Burial - Untrue ALBUM REVIEW

[@airex12]

For those that don't know, Burial made this album in a software called SoundForge, a very archaic and outdated audio software even for its time. It didn't have a step sequencer or way of quantizing rhythms like you would find in modern DAWs, so he basically placed raw audio clips freehand until they "sounded" like 2-step beats, giving them the iconic Burial lurching and off-kilter drum feel. He mentions in an interview that he could tell when the drums were going to sound good if they looked "skeletal as fuck, like a fishbone". He also mentions he gets the name "Burial" due to how he always felt his music wasn't as good as the music that he liked, so he had to cover and "bury" his music in static and ambience to hide it, making it sound like it was playing on pirate radio.

[@sylvianblade75]

Burial making this album with SoundForge is like trying to build a jet engine with a hammer.

[@foreverunknown369]

Thats a myth lmao

[@bjm1777]

Scummrs, how do you know?

[@rianmsin]

@@foreverunknown369 no its not he said he didnt use a daw anyway

[@TheCo11ection]

Thanks

[@theinfamouseye4278]

The bullet shell sounds you mentioned are actually just that. He sampled those from Metal Gear Solid

[@theCHEESEB3AST]

Plus those choir-like vocals in Archangel are sampled straight from the MGS2 intro cutscene.

[@AB1138-]

@MajorJew it's based off of holding a button/trigger during the opening menu. It alters the menu, so you could search mgs2 menu Easter eggs or something

[@NilsWesthoff]

Resident Advisor has a video on Untrue and what makes it so cool and what samples are used. The mgs sample is in there, as well as many others. I HIGHLY recommend that video if you like to the album.

[@JUNO-69]

Nils Westhoff that video was showed to me and was what got me into Burial.

[@olex2723]

@MajorJew i think its either when Snake jumps from the bridge or when he spots the Kasatka

[@Wackaz]

This album doesn't only depict the life of downtown/working-class London in the 2000s, but also the UK's tone in general of the mid-2000s era. Whether you are in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Truro, Edinburgh or heck even Cardiff, this album hits hard because it depicts that time of the UK's bleak, dark, grey and rainy era perfectly.

[@luiscontreras2177]

Wouldn't even limit it to the UK, cities around the world had the same vibes back then

[@Kittylover074]

Shit, you could say it fits perfectly today.

[@sesesese6218]

@@luiscontreras2177 no definitely a uk vibe

[@wreday720]

You put it into perfect words

[@darraghclarke2884]

@@sesesese6218 works for Dublin too for sure

[@lastditch3535]

Hair and the tree am I in 2010 again

[@daud1269]

Yeahh, happy new year.

[@cokedupnormies2651]

@@daud1269 2010 will be my year!!!! 💪💪💪

[@poopyfartman9574]

UVdhsndjzn no it’s god damn 2 0 1 8 Jffhdjridbdhfhsjndjfjfjfhfjdjfhjdjejdhkfjfjfjfjfjfjfjjfjfrjidjdjfnfjfjfjfjfjjfjfjfjfjfjfjfjdjrhfjdiekejdjjfifrjjejdjfjfjfjfjfjfjdkfjdkdisksisjduxjchcufhjdjdidjfjdjdjdjfjdjdjdjfjfjfjkfjfjsieoeieirititikejfngnvknvnxnss

[@cokedupnormies2651]

@@poopyfartman9574 2010 will be your year too don't worry it's not good to be so anxious of the future my friend.

[@poopyfartman9574]

Cokedup Normies oh yea your right

[@spysick98]

FOUR classic/10 ratings in four days! What are the odds?

[@spacialawareness]

@@machorkamuff5184 it's a joke you fucking troglodyte

[@spacialawareness]

ha he deleted his comment

[@dayton9136]

@@spacialawareness i fucking love the world troglodyte thanks for the laugh

[@cesaralpuche7422]

@@spacialawareness lmaooooo

[@CloverTalks]

@@spacialawareness what he say

[@Liquidchoir]

The album is a perfect depiction of London in mid 2000’s, starting from a night out, popping a pill, gurning for 6 hours, having a comedown, going to a takeaway afterwards and then getting the last night bus home.

