Gutter Tactics

Gutter Tactics
Studio album by dälek
Released	January 27, 2009
Recorded	deadverse studios, Union City, New Jersey, US
Genre	Alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop, shoegazing, industrial hip hop
Length	50:24
Label	Ipecac (IPC-084)
Producer	MC Dälek, Oktopus
dälek chronology
Abandoned Language (2007)Abandoned Language2007 Gutter Tactics (2009) Untitled (2010)Untitled2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)
Slant Magazine	Critical
Spin Magazine	(6/10)
Prefix Magazine	(7/10)

Gutter Tactics is an album by alternative hip hop duo dälek, released by Ipecac Recordings in January 2009.

The intro track samples a controversial speech by Pastor Jeremiah Wright.

Track listing

All tracks written by dälek.

1. "Blessed Are They Who Bash Your Children's Heads Against a Rock" – 1:24
2. "No Question" – 4:40
3. "Armed with Krylon" – 5:11
4. "Who Medgar Evers Was..." – 8:03
5. "Street Diction" – 5:28
6. "A Collection of Miserable Thoughts Laced with Wit" – 3:21
7. "Los Macheteros/Spear of a Nation" – 3:15
8. "We Lost Sight" – 4:32
9. "Gutter Tactics" – 4:38
10. "2012 (The Pillage)" – 3:30
11. "Atypical Stereotype" – 6:22
12. "Son Of Concrete"† – 3:43

† = Japanese bonus track

Personnel

Band members

• MC Dälek – lead vocals, production and songwriting
• Oktopus – production and songwriting

Other personnel

• Joshua Booth – songwriting and live overdubs
• Destructo Swarmbots – live overdubs
• Joe Kostroun – live overdubs
• Johnny Vignault – live overdubs
• Dean Rispler – live overdubs
• Dev-One – additional vocals on "Atyical Stereotype"

Album art

• Paul Romano – art direction, artwork, design and Gutter Tactics Graffiti piece
• Marco Burbano – Gutter Tag
• Opiem – dälek graffiti piece
• Alexandra Momin – New York City photos