New Experimental Dubstep Album From Burial

Experimental dubstep musician Burial is about to release his sophomore album, titled Untrue on Hyperdub. His self-titled debut, released last year, was heralded by music critics of all walks even dubbed album of the year by The Wire. Hyperdub describes the forthcoming album:

The new record is weird soul music, hypersoul, lovingly processing spectral female voices into vaporised R&B and smudged 2step garage. Voices are blurred, smeared, pitched up, pitched down and pitch bent until their content becomes irrelevant and they whisper their saccharin sweet nothings into the void.UNTRUE continues with the first album’s crackle drenched yearning and bustling syncopations haunted by the ghosts of rave, but also reveals some new Burial treats with a more glowing, upbeat energy. UNTRUE kicks off with the skittering 2step syncopations and vocal science of ‘Archangel’, ‘Near Dark’ and ‘Ghost Hardware’, before descending into a space of radiant divas and ambience. While Burial’s first album was humid, suffocating and unrelentingly sad, UNTRUE is less sunless. Many of the tracks are so sweet, they become toxic, underscored by the almost geological rumbles of growling basslines. Whereas the mood of Burial’s first album was overpoweringly melancholy, its now better described as a downcast euphoria typified by the epic, muted optimism of the album’s last track ‘Raver’. Forget central heating. The radioactivity of this album is all that you’ll need to keep you warm this winter.

CD Tracklist:01 Untitled (0:45)02 Archangel (3:59)03 Near Dark (3:53)04 Ghost Hardware (4:54)05 Endorphin (2:57)06 Etched Headplate (6:00)07 In Mcdonalds (2:09)08 Untrue (6:16)09 Shell Of Light (4:41)10 Dog Shelter (2:58)11 Homeless (5:26)12 UK (1:42)13 Raver (4:58)LP Tracklist:A1. RaverA2. Etched HeadplateB1. HomelessB2. Shell of LightC1. UntrueC2. UKC3. EndorphinD1. ArchangelD2. Near DarkThe elusive artist rarely does interviews or plays live shows (much like Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin) but he has been a bit more chatty with the imminent new release. You can read a few recent interviews with the solo artist:Kode 9 interviewFact Mag interviewAlso, Kode 9 made a totally unique mix of Burial music featuring material off the new album for Mary Anne Hobbs' radio show which aired last week. The archive is no longer, but nialler9 has it for streaming or download:http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2007/10/19/burial-new-album-preview-mixed-by-kode-9/You can also listen to previews of 3 songs (or preorder the album) on Boomkat.http://www.myspace.com/hyperdubhttp://www.myspace.com/burialuk