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BADBADNOTGOOD

BADBADNOTGOOD is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gary Wilson, Hemlock Ernst, DOOMSTARKS, Arthur Verocai and Baby Rose. Those roots explain a lot about how BADBADNOTGOOD arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alfa Mist, Flying Lotus, Kamaal Williams, Kamasi Washington and Robert Glasper Experiment, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Little Dragon, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Danny Brown and Roy Ayers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around BADBADNOTGOOD, reaching back through Gary Wilson and forward to Little Dragon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

BadBadNotGood is a Canadian instrumental band and production team from Toronto, Canada. The group was founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinski. In 2016, they were joined by frequent collaborator Leland Whitty. Among other projects, the group has released six solo studio albums, with the latest, Mid Spiral, released in July 2024. They have had critical and crossover success, finding audiences in the hip hop, jazz, and alternative music communities.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
BADBADNOTGOODGary WilsonHemlock ErnstDOOMSTARKSArthur VerocaiBaby RoseNick HakimMick JenkinsMF DOOMLittle DragonEarl SweatshirtFrank OceanDanny BrownRoy AyersKali UchisVANO 3000River TiberAlfa MistFlying LotusKamaal WilliamsKamasi WashingtonRobert Glasper Exper…Terrace MartinSnarky PuppyRobert Glasper

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BADBADNOTGOOD grew out of Gary Wilson, Hemlock Ernst, DOOMSTARKS and Arthur Verocai, shares an orbit with Alfa Mist, Flying Lotus, Kamaal Williams and Kamasi Washington, went on to shape Little Dragon, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean and Danny Brown. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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