Untrue

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Amazon.co.uk Much speculation surrounded the identity of Burial, the creator of Untrue and its predecessor, 2006's eponymous Burial––speculation quashed when its maker dropped the mask and revealed himself to be William Bevan, a fairly ordinary South Londoner who was just quite fond of making and releasing tunes without all the surrounding fuss. Such revelations, however, cannot quash the haunting beauty of Untrue itself. Released as most of Burial's dubstep peers were chasing darker sounds and heavier, wobblier bass in an effort to move dancefloors, tracks like "Archangel" and "Etched Headplate" take an altogether different, rather more serene route. 2-step garage rhythms are drenched with glowing, ethereal synths and vinyl crackle, and where vocals appear, they're heavily treated, chopped-up and pitch-shifted, until they sound like the coos and croons of a particularly soulful angel. Aided by occasional snatches of found sound and spoken narrative--"He's not hardcore ... he's not setting out to hurt people" promises one lonely voice, out of the gloom--it's a record that flows remarkably, a journey through a lonely metropolis that's both melancholy and strangely uplifting. ––Louis Pattison Product Description Of all the artists who like to say eloquently that they prefer to let the music itself speak, BURIAL is one of the few whose music actually speaks for itself. In fact, the man is so opposed to becoming a victim of the personality cult that surrounds many producers and musicians that he remains a true hermit; never appears live, only a single blurred photo exists, and his interviews can also be counted on one hand. And yet his music speaks with a loud and clear voice and has been hitting open ears since his hyperdub debut in 2005 at the latest. South London Boroughs" South London Boroughs" has since been considered a benchmark in the increasingly popular dubstep genre and landed in many "; Best Of" Poles At the front of the year. BURIAL, however, was not idle at the time: " Untrue" is a new record full of twisted soul that introduces female vocals for the first time in the Burial R&B and blurred garage 2Step. Where " Burial" was still wet, overwhelming and incredibly sad, the sun rises to " Untrue". Many of the tracks are so cute that they are almost poisonous and amplified by unadorally fat bass. " Untrue" comes as a digipak with 13 tracks with the underground hit " Ghost hardware & #34; and as a DJ-friendly nine-track double vinyl without the beatless pieces.