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Watch: ‘Normalized Tragedy’ by dälek

Posted: 27 March 2026 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Brilliance of a Falling Moon, Dälek, Experimental, Hip-Hop, Ipecac Recordings, Normalized Tragedy, Single, Stream, Video

Today, experimental Hip-Hop legends dälek release their latest full-length album, Brilliance of a Falling Moon.

Conceived, composed, and produced by Will Brooks (aka MC dälek) and Mike Mare, Brilliance of a Falling Moon is a sprawling, uncompromising record that speaks to the political timbre of the day. Taking its name from a section of Erik Larson’s 2011 novel In The Garden of Beasts, the album paints a fiery portrait of life and resistance in fascist America.

Recorded in the group’s Deadverse Studios over the course of 2024 and 2025, Brilliance of a Falling Moon’s beats are propelled by brutal, dust-caked drum breaks and cloaked in an ominous, otherworldly atmosphere. Taking aim at everything from The State’s suppression of information to colonialism and Trump’s demonization of immigrants, Brooks’ rhymes are practically burning with outrage at the current state of the world.

“When you listen to this, I hope you walk away with hope because we’re still fighting, building, and pushing.”

Check out the new video for ‘Normalized Tragedy’ below:

Not only has dälek always presented an undiluted political stance in their music, the band is part of the continuum of bold, revolutionary hip-hop pioneered by Public Enemy and The Bomb Squad. dälek has spent decades carving out a unique niche fusing hardcore Hip Hop, noise and a radical approach to sound.

Founded by Will Brooks (aka MC dälek) and Alap Momin (aka Oktopus), dälek debuted in 1998 with Negro Necro Nekros, a sonic tour de force built upon thunderous drums, blissful ambient sections, and gritty, insightful lyrics. On watershed albums like 2002’s From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots (2002), Absence (2005), Abandoned Language (2007), and 2009’s Gutter Tactics (2009), dälek laid a template that added completely new textural and structural dimensions to rap music.

With this kind of musical and political pedigree, it makes sense that dälek would return with such a timely record that reflects all of our frustrations.

Once again the band has teamed up with artists Paul Romano and Mikel Elam for the striking package artwork.

Photo credit: Jonny-Scala

Listen: ‘Rip the God’ by The Melvins and Napalm Death

Posted: 12 March 2026 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: collaboration, Heavy, Ipecac Recordings, Rip the God, Savage Imperial Death March, Single, Stream, The Melvins and Napalm Death

The Melvins and Napalm Death share ‘Rip The God’, the latest in a chaotic alchemy conjured on their joint album, Savage Imperial Death March (10th April, Ipecac Recordings).

The album shares its name with the bands’ Savage Imperial Death March tours from 2016 and 2025, but marks their first full-length studio collaboration under the moniker.

About this next track, Shane says; “The opening Buzz riff begins with that classic timing – a hiccup right at the end of the riff cycle making the riff extra special! Simple yet tricky to remember… it had my head spinning when I played the bass to it – Multiply that head spin with the guitar pedal noise static we all added – God was ripped and drunk on joyful noise…”

The album was recorded at the Melvins’ Los Angeles studio, with Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) and Dale Crover (drums) joined by Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway (vocals), Shane Embury (bass), and John Cooke (guitar).

“I have loved the Melvins forever and their outlook on music,” Embury explains. “A chance to make an album of eclectic musical madness with them was truly an honour and a whole lot of fun, which surely is the whole point! Let’s do another one soon.”

“Napalm Death are one of my favorite bands ever,” Osborne says. “It was an absolute pleasure and a dream come true to do this collaboration with them. We wrote songs together. I would write a riff and we would learn it and record it right there. They wrote stuff and we would learn it immediately as well. It was truly a 50/50 partnership.”

"Funny how life turns out sometimes… collecting hard-to-find Melvins 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 and then touring twice and doing an album with them within the following 35 years,” Greenway adds. “Had a great time with it all, and nice to work with fellow travellers in the Melvins who also couldn’t care about pandering to ‘demographics’. I felt myself almost
babbling lyrically during the recording, and that alone made for very fun recording times."

Savage Imperial Death March pre-orders are available now. The eight-song album will be released on CD, digitally, and across four limited-edition vinyl variants: Black As Your Soul, Indie Exclusive Obnoxious Orchid, Ipecac Exclusive Absurd Aqua, and Revolver Exclusive Neon Coral. An abbreviated version of the album was released during the band’s 2025 tour as a hyper-limited vinyl/CD edition. This iteration features new Mackie Osborne-created artwork and two new tracks (‘Awful Handwriting’ and ‘Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy’).

