It has been said that Burial doesn't make rave music, but rather music about raving, and perhaps this has been the most fitting description to date of Burial's unmistakable style. Waves of washed-out echoes carry fragments of melancholic songs over coarse, stumbling breaks, reminding one of long subway rides home with the night's ecstatic moments now a distant memory, and the pounding beats replaced by a ringing in one's ears. Burial's 'South London Boroughs EP' appeared in 2005 on Kode9's newly founded Hyperdub label and immediately brought the anonymous producer to the attention of the music press. The EP was followed by two albums, 'Burial' and 'Untrue', netting Burial recognition far beyond the dubstep and electronic music scenes and a nomination for the UK's prestigious Mercury Music Prize in 2008.
This Track is featured in Podcast #042:
The result is a surprisingly engaging and emotional hour of music, juxtaposing experimentalism and pop, noise and tranquillity. Highlights include the sublime 'pioneer IOO' from Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto's fantastic new album collaboration 'summvs', more...
The Maxi-Single Street Halo
was top 3 in Best Rated Releases of Week #17
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The Maxi-Single Street Halo
is featured in Update #059:
Instra:mental, Art Department, Panda Bear
The resurgence of classic electro was a surprising trend this month - check Instra:mental's stunning album below - but really fans of all styles and genres should have something to drool over, with Robag Wruhme, Kode9, Panda Bear, Art Department, Burial, more...
The Maxi-Single Street Halo
was reviewed:
Burial returns with an eagerly anticipated 3-track EP, complementing his emotional strings and manipulated vocals with straight, minimalistic, and techno-inspired rhythms on title track 'Street Halo' and 'Stolen Dog'. 'NYC' meanwhile is a classic crackling and washed-out Burial treat. Magic, as always.
The Maxi-Single Street Halo
was picked!
