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Kele Okereke

Dubstep
DubstepIndie rockPost-rock

Kele Okereke is a Dubstep and Indie rock act. Their catalogue also touches Post-rock. Their sound grew out of Brian Molko, David Bowie, Tommy Sparks, In the Valley Below and Yasmin. Those roots explain a lot about how Kele Okereke arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Friendly Fires, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Miike Snow, Just Jack and Hard-Fi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Martin Solveig, Tiësto, Sub Focus, Good Kid and Inhaler, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Kele Okereke, reaching back through Brian Molko and forward to Martin Solveig. 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
Kele OkerekeBrian MolkoDavid BowieTommy SparksIn the Valley BelowYasminHounds of LoveGang of FourThe SmithsMartin SolveigTiëstoSub FocusGood KidInhalerTobe NwigweFriendly FiresDoes It Offend You, …Miike SnowJust JackHard-FiLittle BootsLadyhawkeBag Raiders

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Kele Okereke connections

Kele Okereke grew out of Brian Molko, David Bowie, Tommy Sparks and In the Valley Below, shares an orbit with Friendly Fires, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Miike Snow and Just Jack, went on to shape Martin Solveig, Tiësto, Sub Focus and Good Kid. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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