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King Krule is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pixies, Gene Vincent, Chet Baker, Fela Kuti and J Dilla. Those roots explain a lot about how King Krule arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dean Blunt, Good Morning, Mount Eerie, Eiafuawn and Fog Lake, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bakar, Mike, Hippo Campus, Metro Zu and Arlo Parks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around King Krule, reaching back through Pixies and forward to Bakar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Archy Ivan Marshall, also known by his stage name King Krule, among other names, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer, known for projects such as "6 Feet Beneath The Moon" and "The Ooz".
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King Krule connections
King Krule grew out of Pixies, Gene Vincent, Chet Baker and Fela Kuti, shares an orbit with Dean Blunt, Good Morning, Mount Eerie and Eiafuawn, went on to shape Bakar, Mike, Hippo Campus and Metro Zu. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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