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Dälek

Hip-hop band from Newark, NJ · formed 1998

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Dälek photo
Photo: Spotify
Shows on record
38
Rooms played
36
Cities
31
Releases
44
Last show
Nov 15, 2021Kung Fu Necktie

About

Dälek is a band from Newark, NJ, formed in 1998, tagged abstract hip-hop, conscious hip hop, dark ambient by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2021, across 36 rooms in 31 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

38 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20099 shows
  3. 20162 shows
  4. 201714 shows
  5. 201810 shows
  6. 20191 show
  7. 20211 show
Show history
DateVenue
Nov 15, 2021Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Fotocrime
Feb 2, 2019Théâtre de la Cité Internationale · ParisHeadlinerwith Shabazz Palaces
Sep 12, 2018Strange Matter · RichmondSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 11, 2018Rock & Roll Hotel · WashingtonSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 11, 2018Black Cat · WashingtonSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 9, 2018PhilaMOCA · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 8, 2018National Sawdust · BrooklynSupportwith Sumac, Lussuria
Sep 7, 2018Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 6, 2018Great Scott · AllstonSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 5, 2018Bar le Ritz PDB · MontrealSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 4, 2018The Garrison · TorontoSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Sep 3, 2018El Club · DetroitSupportwith Sumac, Infernal Coil
Oct 26, 2017Knitting Factory - Brooklyn · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Street Sects, Vaureen
Oct 25, 2017ONCE Lounge & Musichall · SomervilleSupportwith Street Sects
Oct 24, 2017Spark Contemporary Art Space · SyracuseHeadlinerwith Street Sects
Oct 23, 2017Hard Luck Bar · TorontoHeadlinerwith Street Sects, Walking Around Venice Listening to Fugazi
Oct 21, 2017Mahall's Locker Room · LakewoodHeadlinerwith Street Sects, Ghost Noises
Oct 19, 2017Beat Kitchen · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Street Sects, Derek Allen
Oct 17, 2017Marquis Theater · DenverHeadlinerwith Street Sects, Echo Beds, Its Just Bugs
Oct 15, 2017Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Street Sects
Oct 14, 2017Soda Bar · San DiegoSupportwith Cult Leader, Street Sects, vermin womb
Oct 13, 2017Resident · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Street Sects
Oct 11, 2017The Underground · MesaHeadlinerwith Street Sects
Oct 6, 2017Curtain Club · DallasHeadlinerwith Lord Byron, Street Sects
Oct 3, 2017The Drunk Horse Pub · FayettevilleHeadlinerwith Street Sects, Ahimsa
Oct 2, 2017Strange Matter · RichmondHeadlinerwith Street Sects, R-Complex, Prison Religion
Jul 17, 2016Starlite Lounge · SacramentoHeadlinerwith Trapped Within Burning Machinery, Colombian Necktie (US), Attalla, +3
Jun 9, 2016Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Tombs, Couch Slut, Yellow Eyes
Nov 14, 2009Les Docks · LausanneHeadlinerwith Oddateee, La Gale, Rynox
Nov 10, 2009Klub Proxima · WarsawSupportwith Isis, Mamiffer
Nov 8, 2009Spikeri · RigaSupportwith Isis, Mamiffer
Nov 7, 2009Rock Café · TallinnSupportwith Isis, Mamiffer
Nov 6, 2009Nosturi · HelsinkiSupportwith Isis, Mamiffer
Nov 4, 2009Debaser Strand · StockholmHeadlinerwith Mamiffer
Nov 3, 2009Betong · OsloSupportwith Isis, Mamiffer
Nov 2, 2009Parken · GothenburgSupportwith Isis, Mamiffer
Nov 1, 2009Kulturbolaget · MalmöSupportwith Isis, Mamiffer
Jul 11, 2008The Custard Factory · DigbethSupportwith Battles, Magnetophone, Ove Naxx, +49

Where they play

36 rooms in 31 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn4 shows
  • Philadelphia2 shows
  • Richmond2 shows
  • Toronto2 shows
  • Washington2 shows

and 26 other cities

Releases

44 releases, 1998–2026

Lineup

  • MC Dälek
  • Mike Mare
  • The Oktopus

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 16 plays, 2002-09-06–2014-05-17 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Alex) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Expansions' (DJ Riz) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Dälek — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Dälek — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Dälek — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Dälek — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Dälek — HAYWARDxDÄLEKHAYWARDxDÄLEK
Release art · HAYWARDxDÄLEKHAYWARDxDÄLEK — release
Dälek — The Essence
Release art · The Essence — release
Dälek — Negro Necro Nekros
Release art · Negro Necro Nekros — release
Dälek — Decimation (Giovanni Marks City Version)
Release art · Decimation (Giovanni Marks City Version) — release
Dälek — dälek vs. King Garbagedälek, King Garbage
Release art · dälek vs. King Garbagedälek, King Garbage — release
Dälek — Precipice
Release art · Precipice — release
Dälek — Meditations No. 7
Release art · Meditations No. 7 — release
Dälek — Strange Matter, 2018-09-12
Poster · Strange Matter, 2018-09-12 — Songkick
Dälek — Beat Kitchen, 2017-10-19
Poster · Beat Kitchen, 2017-10-19 — Songkick
Dälek — Soda Bar, 2017-10-14
Poster · Soda Bar, 2017-10-14 — Songkick
Dälek — Klub Proxima, 2009-11-10
Poster · Klub Proxima, 2009-11-10 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Dälek on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
dälek on Last.fmArtist facts
Dälek on DiscogsArtist facts
dälek on GeniusArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.