jdcapshew, Nov 12, 2007
There is so much hype and mystery about Burial. It's impossible to figure if this is just brilliant marketing, and it definitely is that, or whether Burial wants to be a normal person in real life and just get his, or her, music out there. Whatever the truth is, this is a major, singular slab of audacious genius. This is original, and so little can be labeled as such. Broken dub beats that meander and go nowhere in particular, skittering distorted weather field recording sounds, ghostly chanting, Boards Of Canada-style prettiness, skattered piano fragments and deep, very deep bass lines all compete with each other, and complement the overall overpowering effect.
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