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Planet Mu is a Dubstep act. Their sound grew out of Carl Craig. Those roots explain a lot about how Planet Mu arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Luke Vibert, Venetian Snares and Bogdan Raczynski, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Planet Mu, reaching back through Carl Craig and forward to Luke Vibert. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Planet Mu is an English electronic music record label created and run by Mike Paradinas, also known as μ-Ziq. The label started out as a subsidiary of Virgin Records then Paradinas set up the label independent of Virgin. After releasing intelligent dance music, the label moved to jungle and breakcore, and then grime and dubstep and later footwork. The label also releases the music of Paradinas under various aliases such as μ-Ziq, Kid Spatula, and Tusken Raiders. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025.
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Planet Mu grew out of Carl Craig, went on to shape Luke Vibert, Venetian Snares and Bogdan Raczynski. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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