"Dreamfear" sees Burial return to the skeletal, anxious atmospheres of his earlier work, trading the techno excursions of recent years for the ghostly, rain-slicked soundscapes that first made his name. The four tracks here are short, sharp shocks of Vangelis-meets-dark-garage energy.
- The EP was released digitally on January 16, 2024, with a vinyl pressing following on February 9, 2024.
- "Dreamfear" directly preceded the release of the single "Echothrough," another XL Recordings outing.
- The EP's title track, "Dreamfear," clocks in at just over two minutes, a brevity unusual for Burial's typically more extended compositions.
Burial is the pseudonymous electronic musician William Bevan, known for his influential take on dubstep, garage, and ambient music. His sound, characterized by crackling vinyl samples, pitched-up vocal snippets, and deep sub-bass, emerged from the South London scene in the mid-2000s. This EP, released in early 2024, arrived after a series of singles and collaborations that saw him branching out into techno and club-focused sounds, further cementing his unique stylistic footprint.
