This week, my group and I compiled research on British electronic DJ and producer, Burial. What we discovered is that Burial capitalizes on the idea of nostalgia in a lot of his music, hence aiding in the creation of the genre ‘rave-nostalgia’. His bleak soundscapes are filled with disjointed classic rave samples, alienated synth lines, and broken beats. His track ‘Archangel’ (https://youtu.be/rmOuV0ZvAgU) samples two different tracks from the early 2000’s, which is where the nostalgic aspect of his music comes from. Burial even considered naming the song ‘Forbidden Siren’ which is an old Playstation game due to the background vocals sounding like sirens. The curation of his second studio album ‘Untrue’ consists largely of samples in Soundforge, and carries on the nostalgic consistency of tracks like ‘Archangel’. Dance music’s foundation of good times in good company has been turned on its head by Burial. The idea of a meditation on loss and loneliness is evoked by the rolling breakbeats, ethereal synths, and worn vinyl crackle. Being too young to witness first-generation rave culture, he was captivated by stories about it as a child and aspired to imitate it in his music. The nostalgia for a bygone era that you have never even experienced, similar to a transmission into a nostalgic world, is what ties his works together.