<< An artist's impression of Burial: cooler looking than his actual face
Burial's real name is Will Bevan.
Pretty much all I knew about Burial was that nobody knew who he was - and it seems that the endless speculation has led him to reveal his name, and his face, via his MySpace page. Cynics will claim that it has something to do with him being the favourite for the Mercury Music Prize, which is awarded next month, and can't be given to someone if no-one knows what they look like. Apparently Will (sorry, 'Burial') was driven to 'fessing up by newspaper speculation that he was in fact Fatboy Slim, which is a bit like an uncle walking into your room, hearing the harsh beats through your iPod speakers, and asking if it's the Human League. Imagine how Fatboy Slim, now really quite 90s, would have felt if people had tried to credit his work to, I dunno, the bass player from the Housemartins?
Burial has a song on his MySpace which is well worth a listen, although for an anonymous musician he currently has more references to his true identity than actual tracks on the page, which seems odd. He's currently 5/2 to win the prize, but frankly, if you're prepared to bet on a prize that the Klaxons won, you're an idiot.
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