[@Wackaz]

Couldn't agree more my friend. Not just London, but the UK tone in general of the 2000s era. Whether you are in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Truro, Edinburgh or heck even Cardiff, this album hits hard because it depicts that time of the UK's bleak, dark, grey and rainy era perfectly.

[@knecht6974]

@@Wackaz Wouldnt even limit it to the UK. Over in Berlin, Barcelona and so on people had the same experiences

[@c.tes9009]

Perfectly well said. He bottled an essence.

[@mime3761]

@@knecht6974 to me this is the sound of fall / winter 2008 in Berlin. And countless nights ever since.

[@portishphonic]

Same experience in Bucharest, Sunday morning after clubbing getting the first bus home at 5 a.m. and feeling like shit. Burial is pretty much a universal urban experience. But of course, pertaining more to British cities.

[@theinkysquid7661]

As a single person on KZbin all I can say is, you need to listen to untrue once before you die. It’s an experience unlike anything else. It’s not music for the sake of music. There’s a mood, a purpose to each song. It’s probably, the best electronic music album ive ever listened to, and I can guarantee I will be listening to it in 50 years time.

[@melonkabies9522]

I'm about to dive in

[@vain.a]

amen

[@lilioz4167]

Yes.

[@MrAphex117]

Yes.

[@deeje3688]

Okay, I'll listen to it now

[@funatish]

James Blake wouldn't have existed without Bruial. And James' sound would greatly influence the Alternative R&B and Art Pop of the 10s.

[@LSFab8]

Yes although really burials influence on ppl like James blake is as just one (admittedly big) part of the general wave of dubstep and other London/UK dance sounds associated with labels such as hyperdub, xl, hotflush etc. as well as nights like fwd and dmz. If dubstep hadn't started waning in popularity (around the same time as the v dif us genre w same name started) I imagine that the bass music scene w jb mk etc could have turned out quite differently

[@BassssicBasssssssss]

Wot do u call it? Urban? 2 step? Garage?

[@dieyounger1657]

@@BassssicBasssssssss Garage. I don't care about garage.

[@jakew7982]

Die Younger They’re lyrics from a song 🙄

[@dieyounger1657]

@@jakew7982 I know. Its the next line from Wot Do U Call It by Wiley.

[@PaulM28]

Untrue is such a solitary record in many ways. Nothing sounds quite like it, and it feels so private, so personal that listening to it alone such a profoundly melancholic experience. I first heard it in January when I was caught in a grip of post-season depression. Alone in my house with an average cup of coffee, feeling the cold and watching the rain outside. When you're in a state of mind that nothing will fix, this record sounds like its getting on a level with you, as if Burial is reaching out through the crumpled blanket of beats and samples to say "Yeah man, it sucks and I get you". Even if it didn't make me feel better, it was exactly what I needed to hear at the time. It's like electronic blues and I love it.

[@AlexGordonMusic]

This album did legit change my life. It really is one of the most beautiful albums ever produced.

[@vansdan.]

both of his albums are so good. I still vividly remember openly weaping to 'Prayer'

[@rachellewis5016]

Same

[@fantanofanfiction5451]

Melon growing hair is definitely in my Top 10 Anime Character Development

[@poopyfartman9574]

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[@TheZer0wned]

it's not like he hasn't grown hair before

[@user-rx2ur5el9p]

reverse One-Punch Man moment

[@alphalax7747]

@@poopyfartman9574 haha funny jojo

[@the_accidental_poet]

Reviews Burial - Untrue Not even a single mention of Archangel. Ok.

[@tarfalfaro]

Because he knows that mentioning Archangel the video could end after 5 seconds of reviewing with a classic/10.

