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Pato Fu

Pato Fu is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Suzanne Vega, Móveis Coloniais de Acaju, Os Mutantes, Devo and The Cure. Those roots explain a lot about how Pato Fu arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Os Paralamas Do Sucesso, Jota Quest, Ira!, Capital Inicial and Lulu Santos, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jota Quest and Skank, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Pato Fu, reaching back through Suzanne Vega and forward to Jota Quest. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Pato Fu is a Brazilian indie rock band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The band was formed by lead singer & rhythm guitarist Fernanda Takai, lead guitarist John Ulhoa, and bassist Ricardo Koctus, in September 1992. Long-time drummer Xande Tamietti left the band in 2014, being replaced by Glauco Nastácia; keyboardist Richard Neves replaced [Lulu Camargo in 2016. The band is also famous for their 2010 album Música de Brinquedo, which was written using only toy instruments. It was at one point included with U2 and Radiohead in a list of the 10 best bands in the world, according to Time magazine.

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Pato FuSuzanne VegaMóveis Coloniais de …Os MutantesDevoThe CureRadioheadPizzicato FiveSuper Furry AnimalsJota QuestSkankOs Paralamas Do Suce…Jota QuestIra!Capital InicialLulu SantosCidade NegraKid AbelhaCássia Eller

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Pato Fu connections

Pato Fu grew out of Suzanne Vega, Móveis Coloniais de Acaju, Os Mutantes and Devo, shares an orbit with Os Paralamas Do Sucesso, Jota Quest, Ira! and Capital Inicial, went on to shape Jota Quest and Skank. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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