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Reclusive producer Burial has apparently shared a selfie with fans, along with a note thanking his followers for their support and apologising for delays in future music due to video game commitments.
The identity of the producer has long been a mystery, with Four Tet's Kieron Hebden often credited with Burial's work. Mercury Music Prize winner James Blake recently staged a spoof interview with Burial on a radio show for the BBC. Now, in an message posted on the website Hyperdub, it appears William Emmanuel Bevan has revealed his identity, and discussed future plans with fans.
Burial's identity has long been the stuff of music legend, so the post (which can be seen here in full) should be taken with a pinch of salt. Read Burial's supposed message to fans below.
"Hi this is will, I just want to say thank you to anyone out there who liked my burial tunes & supported me over the years. its really appreciated. Massive thank you anyone who got my records & all producers, DJs, radio stations, labels, shops, writers & journalists.. anyone who played my tunes, gave them a listen, or helped me out with it, made me want to keep going with it. Also shout out anyone who sent me tunes, messages, anyone I met along the way & a big shout out to anyone who supports or does independent & underground music.
I want to do some new tunes this year to send to my boss Steve and the label because they've been going 10 years now and have stuck by me. Hopefully by the end of most years I have done some tunes that are decent enough to release. but Dark Souls 2 is on the horizon soon so I'm not sure if I will have many new tunes for a while because I need to play that game a lot. But I'm going to try to get some new tunes together before it comes out.
Also I want to go and find some old tunes I did that still sound alright and never came out.. It would be nice to finally put some of them out on vinyl one day.
Also I want to tell my Mum my Dad my brothers and my sister that I love them to bits. Big shout out to the UK & everywhere else. Cheers & respect to everyone and anyone...be safe & take care, Will."
