A little more than halfway through the 10-minute title track of Burial’s Rival Dealer EP, around the time the first titanic sawtooth bassline disappears into static and the second one comes roaring in, we hear a brief burst of Lord Finesse declaiming “you know my motherfuckin’ style.” But if that&#8217...

Today, Burial releases his astonishing Rival Dealer EP, after announcing the record’s existence just two weeks ago. The three-track, half-hour work represents a big musical departure for the enigmatic British producer, finding him embracing jagged hardcore-rave sonics and nakedly sentimental melody at the same damn time, all while keep...

The EP will be released tomorrow (December 16)    

The three track release officially comes out on December 16    

This is becoming a thing now with Burial — we put out our year-end list in early December; he (she?) drops a new record a week later. Last year it was the One/Two EP; this year it’s Rival Dealer. The new EP was announced a mere week ago, and today, we have it for you [...]