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De Facto is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry. Those roots explain a lot about how De Facto arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Scientist, King Tubby, Rhythm & Sound, Forest Swords and Prince Far I & The Arabs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Mars Volta, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around De Facto, reaching back through King Tubby and forward to The Mars Volta. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
De Facto was an American dub reggae band which has included Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Jeremy Ward.
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De Facto connections
De Facto grew out of King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry, shares an orbit with Scientist, King Tubby, Rhythm & Sound and Forest Swords, went on to shape The Mars Volta. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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