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Nicolas Jaar is a Ambient and Electronic act. Their catalogue also touches Indie rock and Techno. Their sound grew out of Oneohtrix Point Never, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Radiohead and Ellen Allien. Those roots explain a lot about how Nicolas Jaar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Against All Logic, DJ Koze, Sofia Kourtesis, Actress and Floating Points, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Darkside, Lydia Lunch, William Basinski, Laurel Halo and Julia Holter, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Nicolas Jaar, reaching back through Oneohtrix Point Never and forward to Darkside. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Nicolas Jaar connections
Nicolas Jaar grew out of Oneohtrix Point Never, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane and Radiohead, shares an orbit with Against All Logic, DJ Koze, Sofia Kourtesis and Actress, went on to shape Darkside, Lydia Lunch, William Basinski and Laurel Halo. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Nicolas Jaar
Sounds and acts that shaped Nicolas Jaar.
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- Ellen Allienartist
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Artists similar to Nicolas Jaar
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Nicolas Jaar.
- Against All Logicartist
- DJ Kozeartist
- Sofia Kourtesisartist
- Actressartist
- Floating Pointsartist
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