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Burial

Reviews 5

‘t Geruis
Slow Dance on the Moss Bed

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal For May Reviewed By Kez Whelan

Rival Dreamer: Burial’s Tunes, 2011 to 2019

Lead Review: Ben Cardew On Zomby’s Ultra

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Articles 13

Books

Music Has The Right To Children: Reframing Mark Fisher’s Hauntology

In an exclusive essay coinciding with the publication of his new book, 'Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy And Mark Fisher', Matt Colquhoun argues that Mark Fisher's observations remain as pertinent today as they ever were

Books

Midnight Doesn’t Mean Anything: An Interview With Ned Beauman

Karl Smith speaks to the Man Booker long listed author and Granta Best Young Novelist about the difference between crack and classical music, talking with foxes and how his new novel, Glow, is as much a thriller as it is a love letter

Black Sky Thinking

Song Of The Digital Flesh: Vocal Manipulation & Our Cyborg Selves

The highly charged vocal manipulations of Holly Herndon, Katie Gately (pictured), Burial and The Knife, writes Alex Borkowski, are powerful expressions of our fast-evolving relationships with technology, space and our own bodies

Black Sky Thinking

The Quietus Writers’ 50 Favourite Dance Remixes

The Quietus writers and staff select fifty of their favourite dance music remixes, from much-loved classics to personal selections

A Quietus Interview

Cracking Up: Scott Walker Interviewed

Sometimes, when it seems like the whole world’s going to Hell around you, the healthiest thing to do is laugh. John Doran, writing for The Stool Pigeon and The Quietus, talks to Scott Walker about his devastating new album Bish Bosch.

Black Sky Thinking

Kindred Spirits: Burial The Urban Explorer

Burial released his new EP, Kindred, though Hyperdub this week. In a piece that began as a simple review before spiraling out of control, Rory Gibb asks why he, out of all his contemporaries, has struck such a nerve with such a wide audience

Black Sky Thinking

The New Bleak: Trauma, Haunting And The Cultural Obsession With Darkness

Minimal techno, black metal, witch house, goth... Why is so much of the music we listen to so bleak, asks Ryan Diduck

A Quietus Interview

Mirror, Mirror: An Interview With Jamie Woon

Lev Harris talks to Jamie Woon about managing expectations, channelling introspection, collaborating with his mum and why "I think it's the blues, really"

A Quietus Interview

Sonic Router 005 – A Dubstep Column For August

Summer may be late in arriving but there's always more than enough bass to go round. Oli Marlow serves up this month's Sonic Router

Black Sky Thinking

The Best New Music Of The Year So Far: A Dragnet List

Kev Kharas looks at the past six months to gather up the finest new music of 2009

A Quietus Interview

Sonic Router 003 – A Dubstep Column For June

Black Sky Thinking

Mr. Agreeable: A Ball Bearing In The Vas Deferens Of Life

Kippers for breakfast and rage for tea, Mr Agreeable takes his good natured soul to the unmasking of Burial, Morrissey's album delay, and Slipknot's new masks.

Black Sky Thinking

Dub Be Good To Me. Why Burial’s Identity Could Have Stayed Secret . . .

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 5

Baker's Dozen

Found In Translation: Gwenno’s Baker’s Dozen

Covering all things psychogeography and domesticity, Gwenno talks Ronnie Angel Pope through the albums that capture the atmosphere of the places and communities that matter to her

Baker's Dozen

Beloved Transmissions: Mary Anne Hobbs’ Favourite Albums

Ahead of her curation at the Manchester International Festival, Mary Anne Hobbs guides Daniel Dylan Wray on an inspiring trip through 13 records that shaped her life

Baker's Dozen

Unresolved And Discordant: Pearson Sound’s Favourite Albums

With his debut album released this week, the Hessle Audio producer talks Lauren Martin through his top 13 formative records ahead of his appearance at the Bloc weekender

Baker's Dozen

Sonic Cinematography: Neneh Cherry’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of her new album Blank Project and ahead of shows at Field Day and Sonar Barcelona, Neneh Cherry talks Helen King through her all-time top LPs

Baker's Dozen

Another Wardrobe In My Head: Karl Hyde’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his first solo album, Edgeland, the Underworld singer picks out the jewels of his record collection

News 42

Further Details Emerge of Burial’s Soundtrack for New Harmony Korine Film, ‘Baby Invasion’

