I bought the Street Halo EP on sight and was disappointed to say the least when I heard it. Part of the problem was that it was the first Burial release I bought on vinyl. I discovered Burial when I was making my first tentative steps into discovering dubstep. Having found a lot of stuff a bit cold and clinical, Burial’s pops, scratches and glitches, along with the warmth and other-worldliness of his sound was a godsend. I quickly snapped up all his back catalogue on emusic. However, I had no plans to put these tracks in a mix, just to listen to them (which despite seeming blindingly obvious, I have to remind myself on a daily basis that this is primarily what music is for).
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Monthly Review: January 2012 [Podcasts & Mixes]
Posted: February 10, 2012 in Monthly ReviewTags: Bailey, Ben UFO, Boiler Room, Cooly G, DJ Nobu, Dub, FACT Magazine Podcast, guido, House, Intabeats, Joy Orbison, Mary Anne Hobbs, Old School, Resident Advisor, Roska, Techno
I got my hands on a lot of music over January, so I’m going to break my review section into chunks. Here we go with a review of the podcasts and mixes I got my grubby little mitts on.
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