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Dreadzone

Techno
Techno

Dreadzone is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of Earl 16, Julian Cope, Earl Sixteen and Transglobal Underground. Those roots explain a lot about how Dreadzone arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Zion Train, Asian Dub Foundation, The Orb, Gentleman's Dub Club and Aswad, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Birdy, Easy Star All-Stars, London Grammar and Alison Goldfrapp, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Dreadzone, reaching back through Earl 16 and forward to Birdy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
DreadzoneEarl 16Julian CopeEarl SixteenTransglobal Undergro…BirdyEasy Star All-StarsLondon GrammarAlison GoldfrappZion TrainAsian Dub FoundationThe OrbGentleman's Dub ClubAswadDubmatixFat Freddy's DropSly & Robbie

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Dreadzone connections

Dreadzone grew out of Earl 16, Julian Cope, Earl Sixteen and Transglobal Underground, shares an orbit with Zion Train, Asian Dub Foundation, The Orb and Gentleman's Dub Club, went on to shape Birdy, Easy Star All-Stars, London Grammar and Alison Goldfrapp. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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