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Distant Lights
Electronic · 2006 · 4 tracks · 20m

Distant Lights

Burial

Ghostly, rain-streaked UK garage and dubstep. Skittering rhythms and pitch-shifted vocal fragments buried under layers of warm vinyl crackle.

August 28, 2006 · Hyperdub

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A deeply lonely, nocturnal yearning wrapped in warm vinyl crackle and rain.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 20m
01
Distant Lights (Kode9 remix)
4:38
02
Distant Lights
5:27
03
Pirates
6:11
04
Gutted
4:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the skittering garage rhythm in Distant Lights suddenly drops out, leaving a pitch-shifted vocal fragment floating in a cavernous, rain-slicked reverb chamber.
Reviews
Tiny Mix Tapes5/ 5
Stylus MagazineB+
Collective4/ 5
The Guardian5/ 5 stars
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Pitchfork8.0/ 10
AllMusic4/ 5 stars
Resident Advisor4.5/ 5
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The Observer4/ 5 stars
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Distant Lights sound next to the rest of Burial's catalogue?

Drum Machine+1.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine a touch more than the catalogue usually does.

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