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A. G. Cook

A. G. Cook is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Oklou, Nightcore, Sophie, Captain Beefheart and Archie Shepp. Those roots explain a lot about how A. G. Cook arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Danny L Harle, Charli XCX, That Kid, horsegiirL and LIZ, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Caroline Polachek, Sophia Stel, Hannah Diamond, GFOTY and Danny L Harle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around A. G. Cook, reaching back through Oklou and forward to Caroline Polachek. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Alexander Guy Cook, known professionally as A. G. Cook, is an English record producer. He first became known as founder of the influential record label PC Music in 2013; its signees included Hannah Diamond, GFOTY, Danny L Harle and Felicita. The label's style of exaggerated pop tropes grew to serve as the foundation of the hyperpop genre, which Cook is credited for developing and popularising. He later became more widely known as executive producer for Charli XCX. He has released solo music under both his name and aliases like DJ Lifeline and DJ Warlord.

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A. G. CookOklouNightcoreSophieCaptain BeefheartArchie SheppZeddAphex TwinRihannaCaroline PolachekSophia StelHannah DiamondGFOTYDanny L HarleSophieCharli XCXOneohtrix Point NeverDanny L HarleCharli XCXThat KidhorsegiirLLIZNinajirachi

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A. G. Cook connections

A. G. Cook grew out of Oklou, Nightcore, Sophie and Captain Beefheart, shares an orbit with Danny L Harle, Charli XCX, That Kid and horsegiirL, went on to shape Caroline Polachek, Sophia Stel, Hannah Diamond and GFOTY. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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