Entry 369 - Burial - Antidawn

 

The last time I heard Burial before this "EP" was Untrue. Imagine my shock when I put this on... this is about as far removed from the beat heavy Untrue as you can get. So much so that I questioned wither or not this was the same artist. It is, and after the initial shock I grew to love Antidawn.

To call this an EP is almost a joke, its five tracks and 45 minutes long. That's longer than a lot of full length albums.

The music itself is a lot more difficult to explain. It's almost a collage of separate events that have been stitched together into "songs." Each track is self contained, but has several movements that are akin to a scene out of a movie. At one point a simple melody will play over some sound effects, then it will transition into something out of a Sunday church service, only to morph into something completely different a few moments later.

It's a lot to wrap your head around at first, and it requires either no attention or your full attention. Anything in between would probably be a disservice to the music. Passive listening provides a warm atmospheric album that is loaded to the brim with nostalgia. Active listening allows the listener to bring together different parts of the music into a cohesive whole.

However the album is consumed the end result is quite rewarding. This is not Untrue at all, it doesn't need to be though. I already had one of those, I however did not have an Antidawn.