Burial

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.

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!

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.

I haven't heard anything since "Untrue," what have I missed?

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

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

co-sign that, ufo.

(although i did really like 'claustro' and consider it among that lot of "his absolute best")

Every time I listen to this guy I press play, promptly forget about it, and realize I’m still listening 15 minutes later

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.

there's some really harsh, unpleasant frequencies on this, and it doesn't do enough otherwise

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

okay, that's fun.

(new to me)

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.