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Generally favorable reviews- based on 472 Ratings
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Positive: 368 out of 472
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Mixed: 47 out of 472
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Negative: 57 out of 472
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Aug 20, 2023Not bad but not good either. I don't know if it's the same genre but the sounds on the album reminded me of Moderat. I like Moderat a lot, that's why I compared it to Moderat. It's an average album.
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May 24, 2022
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Dec 6, 2021complex, stark, tender, blurred and breathtaking. Burial has managed the impossible and improved on his faultless debut
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May 27, 2021O melhor álbum eletrônico da década! Talvez, do século até o momento. Experiência única e fantástica!
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May 17, 2021This album sounds like walking home drunk from the pub in a rainy midnight in London. The atmosphere is so cold yet so warm and inviting at the same time. Icy rhythms with surreal soundscapes and textures laced throughout its 50-minute runtime. Choppy samples and fractured and hard-hitting beats and percussive elements. Love this.
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May 9, 2020One of the best underground albums of all time. Rightful amongst the most influential electronic albums ever.
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Dec 28, 2019
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Jul 9, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 3, 2019A defining moment for electronic music across the board, Burial's sophomore album evokes a state of continuous bliss under grey skies.
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Dec 22, 2017Minimalist and at the same time complex, masterpiece! Greatest dubstep album.
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Dec 22, 2017Excelent album .......................................................................................................................................
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Sep 5, 2017
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Mar 29, 2017
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May 15, 2015It is hard to skip a song on this faultless LP. Brooding, evocative and strong, a step up from his self-titled debut and a pinnacle in electronic music.
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May 8, 2014The best ambient album of all time. Burial is a hugely unappreciated artist on the electronic scene, and this is his highest quality collection of musical pieces. I look forward to future full-length albums.
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Dec 26, 2013
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Dec 13, 2013I wasn't a huge fan of the album after the first half dozen listens. But something kept me coming back for repeated listens. Then during a random listen, it just hit me, the sound which seemed mediocre to me before, was incredible! One of my all-time favorite albums, and easily one of the oddest experiences I've had with an album.
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Nov 29, 2013Given this a listen only a couple of days ago, I must say its an experience like no other. Burial did his thing with sampling and used it like a pro. I hope to hear a follow up to this near-masterpiece.
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May 23, 2013If you're looking for something to dance to, then this is the wrong album for you. If not, continue reading. Just like with most of his music, Burial blends together an extremely tranquil, deep and harmonious experience, plus if you like emotional things, Untrue is definitely something to give a listen to. It's not the best album I've ever heard, but it is definitely in my Top 10.
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Sep 28, 2012I think you must get it to like it. btw most (if not all) of the songs actually have lyrics, but they´re hard to understand. i think im slowly getting it.
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Mar 12, 2012Absolutely incredible. Burial's unique blend of dubstep and garage is further refined in his second full lenght release, conjuring up the same bleak, melancholic atmospheres but with new depth and focus. Faultless.
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Jan 7, 2012I've heard it described as the sound of London at night, and I agree. Sorrowful early-morning comedowns set to fuzzy radios. I guess some people don't get it, but you can't attack it for repetitiveness, the monotony compliments the sad bass fading in and out, and the twisted vocals sound beautiful floating over the whole thing.
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Jan 4, 2012
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Sep 13, 2011
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Jan 17, 2011I'm sorry, but this album did nothing but give me headaches; the beats are simply repetitive, and the images that the album tries to conjure are either non-interesting or just down depressing.
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Oct 6, 2010
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DaveC.Apr 7, 2009tons of scattered ideas all held together by a single emotion that meander between utter chaos and beautiful superposition.
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AdamPMar 4, 2009If this album could be any better, it would be the epitome of perfection, and I don't think I could handle that as my mind would explode.
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EvilEdFeb 6, 2009Wish this won the Mercury instead of the boring Elbow. A good album but you tend to tire a bit from it after multiple plays.
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MatheusBDec 30, 2008Very deep, touching vocals, almost angelical... put also very sad. It puts together a lot of feelings but not suitable for all places and situations. Works for me though. I loved it.
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Awards & Rankings
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Burial has concocted a noir-ish sound that’s as powerful as it is atmospheric.
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What gives this album more depth is the focus, the rolling symmetry and cinema.
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That emptiness tempts a listener in, and puts you in its place--you, in a sense, step into the record’s point of view. This invitation to intimacy is a powerful move that most club music is simply incapable of.