Gutter Tactics is an album by alternative hip hop duo dälek, released by Ipecac Recordings in January 2009.
| Gutter Tactics | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2009[1] | |||
| Recorded | deadverse studios, Union City, New Jersey, US[2] | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop, shoegazing, industrial hip hop | |||
| Length | 50:24 | |||
| Label | Ipecac (IPC-084) | |||
| Producer | MC Dälek, Oktopus | |||
| Dälek chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[5] |
| Prefix | (7/10)[8] |
| Slant Magazine | Critical[6] |
| Spin | (6/10)[7] |
The intro track samples a controversial speech by Pastor Jeremiah Wright.[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by dälek.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blessed Are They Who Bash Your Children's Heads Against a Rock" | 1:24 |
| 2. | "No Question" | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Armed with Krylon" | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Who Medgar Evers Was..." | 8:03 |
| 5. | "Street Diction" | 5:28 |
| 6. | "A Collection of Miserable Thoughts Laced with Wit" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Los Macheteros/Spear of a Nation" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "We Lost Sight" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Gutter Tactics" | 4:38 |
| 10. | "2012 (The Pillage)" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Atypical Stereotype" | 6:22 |
Personnel
edit- Band members[2]
- MC Dälek – lead vocals, production and songwriting
- Oktopus – production and songwriting
- Other personnel[2]
- Joshua Booth – songwriting and live overdubs
- Destructo Swarmbots – live overdubs
- Joe Kostroun – live overdubs
- Johnny Vignault – live overdubs
- Dean Rispler – live overdubs
- Dev-One – additional vocals on "Atyical Stereotype"
- Album art[2]
- Paul Romano – art direction, artwork, design and Gutter Tactics Graffiti piece
- Marco Burbano – Gutter Tag
- Opiem – dälek graffiti piece
- Alexandra Momin – New York City photos
References
edit- ^ "Discography - Gutter Tactics". Ipecac Recordings. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ a b c d Listing of the Gutter Tactics album on Discogs.com, (accessed March 15, 2015).
- ^ "Gutter Tactics by Dälek". Metacritic. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Tangari, Joe (January 27, 2009). "Dälek - Gutter Tactics". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media.
- ^ Cataldo, Jesse (January 26, 2009). "Dälek: Gutter Tactics". slantmagazine.com.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (January 16, 2009). "Dälek, 'Gutter Tactics' (Ipecac)". spin.com.
- ^ Burns, Patrick (April 17, 2009). "Album Review: Dalek - Gutter Tactics". prefixmag.com.
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