◇ image via WikipediaDr. Octagon
Dr. Octagon is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Deltron 3030, Sub Focus, Dan the Automator, The Qemists and James Lavelle. Those roots explain a lot about how Dr. Octagon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dr. Dooom, Company Flow, Ultramagnetic MC's, Edan and Blackalicious, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kito and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Dr. Octagon, reaching back through Deltron 3030 and forward to Kito. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Dr. Octagon is a persona created and used by American rapper Keith Matthew Thornton, better known as Kool Keith. Thornton performed and released four studio albums under the alias. Having introduced the character in 1993 on the unreleased Ultramagnetic MC's demo "Smoking Dust", Thornton's first full-length recording as Dr. Octagon was on his 1996 debut solo album, Dr. Octagonecologyst.
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Dr. Octagon connections
Dr. Octagon grew out of Deltron 3030, Sub Focus, Dan the Automator and The Qemists, shares an orbit with Dr. Dooom, Company Flow, Ultramagnetic MC's and Edan, went on to shape Kito and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Mr. Lifartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
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- Viktor Vaughnartist
- Dan the Automatorartist
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- Dilated Peoplesartist
- Main Sourceartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Jedi Mind Tricksartist
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