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Fun Lovin' Criminals

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Fun Lovin' Criminals is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Aynsley Lister, People In Planes, Barry White, 10cc and Roots Manuva. Those roots explain a lot about how Fun Lovin' Criminals arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Everlast, Urban Dance Squad, Freakpower, Skunk Anansie and G. Love & Special Sauce, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Roots Manuva, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Fun Lovin' Criminals, reaching back through Aynsley Lister and forward to Roots Manuva. 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
Fun Lovin' CriminalsAynsley ListerPeople In PlanesBarry White10ccRoots ManuvaRoots ManuvaEverlastUrban Dance SquadFreakpowerSkunk AnansieG. Love & Special Sa…House of PainCrash Test DummiesEMF

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Fun Lovin' Criminals connections

Fun Lovin' Criminals grew out of Aynsley Lister, People In Planes, Barry White and 10cc, shares an orbit with Everlast, Urban Dance Squad, Freakpower and Skunk Anansie, went on to shape Roots Manuva. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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