[@silseh]

It's not even top 3 on this album tbqh

[@stephencurryisgumchewingba6074]

@@silseh yes it is

[@ozlouw]

My thought exactly.

[@silseh]

havent listened to this in a while but untrue, etched headplate and raver are all at least better

[@emon8779]

I’m 33. I found this album in 2007 on /mu/. I knew I liked it. I had no idea that this album cover would immediately come to mind every time the word “dubstep” is mentioned even 13 years later.

[@a76101]

Playboi Carti solos

[@analogsentimentalism]

What will it take to get Fantano to take psychedelics and stream himself listening to Corey Feldman?

[@analogsentimentalism]

2,222,222 subscriber special

[@florida_mane6267]

Clean head from MC Ride

[@jowens197]

Probably psychadelics

[@handje1234]

I will give him a hug.

[@isaacstamper7798]

Shpongle

[@TheGamer-br2gm]

Once he runs out of 00s albums he’ll have to go to 10s albums And you know what that means... *MBDTF CLASSIC REVIEW*

[@naumchomsky8840]

Jack Ging my boy down to fuck

[@MarkQuick0411]

Keep dreaming brother

[@268snake]

TPAB classic review

[@raymondzrike]

Have one on me classic review

[@sontho6995]

@@-natdog-9516 Why would he review an album that came out in 2004 as part of the 2010s classic reviews?

[@BabusMcGowan1]

The madman did it. One of the best albums ever.

[@rupe82]

Too bad his newer stuff hasn't been great.

[@alexmeechan15]

P H you better not mean Kindred or Rough Sleeper

[@rupe82]

@@alexmeechan15 I love those EP's, Rival Dealer was the start of his decline IMO.

[@alexmeechan15]

P H completely agree

[@ashesshards4626]

@@rupe82 Mirror / Ego is always shoved under the rug despite those two tracks being great

[@bladelores7539]

never clicked on a review so quickly

[@-Matt-Music]

Me either

[@sinternet_2250]

The reason it sounds like bullet shell casings hitting the ground is because it's literally a sample of that sound from Metal Gear Solid. It's also worth noting that most of the vocal samples are not the original tracks but from things like obscure covers uploaded to youtube from random people.

[@fiiive2the5ix]

Thanks 🐝

[@willb1405]

Actually it’s vice versa, most of the vocals on untrue are from the original tracks by the original singers

[@Liquidchoir]

There is a sample of Christina Arguilera on Archangel. You’ll know when you here.

[@Djavo1]

Shes sampled on ghost hardware as well

[@moosesnWoop]

@@Liquidchoir let me guess, the 'ohooohoohhoo'

[@SophiePukeRainbows]

ah yes, the in mcdonalds at 3 am album.

[@Wackaz]

Bristol, UK. It's a rainy day, cold, grey, bleak, dingey, like every day in the UK. I'm currently sood outside a McDonalds. Alone. I lost all my friends recently, we used to hang out here. But now, I'm here, all alone. I quite like being alone, honestly. I must say, as an introvert, although I enjoy solitude, enjoy being by myself, enjoy doing my own thing without social responsibility, I do feel loneliness. I do miss the times I used to come to McDonalds with my friends, after a day out in the city, going to the cinema, shopping, just having a chat, having fun. I guess, while I stand here, in Bristol, UK, outside a McDonalds, reminiscing on those times, I'm a different person now, and I can't relive those friendships and those events of my past. I would like some friends again, though, it would be rather nice. Ultimately, I'd like go out with them, where I no longer feel like I don't fit in, where social anxiety isn't a struggle, where I'm no longer an introvert. Maybe, just maybe, one day I can rejoice with people in a McDonalds again. It's only a simple request. Only a simple one.

[@natschaefer1044]

One of the tracks on it is literally called In McDonald's

[@Eboyd1100]

we need a deathconciousness classic review anthony

[@psychicandice]

Eric Boyd YES!

[@benjaminkyle3867]

Yee

[@Yottifferent]

ye

[@christinastephesn1548]

@brokenupbeat Not really

[@groblezep5548]

brokenupbeat NO.

