> I was always scared of people who had studios. Heroes of mine like Photek suddenly became Rupert Parkes in his studio, telling everyone how he did it. The magic got a bit lost.

> So I thought to myself fuckit I’m going to stick to this shitty little computer program, Soundforge. I don’t know any other programs. Once I change something, I can never un-change it. I can only see the waves. So I know when I’m happy with my drums because they look like a nice fishbone. When they look just skeletal as fuck in front of me, and so I know they’ll sound good.

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>> So does that mean your drums are not necessarily in time?

> My drums are definitely not necessarily in time. When I try and do drums that are too regimented, they lose something. But the moment I put drums where I think they sound good, rather than in time, they seem to have that roll, the swing of the jungle and garage tunes I love.

06 https://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2006/03/soundboy-buri...

I think that’s definitely part of the sauce that his many imitators are lacking. It’s really hard to find anything that hits that high bar - have you had any success finding other artists releases that measure up? Moderat has a few - rusty nails, versions maybe

It's not really in his genre, but the live analog techno wave is definitely reacts well with the topic:

https://brandtbrauerfrick.de/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8W_4zbiGHA

https://komfortrauschen.net/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3qN2bDSgI

Then there's Jacques - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAdGGLIxrwM

Satelliti: a small Italian band, but very unique sound: dark, psychedelic, electronic rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP31BGAmDkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8epoReNLCo

Bonus track:

Kutiman - Mix Tel Aviv - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izSRjdYln8E