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Burial

British electronic musician

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Also known as William Bevan · William Emmanuel Bevan

Born: 1979
Birthplace: Croydon
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: composer
, record producer
Education: Elliott School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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William Emmanuel Bevan, known by his recording alias Burial, is a British electronic musician from South London. Initially anonymous, Burial became the first artist signed to Kode9's electronic label Hyperdub in 2005. He won acclaim the following year for his self-titled debut album, an influential release in the UK's dubstep scene which showcased a dark, emotive take on UK rave music styles such as UK garage and 2-step; it was named the album of the year by The Wire. Burial's second album, Untrue, was released to further critical acclaim in 2007, and recognised as a landmark work of electronic music.

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AArchangel2007 · sample based composition by Burial

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Sex or gender: male
Discography: Burial discography
Website: hyperdub.net/collections/burial
Genre: dubstep
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1.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/burial-untrue
2.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2008-02.php
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future garage
ambient music
Label: Hyperdub
Nominations: Shortlist Music Prize(2007) for work: Untrue
Instrument: digital audio workstation
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1.thewire.co.uk/articles/347/
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Start of work period: 2001
Given name: William
Emmanuel
Family name: Bevan
Birth name: William Emmanuel Bevan
Social media followers: 4,565(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2340115843
4,155(June 16, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2340115843
Pseudonym: Burial
Copyright representative: PRS for Music
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1.Stated in ISWC NetworkRetrieved 2024-02-02
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