He took a music genre that you couldn't really listen to except you have semi professional equipment and modified the basses to make them 'hearable' for the masses on cheap equipment or even loud on their phones.
I kinda can see that this worked for him. Not sure if that transports well to other producers.
It actually makes sense. I struggle to see how one might enjoy Burial's debut album on a set of cheapo headphones. There's a lot going on below 100 Hz.
While I bet Bangarang was most listened to worldwide on that awful set of white Apple headphones everybody had.
I know Skrillex produces another "genre" of music, but Burial's is one of the seminal albums in the dubstep genre which Skrillex is part of.
(I've just learned the mid-heavy dubstep popularised by Skrillex & co. is called brostep)
I kinda can see that this worked for him. Not sure if that transports well to other producers.