progreviews.com: Rap trio Dälek (pronounced dialect) is something different, and you don't have to look far to see why. Just twelve seconds into From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots (after a brief piano intro), "Spiritual Healing" erupts with an explosion of noise, from which emerges a beat that has more in common with Krautockers like Can than other rap groups. Indeed, their overall sound is a bastard mix of Faust, Nurse With Wound, and My Bloody Valentine, pulling from all three to create a sound that's uniquely Dälek. Add to this Molotov cocktail politically … read more
progreviews.com: Rap trio Dälek (pronounced dialect) is something different, and you don't have to look far to see why. Just twelve seconds into… read more
progreviews.com: Rap trio Dälek (pronounced dialect) is something different, and you don't have to look far to see why. Just twelve seconds into From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griot… read more
dälek (pronounced 'die-a-leck') is a hip-hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group currently comprises MC dälek (vocals, production), Mike Manteca (electronics, production), and rEK (production). They have often toured with artists from radically different genres, such as Godflesh, Isis, Prince Paul, Melvins, De La Soul, RJD2 and Lovage. dälek's music is dark, noisy and atmospheric, equally inspired by industrial music like Einstürzende Neubauten, the layered noise of My Bloody Valentine and the dense sound collages of Public Enemy. Their sound is ofte… read more
dälek (pronounced 'die-a-leck') is a hip-hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group currently comprises MC dälek (vocals, production), Mike Manteca (electronics, pr… read more
dälek (pronounced 'die-a-leck') is a hip-hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group currently comprises MC dälek (vocals, production), Mike Manteca (electronics, production), and rEK (production). They have oft… read more