Burial

[This post was contributed by kqb, otherwise known as doctorbagr, who is musically starting to feel very hipsterish.]

I presume the average person reading this (you are reading this, right?) will be a hip-hop head of some sort. Along with that, I am also making the cruel presumption that (unless you are from the UK or read Pitchfork) you don't know Burial. Hell, I didn't know Burial a month ago.  But lately, he's been making the rounds of music blogs far and wide by working with UK electronic producer Four Tet  (who's been remixed by Jay Dee and DJ Premier and is also quite dope on his own). The buzz machine reached its peak with a secret/minimalist/awesome two-track single featuring none other than Radiohead's own Thom Yorke (Radiohead - very famous and influential indie band, rapped over by Lupe; mashed by Chiddy Bang and collaborated with Lupe, Pharrell and Kanye).

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