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Katalyst is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sérgio Mendes, Steve Spacek, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest and Nina Simone. Those roots explain a lot about how Katalyst arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, RJD2, Hilltop Hoods and Gramatik, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jack Johnson and Ugly Duckling, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Katalyst, reaching back through Sérgio Mendes and forward to Jack Johnson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Katalyst connections
Katalyst grew out of Sérgio Mendes, Steve Spacek, Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest, shares an orbit with Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, RJD2 and Hilltop Hoods, went on to shape Jack Johnson and Ugly Duckling. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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