DÄLEK - Negro Necro Nekros

Ipecac

£40.50

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: IPC270LP
Barcode: 0689230027010
Release Date: 28 Jun 2024
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Reissue of the album from 1998 that started it all for dälek, this time wth six bonus tracks. The physical includes a 12pg booklet with liner notes by John Morrison and new art from Mikel Elam & Paul Romano

When Dälek’s debut, Negro Necro Nekros arrived in the Fall of 1998, hip-hop’s aesthetic and commercial conventions were in a state of upheaval. While mainstream rap had more or less completed the process of full integration into mainstream pop culture, underground hip-hop had mounted an aggressive opposition movement in response.

Forged in the fires of the East Coast underground music scene in the 90s, Experimental Hip Hop pioneers Dälek has spent decades carving out a
unique niche fusing hardcore Hip Hop, noise and a radical approach to sound. From the very beginning, Dälek came out the gate, following in the footsteps of their predecessors Public Enemy while drawing from influences as varied as My Bloody Valentine and German experimentalists Faust, Dälek have succeeded in adding completely new textural and structural dimensions to rap music. Since 1998, they’ve released seven studio albums and countless EPs, singles and collaborations.

Highlights

-The debut album that has resulted in eight full-lengths and multiple EPs and other releases over 25 years
-This release features six bonus tracks never heard before
-The guys have had a history of crossing over to rock and metal fans, but this album shows their hip-hop roots more than anything
-They have toured with and supported a wide range of acts in the Hip Hop, Rock, Metal, and Experimental genres including KRS One, TOOL, Tomahawk, The Melvins, Grandmaster Flash, Jesu, Dillinger Escape Plan, Pharcyde, RJD2, DeLa Soul, Prince Paul, Lovage, ZU, Black Heart Procession, Earth, Flying Lotus, The Bug, Mastodon, Fantomas and many more.
-The art for the album includes two well-reknowned artists, Paul Romano (Mastodon, Hate Eternal) and Mikel Elam, who made his mark traveling and working with jazz legend, Miles Davis
-The band has shows lined up throughout the year and working on their ninth album for 2025

TRACK LISTING
Swollen Tongue Bums
Three Rocks Blessed
Images of .44 Casings
The Untraveled Road
Praise Be the Man
And Hell is Coming with Us
Pelt I’s to End (Demo Instrumental)
Gates of Dawn (Instrumental)
Praise Be the Man (Remix)
Cement (Demo Instrumental)
Sweetwood Sound Session 404