Burial

pretty good album, sounds like it should soundtrack Blade Runner or something

it has a similar vibe to classic Tricky albums too

As I said before the only thing I don't like is the track with the rap on - the only thing I've really liked that Spaceape has done was the cover (of sorts) of Sign 'O' The Times he did on an earlier Hyperdub EP.

If I was running any kind of electronic label right now I would be commissioning remixes from this guy. In fact... why not Relevee (Burial Mix)? :)

The production is awesome yeah. Although again there's a distinction b/w the tracks with great, fluid rhythms and those with more run-o'-the-millish dubstep and halfstep beats. And the Spaceape track is definitely the weakest.

Tried this Sunday night, awoke deeply disturbed, switched to the radio and it was "Gotta See Jane" by R Dean Taylor. "Windscreen wipers splishing, splashing..." It seemed strangely apt.

ANYWAY: Have you heard the "Original Garage" mix of "U Hurt Me"? Its only on one mix (available here...http://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_blackdownsoundboy_archive.html#114529091176863831) dunno if it'll be released later, but its basically a Balearic-pop version...

IMHO: Spaceape track works well (it IS distinct to the rest as it has a live vocalist rather than distressed samples)but it has a tightly wound minimalist funk in its slightly out-of-time beats (especially when the hi hats come in) which is really compelling...

It was nice, and unexpected, to read your thoughts on The Kiki mix Marcello.

Glad you liked the Boogybites piece...I also have things to say about the Luciano mix (Sci Fi Hi Fi Vol 2) when time allows.

i needed to get one listen through my system to forget all the garbage written for it (hauntology = another excuse for nonsensical flowery prose). after that, this is brilliant. the space ape track is noticeably weaker than everything else he has released.

It's the whole "elegy for Omni Trio" bizniz that I don't get - if anything this is (at its best) a cross b/w early dubstep and the more musical/emotional techstep a la the first Dom & Roland album.

pot, kettle

Hooray! ;-)

I think Paul Autonomic's (great) mix might be all the Dubstep I really need this month to listen to at home. Also, I just don't think I'm in the mood for any more gloom & despair at this precise moment.

I think this is the cruellest comment I've seen Ned make yet.

It was ok, but not much melody or anything else gripping for me, I couldn't make it through the whole thing.

First thing that has to be stated is that this isn't a straight up dubstep album. It can't be, there's far too many clever rhythmic and

melodic twists and turns to keep it held down by something as trivial as genre or style. He takes dubstep's distinctive motif's (warping b-lines, downward drums, silent gaps) and furnishes incredibly layered pieces of futurist funk.

The eastern sunrise opener of 'Tauhid' might be weighted down with swathes of sub. But, like the rest of the album, there's a light footprint to it all. Even the murky, out-of-focus echo of 'Skuff'd' seems to have a spring in its step. Whilst bass-heads will find solace in darker moments like the magnificent 'Brood'. The rest of us will find this a seasonally apt piece of accomplished electronic music.

I agree that the album ain't straight-up dubstep (although it basically is in parts - the weakest parts ha) but the second half of this statement is ridiculoid.

The beats at their best are better than most current dubstep but not all (and generally not as good as first-wave Horspower/El-B etc. for the sake of an easy comparison) - the focus here is really the texturological side of tings, the heaviness of the synths and samples which gives the music a physicality not in the sense of groove, but in the sense of it feeling physically tangible, like you're gonna get damp if you listen to the tracks with rain sounds.

Still think it's an amazing EP masquerading as a decent album.

that comment pretty much makes me want to avoid this album even though i am intrigued. i am very resistant to this premature canonization stuff. was "timeless" critically reviled on it's release? i recall reading a few recent posts here that tear it apart pretty well, but "ought to have been"?

Once Blogger is back up and running, I will deliver a more persuasive argument for you purchasing the Burial album.

i don't understand why he would even mention tricky.
i don't understand why he would even mention Goldie.

I've warmed up a bit to "Chemz" and "Dolphins," but I will go to my grave not understanding why Antidawn was not hailed as a major statement upon release. Even here, there didn't seem to be much enthusiasm for a record that is to me a really fascinating pivot from one of the most innovative artists of the past twenty years. Maybe everyone was secretly hoping for a return to form, ie just repeating Untrue but less good?

