Subtemple

by Burial

Subtemple cover art

Discarding percussion entirely, this intensely polarizing two-track release immerses the listener in a suffocating bath of pure, anxious ambience. William Bevan utilizes crackling vinyl textures, eerie distant bells, and deeply manipulated field recordings to construct a profoundly isolated environment. It signaled a permanent willingness to completely abandon the dancefloor elements that initially defined his legendary career.

Genres

  • Ambient
  • Hauntology

Tracklist

  1. Subtemple
  2. Beachfires