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Khruangbin

Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

Khruangbin is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Googoosh, Mohammed Rafi, Kadhja Bonet, Ali Farka Touré and Yppah. Those roots explain a lot about how Khruangbin arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Glass Beams, Menahan Street Band, Yin Yin, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Adrian Quesada, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Leon Bridges, Father John Misty, Tycho, Chicano Batman and Massive Attack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Khruangbin, reaching back through Googoosh and forward to Leon Bridges. 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
KhruangbinGoogooshMohammed RafiKadhja BonetAli Farka TouréYppahBonoboLeon BridgesFather John MistyTychoChicano BatmanMassive AttackVieux Farka TouréToro y MoiMen I TrustGlass BeamsMenahan Street BandYin YinUnknown Mortal Orche…Adrian QuesadaThe ParcelsEl Michels AffairThe Budos Band

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Khruangbin connections

Khruangbin grew out of Googoosh, Mohammed Rafi, Kadhja Bonet and Ali Farka Touré, shares an orbit with Glass Beams, Menahan Street Band, Yin Yin and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, went on to shape Leon Bridges, Father John Misty, Tycho and Chicano Batman. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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