what I found isn't that Asleep Country thing at least but it's quite atrocious - I hope it's real :D
― StanM, Thursday, 16 December 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
an announcement and physical sales without even putting out a preview single is pretty rare now
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 16 December 2021 16:04 (two years ago) link
real thing is entirely ambient burial
― ufo, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 21:00 (two years ago) link
I'm in
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 21:15 (two years ago) link
Seems to be up now on Bandcamp
https://burial.bandcamp.com/album/antidawn-ep
― Soundslike, Thursday, 6 January 2022 15:54 (two years ago) link
Already enjoying this way more than any of the recent singles
yeah I love this already
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 6 January 2022 15:58 (two years ago) link
I like it. I would almost prefer if it didn't have the voices, which are just a little too BURIAL for me, a bit jarring to start with and then become monotonous after a while. Haven't listened to that much Burial in recent years but I'm surprised he's still mining this very specific "foster care advert" aesthetic this far into his career, cos as nice as this is, it could be slices from Untrue but with the drums taken out.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 6 January 2022 17:06 (two years ago) link
definitely a sign of the times that this thread isn't at the of of the new answers page. In my day, a new Burial release was an event!
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 7 January 2022 19:33 (two years ago) link
Ha. New Burial is just a cozy part of the holiday tradition now.
I like it too...obv it's not very 'memorable' in the way that Untrue is, but I like the Burial vocal chops combined with the Burial ambience. And I think there's more going on in the music than seems immediately apparent.
I don't know how much I'll return to it, but I hope I do.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2022 19:42 (two years ago) link
I haven't heard anything since "Untrue," what have I missed?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 January 2022 19:49 (two years ago) link
Mostly collected here, the first half are the ambient ones, I prefer the bangers like Claustro and Street Halo, and still like Come Down to Us for long-form emo ambient Burial:
https://burial.bandcamp.com/album/tunes-2011-to-2019
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2022 20:02 (two years ago) link
his peak was the run of Kindred, Truant/Rough Sleeper and Rival Dealer in 2012-13, with Rival Dealer being his absolute best, check out those first
― ufo, Friday, 7 January 2022 23:25 (two years ago) link
co-sign that, ufo.
(although i did really like 'claustro' and consider it among that lot of "his absolute best")
― please don't refer to me as (Austin), Saturday, 8 January 2022 00:05 (two years ago) link
Every time I listen to this guy I press play, promptly forget about it, and realize I’m still listening 15 minutes later
― calstars, Saturday, 8 January 2022 00:56 (two years ago) link
Really enjoyed this new one. Ran it several times through. As calstars said - you try to listen actively and it takes you away so quickly.
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Sunday, 9 January 2022 00:00 (two years ago) link
there's some really harsh, unpleasant frequencies on this, and it doesn't do enough otherwise
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 18:02 (two years ago) link
digital release of 2 Burial-Four Tet collaboration tracks (Nova from 2012, Moth from 2009 - originally vinyl only)
https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/album/nova-moth
― StanM, Monday, 14 February 2022 14:19 (two years ago) link
okay, that's fun.
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 14 February 2022 17:50 (two years ago) link
(new to me)
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 14 February 2022 17:51 (two years ago) link
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?
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 12 August 2022 21:41 (one year ago) link
Antidawn is what my niece and nephew call my wife, but hey
― Mark G, Friday, 12 August 2022 21:45 (one year ago) link
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"
― ufo, Friday, 12 August 2022 21:49 (one year ago) link
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
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 12 August 2022 21:53 (one year ago) link
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
― ufo, Friday, 12 August 2022 22:04 (one year ago) link
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"
― bain4z, Friday, 12 August 2022 22:20 (one year ago) link
i still think about dog latin's "foster care advert" remark and i lol. but i love that shit
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 12 August 2022 23:02 (one year ago) link
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
― paolo, Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:51 (one year ago) link
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.
― paolo, Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:53 (one year ago) link
New EP out of nowhere, more like his older work:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPvtn81LHgg
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Thursday, 20 October 2022 22:48 (one year ago) link
as if today wasn't stacked enough lol
― ufo, Thursday, 20 October 2022 22:51 (one year ago) link
omg
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 20 October 2022 23:49 (one year ago) link
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
― Dan S, Friday, 21 October 2022 00:05 (one year ago) link
i don't think this is "more like his older work", it's more ambient stuff
― ufo, Friday, 21 October 2022 01:12 (one year ago) link
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
― Dan S, Friday, 21 October 2022 01:35 (one year ago) link
^^^
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Friday, 21 October 2022 02:24 (one year ago) link
great ambient stuff.
― StanM, Friday, 21 October 2022 05:17 (one year ago) link
yeah this is great, he's really perfected that form
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 21 October 2022 06:25 (one year ago) link
I like this a lot more than Antidawn.
― StanM, Friday, 21 October 2022 07:24 (one year ago) link
snap crackle pop
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 21 October 2022 11:28 (one year ago) link
Sucks that the vinyl isn't available till late January but I'm pre-ordering anyway
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 21 October 2022 12:32 (one year ago) link
Ambient medley Burial is nice and all but bring back beat-based Burial, let's be real.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 21 October 2022 20:22 (one year ago) link
https://burial.bandcamp.com/track/unknown-summer
― StanM, Friday, 21 July 2023 04:43 (ten months ago) link
Lovely as always. The Kode 9 song is a belter too.
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Sunday, 23 July 2023 02:22 (ten months ago) link
pic.twitter.com/bA6LVFCRMd— XL RECORDINGS (@XLRECORDINGS) January 1, 2024
― ufo, Wednesday, 3 January 2024 02:23 (four months ago) link
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.
― pattern loader, Wednesday, 3 January 2024 10:20 (four months ago) link
the last three minutes of "Boy Sent From Above"..... jfc
― Murgatroid, Saturday, 20 January 2024 19:02 (four months ago) link
"boy sent from above" is the best thing he's done in a decade
― ufo, Saturday, 20 January 2024 22:30 (four months ago) link
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.
― she fell asleep with her hand around my throat (Austin), Sunday, 21 January 2024 00:09 (four months ago) link
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.
― she fell asleep with her hand around my throat (Austin), Sunday, 21 January 2024 00:49 (four months ago) link
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.
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 21 January 2024 01:35 (four months ago) link