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Re: FAO wasteland drifter - that el-b comp you posted a little while ago

Wasteland Drifter <wasteland.drif...@gmail.com>

suntzu wrote:
> i like it.  was listening to it while working last night/today and i was
> a lot more into it than on the other listen i gave it a couple weeks
> ago.  is this guy an influence on burial, or is there other stuff that
> has that drum programming style (the timing, the clicky/glitchy sounds
> on the high end that don't pretend to sound like real drums at all)?
> what would you classify it as?  garage?  early dubstep?  it's all stuff
> from a few years ago, right?

El-B is considered to be the 'godfather' of Dubstep, with his early
'Ghost' projects cited as the origins of the genre.

That collection covers his 2 Step, Grime and some of the 'Ghost'
production and yeah it is a retrospective look (probably ranging between
10 years old at the most to about 2006/7.)

Interviews with Burial that I've read - when he's been asked about
influences, El-B (and specifically his drums) is often mentioned with
Burial deeming them the ideal drums so it's not surprising there are
similarities.