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Mount Kimbie

Mount Kimbie is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Forest Swords, DJ Koze and Mica Levi. Those roots explain a lot about how Mount Kimbie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gold Panda, Vegyn, Joy Orbison, Lapalux and Nosaj Thing, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Flume, Nia Archives, DIIV, Chance the Rapper and JAY-Z, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Mount Kimbie, reaching back through Forest Swords and forward to Flume. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Mount Kimbie is an English electronic music and indie rock group consisting of Dominic Maker, Kai Campos, Andrea Balency-Béarn and Marc Pell. Mount Kimbie was formed in 2008 by Maker and Campos. The duo expanded on the musical template of the UK dubstep scene, releasing early EPs Maybes and Sketch on Glass to critical praise the following year. Their debut album Crooks & Lovers in 2010 received further acclaim and was listed as one of the defining albums of the decade by DJ Mag.

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Mount KimbieForest SwordsDJ KozeMica LeviFlumeNia ArchivesDIIVChance the RapperJAY-ZSeekaeTowkioDisclosureGold PandaVegynJoy OrbisonLapaluxNosaj ThingActressFour TetJames Blake

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Mount Kimbie connections

Mount Kimbie grew out of Forest Swords, DJ Koze and Mica Levi, shares an orbit with Gold Panda, Vegyn, Joy Orbison and Lapalux, went on to shape Flume, Nia Archives, DIIV and Chance the Rapper. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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