Rival Dealer [EP]
by Burial
  • Record Label: Hyperdub
  • Release Date: Dec 17, 2013
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 72 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 72
  3. Negative: 3 out of 72

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  1. Scooter4849
    Apr 25, 2014
    6
    The title track is pretty fantastic, but the other two are pretty disappointing. It's honestly hard to believe this is a Burial release. The sound brought to this release is in a much different direction than previous work. We're not getting moody or slim dubstep anymore. A lot of auto tuned synth pop with a lot of atmosphere. Overall, great title track, but the other two are lackluster.

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Wire
    Jan 30, 2014
    80
    Rival Dealer constitutes Burial's boldest statement to date. [Feb 2014, p.44]
  2. RapReviews.com
    Jan 15, 2014
    75
    This more cerebral music is interesting and challenging, but it is missing some of immediacy of his earlier work.
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  3. The New York Times
    Jan 6, 2014
    80
    It’s the sound of something--or someone--rumbling to the surface, about to erupt.
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