Absence (Dälek album)

Absence is the third album by alternative hip-hop group dälek, released by Ipecac Recordings in 2005. The album, according to the group, was recorded during a very dark and pessimistic time period for the group, which in turn resulted in the recording's dark, bleak sound.^[2]

Upon its initial release in 2005, Absence received praise from many publications. Critics praised the album for its brooding sound and thought-provoking lyrics. Treble magazine included the album in its list of '10 Essential Industrial Hip Hop Albums'.^[13] Drowned in Sound magazine ranked the album at #53 on their "DiS is 6: Our 66" list, published in 2006 (which covers its favorite albums from the six years since its creation).^[14] Italian underground music magazine OndaRock also rated the album the 26th best of the decade.^[15]

Dalek^[1]

• Dälek – lead vocals, writing, production
• Oktopus – writing, production
• Still – turntables, production
• Joshua Booth – writing, mixing, production

Additional musicians^[1]

• Oddateee – additional vocals on "Culture for Dollars"

Other personnel^[1]

• Will Brooks – engineering, mixing and layout design
• Marco Burbano – "absence" tag
• Jesse Cannon – mixing
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Hsi-Chang Lin – layout design
• Alex Lyach – photography
• Mike Mare – photography
• Alap Momin – engineering and mixing
• Scott Shields – layout design