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Mike D is a Hardcore punk act. Their sound grew out of Portugal. The Man, DJ Shadow, Wesley Willis and Audio Two. Those roots explain a lot about how Mike D arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Beastie Boys, Tierra Whack, Mykki Blanco, Czarface and Public Enemy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Luscious Jackson, Portugal. The Man, Soft Play, Cassius and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Mike D, reaching back through Portugal. The Man and forward to Luscious Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Mike D connections
Mike D grew out of Portugal. The Man, DJ Shadow, Wesley Willis and Audio Two, shares an orbit with Beastie Boys, Tierra Whack, Mykki Blanco and Czarface, went on to shape Luscious Jackson, Portugal. The Man, Soft Play and Cassius. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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