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Gaika is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Prince, Sophie and Jam City. Those roots explain a lot about how Gaika arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Palmistry, The Bug, Sega Bodega, Two Shell and Kelman Duran, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 3D and Faithless, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Gaika, reaching back through Prince and forward to 3D. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Gaika Tavares, better known simply as Gaika, is a British singer, songwriter and rapper from South London. His debut album, Basic Volume, was released in July 2018 by Warp Records, who describe the sound as "gothic dancehall and industrial electronics".
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Gaika connections
Gaika grew out of Prince, Sophie and Jam City, shares an orbit with Palmistry, The Bug, Sega Bodega and Two Shell, went on to shape 3D and Faithless. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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