Dälek, who have been “mixing the searing political rhetoric of Public Enemy, the suffocating shoegaze textures of My Bloody Valentine and the primal appeal of squealing industrial noise” for over 18 years (Rolling Stone), stream their new album, Endangered Philosophies (Sept.1, Ipecac Recordings) via NPR (http://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545530932/first-listen-d-lek-endangered-philsophies).
“Endangered Philosophies is Dälek’s signature sound pushed in new directions,” explains MC Dälek. “It is a very introspective record about very external forces. This isn’t about one listen… it’s about your evolving perception when you immerse yourself in the layers of sounds and words. Endangered Philosophies is a record about the RIGHT NOW.”
Tour dates:
October 2 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
October 3 Fayetteville, NC Drunk Horse
October 4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
October 5 New Orleans, LA Siberia
October 6 Dallas, TX Curtain Club
October 7 Houston, TX Walter’s
October 8 Austin, TX The Lost Well *
October 10 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
October 11 Mesa, AZ Underground
October 12 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
October 13 Los Angeles, CA The Resident
October 14 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
October 15 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
October 17 Denver, CO Marquis
October 18 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
October 19 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
October 20 Cincinnati, OH Northside Yacht Club
October 21 Cleveland, OH The Locker Room at Mahall’s
October 23 Toronto, ON Hard Luck Bar
October 24 Syracuse, NY Spark Art Space
October 25 Boston, MA Once Ballroom
October 26 Brooklyn NY Knitting Factory
October 28 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live *
Street Sects open all dates except those noted with an asterisk.
“Before Def Jux, before Death Grips, before Yeezus, there was Dälek” (Noisey). Pioneers of alt hip-hop, Dälek features rapper/producer MC Dälek, producer/live electronics Mike Manteca and turntablist DJ rEk. With roots in the mid-‘90s DIY scene, Dälek has consistently released groundbreaking albums, starting with their 1998 debut EP, Negro Necro Nekros, which NME said saw the outfit “deconstruct hip hop” to 2016’s Asphalt for Eden, hailed by Pitchfork for its subtlety and restraint, saying “on Asphalt for Eden, hip hop ascends into the noosphere.”
Endangered Philosophies pre-orders, including digital, CD and 2LP etched vinyl, are available now: http://smarturl.it/Dalek. Digital pre-orders include an instant download of “Echoes of…” and “Nothing Stays Permanent.”
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