Burial - Untrue

[kaini]

meh.

 

Of all the artists past and present who claim to let their music do their talking for them, Burial is one of the elite band of whom this truly is the case.

 

In fact, so reluctant is he to engage with the cult-of-personality hoopla that surrounds almost every modern producer and musician of merit, that he remains a genuine recluse; he has never appeared live, only one obliquely-angled publicity photgraph is known to exist, and the number of interviews he has given can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Yet despite this, his music speaks loud and wide, and the world has been listening ever since his 'South London Boroughs' EP debut on Hyperdub in March 2005. His eponymous album, which began life as a low-key release in May 2006, is now widely regarded as the benchmark release of the ever-widening dubstep genre, picking up unanimous critical acclaim along the way, and ending the year heavily featured in many 'best of' polls.

 

Now Burial returns with 'Untrue', a new record of weird soul music, which lovingly processes spectral female voices into vaporised R&B and smudged 2step garage. Vocal lines are blurred, smeared, pitched up pitched down and pitch bent until their content is cast adrift from their original context and they whisper their saccharin sweet nothings into the void. The album continues with the debut's crackle-drenched yearning and bustling syncopations, haunted by the ghosts of rave, but also reveals some new Burial treats with a more glowing, upbeat energy. Kicking off with the skittering 2step syncopations and vocal science of 'Archangel', 'Near Dark' and 'Ghost Hardware', before long it descends into a space of radiant divas and ambience.

 

Where 'Burial' first was humid, suffocating and unrelentingly sad, 'Untrue' is less sunless. Many of the tracks are so sweet, they become toxic, underscored by the almost geological rumbles of growling basslines. Unlike the overpoweringly melancholic prevailing mood of before, Burial's sound is now better defined as a downcast euphoria typified by the epic, muted optimism of the album's last track 'Raver'.

 

Forget central heating… the radioactivity of this album is all that you'll need to keep you warm this winter. 'Untrue' is available as full 13 track digipack CD, including recent underground hit 'Ghost Hardware', and 9 track DJ friendly double vinyl set, from which some of the beatless pieces have been edited.

 

*boner*

[Guest Mr Salads]

me too

 

edit: speed dials thanksomuch re: salads' signature

 

Why are you calling thanksomuch?

[kaini]

read the rules, salads.

[perunamuusi]

meh.

 

Of all the artists past and present who claim to let their music do their talking for them, Burial is one of the elite band of whom this truly is the case.

 

In fact, so reluctant is he to engage with the cult-of-personality hoopla that surrounds almost every modern producer and musician of merit, that he remains a genuine recluse; he has never appeared live, only one obliquely-angled publicity photgraph is known to exist, and the number of interviews he has given can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Yet despite this, his music speaks loud and wide, and the world has been listening ever since his 'South London Boroughs' EP debut on Hyperdub in March 2005. His eponymous album, which began life as a low-key release in May 2006, is now widely regarded as the benchmark release of the ever-widening dubstep genre, picking up unanimous critical acclaim along the way, and ending the year heavily featured in many 'best of' polls.

 

Now Burial returns with 'Untrue', a new record of weird soul music, which lovingly processes spectral female voices into vaporised R&B and smudged 2step garage. Vocal lines are blurred, smeared, pitched up pitched down and pitch bent until their content is cast adrift from their original context and they whisper their saccharin sweet nothings into the void. The album continues with the debut's crackle-drenched yearning and bustling syncopations, haunted by the ghosts of rave, but also reveals some new Burial treats with a more glowing, upbeat energy. Kicking off with the skittering 2step syncopations and vocal science of 'Archangel', 'Near Dark' and 'Ghost Hardware', before long it descends into a space of radiant divas and ambience.

 

Where 'Burial' first was humid, suffocating and unrelentingly sad, 'Untrue' is less sunless. Many of the tracks are so sweet, they become toxic, underscored by the almost geological rumbles of growling basslines. Unlike the overpoweringly melancholic prevailing mood of before, Burial's sound is now better defined as a downcast euphoria typified by the epic, muted optimism of the album's last track 'Raver'.

 

Forget central heating… the radioactivity of this album is all that you'll need to keep you warm this winter. 'Untrue' is available as full 13 track digipack CD, including recent underground hit 'Ghost Hardware', and 9 track DJ friendly double vinyl set, from which some of the beatless pieces have been edited.

 

*boner*

 

 

*boner*

 

also: read the rules, salads.

[Guest Mr Salads]

Uh, I took that photograph though

[kaini]

READ THE RULES>

 

from a recent interview on http://hyperdubrecords.blogspot.com/2007/1...ember-2007.html

 

Im not some ice cold fretless bass playing psychopath

 

right, he's tom jenkinson, mystery solved.

