Primavera Sound 2011: Burial set by Kode9

One of the most memorable performances at this year's Primavera Sound Festival was the Burial set by Kode9 on Friday. For those that don't know, Kode9 is the mastermind behind UK label Hyperdub. He also played a set of his own tunes and selections on Saturday night. During that part of the festival, which served as a heavy-raveyish wrap-up to a music marathon of exhausting proportions, I managed to chat it up for a couple minutes with no one other than James Blake himself. After I complimented him on his DJ set from Friday night (JB crushed it in both his live set and DJ set), he simply pointed up at Kode9 and said, "This guy is the one who started it all." The Burial set got deeper than Jacques Cousteau and rattled my skeleton with incessant drum grooves, post-dubstep basslines and sped-up vocal samples that literally brought tears to some really beautiful Italian girls dancing next to me. Crazy shit. Check 'er out.

Preview Burial's new EP:

Burial - Street Halo 2011 by extramusicnew

And a mix he did for Mary Anne Hobbs' last show on the BBC. Tracklisting below!

01 Speedy J: "Tesla"
02 Zomby: "Natalia's Song"
03 Brandy: "Never Say Never (El-B version 1)"
04 Brandy: "Never Say Never (El-B version 2)"
05 Brandy: "Angel (X-Men vocal mix)"
06 Laurie Spiegel: "Voices Within – A Requiem"
07 Alena: "Turn It Around (Hard House Bantons Mandy Mix)"
08 Cooly G: "He Da Biz"
09 Theo Parrish: "Soul Control" [ft. Alena Waters]
10 KMFH aka Kyle Hall: "Girl U So Strong (Wild Oats)"
11 Terror Danjah: "S.O.S."
12 Darkstar: "2 Chords"
13 Prince: "Condition of the Heart"
14 Erykah Badu: "Telephone"
15 Foul Play: "Being With U Rmx"
16 A Guy Called Gerald: "Silent Cry"


PS: Burial is a strange and mysterious introvert that produces unbelievable music. Do a little research on the man behind the beats if you're into discovering personal stuff about artists.