[@ElectronicGems]

um wow you just threw Burial's government name out there like it was nothing, cmon Anthony

[@bentoouthesmall4031]

since I left you classics week when

[@ehwa6780]

yes

[@622chaos]

tru omfg

[@elsiemabel]

I don't think he likes it that much tbh

[@musicmattersthemost]

@@elsiemabel That's not a requirement perse. The album has been very influential, which he has acknowledged before.

[@LordLucario99]

I’m not quite enough of a superfan to tell you the exact video but he’s called it “one of the best instrumental hip-hop albums ever”

[@nikolai7521]

Review Massive Attack - Mezzanine!!!!

[@rupe82]

YES! why hasn't this been done already?

[@kpman644]

Need

[@neighborhoodkids2000]

I just checked out the album and damn I’m loving it so far thanks for the recommendation!

[@rupe82]

@@neighborhoodkids2000 What's awesome about Mezzanine is that it's over 20 years old but it sounds like it could have been made today.

[@Floating.Point.]

@@rupe82 It sounds like it could have been made 40 years from today and at the same time, it is how I remember 90's sounded like. Technology but not in-your-face-whoah-dude kinda futurism, a clean and pristine mess of black white and green hues, it's all there and it's timeless.

[@morganvickers6460]

I remember first hearing this album on a rainy morning, sitting in the university cafe. Heard good reviews about it so I had to listen. I just stared into the void for a solid 45 minutes. Powerful album.

[@Soggytent]

Had a similar experience, was writing my dissertation in my uni library and thought I’d give it a go whilst I did some research. Got nothing done the rest of the afternoon as I had it on loop and the January weather made me completely dissociate.

[@lukefitzpatrick7451]

the atmosphere on this album is just incredible, so emotional

[@cowpie2915]

Some interesting facts about Burials Untrue album: It was written and produced in two weeks, two weeks! Burial has a fascination with gaming, particularly Metal Gear Solid and builds a lot of his percussion from in game samples, what you thought was a snare or a high-hat could well be a gun reloading or the character picking up extra health, most of these have been warped beyond recognition. The most obvious raw sound and also touched on in this review is the gun shells you hear hitting the floor in Near Dark. The track Archangel samples the music from the intro to Metal Gear Solid 2 also. Burial used Sound Forge to create the entire album which is more of a audio editing program than a production tool like Albeton or Logic, it doesn't follow a simple grid system which is what gives him the distinct swing to his drums and percussion. The vocals whilst often taken from popular artists such as Beyonce and Christina Aguilera, he isn't afraid to use other sources to sample such as KZbin for example the vocals on Etched headplate are taken from Alicia Robinsons cover of Angel by Amanda Perez. You can find the cover here /watch?v=vdOcrHKH1mk

[@muffnman980]

Amazing

[@welcome2wyzard]

You literally copied the text word for word from the Resident Advisor video on Untrue

[@4evherr]

@@welcome2wyzard lol ikr I was gonna comment this

[@BruceGamble2000]

This shit was done on fruit loops

[@ladyyupiel2821]

🎵🎶🎵 HOLDING YOU

[@jacobstraut5601]

xxxhentaicion such a great opener

[@Irishgamer0807]

couldn't be alone

[@sztigirigi]

This is not music you review. This is a music that reviews you.

[@diggasinparis]

Literally

[@nano8640]

you didn't talk about the most interesting part of his music: he used soundfourge (not a daw; more something along the lines of audacity) and because there isn't a grid in this program, the end result was the extremely weird rythms

[@leecourtney1225]

Exactly my thoughts, not only does it give the album a beautiful syncopated swing but as someone who dabbles in production a bit myself gets me thinking 'how the FK did he even do it'? Also Melon fails to mention the huge influence mid 90's DnB releases on labels like Metalheads and Reinforced has on his sound

[@KommentarSpaltenKrieger]

I still hold this as a myth. I mean, sure, the rhythms seem like they are off-grid, but they are so minimalistically off-grid that there must have been a grid he used. Otherwise this couldn't have been done. And how on earth did he process the sounds used on this. I don't think soundforge allows for creating and mixing sounds. If he used SF, he must have used some post-procession afterwards.