Antidawn is what my niece and nephew call my wife, but hey

untrue isn't even his peak though, kindred through to rival dealer is much much better

i don't think antidawn was that much of a pivot though, he'd been putting out similar ambient stuff occasionally for a while, going back to "subtemple" and "young death"/"nightmarket"

That's true, but committing himself so completely to that vibe was rather unexpected, no? And I actually agree about Untrue, I just assume that's the consensus pick. The early singles will always be my favorite Burial shit, along with the self titled LP

from 2016 onwards his output has been kinda all over the place so going further with a style he'd already spent a while exploring wasn't really a big surprise, him putting out something album length was though

Been hammering Rival Dealer recently - never not sent into a different world when the "saw myself crying" bit rolls in on "Come Down to Us"

i still think about dog latin's "foster care advert" remark and i lol. but i love that shit

The early singles will always be my favorite Burial shit, along with the self titled LP

I agree! I'm not sure why most people go for Untrue over the debut but there you go

Antidawn was a bit of a let down for me I gotta say. Committing himself to that vibe over an album length release was a bit of a surprise but it's not like it came completely from nowhere, as has already been pointed out.

New EP out of nowhere, more like his older work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPvtn81LHgg

as if today wasn't stacked enough lol

omg

The first track, “Hospital Chapel” (the title itself is almost too painfully evocative if you’ve ever lost a loved one in a hospital), is a slow ambient track that I can see people not connecting to - it takes a long time to get going - but it is great

i don't think this is "more like his older work", it's more ambient stuff

high-frequency chimes, ominous low-end synths and percussion, vinyl crackles, cuts and buzzes, beatific vocal samples, ghostly sound effects, and a mournful dream state

^^^

great ambient stuff.

yeah this is great, he's really perfected that form

I like this a lot more than Antidawn.

snap crackle pop

Sucks that the vinyl isn't available till late January but I'm pre-ordering anyway

Ambient medley Burial is nice and all but bring back beat-based Burial, let's be real.

https://burial.bandcamp.com/track/unknown-summer

Lovely as always. The Kode 9 song is a belter too.

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https://questionmarqdj.bandcamp.com/track/distant-lights-quest-onmarq-bootleg-burial

I really enjoy quest​?​onmarq's bootleg remixes of the classic material, I just wish this was longer and faster to fit in with my current mix.

the last three minutes of "Boy Sent From Above"..... jfc

"boy sent from above" is the best thing he's done in a decade

co-sign. very good.

(other side is not bad)

elsewhere: great way to tease new music in the streaming era. all those unauthorized fan uploads on youtube had to have been expected by xl; subvert everything.

revisiting his past year or so of tunes because of this and i have to say how much i've come to like 'unknown summer.' it's such a subtle slow burning joy of a track+ufo i have to challenge your assertion that it doesn't at least compete with 'boy sent from above' in that category.

(let us also not forget the thom yorke collabs, but i digress; 'boy sent from above' a very significant tune)

further, the few stray non-hyperdub tracks from the past few years -'temple sleeper', 'pre dawn'+'indoors'- are all pretty neat in retrospect of this new material for xl.

hi. my name is austin+i ♡ burial.

Definitely my favorite Burial in a while, and I say that as a staunch fan and apologist for ambient Burial and the very underrated Antidawn EP. I liked Chemz / Dolphinz and Streetlands, too, though not as much.

what happened here? did he have a good day or something?

love it obvs. thanks B for the new display name

I mean he has the perfect career, doesn't have to tour or do interviews, still makes a lot of money from records (and syncs), everyone respects him, I sure hope he's happy now.

relistening to the new tunes again and guys this question comes from a place of pure respect-

anyway, does burial make musical fan fiction?

you guys like the other side but i really dig this dreamfear!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wooh1L8c-Q

so cool.

South London Burroughs getting another reissue, at last. The fact that it's a "20th anniversary" release makes me feel ancient.

https://burial.bandcamp.com/album/south-london-boroughs

err, "Boroughs"

Is he doing a performance in London, did I read that?

Spotify told me that was the case but think it's the metal band with the same name

Could be some good crossover fans though

Reminds me of the time my mate accidentally saw the play Titus Andronicus

actual lol at your friend, thank you for that

https://burial.bandcamp.com/album/phoneglow-eyes-go-blank

"phoneglow" is quite nice

From the Hyperdub mailing list:

A new single from Burial is out today, in time for the summer.
Available on streaming services everywhere from Friday Midnight wherever you are:

https://burial.lnk.to/Comafields

awww yeah

"comafields" is alright and fairly distinct in style but "imaginary festival" is a bit dull

I think "Comafields" is great but yeah, kinda agree about "Imaginary Festival"

Comafields is very Good Burial.