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Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, is all about collaboration, so it’s not a surprise that he teamed with shadowy English dubstep crossover Burial, aka William Bevan. The results, “Moth” and “Wolf Cub,” arrive in a black sleeve and pressed onto a slab of 12″ vinyl with a black label. The lack of information’s a nice touch in this day and age of over-information, so in that spirit, it feels right to let you jump right into the sounds: “Moth” finds Reichian Gamelan giving way to wooden percussion and subtle background pitch/vocal smears, with an echoing spaciousness that remains throughout. “Wolf Cub” digs into a deeper, stutter-stopping, chiming/ringing/thumping club zone. Both are super mellow: A thoroughly enjoyable mind-meld bearing the fingerprints of both makers, but that also manages to lead them someplace new.

“Moth”

“Wolf Cub”

(Via GvsB)

You can purchase something physical here.

Comments (7)
  1. Burg  |   Posted on May 4th, 2009

    Thanks for postig this! I’ve been anxiously awaiting anything Burial

  2. Emphasize the Flaws  |   Posted on May 4th, 2009

    Some wild new strawberry beats instead of Terminator…reapply textures into 2 and a half minute avant and or pop songs on under 30 min albums…

  3. Tropic of ...  |   Posted on May 4th, 2009

    Eno’s porch in the summer stuff…Dots and Loops.

  4. this is a great mix of styles! glad to hear Burial hitting out in ’09. hopeful he’ll throw down DJ Kicks or a new LP

  5. both songs are superb!

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