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Feb 21, 2012Will Bevan's done the unthinkable in managing to both appease and pull the rug out from under his fans.
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Mar 30, 2012This breathtaking EP telescopes the mysticism of 2007's Untrue into two 11-minute suites and a seven minute palate cleanser.
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Mar 29, 2012If dubstep is dead, then Burial is some magnificent tower of dust and light built on the remains.
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Mar 27, 2012It's the sound of a composer showing just what can be done with a sampler in the right hands. Hip-hop producers should take notes.
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Mar 27, 2012The attention to detail Bevin is known for sounds invitingly open on Kindred and the ending fruition is a thrilling success.
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Mar 19, 2012The cuts on Kindred aren't simply longer than before; they introduce a completely different sense of space and continuity... this is why Kindred is so strong.
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Mar 16, 2012The most noticeable difference from his previous work is that the three are symphonic, they have parts, and those parts are distinct, either marked by a certain loop, bass ostinato, drone, or tempo.
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Feb 28, 2012This is a release worth snapping up on vinyl when it finally comes out.
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Feb 23, 2012Kindred as a whole is easily the most exciting Burial release since Untrue redefined dubstep way back in 2007.
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Feb 16, 2012Despite its short length, Kindred provides as much of an experience as Untrue. And commendably, it's a different one.
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Feb 15, 2012Like a pang of guilt does he sample his former self, like a torch carried to its final flicker of illumination. And to hear all that, to be able to almost feel that happening, is to bear witness to an artist working at the apex of his talent.
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Feb 15, 2012Throughout the Kindred EP, Burial seems curious to discover the perfect balance between gritty atmospheres and dusk-lit club music.
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Feb 15, 2012Never before has his music possessed this much majesty, this much command, this much power.
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Feb 15, 2012It's almost certainly the producer's most ambitious and most vital work since Untrue.
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Feb 15, 2012Burial's appointment as cemetery caretaker, presiding over the skeletons of rave, was always going have limited traction--after all, there's only so many ways you can express a bereavement--but perhaps in this EP he's found new purpose amongst the ruins.
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Jul 17, 2012The six tracks divided evenly between his 20-minute 2011 return and his 30-minute 2012 stride forward, cohere almost seamlessly as the album they become when you don't have to turn any plastic over.
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The WireApr 18, 2012It evokes so many emotions in a single track, and wrestling with its bittersweetness affects you in the gut. [Apr 2012, p.67]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 68 out of 74
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Mixed: 3 out of 74
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Negative: 3 out of 74
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