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Herbert

Herbert is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Moloko and Jamie Lidell. Those roots explain a lot about how Herbert arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as DJ Koze, Metro Area, Session Victim, Plaid and Floating Points, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Avalanches, Moloko, Ennio Morricone, Quincy Jones and Puzzle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Herbert, reaching back through Moloko and forward to The Avalanches. 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
HerbertMolokoJamie LidellThe AvalanchesMolokoEnnio MorriconeQuincy JonesPuzzleBjörkR.E.M.Perry FarrellDJ KozeMetro AreaSession VictimPlaidFloating PointsDaphniLeon VynehallAmon Tobin

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Herbert connections

Herbert grew out of Moloko and Jamie Lidell, shares an orbit with DJ Koze, Metro Area, Session Victim and Plaid, went on to shape The Avalanches, Moloko, Ennio Morricone and Quincy Jones. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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