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Jandek is a Blues and Folk act. Their sound grew out of John McEntire and Quasi. Those roots explain a lot about how Jandek arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jim O'Rourke, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Daniel Johnston, Nico and The Angels of Light, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kurt Cobain, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Jandek, reaching back through John McEntire and forward to Kurt Cobain. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jandek connections
Jandek grew out of John McEntire and Quasi, shares an orbit with Jim O'Rourke, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Daniel Johnston and Nico, went on to shape Kurt Cobain. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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