[@shobithchadagapandeshwar9764]

It's not a myth but it's also astonishing that he did all that within two weeks

[@necaacen]

@@KommentarSpaltenKrieger you can merge sounds together in soundforge. you can also time them out in equal length sections, a lot of his stuff is sampled. You can apply effects plugins in soundforge the same way u would in a daw. Honestly I dont think he needs to apply that many effects because its mostly just sampling stuff thats already heavily processed. Example, you want something to land at the same time as the snare in a loop. You highlight the loop all the way up to the snare, copy it, paste it into a new sound, mute it all, and then paste the sound you want on the end. Its now got a space at the start thats exactly the same length as the bit of the loop all the way up to the snare. Now you just merge the 2 sounds together and ur new sound will be exactly on the snare. If you want a grid you just paste 16 hats together in a row right? if u know the time between them all then u can work out the time stuff has to land etc. It can be done, its not as hard as I think it sounds. I just dunno why anyone would bother when u can just grab a hooky copy of ableton tbh.

[@nano8640]

@@KommentarSpaltenKrieger mixing sounds is pretty much the point of soundforge, soundforge is a sound design tool

[@Wackaz]

Bristol, UK. It's a rainy day, cold, grey, bleak, dingey, like every day in the UK. I'm currently sood outside a McDonalds. Alone. I lost all my friends recently, we used to hang out here. But now, I'm here, all alone. I quite like being alone, honestly. I must say, as an introvert, although I enjoy solitude, enjoy being by myself, enjoy doing my own thing without social responsibility, I do feel loneliness. I do miss the times I used to come to McDonalds with my friends, after a day out in the city, going to the cinema, shopping, just having a chat, having fun. I guess, while I stand here, in Bristol, UK, outside a McDonalds, reminiscing on those times, I'm a different person now, and I can't relive those friendships and those events of my past. I would like some friends again, though, it would be rather nice. Ultimately, I'd like go out with them, where I no longer feel like I don't fit in, where social anxiety isn't a struggle, where I'm no longer an introvert. Maybe, just maybe, one day I can rejoice with people in a McDonalds again. It's only a simple request. Only a simple one.

[@markarthguard537]

That flannel confuses me melon

[@cokedupnormies2651]

Black flannel means classic.

[@markarthguard537]

Cokedup Normies thanks buddy

[@CultureDTCTV]

Didn't he also wear a black flannel for X's skins review ?

[@cokedupnormies2651]

@@CultureDTCTV it was obviously a classic, right?

[@fakenamerealchungus9851]

It’s uk flannel

[@jammadamma]

"Garridge", Anthony! UK "garridge". US "garage" :)

[@ryanomee]

jammadamma 😂😂😂

[@sammealy4642]

wot u call it?

[@unknownoriginals]

was hoping to find this comment in here somewhere

[@alexxeyaverkin5944]

Гараж

[@TheBasedDogg]

Canada: groj

[@JasonTopo]

This is definitely one of my favorite records ever and a huge inspiration for me. Everytime I listen to it I feel like I'm walking around a futuristic city at night lol

[@3DKURLS]

The most classic album there ever was

[@dasit6034]

@Rough Sleeper About as classic as berserk.

[@lukitassszz]

Untrue.

[@bigmoneysteppa]

It definitely made everybody think. The jungle connection needs mentioning here though.

[@MichaelJimenez416]

3D KURLS yeah idk about that one

[@etinthecreek]

steppa money which is?

[@offbeatkiki]

One of the best albums of all time. I'm so happy to hear your review.