Watch: ‘as a dad’ by mclusky

Posted: 10 March 2026 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: as a dad, Future of the Left, i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley, Ipecac Recordings, McLusky, mini album, Peaky Blinders, remy lamont, Single, Stream, Video

mclusky have returned with new music (and some not-so-new music) in the form of a mini album called i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley, which ipecac recordings will release on 20th march (digital) and 1st may (vinyl). it will be released in the following formats: digital, black vinyl, ipecac/band translucent red vinyl and the rough trade exclusive variant, crystal fuchsia. today, they share the track ‘as a dad’.

‘as a dad’ is a song about several things.

the first of these several things are men who begin sentences / clauses with ‘as a dad…’. which is fine as long as the sentence / clause bears no relevance to the actual experience of being a dad. occasionally though, the prefix is appropriate (about 1/7). society must bend to this.

the second of the several things is a modern child’s wonder at how much it must despise its male progenitor in the early stages of life. the mother is all. the father can fall down the stairs and die in a puddle of his own slippers, and that’s okay.

the third, and last i can be arsed to list, of the several things, is something to do with the pride of being replaced by your offspring. i look forward to gradually fading into the background (unless i die suddenly in an avalanche) and becoming a grey footnote set against a sofa. when i stop breathing i hope nobody notices for at least an hour – this means that whatever board game is being played at this family gathering i’ve just fantasised is at least competitive (and wasn’t an expensive waste of time and money).

if you happened to catch the new peaky blinders movie this past weekend, you might have heard ‘people person’ on the big screen along side music from nick cave and fontaines d.c. the song is from the band’s 2025 release, the world is still here and so are we. the movie is in cinemas now and on netflix 20th march, and the soundtrack is out now.

Watch: ‘Knowledge | Understanding | Wisdom’ by dälek

Posted: 18 February 2026 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Brilliance of a Falling Moon, dark, Dälek, fascist America, Heavy, Hop-Hop, In The Garden of Beasts, Ipecac Recordings, Knowledge | Understanding | Wisdom, Lyric Video, oppression, Political, Protest, Single, Stream

Experimental Hip-Hop legends dälek offer up another new single from their latest full-length album, Brilliance of a Falling Moon.

Conceived, composed, and produced by Will Brooks (aka MC dälek) and Mike Mare, Brilliance of a Falling Moon is a sprawling, uncompromising record that speaks to the political timbre of the day. Taking its name from a section of Erik Larson’s 2011 novel In The Garden of Beasts, the album paints a fiery portrait of life and resistance in fascist America.

Today the duo share their latest single ‘Knowledge | Understanding | Wisdom’, which feels like a call to arms and reminder of the power that we can have in the face of the oppressor.

“’Knowledge | Understanding | Wisdom’ is righteous defiance in the face of those who attempt to keep us uninformed or misinformed. Nothing strikes fear in the heart of the oppressor like these three interwoven concepts.” – dälek

Check it here:

Photo credit: Jonny-Scala

Listen: ‘ Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck’ by Melvins & Napalm Death

Posted: 11 February 2026 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Audio, Heavy, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins & Napalm Death, Savage Imperial Death March, Single, Stream, Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck

The Melvins and Napalm Death join forces for Savage Imperial Death March (10th April, Ipecac Recordings), a true collaboration – not a split, but a new album featuring members of both bands.

The album shares its name with the bands’ Savage Imperial Death March tours from 2016 and 2025, but marks their first full-length studio collaboration under the moniker.

Yesterday, the first track from the album, ‘Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck,’ premiered with Jose Mangin on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal.

"Funny how life turns out sometimes… collecting hard-to-find Melvins 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 and then touring twice and doing an album with them within the following 35 years,” Greenway adds. “Had a great time with it all, and nice to work with fellow travellers in the Melvins who also couldn’t care about pandering to ‘demographics’. I felt myself almost babbling lyrically during the recording, and that alone made for very fun recording times."

