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dälek

dälek is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Young Gods, My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy, Afrika Bambaataa and Kraftwerk. Those roots explain a lot about how dälek arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Death Grips, clipping., Bedwetter, Cities Aviv and By Storm, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cult of Luna, Earth, The Gaslamp Killer, Oklou and clipping., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around dälek, reaching back through The Young Gods and forward to Cult of Luna. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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dälekThe Young GodsMy Bloody ValentinePublic EnemyAfrika BambaataaKraftwerkCult of LunaEarthThe Gaslamp KillerOklouclipping.Prince PaulMelvinsToolDeath Gripsclipping.BedwetterCities AvivBy StormBilly WoodsShabazz PalacesE L U C I D

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dälek connections

dälek grew out of The Young Gods, My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy and Afrika Bambaataa, shares an orbit with Death Grips, clipping., Bedwetter and Cities Aviv, went on to shape Cult of Luna, Earth, The Gaslamp Killer and Oklou. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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