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RJD2

RJD2 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Vast Aire, Marion Black, Hoodie Allen, dälek and Gershon Kingsley. Those roots explain a lot about how RJD2 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mr. Scruff, Moloko, Portishead, Massive Attack and The Cinematic Orchestra, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into NoMBe, Hermitude, Pigeon John, Aesop Rock and Cannibal Ox, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around RJD2, reaching back through Vast Aire and forward to NoMBe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ramble Jon Krohn, better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician and record producer based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, MHz Legacy, and Icebird. His stage name derives from the popular Star Wars droid R2-D2.

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RJD2Vast AireMarion BlackHoodie AllendälekGershon KingsleyNoMBeHermitudePigeon JohnAesop RockCannibal OxCopywriteCageSouls of MischiefMr. ScruffMolokoPortisheadMassive AttackThe Cinematic Orches…I MonsterToscaThievery Corporation

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RJD2 connections

RJD2 grew out of Vast Aire, Marion Black, Hoodie Allen and dälek, shares an orbit with Mr. Scruff, Moloko, Portishead and Massive Attack, went on to shape NoMBe, Hermitude, Pigeon John and Aesop Rock. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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