Dalek - Abandoned Language
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Artist: DalekEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-02-27
Music Label: Ipecac Recordings
Soundtracks:
- Abandoned Language
- Bricks Crumble
- Paragraphs Relentless
- Content To Play Villain
- Lynch
- Stagnant Waters
- Starved For Truth
- Isolated Stare
- Corrupt (Knuckle Up)
- Tarnished
- (Subversive Script)
Music reviews of Abandoned Language
Music Review: The poet VS. the wall of noise
Rating: 3 Stars
Before you rabid Dalek fans out there jump right to dropping me negative feedback, know that I can appreciate and respect the sound that the band is shooting for. I just don't think that they've quite perfected the formula... yet, at least. For those that are unaware, Dalek is a two-man act from New Jersey consisting of a MC(of who the band is named) and producer(Oktopus) and have been making some of the most challenging and experimental "hip-hop" on the market since they debued. Blending often heavy and abrasive industrial backdrops with straight ahead rhyming and scratching, a simplified comparison might be Chuck D of Public Enemy spitting over a bassier Nine Inch Nails track. Sounds interesting right? It is, but it does have it's share of problems too. One major knock is MC Dalek himself... he's a good MC, with the ability to bring thought-provoking and political lyrics with an always smooth delivery. Here's the thing though, that delivery seems to harness a single flow and speed when he drops his rhymes, whether it's over heavy or more mild and ambient tracks, making an entire album(and career really) worth of fairly repetitive sounding verses. Now on to the beats which are what really sets this apart from anything you've heard before. This is some pretty heavy stuff(although this album is their "lightest" sound yet), and it's done mostly without instruments(think more a freight train locking up it's brakes), resulting in some engaging yet ear shattering concoctions. Again though, by the end of the album it has a tendency to sound formulaic due to the MC's even keel delivery throughout, over tracks that often erupt for the chorus and drop back down for the verses(there's also a tendency for the music to overpower the rhymes making them hard to decipher). With a more diverse combination of beats and delivery I have no doubt that Dalek could be the future of Hip Hop, until then though, they are what they are... a niche experiment who's sound may alienate more than invite new listeners(too heavy for rap fans, too hip hop for metal fans). This ISN'T a negative review(believe it or not), Dalek is an original and progressive force in music(which is rare these days) and I can completely understand why some are so enthralled by them... the question is, will you be? Listen to the samples provided by Amazon and find out for yourself, you may be surprised by what you hear(whether it's pleasantly, only you can say?).
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