UK producer Burial flips the iconography of dance music—rolling breakbeats, ethereal synths and the constant crackle of worn vinyl—into an extended meditation on loneliness and loss. Born William Bevan in South London in 1979, Burial grew up fascinated by tales of the first-generation rave culture he was too young to witness. His earliest work—2005’s South London Boroughs; 2006's “Distant Lights” and “Forgive”, from his debut LP—channelled second-hand memories of renegade parties and pirate radio into forlorn tracks that paired cut-up R&B vocals with scratchy garage rhythms and ghostly echoes. Burial’s first releases were cloaked in mystery, and though his identity was eventually revealed, his music still harbours a secretive air, leaving indecipherable samples swirling in the murk. Following his landmark second album, 2007’s Untrue, Burial turned his attention to singles and EPs, expanding his vision to include trance (“Chemz”), synth-pop (“Boy Sent From Above”) and even sprawling dark ambient (2022’s Antidawn).