Watch: ‘i know computer’ by mclusky

Posted: 4 February 2026 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: alternative, Future of the Left, i know computer, i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley, Ipecac Recordings, McLusky, Noise Rock, Single, Stream, US tour dates, Video

mclusky have returned with new music (and some not-so-new music) in the form of a mini album called i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley, which ipecac recordings will release on 20th march (digital) and 1st may (vinyl). it will be released in the following formats: digital, black vinyl, ipecac/band translucent red vinyl and the rough trade exclusive variant, crystal fuchsia.

this follows their album the world is still here and so are we which was released in 2025.

content. it drives the modern music world. photos. opinions. more photos. more opinions (please note – not all photos and opinions are bad, just 99 per cent of them). how about – and indulge me here – music? that content-y enough for you? fact is we can’t stop writing, at least at the moment. it’s fun (that’s all it needs to be). it’s the common denominator of band. only death will slow us down (note – it won’t stop us).

the idea for this release started as a bit of a stop-gap – a thing with which to help promote the north american tour – and ended up as something else entirely. ‘i know computer’ and ‘as a dad’ are new and are singles (they may make the next album, who can say, it’s already half-recorded and you will like it). damien probably likes ‘i am computer’ a bit too much but that’s okay, the heart wants what the heart wants.

‘spock culture’ and ‘hi! we’re on strike’ were recorded during the the world sessions. why didn’t they make the album? i’m not sure. lyrically they are important historical documents, up there with the pusheen the cat books and/or the US constitution.

‘fan learning difficulties’ and ‘that was my brain on elves’ have only had a digital release before and are, to quote british children from forty years ago, ‘skill’. hopefully you can agree that i – and by osmosis, all of us – have read a lot of books. – falco x

the live dates in north america are:

march 24 denver, co marquis theater

march 26 seattle, wa the crocodile

march 27 boise, id treefort festival

march 28 portland, or aladdin theater

march 30 san Francisco, ca the chapel

march 31 los angeles, ca the regent theater

april 2 austin, tx empire control room & garage

april 3 minneapolis, mn fine line

april 4 chicago, il metro

april 6 toronto, on mod club

april 10 philadelphia, pa underground arts

april 11 washington, dc black cat

Photo credit: Rick Clifford (@rcstills)

Watch: ‘Better Than’ by dälek

Posted: 19 January 2026 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: America, Better Than, Brilliance of a Falling Moon, Dälek, Experimental hip-hop, Ipecac Recordings, Lyric Video, Political, resistance, Single, Stream

Experimental Hip-Hop legends dälek return with their latest full-length album, Brilliance of a Falling Moon. Taking its name from a section of Erik Larson’s 2011 novel In The Garden of Beasts, the album paints a fiery portrait of life and resistance in fascist America.

Conceived, composed, and produced by Will Brooks (aka MC dälek) and Mike Mare, Brilliance of a Falling Moon is a sprawling, uncompromising record that speaks to the political timbre of the day.

With the album announcement they share the track "Better Than", about which dälek says;

“Better Than encapsulates the new sound and feel of the record perfectly. It conveys the anger, frustration, and defiance of the moment. Sonically, it is somehow simultaneously, sparse and stripped down, yet complete and dense. A new wall of sound built only of the absolutely necessary elements.”

dälek live 2026:

MARCH

04/03/2026 FR Nancy – L’Autre Canal tickets

05/03/2026 FR Lorient – Hydrophone tickets

06/03/2026 FR St Malo – La Route du Rock (winter edition) / Nouvelle Vague tickets

07/03/2026 FR Lyon – Sonic tickets

APRIL

14/04/2026 DE Karlsruhe – Jubez tickets

15/04/2026 DE Nuremberg – Musik Verein tickets

16/04/2026 BE Kortrijk – De Kreun tickets

17/04/2026 BE Brussels – Magasin 4 tickets

18/04/2026 NL Tilburg – Roadburn Festival tickets

MAY

09/05/2026 AT Krems – Donau Festival tickets

10/05/2026 CH Geneva – Cave 12 tickets

11/05/2026 CH St Gallen – Palace tickets

12/05/2026 CH Neuchâtel – Case-à-Chocs tickets

13/05/2026 – GR Athens – An Club tickets

14/05/2026 DE Berlin – Neue Zukunft tickets
15/05/2026 – PL Poznan – LAS tickets

Photo credit: Ashkan Sahihi

Listen: ‘050809’ by Spotlights

Posted: 2 October 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: 050819, AA Williams, Heavy, Ipecac Recordings, Rarities, Single, Spotlights, Stream, Tour

Spotlights, the beloved trio of Mario and Sarah Quintero with drummer Chris Enriquez, release Rarities, a remastered nine-song compilation of early and rare tracks spanning the band’s full discography on 21st November via Ipecac Recordings.

A preview arrives with ‘050809’, the first song the now married Mario and Sarah Quintero ever wrote together. “Sarah and I had been talking about making music together before we were even dating,” Mario shares. “05/08/09 is the day we became an item.”

