While he's kept quiet about his own biography, Burial has always been open about the influences that fed into his downcast take on dance music. His productions are rooted in the "hardcore continuum" of UK rave, from breakbeat hardcore to jungle to garage, represented by artists like Dillinja, Photek, El B. and Horsepower Productions. Experimental techno titans like Porter Ricks, meanwhile, helped shape the murky, melancholy atmospheres that are so crucial to Burial's aesthetic.