Wander through Burial's discography of deconstructed dance music...
https://hyperdub.net/collections/burial /// https://www.discogs.com/artist/306157-Burial
Burial's debut to the world was presented by Hyperdub label don Steve Goodman aka Kode 9 (https://kode9.bandcamp.com) on Mary Anne Hobbs' iconic radio show The Breezeblock on BBC1 04/2006 https://www.mixcloud.com/getdarker/kode9-presents-burial-mary-anne-hobbs-breezeblock-bbc-radio-1-04042006/
I was thankful to be able to open for Kode9 just after, on 13/5/2006 at Zoobizarre in MTL for Ghislain Poirier's night 'Bounce Le Gros'. http://poiriersound.com/bounce-le-gros It remains one of the highlights of my DJ life!
| 'Burial' is the debut studio album by London electronic producer Burial, (who despite all attempts at remaining anoynymous, is now revealed to be William Emmanuel Bevan), was released in 2006 on Kode9's Hyperdub label. The album's sound features a dark, emotive take on UK rave music including 2-step, jungle, and UK garage. As Burial describes the recording process in an interview, he said that he "didn't use a sequencer, because if his drums were timed too perfectly, they would "lose something" and "sound rubbish". Crackles of pirate radio and vinyl, as well as actual recordings of rain and fire, are present on the album, as well as vocal samples that have been described as ghostly. |
| Wounded Burial - Burial - Hyperdub 2006 |
| Distant Lights Burial - Burial - Hyperdub 2006 |
| Southern Comfort Burial - Burial - Hyperdub 2006 |
| Gutted Burial - Burial - Hyperdub 2006 |
| 'Gutted' includes the classic vocal sample of Forest Whitaker declaring, "me and him, we're from different, ancient tribes ... now we're both almost extinct ... sometimes ... you gotta stick with the ancients ways... old school ways... I know you understand me." from the film "Ghost Dog"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dog:_The_Way_of_the_Samurai RIP Spaceape - one of the most incredible voices I have ever heard. Stephen Samuel Gordon, known as The Spaceape, was a British poet and MC. He is known for his work on the Hyperdub label, and in particular for his frequent collaborations with labelmate Kode9. According to Pitchfork, "[the] Spaceape lent his ten-ton doomsayer croak to dozens of definitive works of music and was positioned as the Linton Kwesi Johnson of the post-7/7, surveillance-state UK." He died on 2 October 2014 at the age of 44, following a battle with cancer. https://www.discogs.com/artist/344779-The-Space-Ape |
| Spaceape Burial - Burial - Hyperdub 2006 |
| Pirates Burial - Burial - Hyperdub 2006 |
| Forgive Burial - Burial - Hyperdub 2006 |
| Now selections from Untrue, Burial's second studio album, released in Nov. 2007. Untrue builds on the sound established by Burial in previous work, drawing on influences from UK garage, ambient, and hardcore music. |
| Near Dark Burial - Untrue - Hyperdub 2007 |
| Raver Burial - Untrue - Hyperdub 2007 |
| Etched Headplate Burial - Untrue - Hyperdub 2007 |
| Homeless Burial - Untrue - Hyperdub 2007 |
| Now an assortment of Burial's 12" singles and releases, not necessarily in chronological order ~ I have almost all of his releases so this was a challenge to pare down... maybe a part 2 special someday |
| Truant Burial - Truant/ Rough Sleeper 12" - Hyperdub 2012 |
| Nightmarket Burial - Young Death/ Nightmarket 12" - Hyperdub 2016 |
| Nite Train Burial - South London Boroughs EP - Hyperdub 2005 |
| South London Boroughs Burial - South London Boroughs EP - Hyperdub 2005 |
| Rodent Burial - Rodent 12" - Hyperdub 2017 |
| Rival Dealer Burial - Rival Dealer EP - Hyperdub 2013 |
| Loner Burial - Kindred EP - Hyperdub 2012 |
| Street Halo Burial - Street Halo EP - Hyperdub 2011 |
| NYC Burial - Street Halo EP - Hyperdub 2011 |
| Chemz Burial - single - Hyperdub 2020 |
| Burial's latest release, the digital single Chemz, came out Dec. 21 2020, and the Chemz / Dolphinz 12" as well as the digital track Dolphinz is due to be released May 2021 and I will play it on Heavy Friends after that time. |
| * Bonus track for online archive only * |
| Rough Sleeper Burial - Truant/ Rough Sleeper 12" - Hyperdub 2012 |
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Hey Heavy Listeners... heavy show with heavy sounds on your Saturday night! I have been listening to Burial alot on my solo headphone walks through dark empty streets...
8:06 PM, March 6th, 2021