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Laid Back

Laid Back is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Kinks. Those roots explain a lot about how Laid Back arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Secret Service, Savage, Chilly, Yello and Bad Boys Blue, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mighty Dub Katz, 2 Live Crew, Monifah, Shaun Baker and Free Nationals, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Laid Back, reaching back through The Kinks and forward to Mighty Dub Katz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Laid Back is a Danish electronic music duo group from Copenhagen, formed in 1979. The duo consists of John Guldberg and Tim Stahl. They are best known for the hits "Sunshine Reggae", "White Horse", from 1983, and "Bakerman", from 1989.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Laid BackThe KinksMighty Dub Katz2 Live CrewMonifahShaun BakerFree NationalsMGMTR&G (Rhythm & Gangst…Neon NightsSecret ServiceSavageChillyYelloBad Boys BlueF.R. DavidMike MareenEddy Grant

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Laid Back connections

Laid Back grew out of The Kinks, shares an orbit with Secret Service, Savage, Chilly and Yello, went on to shape Mighty Dub Katz, 2 Live Crew, Monifah and Shaun Baker. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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