Mystery musician Burial launches a fresh 23-minute EP titled Comafields and Imaginary Festival.
Burial, the elusive London musician known for his distinctive sound and mysterious persona, has released a new two-track EP titled "Comafields" and "Imaginary Festival." The EP, which was released on Bandcamp and streaming services last night, promises to continue Burial's sonic exploration of garage, dubstep, and ambient music through his signature style of cut-and-paste sound design.
The two tracks, each over 10 minutes long, feature fragile garage-influenced beats and faded trance synths that build into layered drones that feel almost post-rock. These new influences hint at a continued evolution in Burial's music, while maintaining the signature sound that first brought him to prominence.
Burial, whose real name is William Bevan, first emerged in the mid-'00s with a series of EPs and albums. His breakthrough 2007 album Untrue saw him break out of the London underground music scene and into the public consciousness, earning a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize.
Interestingly, Burial's production method remains largely unchanged from his early days. Despite the advancements in digital audio workstations (DAWs) and production software, Burial continues to use an "ancient version" of Sony Sound Forge on a "rubbish, dying computer" that occasionally leaks smoke[1]. In a rare interview, Burial expressed his preference for using the obsolete software due to his lack of formal musical training and fear of professional studios.
While it is possible he incorporates some modern tools indirectly or in post-production, the best-supported fact is that Burial’s signature production method still revolves around older digital audio editing software like Sound Forge, rather than contemporary DAWs such as Ableton Live, Logic Pro, or FL Studio. No confirmed updates on his full production setup or software beyond this are currently available[1].
The new EP, "Comafields" and "Imaginary Festival," is the latest in a series of low-key releases from Burial, distributed via his longtime label, Hyperdub. The vinyl release is scheduled for September 19.
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Technology plays a limited role in Burial's production process, as he continues to use an "ancient version" of Sony Sound Forge on a "rubbish, dying computer" rather than modern digital audio workstations like Ableton Live, Logic Pro, or FL Studio. Despite the advancements in entertainment and music industries, Burial's unique style and sound have transitioned from garage and dubstep to incorporate new influences, such as fragile garage-influenced beats and faded trance synths, showcased in his latest EP, "Comafields" and "Imaginary Festival."
