Lost Sock: Burial

I first heard of Burial through Thom Yorke. He mentioned the artist in an article about Yorke's taste in music and the influence it had on Kid A's overall sound. The connection is obvious, especially heard on Yorke's solo album. Burial is a London based dubstep artist who keeps his identity hidden in hopes of keeping his music free of any associations to some back story or hype. Burial's music speaks on its own terms then, a rare uncompromising sound that reminds me in its intentions of those mystic Icelandic boys Sigur Ros. Untrue, his new album, lives in a personal space where beats fly over each other around gorgeous synth pads and sparse but soulful vocals. At times, the music is hard to distinguish as tempos and tones blend over each other. At times, this is a mess but its never boring, Burial's songs hit peaks of genius surrounded in earnest mistakes. The album has a feeling of decay or of teetering on the brink of collapse. Speckled throughout are pop line vocals and haunting melodies. Burial's Untrue is quickly becoming an obsession for me. Check a sample of it at http://www.myspace.com/burialuk