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Generally favorable reviews- based on 472 Ratings
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Mixed: 47 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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JodieLDec 10, 2008
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GabrielDec 7, 2008A futuristic boring reality. Untrue gets real, a truly fake of hopes. Buried in rainbows.
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WesMOct 11, 2008It's like the beautifully bleak, manic depressive anti-thesis to Since I Left You by the Avalanches.
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DerjSep 20, 2008This is one of the best albums that I have heard in a long long time. He tries to do something different and succeeds massively. That he does it all on Soundforge is beyond comprehension. A genius, I sincerely look forward to his next effort which he syas is going to be a more aggressive DnB tinged affair.
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IRightfullyAug 19, 2008
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HenriNAug 19, 2008Up to this point, only a single naysayer has managed to brand this album as "pretentious". Did you people just graduate the junior high of haterdom?
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GarrettM.Aug 16, 2008Beautiful. Atmospheric. Soundtrack for a quiet drive in the dark or just plain sleep for some. What I particularly love is the vocals and how ghostly they are. Such depth. I find it amusing that some of the reviewers pan this because they can't understand the vocals. You are stuck in a one-track mind. Burial. Brilliant.
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SergioD.Aug 15, 2008It's 2008 now, i just got both Burial's cds along with new Sigur Ros and Spiritualized. All i can say is "sweet baby jesus"! Haven't had that feeling since Tricky released his first cd or when Massive came out with Mezzanine. This is what never fades away!
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BehnamM.Aug 14, 2008Some kind of postmodern view of a modern city. you can feel all cries of being so tierd of aloneness. its represents all of dark hiden emotions such as hatress, grief, moans, and lurking assault of a sneaky stress wich altogether transform to a giant feel of ruin. a masterpiece of atmospheric albums. Marvelous
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PureDavisJul 30, 2008Amazing!
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AnonymousMCJul 28, 2008If you like a pragmatic, more active approach to music, listen to "Untrue" while preparing to make love, lighting up the ganja, or taking a 3am trespassing stroll through the neighbor hood. Btw, Archangel is about his dog that passed away... I cannot wait for his third tirade, claimed by himself as to be the darkest bit yet.
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StevenMJul 28, 2008
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MatsZJul 28, 2008Nice, full and dark soundscapes with the same type of drum loop repeating over and over again on every track. Add vocal samples repeated add nauseum and you have a really boring album that never seems to actually get started.
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OllieHJul 11, 2008this album gives me shivers every time I listen to it, the amount of warmth and emotion here is unparalleled in electronic/dance music
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JuliaA.Jun 18, 2008First spin: BORINGGG second spin: well,it's decent third spin: I'd move to London respectively.
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AgataS.Jun 16, 2008Best best best! Album that changed my life!
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KlausVMay 27, 2008Completely forgettable and weird.
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CHMay 3, 2008Just listen to this walking home alone from a club at 3am and you will understand Burial's intentions for this CD. "Raver" is the perfect summation, and particularly stands out, even among the other sublime songs. It is simply perfect. Best album of 2007, easy.
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TomP.May 1, 2008Ummm.......yeah.....seriously? I just got done writing a review for the most overated album of the year that took the #1 spot. Is #2 even worth my time? Don't think so.
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WarrenUMay 1, 2008Beautiful. Dubstep that is just for you.
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TimTApr 15, 2008Terrible, sounds like a boy band synthed with some shocking dubstep
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josem.Apr 12, 2008Just let me tell you something. That's a masterpiece!. A wonderful Molecular Complexity!!!!!
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KarolaT.Apr 4, 2008Amazing album. Something incredible.
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VeronikaS.Apr 2, 2008Absolutely marvelous
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TKApr 1, 2008If this is an exemplary dubstep album, then I suppose I hate dubstep and dismiss it as a weak-ass genre. I really love the individuals on here write things like "Either you just get it or you don't" or "Either you like it or you just don't get it." Trust me, I "get it" and I still think it sucks.
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JonathanC.Mar 31, 2008Boring as hell.
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AidanMar 27, 2008Spacey, dark, and fantastically put together. At first listen, repetitive and dull, but more was revealed on each listen. Beautifully frightening.
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KlennF.Mar 23, 2008Listen to in the dark w/headphones or driving at night... it encompasses your brain. Beautiful.
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JasonDeM.Mar 23, 2008This has been in constant rotation in my car since it came out. Very much the next step in dubstep. You will love it. PS those who don't like electronic music (Radiohead does NOT count) need not apply.
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RobH.Mar 4, 2008OK Computer is an amazing album. There is actually no filler on it. I dont know what album you listened to. And Dizzee Rascal and the Streets are both good, but Burial is better. I like RadioHead more than Burial, but Burial is deffinately some of my favorite electronic music I have ever heard.
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PersonMar 2, 2008Not perfection, but it's pretty close.
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MonikaB.Feb 29, 2008A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. piece of work! While I listen to this I float through this world :)
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ManchesterUKFeb 25, 2008Errr, sorry guys but this is overated tosh. Surely Massive Attack have been doing it so much better for years. Yeah yeah yeah I'm sure it's different than MA but ultimately it's the same genre but not as good by a long way. Each to their own but as hard as I try to get into this album. It just aint happening.
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AmsterdamFeb 15, 2008this would be a great soundtrack for a "La Haine" like movie in London!!
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RobertFeb 15, 2008
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WillFeb 14, 2008Why do inventive and inspiring BRITISH artists get such a hard time on this site? First The Streets, then Dizzee Rascal and now Burial. Is it because American music is so uniformed and boring as shit or do the yanks just have a poor taste in music? This is a mesmerizing album from Burial that plays as the perfect backdrop to urban living in the UK.
