Essential Listening - Week 1: Burial

[Jarvis]

Winning the poll by a wide margin, we have the mysterious musician Burial aka Will Bevan.

Discuss and share your favourite tunes, albums and any recommendations.

 

[Jarvis]

I really enjoyed the track Nath posted with his nomination, Archangel. It was wonderfully atmospheric and subtle, but by the end of the song, I was hoping for a change which never came. I'd love to hear more, but I would hope it's not repetitive. I trust that he isn't given how highly regarded he is. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[Stevencc]

I'll listen to the Untrue album this weekend and post my thoughts about it in here.

 

[Nath]

Burial thoroughly deserves his place in essential listening.

I'll write a post in here later when I've a bit more time. List a few of my favourite tracks etc.

 

[Stevencc]

I gave Untrue a listen this evening. It's decent, a lot more ambient than I was expecting. Very atmospheric as you'd expect but often quite samey too.

Favourite tracks - Archangel and Untrue.

 

[Stevencc]

And Etched Headplate, that's another good one.

 

[Benito]

Rival dealer is a vastly underated EP.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

He's made it onto the soundtrack of the new Terrence Malick film. Heh.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayl...by-explosions-in-the-sky-burial-more-20150208

 

[Benito]

Got to love Malick, the music in Badlands is outstanding and one of my favorite films.

 

[Nath]

A very deserving winner.

Not many artists have the ability to produce music with such geniune emotion on a consistent basis. Not afraid to take risks, Burial has changed his direction slightly in the past year adapting more of a jungle feel slightly reminiscent of his earlier work. Not many artists can take samples from an upbeat RnB classic and fit it unnoticeably into a dark, yet beautifully produced track. Burial can and does, time after time. You'll know a Burial track when you hear it. He generates an aura with his productions. A special and distinctive sound. The music is a real journey and certainly one worth taking. He's in my opinion, a musical genius.

Worth noting it's much better to listen to on a good soundsystem/earphones. So much goes into his tracks that can be easily missed with a poor system. You'll appreciate it much more.

I couldn't really pick a single favourite track, as I love so much of his music. As for a favourite album, I can't look past Untrue. It stuck to me whenever I first heard it.

Some favoured tracks: