Abandoned Language
by D盲lek
- Type: Album
- Released: 27 February 2007
- Label: Ipecac
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:02:43
- Community rating: 3.89/5 from 13 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
D盲lek refines their noise-hop sound on 'Abandoned Language', focusing more on atmosphere and texture. The beats are slow and heavy, providing a backdrop for politically charged, abstract lyrics. It is a dense, cerebral hip-hop album.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, experimental, distorted, noisy, abrasive
Tracklist
- Abandoned Language (10:13)
- Bricks Crumble (03:36)
- Paragraphs Relentless (05:33)
- Content to Play Villain (05:20)
- Lynch (05:25)
- Stagnant Waters (04:24)
- Starved for Truth (04:35)
- Isolated Stare (06:15)
- Corrupt (Knuckle Up) (04:04)
- Tarnished (06:45)
- (Subversive Script) (06:33)
Credits
- Paul Romano - art direction, artwork, design
- Marco Burbano - artwork [abandoned tag]
- Alicia Greenland - artwork [steno]
- Big 'G' - backing vocals
- Big Moe - backing vocals
- Dev-One - backing vocals
- Giovanni Marks - backing vocals
- Komplx - backing vocals
- Mahewel - backing vocals
- Marz-Z - backing vocals
- Morican - backing vocals
- Oddateee - backing vocals
- Subtitle - backing vocals
- Jesse Cannon - engineer [ast. engineer - mixing]
- Will Brooks - engineer [ast. engineer - mixing]
- Birbal Kaikini - engineer [ast. engineer - recording]
- Rudy "Rek" Chicata - engineer [ast. engineer - recording]
- Alan Douches - engineer [mastering engineer]
- Alap Momin - engineer [mixing engineer]
- Joshua Booth - engineer [mixing engineer]
- MC D盲lek - lyrics by
- Alexandra Lyach - photography by [live photos]
- Motiv - scratches [cuts]
- Rob Swift - scratches [cuts]
- Oktopus - songwriter, producer
- Jean Cook - strings [live strings], brass
- Pat Muchmore - strings [live strings], brass