Releases "Deadverse Massive Vol. 1: Dälek Rarities 1999-2006" Today on Hydra Head!
“While many MCs are hacking up congestion labeled as ‘hip-hop,’ Newark’s mic fiend Dälek and producer Oktopus are the genre’s Robitussin: viscous, bracing, wary and woozy.” – URB Magazine
“There's no respite for the listener, either, whipped into shock by lyrical fury,
abrasive beats, or looped samples that sound like bleating animals being led to
slaughter.” – XLR8R Magazine
“[Dälek are] one of modern hip-hop's greatest crews.” – Pitchforkmedia
“Too brutal to be hip-hop, too beat-orientated to be labeled rap-metal, and they
use enough layered white noise to earn comparisons to My Bloody Valentine.
their music is a statement, as foreboding as any ever made, and whether you nod
in approval or sneer in derision is irrelevant.” – Drowned in Sound
Ex-ter-mi-nate! On the heels of their latest full-length, Abandoned Language,
MC Dälek and beat-master Oktopus unfurl a collection of dream-like instrumentals, ten-ton remixes (including Enon’s unforgettable “In This City”) and scarce gems from the last seven years. Deadverse Massive Volume 1 is no odds n’ sods collection, but rather an addendum to a body of work that already rests comfortably atop underground hip-hop’s proverbial heap. Over the ominous grind of metallic friction and industrial-strength beats, MC Dälek flows like silk on glass, foregoing all the usual hip-hop lyrical conventions for something darker, more textural, and infinitely memorable. Did we mention that this is Hydra Head’s first hip-hop release? Well, it is. Then again, our man Oktopus has already appeared twice in the Hydra Head Remix series, reinterpreting the work of both Isis and Knut with exceptional results. So when you think about it, these dudes were pretty much part of the family all along.
With a slew of critic-praised albums under their belts (including their most
recent full length for Ipecac, Abandoned Language), MC Dälek and beat-master
Oktopus are prime runners in keeping hip hop vitalized, hungry, and forward thinking. Deadverse Massive Volume 1 is an outstanding compilation of rare tracks, engaging instrumentals, and remixes — a body of work that embodies an atmosphere, lyrical flow, and vision all their own.
Hydra Head does it all: one-man black metal symphonies, instro-metal, shoegazing sludge, two-manned Big Black worship, and now progressive, underground, and memorable hip hop. All their bands sound different. But what’s the tie that binds? They’re some of the best at what they do. And their little family is incestuous, to boot! Dälek have toured with Isis and Knut, as well as remixed both those metal heavyweights.
"Deadverse Massive Volume 1" Tracklist
1. Megaton (Deadverse Remix)
From TechnoAnimal vs. Dälek split 12". Originally released on Matador Records in 2000. Recorded and mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
2. Angst
Previously unreleased. Recorded in 1999 at Mayan Ruins. Mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
3. Ruin It, Ruin Them, Ruin Yourself, Then Ruin Me (Deadverse Remix)
From Kid606 vs. Dälek split 12"/CD. Originally released on Tigerbeat6 Records in 2002. Recorded and Mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
4. Vague Recollection
From Kid606 vs. Dälek split 12"/CD. Originally released on Tigerbeat6 Records in 2002. Recorded at Mayan Ruins. Mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
5. Desolate Peasants
From Dälek vs. Velma split 12". Originally released on Namskeio Records in 2002. Recorded at Mayan Ruins, Sweetwood Sound, Dublab, and 1010 Woodland. Mixed at Trax East.
6. Rouge (Deadverse Remix)
From Dälek vs. Velma split 12". Originally released on Namskeio Records in 2002. Recorded at Mayan Ruins and Sweetwood Sound. Mixed at Trax East.
7. 3:46
From Dälek vs Dalek 7". Originally released on Man Vs Ape Records in 2002. Recorded and mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
8. In This City (Deadverse Remix)
From Enon's In This City Remix EP. Originally released on Touch and Go Records in 2003. Recorded and mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
9. Music for ASM
Previously unreleased. Recorded and mixed in 2003 at Sweetwood Sound.
10. Streets All Amped
From Streets All Amped 12". Originally released on Ad Noiseum Records in 2006. Recorded at Mayan Ruins. Mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
11. Ascention
From Streets All Amped 12". Originally released on Ad Noiseum Records in 2006. Recorded at Mayan Ruins. Mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
12. Maintain
From Streets All Amped 12". Originally released on Ad Noiseum Records in 2006. Recorded at Mayan Ruins. Mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
13. Back to Burn
From Streets All Amped 12". Originally released on Ad Noiseum Records
in 2006. Recorded at 9 Kaiserstrasse. Mixed at Sweetwood Sound.
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