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A brand new double header EP from Burial and Blackdown has arrived out of the blue. Blackdown offers up two proper UK dubstep sounding tunes. Somehow Burial always is able to surprises me with each new release of new music – these two tracks are somehow his take on gospel disco club tracks but obviously with his signature touch. “Dark Gethsemane” starts as a UK Garage track that takes a journey though the club and somehow ends up sounding like an ESG track at end of it all. “Space Cadet” is a pure hands in the air disco ball euphoria sound.

It is truly a Christmas Miracle whenever Burial releases new music especially during the holiday season. We already were blessed with new Burial, Four Tet & Thom Yorke music just a few weeks ago and now Burial emerges from his lair with “Chemz” the first of a double single that arrives February 2021.

“Chemz” is an energetic full rave collage track that we are witnessing through our rearview mirror as we leave behind the days of clubbing passed. Thank you Burial for letting us relive these echoes of the dancefloor once more.

Two of the finest UK producers of introspective-post-club music reunite to release a new tune entitled “Nova”. Burial and Four Tet pick up from where they left with their release of “Moth/Wolf Club” and their collaboration with Thom Yorke. “Nova” is a tune that is floats and is propelled by lofty synth stabs that ride on a straight-forward 2-step/garage beat – a simple, gorgeous and effective tune.

This amazing collaboration has finally happened. This is what “The King of Limbs” wanted to be. May tears of joy run down your face…

Thom Yorke x Burial x Four Tet – Mirror

Thom Yorke x Burial x Four Tet – Ego

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Atoms For Peace, the only supergroup these days that seem to make any sense and actually can surpass the original bands that each member originates from. Yes, I said it. Forget RHCP and Radiohead – Thom & Flea should just continue touring and making music with Atoms For Peace. Just watching the 2 of them onstage have a dance off with each other throughout the night showed how much fun they can really have with their music. There is a definite return to innocence for Thom and Flea as they flail around to these new arrangements of Thom’s solo album “The Eraser”. It is as if they are taken back to their days when they were just starting a band. Overall a rare treat to see such musicians of great caliber, Flea, Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, and Mauro Refosco – all on one stage. It goes to show that musicianship is something that still shines through in this crazy industry.

Flying Lotus opened both nights, literally destroying the soundsystem with his sub-bass goodness. Highlights of his sets were him dropping Mr. Oizo “Stunt” & “Postif” and then closing with an a capella of Burial into Radiohead “Idioteque”.

If Atoms For Peace are playing in a city near you – go. Or if any of you are making your way out to Coachella, make sure to stick around for the final night.

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Erol Alkan included Mount Kimbie in a mixtape for XLR8R as one of his current favourite tracks of the moment. Mount Kimbie is a London based duo that produce simple, minimal thoughful tunes that are very visual. They evoke rainy images of the UK but in a very epic and hopeful way not like Burial’s dark, melancholy way. There are also a few moments that are reminiscent of Prefuse 73/Savath & Savalas. Speaking of Burial, his collab with Four Tet is amazing. Wolf Cub / Moth via GvB

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Mount Kimbie – Maybes

“Fresh new talent, fresh beats—pretty much fresh everything.” – Erol Alkan