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Avant-rap group Dälek will release Abandoned Language via Ipecac on February 27, this coming Tuesday. MC Dälek and Oktopus recruited DJ Rob Swift (X-ecutioners) and Motiv to provide scratches on the album, which is their fourth. The Ernest Jenning label will release the vinyl, which is a double gatefold and features separate artwork from the CD. Mastodon cover artist Paul Romano designed the artwork for both releases.

The duo will kick off a tour in New York on the day of Abandoned Language's release, and after a few shows in the U.S., they will head over to Europe.

We featured "Paragraphs Relentless" over in the Forkcast section last week, and you can download it below.

Tracklist:

01 Abandoned Language
02 Bricks Crumble
03 Paragraphs Relentless
04 Content to Play Villain
05 Lynch
06 Stagnant Waters
07 Starved for Truth
08 Isolated Stare
09 Corrupt (Knuckle Up)
10 Tarnished
11 (Subversive Script)

Dates:

02-27 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
02-28 Boston, MA - Middle East *
03-01 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
03-02 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
03-03 Dayton, OH - The Hills
03-06 Chicago, IL - Subterranean *
03-14 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino #
03-15 Marseille, France - Le Cabaret Aléatoire #^
03-16 Besancon, France - Le Cylindre #
03-17 Orleans, France - L'Astrolabe #
03-18 Brussels, Belgium - VK
03-19 Liege, Belgium - La Zone #^
03-20 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
03-21 Nancy, France - Azimuth 854 #
03-22 Reims, France - La Cartonnerie #
03-23 Dijon, France - La Vapeur #
03-24 Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne #
03-29 Poitiers, France - Le Confort Moderne #
03-30 Rennes, France - L'antipode #
03-31 La Roche Sur Yon, France - Le Fuzz'yon #
04-01 Nantes, France - La Barakasons #
04-06 Morlaix, France - Festival Panorama
04-07 Montpellier, France - Tout a Fond #^

* with Destructo Swarmbots
# with Picore
^ with Kill the Thrill