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dälek

dälek is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy, Afrika Bambaataa, Kraftwerk and The Young Gods. 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 El-P, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Prince Paul, Oklou, clipping., Melvins and Tool, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around dälek, reaching back through My Bloody Valentine and forward to Prince Paul. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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dälekMy Bloody ValentinePublic EnemyAfrika BambaataaKraftwerkThe Young GodsPrince PaulOklouclipping.MelvinsToolDe La SoulRJD2The Young GodsDeath Gripsclipping.BedwetterCities AvivEl-PBy StormBilly WoodsShabazz Palaces

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dälek connections

dälek grew out of My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy, Afrika Bambaataa and Kraftwerk, shares an orbit with Death Grips, clipping., Bedwetter and Cities Aviv, went on to shape Prince Paul, Oklou, clipping. and Melvins. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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