Burial - Kindred leaked on /mu/

Stry Craty Bya · Post by **Stry Craty Bya** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:22 am

Kindred:
Loner:
Ashtray Wasp:

If this is the last thing released in 2012 it'll still be a fulfilling year in music.

Evrox · Post by **Evrox** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:59 am

These tracks are stunning!! Can't wait to have this on vinyl

Moz · Post by **Moz** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:29 pm

Loner is really heavy, reminds me of Buckie High somehow. Loving the EP.

Evrox · Post by **Evrox** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:29 pm

The tracks got taken off. I already expected they would...

I ordered the Japanese release on CD with Street Halo and Kindred combined.

http://www.reggaerecord.com/en/catalog/ ... code=97106
http://www.beatink.com/Labels/Hyperdub/Burial/BRC-320/

Stry Craty Bya · Post by **Stry Craty Bya** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:40 pm

Dang... Sooo glad I snagged them from the mediafire link on WATMM. Apparently they're being released with the Street Halo tracks as a 'Street Halo / Kindred' split or at least that's how it's labeled. Buying the vinyl and the CD if there is one being released...

Radiobuzz · Post by **Radiobuzz** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:13 am

You can hear it on Hyperdub's site:

http://www.hyperdub.net/releases/view/149/HDB059

I'm hearing it right now for the first time. Lovely first track.

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:38 am

This is incredible.

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:01 am

Stry Craty Bya wrote:Dang... Sooo glad I snagged them from the mediafire link on WATMM. Apparently they're being released with the Street Halo tracks as a 'Street Halo / Kindred' split or at least that's how it's labeled. Buying the vinyl and the CD if there is one being released...

Hmm. I just purchased the vinyl from Bleep and it didn't seem like this was the case. I have the Street Halo on vinyl too - but I wouldn't mind the two on CD.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:38 am

is it me or do all his tracks sound the same?

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:40 am

its just you Cupz, this is pretty much as good as Untrue, it's amazing.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:37 am

I know its as good as Untrue. That's because it is exactly the same formula as untrue... at least in my ears.

I don't mind though, its a nice sound. I just feel like a talented artist like him should have more up his sleeve and I'm interested in hearing what else he can cook up.

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:32 pm

thing is I find it's not extremely different from Untrue, but it is a shift.

First off these tracks are mostly more ambitious and longer than his previous stuff.
The Kindred is the most similar, but even darker, harsher and faster than from Untrue.
The Loner is more of a foray into 4/4 beats and more commercial material. Loner is definitely the most commercial friendly track Burial has ever done.
Ashtray Wasp on the other hand is probably his most daring track ever released, it's a mix of the garage/2 step timing with the consistent house thump, but it's much more deeper and darker than anything he's ever done before.

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:11 pm

Bitchfork gave it a whopping 8.7 score.

warphead · Post by **warphead** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:56 pm

One of the best electronic ep's I have ever heard.

Patryk Ludamage · Post by **Patryk Ludamage** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:37 pm

I probably don't even liked any previous Burial EPs but this one....so atmospherical...i think i wish to have it and listen on vinyl....absolutely must have

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:27 am

Cupz wrote:is it me or do all his tracks sound the same?

This is an issue I've thought a lot about with artists - especially artists that feel a lot of pressure to 'innovate'. This happened to DJ Shadow IMO - with bad results.

Burial certainly seems interested in a certain aesthetic and he's been sharpening that aesthetic till its razor sharp - the maturity of Kindred is amazing when you compare it to his self-titled. (though I still love that record)

I guess what it comes down to for me is that I am still not at a point where I find his records interchangeable - they all have tunes and moments that I keep coming back to and that seem distinct to me. When I reach a point with Burial that I feel like a newcomer could just pick any Burial album out of a hat and have basically the same experience - that's when I'd start worrying about his approach.

But until then - woo - this EP is amazing.

[Parenthetically, I sometimes wonder if this is not the very same issue that has kept BoC so quiet over the years - the need to be 'relevant' or 'innovative' or 'different' - hell I'd be perfectly happy with a freakin' box set of MHTRC era material, or any material for that matter. I don't have those expectations or needs at all.]

machinea · Post by **machinea** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:59 am

l love it.. just bought it on vinyl.

I remember when Simple Minds commented that they scrapped a whole bunch of stuff because it sounded exactly like the New Gold Dream album.. Yeah?! Well Release it because its the best you guys ever did.

88marquis · Post by **88marquis** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:40 am

Cupz wrote:is it me or do all his tracks sound the same?

Its not just you, man. His percussion is similar throughout his discography. Like.. Very similar. I like it though.. I put Burial into my work mix but thats about it.

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:17 am

Where can I order the vinyl from? Two minutes of googling have left me fruitless.

Evrox · Post by **Evrox** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:08 am

Elephant Face wrote:Where can I order the vinyl from? Two minutes of googling have left me fruitless.

http://bleep.com/index.php?page=release ... seid=34856