Dälek
With Dälek, the flow has often been usurped by scorched textures, the product of synthetic decay, themes flitting from pungent political rage through to outright Dionysian frenzy. Prone to outbursts of pummeling extremity, yet their sound is anything but one dimensional; with viscous dark-ambient soundscapes congealing atop their incessant beats, a dual focus on brute force and disembodied unease.
At this stage in their career they have elevated to a frankly peerless stature; Over 20 years since the release of their pivotal debut album Negro Necro Nekros, and having previously collaborated with a host of like-minded visionaries; ranging from Krautrock legends Faust, through to the 90s electronic act Techno Animal and Free Jazz Saxophone and Electronics master Mats Gustafsson, the group continue to resist stagnation in all of its forms.
“DÄLEK’s take on hip-hop is foreboding and hypnotic in a way that feels unexpected; sure, in the Age of Future, creepy, dark vibes are almost de rigeur, but DÄLEK takes it a step further towards the abyss by incorporating a seething electronic edge—think Einstürzende Neubauten, not Soundcloud.” – Noisey
photo by Melinda Oswandel
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MANAGEMENT:
UNITED AUDIO WORKERS Erik Larson: erik@deadverse.com
BOOKING:
North America: RIVERWOOD BOOKING
Adam Pfleider: adamp@riverwoodbooking.com www.riverwoodbooking.com
UK: YNH AGENCY
Sofi Nowell: sofi@ynhagency.com http://www.ynhagency.com
EUROPE: JULIE TIPPEX
Etienne Tippex : etienne@juiletippex.com http://julietippex.com
LICENSING:
FACET CUBED:
Pete D’angelo pete@facetcubed.com
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World:
RARELY UNABLE
Lauren Barley: lauren@rarelyunable.com
What people say
“A tour de force of an album that further cements the bands place in the elite league of hip-hop artists that are still taking this art form further and further into the stratosphere.” – Louder Than War “Dälek took hip-hop into new stylistic realms before. This time, although Brooks and company may not have specifically intended as much, on Asphalt for Eden, hip hop ascends into the noosphere.” – Pitchfork “Mixing the searing political rhetoric of Public Enemy, the suffocating shoegaze textures of My Bloody Valentine and the primal appeal of squealing industrial noise…” – Rolling Stone “…Asphalt for Eden is thoughtful and eclectic, blending elements of shoegaze, industrial, boom-bap, and ambience both sedative and rousing.” – Sputnik Music “Nearly every moment on Asphalt For Eden weighs heavily on the chest and threatens to collapse the cavity.” – The Quietus
