Abandoned Language

Abandoned Language is an album by dälek, released by Ipecac Recordings in 2007.

Abandoned Language
Studio album by dälek
Released	February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)[1]
Genre	Experimental hip hop, industrial hip hop
Length	62:00
Label	Ipecac (IPC-084)
Producer	MC Dälek, Oktopus, Joshua Booth
Dälek chronology
Absence (2005) Abandoned Language (2007) Gutter Tactics (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100 (13 reviews)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Lost At Sea	(9.9/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10)[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Stylus	A[7]
Under the Radar	very favorable[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Abandoned Language"	10:13
2.	"Bricks Crumble"	3:36
3.	"Paragraphs Relentless"	5:33
4.	"Content to Play Villain"	5:20
5.	"Lynch"	5:25
6.	"Stagnant Waters"	4:24
7.	"Starved for Truth"	4:35
8.	"Isolated Stare"	6:15
9.	"Corrupt (Knuckle Up)"	4:04
10.	"Tarnished"	6:45
11.	"(Subversive Script)"	6:33
12.	"What I Knew Then" (feat. ODDATEEE, Japanese bonus track)	5:32

All tracks are written by Dälek.

Personnel

• MC Dälek – lead vocals, lyrics, production
• Oktopus – recording, mixing, production
• Joshua Booth – guitars, recording, mixing, engineering, production
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Jean Cook, Pat Muchmore – brass, strings
• Motiv – turntables (1, 2, 4–9, 11)
• Rob Swift – turntables (3, 10)
• Big 'G', Big Moe, Dev-One, Komplx, Mahewel, Marz-Z, Morican, Oddateee, Subtitle – backing vocals