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Mike D

Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk

Mike D is a Hardcore punk act. Their sound grew out of Portugal. The Man, Wesley Willis, Audio Two and DJ Shadow. Those roots explain a lot about how Mike D arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Beastie Boys, Rapsody, De La Soul, Young Fathers and Moor Mother, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cassius, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Luscious Jackson and Portugal. The Man, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Mike D, reaching back through Portugal. The Man and forward to Cassius. 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
Mike DPortugal. The ManWesley WillisAudio TwoDJ ShadowCassiusThe Jon Spencer Blue…Handsome Boy Modelin…Luscious JacksonPortugal. The ManSoft PlayRussell SiminsBeastie BoysRapsodyDe La SoulYoung FathersMoor MotherSampa the GreatTierra WhackJurassic 5

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Mike D connections

Mike D grew out of Portugal. The Man, Wesley Willis, Audio Two and DJ Shadow, shares an orbit with Beastie Boys, Rapsody, De La Soul and Young Fathers, went on to shape Cassius, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Handsome Boy Modeling School and Luscious Jackson. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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