip hop | |||
| Length | 62:00 | |||
| Label | Ipecac (IPC-084) | |||
| Producer | MC Dälek, Oktopus, Joshua Booth | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 (13 reviews)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Lost At Sea | (9.9/10)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10)[4] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Stylus | A[6] |
| Under the Radar | very favorable[2] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dälek
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Abandoned Language" | 10:13 |
| 2. | "Bricks Crumble" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Paragraphs Relentless" | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Content to Play Villain" | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Lynch" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Stagnant Waters" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Starved for Truth" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Isolated Stare" | 6:15 |
| 9. | "Corrupt (Knuckle Up)" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Tarnished" | 6:45 |
| 11. | "(Subversive Script)" | 6:33 |
| 12. | "What I Knew Then" (feat. ODDATEEE, Japanese bonus track) | 5:32 |
Personnel
edit- MC Dälek – lead vocals, lyrics, production
- Oktopus – recording, mixing, production
- Joshua Booth – guitars, recording, mixing, engineering, production
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Jean Cook, Pat Muchmore – brass, strings
- Motiv – turntables (1, 2, 4–9, 11)
- Rob Swift – turntables (3, 10)
- Big 'G', Big Moe, Dev-One, Komplx, Mahewel, Marz-Z, Morican, Oddateee, Subtitle – backing vocals
References
edit- ^ "Discography". Ipecac Recordings. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ a b "metacritic". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Pitchforkmedia, Abandoned Language". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Las Magazine, Dalek Abandoned Language". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Stylus Magazine". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Pop Matters, Dälek: Abandoned Language". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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