"I never actually met Burial and I never actually spoke to Burial," the American filmmaker said just ahead of the movie's premiere

Burial Soundtracks New Harmony Korine Film, ‘Baby Invasion’

The film and score will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September

Burial and Kode9 Release Split Single, ‘Phoneglow / Eyes Go Blank’

Taking in a solo track by each artist, the new record is out now on Hyperdub

Burial Fully Releases His First Solo Record For XL

First announced two weeks ago, both tracks from the new EP are now available for streaming

Burial Reveals New Record For XL, ‘Dreamfear’

The two-tracker marks the UK artist's solo debut with the label

Burial And Kode9 Release New Split EP

The two artists each contribute a solo track to the new record for fabric Originals

Kode9 And Burial Reveal Split EP, ‘Infirmary / Unknown Summer’

The release for fabric Originals was first trailed via a London billboard earlier in June

Fabric Originals Teases New Kode9 And Burial Release

A billboard trailing a new record has appeared in East London

Burial Releases New EP, ‘Streetlands’

The three-tracker is out now on Hyperdub

Burial And Four Tet Release Collaborations Digitally For First Time

'Nova' and 'Moth' had been vinyl-only until now

Burial To Release New EP, ‘Antidawn’

The new EP "reduces Burial's music to just the vapours," according to Hyperdub

Dubstep’s Early Years To Be Focus Of New Photo-Book

Photographer Georgina Cook's 'Drumz Of The South' takes its name from her blog that charted the development of the scene and genre

Burial Releases New Track, ‘Dolphinz’

It's the B-side to the producer's latest two-tracker for Hyperdub

Burial Combines With Blackdown For New Split EP

'Shock Power Of Love' is out now on Blackdown's Keysound label

Burial Reveals New Two-Track Record, ‘Chemz / Dolphinz’

It's out on Hyperdub next year

Four Tet, Burial And Thom Yorke Collaborate On New Record

Very limited "black label" copies of the two-tracker are available now at London's Phonica Records, Honest Jon's and Sounds Of The Universe

Charles Webster Collaborates With Burial On His New Album

Burial has co-produced album cut 'The Second Spell' and also delivered his own remix

You Can Now Buy A Burial-Themed Skateboard

Hyperdub has teamed up with skateboarder Yaje Popson for the item

Hyperdub Teams Up With Adult Swim For Compilation

The 19-track release includes new material from Burial

Burial To Release 2011 – 2019 Retrospective

The producer has personally sequenced the two-disc compilation of much of his work from the last nine years

The Bug & Burial Team Up Again

The pair's latest collaboration is out now

Burial Releases New EP, ‘Claustro / State Forest’

Check out the previously unheard 'State Forest' from the EP below

Burial To Release New Record On Hyperdub

A new two-tracker from Burial arrives in two weeks

Burial & Kode9 Record Exclusive BBC Mix

Burial & Kode9's mix for BBC 6 Music features Jlin, SOPHIE and more

Kode9 And Burial Step Up For ‘Fabriclive 100’

The two artists have been tapped up to produce the last ever mix in the long-running compilation series

LISTEN: Bug & Burial Collab As Flame 1

The Bug and Burial team up to form Flame 1

Burial & The Bug Collaborate On New EP

Burial and The Bug are set to release a first-time collaboration on a new label later this month

Burial To Release New Record

Burial is readying another two-track 12", his third of the year

LISTEN: New Burial

Burial has surprise released a new single, 'Rodent'. Listen below

LISTEN: New Burial

Burial returns to Hyperdub for another two-track outing

LISTEN: Burial Remixes Goldie For Record Store Day

Producer retraces earlier rave-indebted roots on remix for Goldie available tomorrow for RSD

LISTEN: New Burial Tracks

Toronto record shop accidentally sells copies of the new record early

LISTEN: Burial – Temple Sleeper

Well, a clip of it at any rate. Fine new single, heavy on the kicks, from producer, out now on Keysound

New Burial EP Out Today

The fog, the fog! New EP from Hyperdub's shadowy auteur released today

Burial: New Single Details

New single for release on 17th December

LISTEN: New Burial?

Mysterious opening track from new Dusk & Blackdown 12" through their Keysound label sounds awfully familiar...