 

also, unite is the only tune he's ever done with a sequencer. man i love unite

Edited October 8, 2007 by kaini

[Guest nene multiple assgasms]

maybe I should check out 21 grams. I like the other two movies he sampled on the album lol.

[playbynumbers]

i think the sig is too many pixels high, salads

 

the cover art is alright, though not as good as the first album. and that description sounds pretty sweet

[Captain Hideous]

that summary ludd posted has got me interested, ill be pleased if he slips some cheery melodies in there, well 'cheery' might be a bit of a stretch coming from him but i'm optimistic though a little worried it might be too vocal laden for my tastes

[Guest grue]

some samples are up on boomkat; sounds pretty good, although i kind of hope that the whole thing isn't so vocal heavy

[kaini]

i love the samples

[perunamuusi]

re: boomkat samples

 

that is some full on maximum rinse rudeneck heavyweight badbwoy shit for real

 

edit: seriously... that archangel clip .... fuck yeah

Edited October 9, 2007 by LUDD

[playbynumbers]

damn it how has this not leaked yet

[perunamuusi]

i remember when we used to wait for records to come out

[playbynumbers]

that's like driving a horse and buggy after cars are introduced ... the album comes out when it leaks, anyone who waits to listen until the physical object reaches a physical store is just being quaint, imo

[awepittance]

surprising and honestly disappointing to hear r & b autotuned vocals on a burial album

frankly these samples sealed the deal for me

Edited October 9, 2007 by Ghostbusters III

[playbynumbers]

i hated the spaceape track at first, but when i listen to the album all the way through it seems to fit

[perunamuusi]

more samples

 

http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/releases/?id=10244

[perunamuusi]

i am achieving one of my firmest erections in quite a while aboout this release

[Guest awkward]

nice cover art. the first album was ok. i'll give this a go.

[Guest fox]

Samples sound really good. Can't wait.

[kaini]

more samples

 

http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/releases/?id=10244

 

fuck yes.

 

i am getting very excited about this release now.

 

'raver' sounds ruff

Edited October 16, 2007 by kaini

[kaini]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/

 

or

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?evndmxdbbez

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bceukb0tz0p

 

In Mary Anne Hobbs' new Tuesday night slot she's got an exclusive mix from Burial which has been put together by Kode9.

Plus there's tracks from Cadence Weapons, False, Calibre, Zinc, and Breakage.

 

Tracklist :

 

Cadence Weapons - 'Lisa's Spider' (Big Dada)

Headhunter - 'Sushi Brain' (Tempa Dubplate)

Lil Dee - ' Star In The Makin'' (LP - Don't Let The Name Trick You) (Media Gang)

False - 'Forgetting' (LP - 2000) (Minus)

Jus Wan - 'Untitled August' (Dubplate)

 

THE DOWNLOAD

Vaccine - 'Atrium' (Dubplate)

 

Cult Of The 13th Hour - 'Wickedness' (Compilation - Box Of Dub 2) (Soul Jazz)

C.A.B.L.E. - 'New Infection' (Innerground)

Calibre & DRS - 'Slums' (Signature Dubplate)

Cdatakill - 'No Brakes' (Detreitus Mix) (12" Bleeding Hearts Vol 1) (Ad Noiseum)

Magnetic Man - 'Alright...What Happened' (Dubplate)

Voafose - 'Weather Soc' (Rephlex)

Zinc - 'Film' (Skream Remix) (Compilation - Dubstep Drama) (Rinse)

Christian Dittman - 'Planeta Rojo' (EP - Emporio) (Thinner)

 

BURIAL MIX - MIXED BY KODE9

Feral Witchchild

Archangel

Endorphin

Etched Headplate

Homeless

Dogshelter

Archeron

Shell of Light

Stairwell

UK

In McDonalds

Near Dark

Afterglow

Sinkheart

Speed Ball2

Cold Planet

Stay

 

Amon Tobin Vs Boxcutter - 'Kitchen Sink' (Dubplate)

Anthony Childs - 'Unknown Intro' & 'Scorn' - Doors & Kero Vs dbit - 'Prof Railer' from Surgeon's new mix - 'This Is For You Sh*ts' (Warp)

Zed Bias & Inklined Minds - 'Can You Let Go?' (Sick Trumpet)

Subeena - 'Circular' (Dubplate)

Jega - 'Aerodynamic' (White Label)

Ben Frost - 'Theory Of Machines' (Bedroom Community)

Claro Intelecto - 'Dependant' (Modern Love)

Breakage - 'Callaghan' (Dubplate)

The Marcia Blane School For Girls - 'Faulty Perceptual Apparatus' (Compilation - Analog For Architecture) (Highpoint Lowlife)

Edited October 17, 2007 by kaini

[Guest Archrival]

sounds AMAZING!

[playbynumbers]

whoa holy shit, thanks for the links