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JessWFeb 9, 2008
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BenjaminLFeb 8, 2008Not very good. Simple and boring beats. Cheesy vocal samples. Just generally uninspired.
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AlexW.Feb 7, 2008I liked it a lot - but i prefer faster beats and to the person below who said ok computer was a good album - its not really - two good songs - karma police and the other hit the rest id just filler - god knows why it is often rated the best album ever - theirs no feelings to it! granted karma police probably is the best song ever written!
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DanielL.Feb 6, 2008a perfect example of why music critics can't be trusted to rate music its boring if you like to trip acid for days and have time to waste you might like it cause its interesting but not music just somewhat artsy noise anyone who understands how to write music and how to play it knows this is not music (cause eerie vocals doesn't show emotion to me)
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DarrylMFeb 2, 2008What a great soundtrack this album would be to a film. I own Radiohead's "In Rainbows" and "OK Computer" and this album is just as mesmerizing, inventive and compelling. I am truly chuffed that all the professional critics gave it the universal acclaim it deserves. Bravo.
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AlexF.Jan 31, 2008This is an amazing album, have only recently been introduced to dubstep, and was shown this Burial album. I now cant stop listening to it!! I LOVE IT
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JonG.Jan 31, 2008People who gives negative reviews to this album, knows nothing about music. It need a lot of attention and ear to understand. I'm not sure if is the best album of 2007 but definitely is one of the best.
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DavidEJan 29, 2008What the ****. I don't even understand the amazing reviews at all. Honestly, if you want great music (emphasize MUSIC) listen to OK computer, The Bends, Kid A, or In Rainbows - and then try listening to Burial. It pales so much in comparison its almost excruciating to see so many 8-10s. This is to music what blotches of paint on a white canvas are to art. A joke.
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ElizabethAJan 29, 2008SG, don't be a pretentious ass. I hardly think the rest of us "don't know what music is". Get over yourself. This album is some people's cup of tea, but not mine.
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JohnNJan 29, 2008WTF...am I missing out on the joke. I keep waiting for the songs to start and they never do!!
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NormF.Jan 28, 2008This music is strangely beautiful. Atmospheric and airy, but with the beat and heart of the streets. I'm not usually into this kind of electronica and stuff, but this stuff has great soul that really sets it apart.
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DjMJan 27, 2008A handful of good tracks, you've all been duped! a big step down from his debut- archangel as the best track? your all crazy! keep in mind he wrote this album in 2 weeks and it shows- it isn't minimalism you tools its called "thrown together" by more sensible people
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SGJan 25, 2008negative reviews? you don't know what music is if you don't like this. this IS south London on a record. vinyl white noise, dark London streets, unknown vocals, seething bass. burial is the banksy of the music world, but with no irony. this album is straight up, and it's art.
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JeremyFJan 24, 2008
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alktothekJan 23, 2008Utterly mindblowing, sounds like the mass of oddly beautiful detritus England has become. Perhaps haters may need to upgrade sound systems/narrow perspective of what music is. All about the sub.
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SDKJan 22, 2008
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seeds13Jan 19, 2008This music is weak and lacks substance. It wouldn't even make an impact if it was blasting at someone's "burial". Hell, I've heard better sounds blast out of my a$$. Seriously. The vocals seem to be some kind of sick joke from the world of pop. But, go ahead and vote high since you have little taste in music. I personally am drawn to musicians.
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johnkJan 19, 2008I can't get enough of this. Burial makes absolutely fascinating music. Archangel in particular is beautiful.
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BLJan 19, 200891... lol.. seriously.. lol. i love electronica, but if you want something laid back try aphex twins selected ambient works 85-92. i seriously doubt there are more than a small handful of people out there who listen to this on a regular basis.
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TobiasC.Jan 19, 2008Meh!
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PaulS.Jan 19, 2008An amazing album. It grabs a hold of you and won't let go. A hypnotizing work of structured beauty!
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WilliamJan 19, 2008Beautiful and atmospheric. I would liken it to ambient via Brian Eno's definition if it wasn't so prone to drawing one into its own environment rather than enhancing the one it's being listened to in.
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giantrootJan 19, 2008Oh Jesus. Hype? No. It's Very Greatest Album of I've Listened.
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DuncanYJan 18, 2008This is so so good! I don't understand the hate.
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danaJan 18, 2008Don't listen to Mike G; music can be good without being danceable or experimental. Disgusts me to be a part of the same species with alot of the people making comments here.
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JayF.Jan 18, 2008Fucking awesome. dark and atmospheric. Pussy boys won't like it tho.
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JohnQJan 17, 2008incredible on a pair of headphones. one of my favourite albums of all time.
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JImHJan 17, 2008Grows on you if you give it a shot. Don't expect to get it until you're in the right frame of mind. Keep listening over a few weeks and suddenly it will make sense.
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NickL.Jan 17, 2008
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IanM.Jan 17, 2008Great album! I really cannot understand all the people comparing it to LCD Soundsytem and the like... "makes you want to feel like a teenager, until you remember the feelings of, a real live emotional teenager". And people say this sounds awkward and trite!!! Beautiful background music for a rainy day...
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hoffoJan 16, 2008pretty over rated album i must say, its really really booooooooring. well maybe like 3 pretty good tracks but alot of filler in here.
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GonzOJan 16, 2008I don't see the appeal. Repetative, boring... a technical lullabye.
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MikePJan 16, 2008Amazing album. The album is great. Its trippy dubstep. Your not supposed to dance to it. Its supposed to relax you. And it served its purpose, superbly. If you don't even like the genre you shouldn't review this album.
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AmsJan 16, 2008This album is sublime. From start to finish it is a masterpiece. The production on it is like nothing else being done these days, the way he warps and jarrs the vocals is highly impressive. My favorite album of 2007 hands down
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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.