[@butterboi6714]

THE INTRO IS BACK TO STAY BOIS

[@dscientist2013]

butter boi How do you know he’s not just doing it for classic week, since it’s a classic intro? 😏

[@butterboi6714]

RebelBlockadeRunner that may be true, i hope it isn’t though

[@dscientist2013]

butter boi I hope so too 🙏🏿

[@thrillcutz2162]

That fucking intro is retro as it’s own hype

[@c.tes9009]

The album perfectly encapsulates loneliness in the modern world.

[@hanzo_often]

MELON CONVERGE "JANE DOE" NEEDS THAT CLASSIC REVIEW IM SCREAMING

[@awesomeuio]

AAAAAAAHHHH

[@araitasuko186]

IKR

[@immersed.in.darkness]

that's necessary

[@owenphillips6421]

Please please please

[@theofficialshed3690]

It's out!

[@SubArchitectDJ]

Burial is one of the most unique producers in the world. Hands down. Great review, words aren't enough to explain how good it is.

[@jakobdrozd6474]

the last 30 seconds of “dog shelter” is one of the most beautiful things ever created

[@jordanthomas3279]

Not to sound patronising, but how?

[@himbaerno1]

Dont you mean the outro from shell of light? Anyway, stunning album front ro back.

[@calebbratcher7177]

This was one of the first records to emotionally impact me and open my eyes to one of many kinds of music that I would love. Glad to see you talk about it in classics week, great way to start the year. Hope your 2019 goes great Melon!

[@maxwelllee6630]

This album is PERFECT for a cloudy or rainy day. Really encapsulates the atmosphere of that kind of weather

[@Repasado1894]

That sound was always in the UK we were pioneering that sound for a long time burial drew inspiration from everywhere, garage sounds with 2 step drums and deep house elements and some hip hop thrown in there

[@JM-pm3ob]

Best electronic album of all time. So glad you took the time to shout this one out.

[@Videos5197]

J M whoa... not even the best Burial release, let’s not get carried away

[@sammo2560]

Yeah except this isn't Music Has The Right To Children

[@mcblahflooper94]

@@sammo2560 I love both but untrue is just better

[@rupe82]

No, that's Mezzanine. But seriously, there's a lot of albums better than Untrue.

[@sammo2560]

P H oh shit yeah true I guess I never consider Massive Attack a true electronic band.

[@sinefield5425]

Burial's Untrue? Anthony outside, with hair? is this 2013?

[@kevinsuarezpale375]

Dude this is my favorite album ever!!!! thanks for the review of this gem

[@BloggerMusicMan]

This album really is special. It's not often you hear any kind of music, never mind electronic music, sound so human.

[@DerangedManiac12]

Do homeless people like house music? 🤔

[@AtraxActual]

"Homeless"

[@BabusMcGowan1]

"House"

[@faisall6364]

"music"

[@cokedupnormies2651]

"people"

[@MapleMilk]

"🤔"

[@bubukill1]

My favorite album of all times. Me and my friend've had such amazing experience listening Burial in general, especially this album. Seriously, even my stupid friends loved this mythical album. I introduced them to Burial and we ended up introducing this album to around 60 people during our journey; we used to smoke weed inside my friend's car almost every weekend Sunday at dawn after getting out of the party, the music was just Burial, exclusively. Damn this was so good that I've even had random girls calling me the next day just to ask me what we were listening inside that car. We even named my best friends's car the "Burial movil".

[@mrcheckhammmer]

Wow what a great story. Sometimes life in memory is like cinema.

[@programclu1]

@@mrcheckhammmer life in memory is like cinema. what a way of putting it. nice one.

[@willb1405]

everyone i showed burial to said it was weird or depressing lol

[@alexjohnson9798]

good classics week, I actually care about these ones

[@podrag]

This album got me through my early twenties

[@vansdan.]

its a sin to not mention dubstep as much as you did. this is PURE dubstep.

[@faboolean7039]

My dad works at hyperdub. Be nice or he will hurt you

[@blackman8950]

Your dad is kode9?

