Burial to mix the next DJ-Kicks

Burial to mix the next DJ-Kicks

28 April, 2008 | 9.07AM

• Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
• Written by: Caleb Rakes

DJ-Kicks, the seminal compilation series produced by K7 Records is to add to its already expansive mix of collaborators by including dubstep legend Burial to produce the next in the series.

DJ-Kicks has already seen some of the most interesting and diverse multitude of compilations produced by a wide range of artists including Carl Craig, Hot Chip and Kruder & Dorfmeister. 

In one of their boldest moves ever, the next mix will now be produced by the infamous recluse Burial.

As with every record in the DJ-Kicks series, the mix will see a brand new track produced exclusively for the mix series.

Burial has defied critics by attracting a wide audience to the niche market that is dubstep, and has managed to produce one of the biggest albums of 2007 with playing no shows, and rarely doing any interviews.

The official press statement states:

“!K7 are buzzing on the announcement that the next installment in the DJ-Kicks series comes from the hugely acclaimed, underground dubstep producer BURIAL.

“The South London producer is notoriously shy of press and public performances, yet his last two albums on the Kode 9 Hyperdub label have established him as one of the global leaders in this exploding scene on word-of-mouth alone.

“The latest DJ-Kicks from Four Tet, Henrik Schwarz, Booka Shade and Hot Chip have all pushed new limits in eclecticism, making linear genre-specific DJ mixes a thing of past.

“So who knows where Burial will take it next.

“We hear whisperings from the studio that he may treat his dearest dubstep, techno and even r’n’b tracks with his unique production style before mixing them with exclusive material and… well, watch this space.

“No, he won’t do any press and no he won’t DJ, but all that’s just a thing of the past anyway.

“So here’s to the future — Burial DJ-Kicks.“

If you can’t wait that long to hear what the new material is going to sound like, then check out ‘Bumpangel’, an unofficial collaboration between Spank Rock and Burial.

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