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CSS is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Yo Majesty, Ratatat, The Sunshine Underground, Supla and Bonde do Rolê. Those roots explain a lot about how CSS arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bonde do Rolê, Ladyhawke, Chairlift, Does It Offend You, Yeah? and The Rapture, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Time 'n' Place, Calvin Harris, Gossip, Diplo and Bonde do Rolê, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around CSS, reaching back through Yo Majesty and forward to Time 'n' Place. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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CSS connections
CSS grew out of Yo Majesty, Ratatat, The Sunshine Underground and Supla, shares an orbit with Bonde do Rolê, Ladyhawke, Chairlift and Does It Offend You, Yeah?, went on to shape Time 'n' Place, Calvin Harris, Gossip and Diplo. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced CSS
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