Burial - Ashtray Wasp

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(2012-02-17 23:24:29)Attack Yourself! Wrote:  

(2012-02-17 13:13:30)thatjsound Wrote:  Still don't get the hype behind Burial. He's definitely a talented artist doing interesting things, but I'm not seeing how people seem to get so emotional over his tunes

It's definitely "time and a place" music. Probably won't make much sense cruising around on a summer's day blasting his stuff, but if you're, say, walking round empty streets at night, it just sounds... right.

Sorry. That sounded a lot less faux-deep in my head.

I completely get the hype. I remember when I got the first Burial album, there was much less hype (but still a fair bit...) The moment I heard Distant Lights it completely resonated with me, it was amazing. His tunes always have that emotional impact with me since. The sense of anticipation I had for Untrue was ridiculous, it delivered in every way, and he has continued to do so with the EPs. The fact that he isn’t over prolific probably helps with hype levels as well.

Having spent my whole life living in the cold streets of London probably helps with my love of Burial.