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ESG

ESG is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Konk, James Brown and Franz Ferdinand. Those roots explain a lot about how ESG arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as A Certain Ratio, Konk, Au Pairs, Young Marble Giants and Josef K, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Favourite Worst Nightmare, TLC, Wu-Tang Clan, Kool Moe Dee and Beastie Boys, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around ESG, reaching back through Konk and forward to Favourite Worst Nightmare. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

ESG is an American dance punk/funk/rock band formed in the South Bronx in 1978. ESG has been influential across a wide range of musical genres, including hip hop, and dance-punk. The band's track "UFO" is one of the most sampled songs in history.

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ESGKonkJames BrownFranz FerdinandFavourite Worst Nigh…TLCWu-Tang ClanKool Moe DeeBeastie BoysBig Daddy KaneGang StarrJunior M.A.F.I.A.A Certain RatioKonkAu PairsYoung Marble GiantsJosef KThe Pop GroupDinosaur LPublic Image Ltd.

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ESG connections

ESG grew out of Konk, James Brown and Franz Ferdinand, shares an orbit with A Certain Ratio, Konk, Au Pairs and Young Marble Giants, went on to shape Favourite Worst Nightmare, TLC, Wu-Tang Clan and Kool Moe Dee. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced ESG

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Sounds and acts that shaped ESG.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with ESG.

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