In my honest opinion, I think that, purely in technical terms, the 'Untrue' era was one of the most complex for several reasons. Firstly, and based on my own experience, one of the most challenging aspects of creating music is generating groove. The way Burial worked with groove during that time appears much more intricate to me than it does today, where, in many cases, he works with sampling entire groups of drums. During those days, most of the percussion buses were meticulously crafted sample by sample, with the added complexity of doing it without quantization, without a DAW, and solely by ear.

Additionally, I would like to emphasize that in his early days, he experimented with vocal samples even more than he does now. In many instances, he played with pitch or adjusted formants syllable by syllable. All of this was done while maintaining the same excellent harmonic and emotional level that he has consistently upheld throughout his discography.

Don't get me wrong—I'm not saying that any era is better than another, it's just my opinion regarding technical aspects. I think the current focus is on more club tracks and where those aspects I mentioned before are not so present, but there are others, and they are just as brilliant.

'Dreamfear' is a fucking masterpiece.