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Adonis

Deep house
Deep house

Adonis is a Deep house act. Their sound grew out of Larry Heard. Those roots explain a lot about how Adonis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bam Bam, DJ Pierre, Marshall Jefferson, Cajmere and Josh Wink, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Matthew Dear and Ron Hardy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Adonis, reaching back through Larry Heard and forward to Matthew Dear. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
AdonisLarry HeardMatthew DearRon HardyBam BamDJ PierreMarshall JeffersonCajmereJosh WinkJoe SmoothMashrou' LeilaGreen Velvet

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Adonis connections

Adonis grew out of Larry Heard, shares an orbit with Bam Bam, DJ Pierre, Marshall Jefferson and Cajmere, went on to shape Matthew Dear and Ron Hardy. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Adonis

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Adonis.

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Kindred9

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Legacy2

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