| From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots | |||||
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| Studio album by Dälek | |||||
| Released | August 6, 2002 | ||||
| Recorded | June, 1998 — February, 2002 | ||||
| Genre | hip hop/rap | ||||
| Length | 56:40 | ||||
| Label | Ipecac Recordings (IPC30) |
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| Producer | MC Dälek, Oktopus, Still | ||||
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From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots is an album by Dälek, released in 2002. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Dälek (pronounced 'Die-a-leck' is an Alternative hip hop duo from Newark NJ. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Ipecac Recordings is an Independent record label based in Orinda California. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 Dälek (pronounced 'Die-a-leck' is an Alternative hip hop duo from Newark NJ. Dälek (pronounced 'Die-a-leck' is an Alternative hip hop duo from Newark NJ. The album contains other instruments besides vocals and turntables including guitar, both electric and acoustic, drums, bass, and keyboards provided by various musical artists.
Taking nearly five years to record by gathering and mixing new material, the album takes a vastly different path from usual rap and hip hop we find today. Such songs as "Heads" and "Black Smoke Rises" are more of spoken word tracks with various samples of noise and other odd sounds.