Absence (Dälek Album)
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''Absence'' is the third album by
alternative hip hop Alternative hip-hop (also known as alternative rap and experimental hip-hop) is a subgenre of hip-hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising "hip-hop group ...
group
dälek Dälek (pronounced "dialect") (stylized in all lowercase) is an American experimental hip hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group's current lineup consists of MC dälek (vocals and producer) and Mike Manteca (aka Mike Mare ...
, released by
Ipecac Recordings Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999, by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith N ...
in 2005. The album, according to the group, was recorded during a very dark and pessimistic time period for the group, which in turn resulted in the recording's dark, bleak sound.


Track listing


Reception

Upon its initial release in 2005, ''Absence'' received praise from many publications. Critics praised the album for its brooding sound and thought provoking lyrics. ''Treble'' magazine included the album in its list of '10 Essential Industrial Hip Hop Albums'. Drowned in Sound magazine ranked the album at #53 on their "DiS is 6: Our 66" list, published in 2006 (which covers its favorite albums from the six years since its creation). Italian
underground music Underground music is music with practices perceived as outside, or somehow opposed to, Popular music, mainstream popular music culture. Underground styles lack the commercial success of popular music movements, and may involve the use of avant-g ...
magazine ''OndaRock'' also rated the album the 26th best of the decade.


Personnel

;Dalek * Dälek – lead vocals, writing, production * Oktopus – writing, production * Still – turntables, production * Joshua Booth – writing, mixing, production ;Additional musicians *Oddateee – additional vocals on "Culture for Dollars" ;Other personnel *Will Brooks – engineering, mixing and layout design *Marco Burbano – "absence" tag *Jesse Cannon – mixing *Alan Douches – mastering *Hsi-Chang Lin – layout design *Alex Lyach – photography *Mike Mare – photography *Alan Momin – engineering and mixing *Scott Shields – layout design


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Absence (Dalek album) Ipecac Recordings albums 2005 albums Dälek albums