[@mathiashammerstrm4693]

Could you send him my new record? ;-)

[@MaigretJules]

Really? Congrats. I want a tshirt. And a photo With Burial, Kode9 and Mary Anne Hobbs hahah

[@faboolean7039]

@@MaigretJules I haven't met anyone that works at the label but I do sometimes get prototype merch. I guess I'm lucky because they do have some nice looking merch

[@MaigretJules]

@@faboolean7039 and your dad what do? Sorry for many questions... i really love Burial's music and admire Hyperdub a lot

[@Juanelromano]

This album changed my life... i never clicked as fast on one of your reviews. It's shame that you're not talking of the tracks themselves ! But thank you to have promoted it for those who didnt know it !

[@greenstreetmusic4683]

At the time this album was coming out we would listen to it everyday, it really was magical! Dubstep in general was soo brilliant back then and very subtle, more like oldskool Dub. Miss these times.

[@bigkroner766]

Never has an electronic album felt to human and had so much emotion packed into it

[@hmmrage]

@theneedledrop have you read Mark Fisher's writing on Burial? pretty great stuff. it's in his book "Writings on Depression, Hauntology, and Lost Futures", or something like that.

[@SecretRain]

my favorite album of all time, no other record will resonate with me as much as this

[@e_bak]

*When none of the comments have anything to do with the content and are just memeing*

[@rupe82]

@@djvibekiller it makes the channel more entertaining. If everyone's having a civil conversations, it'll get boring. Fantano loves the memes.

[@TheZer0wned]

I think it's cause a lot of his audience listen to popular artists, particularly hip-hop ones(nothing wrong with that) and don't know what to say when something even slightly less popular is reviewed

[@Rainin90utside]

Endorphin is possibly the most beautiful song I've ever heard. Certainly in the top 5.

[@Nawtystep]

I haven't heard another album that taps into the human experience quite like this one.

[@festival3051]

This album sums up a night out in the UK for sure.

[@wickedhyperstyler]

Untitled Archangel 06:16 - Near Dark 05:55 - Ghost Hardware 06:43 - Endorphin 06:05 - Etched Headplate In McDonalds 05:55 - Untrue Shell of Light Dog Shelter Homeless UK 06:30 - Raver

[@Ravver]

/r/burial represent

[@walshythemusician]

The quality of this album cannot be overstated. So good. I bought it when it came out in 2007 after hearing some of it on the radio and listened to it for years without realising how significant it was globally. That was back before the Internet ruled absolutely everything.

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

What amazing radio station do you listen to lol

[@one_man_community]

Burial needs to stop playing Metal Gear Solid and get out more

[@ChaosandComics]

Cool that Burial's mom answers comments on fantanos channel

[@POVShotgun]

@Rough Sleeper thanks mummm

[@dominiquegomez7416]

Melon review Turn on the Bright Lights much thanks

[@alexmathewmendoza]

I love this kind of music: very moody, melancholic and hypnotic. A great listen for cloudy days.

[@Killysunt]

etched headplate is my fave

[@Everclasm]

Anthony, thank you for finally reviewing this album, I've waited so long to see this review of what has to be my most favorite album of all time. You're the best.

[@guapgrabber6488]

Burial, Volor Flex, NOCOW, and other Future Garage artist with this style sounds to me like it was all made by someone in a dark dystopian future, who just woke up from a fever dream. I know that might sound pretentious, and dumb, but thats the best way I can describe it. Burials Untrue will always remain my number one favorite album of all time, and Future Garage will always have a special place in my heart.

[@swingAE86]

Ok Anthony this is a good one but I still need you to do MCR black parade

[@Magic7ball]

@𝓛𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷 I know Anthony has said he loves The Black Parade so it's possible we get a review. I love it as well so i hope we do

[@uncrownedoak7777]

Great album except for Teenagers and the title track. Seems like MCR releases only reverse albums in that their radioplayed songs are not as good as the rest of their tracklists.

