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Kernkraft 400

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Kernkraft 400 is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of Zombie Nation. Those roots explain a lot about how Kernkraft 400 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tomcraft, Darude, Mauro Picotto, DJ Jean and SASH!, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Topic and The Game, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Kernkraft 400, reaching back through Zombie Nation and forward to Topic. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Kernkraft 400" is a song performed by German techno musician Zombie Nation and the first single from the 1999 debut album, Leichenschmaus. It is a remix of the SID track "Star Dust" by David Whittaker, from his 1984 Commodore 64 game Lazy Jones. Though permission for the sampling was not initially granted, Whittaker was paid an undisclosed sum from Zombie Nation.

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Kernkraft 400Zombie NationTopicThe GameTomcraftDarudeMauro PicottoDJ JeanSASH!Members of MaydayAylaTiga

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Kernkraft 400 grew out of Zombie Nation, shares an orbit with Tomcraft, Darude, Mauro Picotto and DJ Jean, went on to shape Topic and The Game. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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