Hear it here:

Rarities traces the band’s evolution, from their debut single to standout tracks from their 2023 Séance EP. After relocating from San Diego to New York in 2013, the band released their first EP, Demonstrations, in 2015. That was followed by the Spiders EP and their full-length debut, Tidals, in 2016 – releases that drew attention from artists like Deftones, Shiner, If These Trees Could Talk, and ultimately led to their signing with Ipecac Recordings.

Now, after a decade of releases, the band is reflecting on these songs, all of which are appearing on vinyl for the first time. “It’s a really fun listen,” Mario adds. “You can hear and feel the development of the band over the years, not only musically but emotionally and production wise as well.”

The band will be selling copies of the Rarities vinyl on tour, and via the Ipecac website. Tickets for the band’s shows supporting AA Williams are on sale now, via Ipecac.com/tours.

LIVE DATES IN SUPPORT OF AA WILLIAMS:

27/01 – UK Norwich, Arts Centre
28/01 – UK Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
29/01 – UK Nottingham, Bodega
30/01 – UK Manchester, Deaf Institute
31/01 – UK Glasgow, G2
01/02 – UK Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
03/02 – UK Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
04/02 – UK Bristol, Strange Brew
05/02 – UK London, Bush Hall
06/02 – UK Southampton, Papillon
07/02 – BE Diksmuide, 4AD
08/02 – FR Paris, Nouveau Casino
10/02 – FR Toulouse, Le Rex
11/02 – ES Barcelona, La Nau
12/02 – ES Madrid, Villanos
13/02 – PT Lisbon, Casa Capitão
14/02 – PT Porto, Mouco
15/02 – ES Donosti, Dabadaba
17/02 – FR Grenoble, l’Ampérage
18/02 – IT Milan, Legend Club
19/02 – CH Aarau, KiFF
20/02 – DE Munich, Live / Evil
21/02 – AT Vienna, Chelsea
22/02 – CZ Prague, SUBZERO
24/02 – PL Warsaw, VooDoo
25/02 – DE Berlin, Neue Zukunft
26/02 – DE Cologne, Gebäude 9
27/02 – NL Eindhoven, Effenaar
28/02 – NL Utrecht, Tivoli Cloud Nine

Watch: ‘autofocus on the prime directive’ by mclusky

Posted: 12 May 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: autofocus on the prime directive, Future of the Left, Ipecac Recordings, McLusky, Single, Stream, the world is still here and so are we, Video

mclusky released their first album in 20 years, the world is still here and so are we, last week. they’re sharing another video today which is directed by remy lamont, and that’s for the track ‘autofocus on the prime directive’, which is one of the songs from that album. there are also a lot of live dates coming up which you can look at below if you like.

falco offers; “autofocus on the prime directive is a series of patently untrue statements set to music by a man who can barely dress himself. the title is not a reference to star trek in any way but if it was I hope you’d understand.”

Photo credit: Damien Sayell

Listen: ‘The Essence’ by dälek + May tour dates

Posted: 6 May 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Dälek, Experimental hip-hop, Ipecac Recordings, Single, Stream, The Essence, Tour Dates

dälek share a new track ‘The Essence’ ahead of European tour dates this May. The experimental hip-hop pioneers are currently in the studio working on their follow up to Precipice and have given fans a taste of what’s to come in this new single.

“The Essence is a window to where me and Mike are at right now. We quite literally took it back to the essence on this joint. Straight up me on the MPC 3000 and Mike on Processed guitar, playing off of each other as we created the track. Lyrics and flow are central to the joint and dictated the direction of the production and how we sculpted the arrangement.

As always there are layers to the meaning but I also wanted to be crystal clear on what I was spitting. There are minimal to no overdubs. We somehow kept the heavy “wall of sound” feel but stripped away superfluous layers to just the parts and pieces that were needed to complete this as a “dälek” song. This is just a taste of what is coming.” – Dälek

The lyrics of ‘The Essence’ are full of defiance and energy, something which the band will no doubt bring to their live shows; "We had civilizations interconnected throughout history/Our art and architecture composed with sacred symmetry/I’m seeing these past lives vividly/Refuse to let them kill our joy wit bigotry."

dälek live 2025:

May 20th – Berlin, DE – Neue Zukunft
May 21st – Vilnius, LT – Kirtimai Cultural Center
May 22nd – Tallinn, EE – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
May 23rd – Helsinki, FI – Sonic Rites Festival
May 24th – Budapest, HU – Instant-Fogas
May 26th – Prague, CZ – Palac Akropolis
May 27th – Brno, CZ – Kabinet Muz
May 28th – Vienna, AT – Flucc

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