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Hardfloor is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of Mory Kanté and Yé ké yé ké. Those roots explain a lot about how Hardfloor arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Planetary Assault Systems, Josh Wink, Plastikman, Ken Ishii and CJ Bolland, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into New Order, Mory Kanté, The Shamen, Depeche Mode and Mike Oldfield, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Hardfloor, reaching back through Mory Kanté and forward to New Order. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Hardfloor connections
Hardfloor grew out of Mory Kanté and Yé ké yé ké, shares an orbit with Planetary Assault Systems, Josh Wink, Plastikman and Ken Ishii, went on to shape New Order, Mory Kanté, The Shamen and Depeche Mode. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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