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DJ Format is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Main Source, A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Shadow, Steinski and Chali 2na. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Format arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chali 2na, Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, Lyrics Born and Blackalicious, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Den Sorte Skole, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around DJ Format, reaching back through Main Source and forward to Den Sorte Skole. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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DJ Format connections
DJ Format grew out of Main Source, A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Shadow and Steinski, shares an orbit with Chali 2na, Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark and Lyrics Born, went on to shape Den Sorte Skole. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced DJ Format
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