The b-side to the already sold out 12″ that we mentioned last week premiered on Mary Anne Hobbs’ Xfm show last weekend. Listen to a radio rip of Burial‘s hauntingly beautiful remix of Massive Attack‘s “Paradise Circus” below.
20 years after the release of their seminal trip-hop album Blue Lines, Massive Attack are still celebrated as one of the genre’s champions. Even as the popularity of the genre seemed to dwindle as the 90s came to a close, Massive Attack are still as popular as ever, especially in their home country of the UK, where their 2010 album Heligoland was certified gold. Burial needs no explanation really. His 2007 album Untrue vaulted him into the sphere of dubstep royalty.
Now a limited edition collaboration 12″ vinyl between the two artists is to be released via Inhale Gold and The Vinyl Factory on October 17th. This collaboration comes as no surprise, however. Rumors of the collaboration have been floating around the internet for years and Hyperdub label head Kode9 dropped the Burial remix of Massive Attack’s “Paradise Circus” in a DJ set in Barcelona this past June. Titled “Four Walls” / “Paradise Circus”, the A-side is an unheard tune, while the B-side is a remix of one of Heligoland‘s more popular cuts. Stream “Four Walls” below and pre-order the vinyl here now as it is limited to 1000 pressings and will never see a digital release.