HAYWARDxDÄLEK self-titled CD digipack collaboration album

HAYWARDXDÄLEK - S/T CD

$15.00 USD

HAYWARDXDÄLEK - S/T CD

$15.00 USD

HAYWARDxDÄLEK

is the 2025 self-titled collaborative album between legendary This Heat drummer Charles Hayward and experimental hip-hop pioneer Will Brooks (aka MC Dälek). This double LP, released via Relapse Records documents a boundary-defying fusion of improvisation, noise-rock, and industrial hip-hop recorded in Salford, UK, and mixed at Brooks' Deadverse Studios.

Product Overview
Format: Standard Compact Disc, often housed in a jewel case.
  • Production: The music was primarily recorded live during a residency in Salford, UK, featuring Charles Hayward on drums and synthesizer and MC Dälek (Will Brooks)using an SP-404 sampler and Samplr software.
  • Sonic Design: Described as a "scintillating exploration of rhythm and abstraction," the album bridges South East London and New Jersey, blending noise-rock, ambient soundscapes, and experimental hip-hop.

Full Tracklist
The CD contains all nine tracks from the original recording session:
  1. Increments (4:36)
  2. Between the Word and the Drum (6:42)
  3. Breathe Slow (4:20)
  4. Salvage (6:05)
  5. Antiphony (4:21)
  6. Asymmetric (3:38)
  7. Sojourn (10:50)
  8. As Children Chant (7:37)
  9. Re-Evolution (6:04)

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HAYWARDxDÄLEK self-titled CD digipack collaboration album

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