Wasteland Drifter wrote:
> 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.