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How was your year? Did you fall below the poverty line? Did you occupy something? Did you punch a Tea Partyer in the groin for ensuring the American Dream may forever languish behind your fading childhood memories? Maybe you lost your job because of real-life pressures or perhaps you stopped watching The X Factor and started recording your own shit. Whatever you did, here’s a few songs you might not have heard this year, because clearly you suck:
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News of any new Burial music is treated in some circles like mana from heaven, and it’s hard to argue with the believers. This 2+ minutes snippet taken from Rinse.FM is presumably off the dubstep deity’s forthcoming Kindred EP on Hyperdub. It’s undoubtedly Burial, but perhaps a touch more baroque than his typical minimalist tone. Either way, it’s a beauty.
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The Hyperdub brand is synonymous with all things intriguing; since the mid-2000s, the label has put out some of the most evocative, melancholic and perhaps the most important records relevant to dubstep history and beyond. Throughout that catalog, there are only a few full-length albums, two of which are courtesy of label owner Steve Goodman, a.k.a. Kode9, and frequent collaborator The Spaceape. Black Sun, the twosome’s newest record, is an enchanting, ecliptic ride that journeys between light and dark in a multi-purpose format, supplied by eerily soothing vocals by new collaborator Cha Cha. Kode9 chats with URB about the journey he took into making this new album, its differences from its predecessor, and of course, Hyperdub itself.
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If you ever wondered why so many songs get their debut on BBC Radio 1, maybe it’s because the DJs blather on endlessly over the tunes before dropping all sorts of “BBC onliiiiine” drops. Of course, the deep and sleepy late-night British accent is a whole lot better than shrill shouting on a lot of hip-hop MP3 leaks, but no one is going to hear these two new Burial tracks ripped from the radio and think “OK, I’m good.” You’re gonna need to get the real thing.
The pair of songs—Burial’s first solo material since 2007—were unveiled by Hyperdub honcho Kode9 during a late night BBC session, and come on the heals of a pair of tracks released last week with Four Tet and Thom Yorke. They maintain the enigmatic UK producers singular focus (ie- sound …
This week’s podcast is a special one courtesy of the incredibly dynamic producer, Morgan Zarate. If you haven’t heard of him yet, you probably will sooner or later, thanks to his upcoming Hookid EP coming out this month on Hyperdub.
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