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Dälek

Dälek (pronounced "dialect") (stylized in all lowercase) is an American experimental hip-hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group's current lineup consists of MC dälek (vocals and producer) and Mike Manteca (aka Mike Mare) (electronics and producer).

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Musical artist.name: dälek
Musical artist.image: dälek @ Leoncavallo.jpg
Musical artist.caption: MC dälek (front) and Oktopus (back) performing at the Leoncavallo cultural center in Milan in 2008
Musical artist.landscape: yes
Musical artist.origin: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Musical artist.current_members: MC dälekMike Manteca (aka Mike Mare)
Musical artist.past_members: StillOktopusrEKJoshua Booth

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Inception: 1998

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Instance of: musical group
Genre: alternative hip-hop
Country of origin: United States
Record label: Ipecac Recordings
Official website: www.deadverse.com
Image: Dälek @ Leoncavallo.jpg

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P740: Newark

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History
Style and influence
Members
Discography
Albums
Extended plays and singles
Collaborations
References
External links

==History== The group originated in the New Jersey DIY scene of the mid-1990s, based around a studio lineup of Dälek (Will Brooks), Oktopus (Alap Momin), and Joshua Booth. Brooks had won a scholarship at college, used it to buy an MPC3000 and dropped out to become a full-time musician and formed Dälek with Momin, who encouraged him to name the group after his stage name "like Van Halen".