[@AikiraBeats]

Yes

[@qtbrown]

Such a guilty pleasure.

[@88Diagrams]

I just want somekind of Emo Classic really.

[@caseyschneider9642]

Never heard of this album. Thank u fantano for turning me onto some incredible music that has come out in the past. Can't wait to listen to this:)

[@isaacmalik3714]

this is my favourite album of all time, just a masterpiece

[@HippocraticDev]

>doesn't mention archangel

[@marco_vz]

i love how you are reviewing classic albums from the 2000´s that i´ve honestly never heard off, thanks for introducing me to all these great records

[@TheMetalTempestYT]

I pray to Goddddd. I pray to Jesussss that the intros are not just for classic week.

[@SiD-KiD]

Thank you for doing your thing man! You have created a unique little community of people who share your love of music. I enjoy watching your videos when I am taking a break at the end of my day and it's nice to have my hobby of digging through and analyzing music so validated. I appreciate your ability to articulate your opinions on music on the level you do, and it helps me to become more articulate myself. Much love man

[@christianmoller263]

Yo either do a classics review of The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails or a worst to best of Nine Inch Nails

[@HairyHog77]

And if not that then at least The Fragile.

[@10PointlessThings]

Anthony, I appreciate the things you do for humanity. I often think of you as I’m driving.

[@sonicphonixmusic2865]

Sooner or later you need to do a classic review on Massive Attack.

[@TheTacticalMess]

I was just listening to this album again..... like three days ago... and you drop this. I’m shook.

[@rains3791]

RA Advisor did a decent in-depth to this record if anyone is interested.

[@--REGULAR--REGULAR]

This album is the predecessor to The Weeknd. Its extremely reminiscent of his first three records. There is no way his producer aren't heavily influenced by Burial.

[@Super-zq3pn]

That’ll do Melon, that’ll do....

[@vickythompson4200]

What a stunningly descriptive review! As a music journalist myself, this explanation really does it justice

[@hackatthekeyboard]

It makes so much sense when you realize Burial initially starting making music based on tapes his older brother (I think) would bring back from garage, jungle, etc. shows (I think Burial was underage at the time). To me the album feels like it's on the outside looking in, it's like how he imagines what it's actually like combined with this isolation.

[@hugotokok]

"Shell nof light" is a masterclass of mood

[@staticshell7796]

Fucking thank you! 👍🏽🙌🏽 really happy to see this one reviewed. Timeless album, grew up mentally to it.

[@JQ1337]

Never expected you to review this album. VERY NICE

[@bergerskogen]

I'll never get used to Anthony growing his hair back, I miss the smooth, bald Melon :(

[@florida_mane6267]

It's always switched between bald and fuzzt

[@noahv8671]

A classics week dedicated to the 2000s. I think it’s great that he’s doing this. Most of us don’t realize that we’re almost a whole decade away from the 2000s

[@Electrohead92]

Soundtracks for the Blind Classic review, please.

[@human777]

One of the few albums that had me in a trance/captivated from start to finish - beautiful, bleak, cathartic - deffo a classic

[@alprazolam1446]

Do a Classic review of Flockaveli

[@OmegaPrime_]

This album is a true relic of its time and nothing else will top it for me, many imitators have tried and failed, even Burial's post Untrue work, although still excellent, hasn't topped this. I still get goosebumps from listening to it even now.

[@georgebaker6064]

I fucking love untrue so much, really helped me when my sleeping pattern got ruined at uni. Would love to see a review of the streets too for classics week Melon- a grand don't come for free

[@gavinmillar]

Underrated as a concept album IMO.

[@shellacSOUP58]

This is my favorite classics week of yours, hands down. Maybe it's just that '00s nostalgia. I don't watch a ton anymore, but these always reel me back in. Was just listening to this a couple weeks ago. Playing Toxicity constantly now too. Thanks for doing these.

[@thevellocet]

I literally love this album more than my wife.

[@sb848]

The use of texture and space on this album will make your ears melt.