Tonight! Love Dance For Somalia, London

Love Dance, a party to raise money for the humanitarian effort in Somalia, takes place tonight at London's Corsica Studios. Quietus scribe Melissa Bradshaw, who is organising the event, explains more

LISTEN: Burial & Four Tet – ‘Nova’

Messrs. Hebden and Bevan team up once again

Burial: A Quietus Pseuds Corner

(with apologies to Private Eye)

New Burial EP Now Available

Digital version of Kindred EP now available to buy from Hyperdub site

LISTEN: Clip Of New Burial Track

Clip of 'Ashtray Wasp' played on Hyperdub's Rinse FM show last night

Free Music From Ikonika, Actress, Burial & More

Adult Swim & Scion A/V present a free compilation entitled Unclassified

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Reviews 5

‘t Geruis Slow Dance on the Moss Bed

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal For May Reviewed By Kez Whelan

Rival Dreamer: Burial’s Tunes, 2011 to 2019

Lead Review: Ben Cardew On Zomby’s Ultra

Things The Quietus Learned At Turin's Club To Club Festival

Articles 13

Music Has The Right To Children: Reframing Mark Fisher’s Hauntology

Midnight Doesn’t Mean Anything: An Interview With Ned Beauman

Song Of The Digital Flesh: Vocal Manipulation & Our Cyborg Selves

The Quietus Writers’ 50 Favourite Dance Remixes

Cracking Up: Scott Walker Interviewed

Kindred Spirits: Burial The Urban Explorer

The New Bleak: Trauma, Haunting And The Cultural Obsession With Darkness

Mirror, Mirror: An Interview With Jamie Woon

Sonic Router 005 – A Dubstep Column For August

The Best New Music Of The Year So Far: A Dragnet List

Sonic Router 003 – A Dubstep Column For June

Mr. Agreeable: A Ball Bearing In The Vas Deferens Of Life

Dub Be Good To Me. Why Burial’s Identity Could Have Stayed Secret . . .

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 5

Found In Translation: Gwenno’s Baker’s Dozen

Beloved Transmissions: Mary Anne Hobbs’ Favourite Albums

Unresolved And Discordant: Pearson Sound’s Favourite Albums

Sonic Cinematography: Neneh Cherry’s Favourite Albums

Another Wardrobe In My Head: Karl Hyde’s Favourite Albums

News 42

Further Details Emerge of Burial’s Soundtrack for New Harmony Korine Film, ‘Baby Invasion’

Burial Soundtracks New Harmony Korine Film, ‘Baby Invasion’

Burial and Kode9 Release Split Single, ‘Phoneglow / Eyes Go Blank’

Burial Fully Releases His First Solo Record For XL

Burial Reveals New Record For XL, ‘Dreamfear’

Burial And Kode9 Release New Split EP

Kode9 And Burial Reveal Split EP, ‘Infirmary / Unknown Summer’

Fabric Originals Teases New Kode9 And Burial Release

Burial Releases New EP, ‘Streetlands’

Burial And Four Tet Release Collaborations Digitally For First Time

Burial To Release New EP, ‘Antidawn’

Dubstep’s Early Years To Be Focus Of New Photo-Book

Burial Releases New Track, ‘Dolphinz’

Burial Combines With Blackdown For New Split EP

Burial Reveals New Two-Track Record, ‘Chemz / Dolphinz’

Four Tet, Burial And Thom Yorke Collaborate On New Record

Charles Webster Collaborates With Burial On His New Album

You Can Now Buy A Burial-Themed Skateboard

Hyperdub Teams Up With Adult Swim For Compilation

Burial To Release 2011 – 2019 Retrospective

The Bug & Burial Team Up Again

Burial Releases New EP, ‘Claustro / State Forest’

Burial To Release New Record On Hyperdub

Burial & Kode9 Record Exclusive BBC Mix

Kode9 And Burial Step Up For ‘Fabriclive 100’

LISTEN: Bug & Burial Collab As Flame 1

Burial & The Bug Collaborate On New EP

Burial To Release New Record

LISTEN: New Burial

LISTEN: New Burial

LISTEN: Burial Remixes Goldie For Record Store Day

LISTEN: New Burial Tracks

LISTEN: Burial – Temple Sleeper

New Burial EP Out Today

Burial: New Single Details

LISTEN: New Burial?

Tonight! Love Dance For Somalia, London

LISTEN: Burial & Four Tet – ‘Nova’

Burial: A Quietus Pseuds Corner

New Burial EP Now Available

LISTEN: Clip Of New Burial Track

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