Dalek : Vol. 1-Deadverse Massive: Dalek Rarities

MC Dalek and beat master Oktopus unfurl a collection of dreamlike instrumentals, 10-ton remixes, and scarce gems from the last seven years. This is no odds 'n' sods collection but rather an addendum to a body of work that already rests comfortably atop underground hip-hop's proverbial heap. Over the ominous grind of metallic friction and industrial-strength beats, MC Dalek flows like silk on glass, foregoing all the usual hip-hop lyrical conventions for something darker, more textural, and infinitely memorable. 'While many MCs are hacking up congestion labeled as 'hip-hop', Newark's mic fiend Dalek and producer Oktopus are the genre's Robitussin: viscous, bracing, wary, and woozy' - Urb. 'Too brutal to be hip-hop, too beat-oriented to be labeled rap-metal, and they use enough layered white noise to earn comparisons to My Bloody Valentine...' - Drowned In Sound.