Dels, 'Gob' (Ninja Tune)

May 24, 2011 – Despite claiming on his debut album's title track that he "won't get swallowed by the darkness," this London rapper willingly tumbles into his mind's netherworld. Giving voice to hallucinations, he employs vivid wordplay on "Eating Clouds" and "Melting Patterns," but also breaks into social commentary, including a haunting depiction of a homeless woman ("DLR") that recalls '60s British kitchen-sink drama. …
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