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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 Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Miike Snow, Just Jack, Hard-Fi and Little Boots, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tobe Nwigwe, Tiësto, Martin Solveig, Sub Focus and Good Kid, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Kele Okereke, reaching back through Brian Molko and forward to Tobe Nwigwe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Kele OkerekeBrian MolkoDavid BowieTommy SparksIn the Valley BelowYasminHounds of LoveGang of FourThe SmithsTobe NwigweTiëstoMartin SolveigSub FocusGood KidInhalerDoes It Offend You, …Miike SnowJust JackHard-FiLittle BootsLadyhawkeSpectorThe Joy Formidable

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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 Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Miike Snow, Just Jack and Hard-Fi, went on to shape Tobe Nwigwe, Tiësto, Martin Solveig and Sub Focus. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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