◇ image via WikipediaJamie xx
Jamie xx is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Popcaan, Walls, Idris Muhammad, Nic Fanciulli and Jockstrap. Those roots explain a lot about how Jamie xx arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Romy, Caribou, Joy Orbison, Fred again.. and Floating Points, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tyler, The Creator, Alicia Keys, Romy, Robyn and The Avalanches, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Jamie xx, reaching back through Popcaan and forward to Tyler, The Creator. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
James Thomas Smith, known professionally as Jamie xx, is an English musician, DJ, record producer, and remixer. He is known for both his solo work and as a member of the indie pop band the xx.
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Jamie xx connections
Jamie xx grew out of Popcaan, Walls, Idris Muhammad and Nic Fanciulli, shares an orbit with Romy, Caribou, Joy Orbison and Fred again.., went on to shape Tyler, The Creator, Alicia Keys, Romy and Robyn. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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