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BADBADNOTGOOD

BADBADNOTGOOD is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kanye West, Gary Wilson, Hemlock Ernst, DOOMSTARKS and Arthur Verocai. Those roots explain a lot about how BADBADNOTGOOD arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kokoroko, Alfa Mist, Flying Lotus, Kamaal Williams and Kamasi Washington, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Charlotte Day Wilson, Baby Rose, MF DOOM, Earl Sweatshirt and Frank Ocean, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around BADBADNOTGOOD, reaching back through Kanye West and forward to Charlotte Day Wilson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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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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BADBADNOTGOODKanye WestGary WilsonHemlock ErnstDOOMSTARKSArthur VerocaiBaby RoseNick HakimMick JenkinsCharlotte Day WilsonBaby RoseMF DOOMEarl SweatshirtFrank OceanDanny BrownRoy AyersLittle DragonKokorokoAlfa MistFlying LotusKamaal WilliamsKamasi WashingtonMenahan Street BandRobert Glasper Exper…The Olympians

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BADBADNOTGOOD connections

BADBADNOTGOOD grew out of Kanye West, Gary Wilson, Hemlock Ernst and DOOMSTARKS, shares an orbit with Kokoroko, Alfa Mist, Flying Lotus and Kamaal Williams, went on to shape Charlotte Day Wilson, Baby Rose, MF DOOM and Earl Sweatshirt. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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