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Asphalt for Eden
Asphalt for Eden
Studio album by dälek
Released	April 22, 2016
Genre	Experimental hip hop; industrial hip hop; shoegazing; musique concrète;
Length	38:10
Label	Profound Lore
Producer	Mike Mare, Will Brooks
Dälek chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned In Sound	^[3]
The Line of Best Fit	^[4]
New Noise	^[5]
Pitchfork	7.8/10^[6]
Record Collector	^[7]
Sputnikmusic	^[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[9]

Asphalt for Eden is the sixth studio album released by experimental hip hop group dälek, first released on April 22, 2016 through Profound Lore, a label that focuses mostly on heavy metal, but also releases experimental records. First announced in early 2016, the album is the first official full length released by the band since Gutter Tactics from 2009 and their first release since their announced hiatus from 2011 and subsequent reunion in 2015. A music video was produced for the track "Guaranteed Struggle" and first premiered on Vice on March 8, and video for the track "Masked Laughter (Nothing's Left)" was produced and premiered on the official Profound Lore website on February 11, 2016.^[10]^[11]

The artwork, which was done by Paul Romano, was first unveiled through Dead Verse on February 10.^[12] The record first became available for streaming on April 20 via the official Profound Lore SoundCloud page.^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Mare and Will Brooks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shattered"	4:27
2.	"Guaranteed Struggle"	5:07
3.	"Masked Laughter (Nothing's Left)"	6:59
4.	"Critical"	3:58
5.	"6dB"	6:12
6.	"Control"	5:58
7.	"It Just Is"	5:34
Total length:		38:10

Personnel

dälek

Mike Mare – performance, writing, recording, production, mixing
Will Brooks – mixing, recording, writing, production
Rudy "DJ Rek" Chicata – turntables

Additional personnel

Carlos "Dev-One" Dorticos – backing vocals (track 1)
Joshua Booth – keyboards, "musical guru" (track 6)
Jeremy Winter – bass guitar (track 6, 7)
Jesse Cannon – additional mixing
Alan Douches – mastering
Paul Romano – artwork
Marko Burbano – album logo tag

References

^ Tucker, Simon (8 April 2016). "Dälek: Asphalt For Eden – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ "Asphalt for Eden by Dälek". Metacritic. Retrieved October 15, 2016. New members DJ rEk and Mike Swarmbots join co-founder MC Dälek for the experimental hip-hop trio's first album since 2010.
^ Miller, Gavin. "Album Review: Dalek - Asphalt for Eden". drownedinsound.com. Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
^ Westley, Nathan. "Dälek return after a seven year break still sounding like no one else". thelineofbestfit.com. The Line Of Best Fit. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
^ "Album Review: Dalek - Asphalt for Eden". newnoisemagazine.com. New Noise Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (April 28, 2016). "Dälek: Asphalt for Eden Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ Smith, Phil (June 2016). "Asphalt For Eden". Record Collector. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ Jones, Tristan. "Review: Dalek - Asphalt for Eden". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
^ Chandler, Simon. "Dälek - Asphalt for Eden review". tinymixtapes.com. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
^ Kelly, Kim. "Cult Hip-hop Mavericks Dalek Return With "Guaranteed Struggle"". noisy.vice.com. Vice. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Dalek Complete Work On New Album". profoundlorerecords.com. Profound Lore Records. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^ "Dalek Unveils Cover Art For New Album 'Asphalt for Eden'". deadverse.com. Dead Verse. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ Breihan, Tom. "Stream Dalek Asphalt For Eden". stereogum.com. Stereogum. Retrieved April 20, 2016.