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Ken Ishii is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of LSD, Shing02, Valentino Kanzyani, Luke Slater and Planetary Assault Systems. Those roots explain a lot about how Ken Ishii arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Takkyu Ishino, Surgeon, Planetary Assault Systems, Shed and LFO, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Squarepusher, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Ken Ishii, reaching back through LSD and forward to Squarepusher. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ken Ishii connections
Ken Ishii grew out of LSD, Shing02, Valentino Kanzyani and Luke Slater, shares an orbit with Takkyu Ishino, Surgeon, Planetary Assault Systems and Shed, went on to shape Squarepusher. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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