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RL Grime

RL Grime is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of ODESZA, Daya, Benny Benassi, Chief Keef and Jamie Lidell. Those roots explain a lot about how RL Grime arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as What So Not, Peekaboo, TroyBoi, Jauz and TNGHT, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Peekaboo, Nero, Problem, Baauer and Jim-E Stack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around RL Grime, reaching back through ODESZA and forward to Peekaboo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Henry Alfred Steinway, better known by his stage name RL Grime, is an American record producer and DJ. RL Grime specializes in trap and bass music and is a member of the Los Angeles electronic music collective WeDidIt. His debut Grapes EP was released in April 2012 on WeDidIt. RL Grime premiered a popular Halloween mix in October 2012, which have continued to be released annually through 2023. His follow-up EP High Beams was released in July 2013 on Fool's Gold Records, which debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and No. 1 on the iTunes Electronic Chart. RL Grime has produced remixes for Benny Benassi, Chief Keef, Jamie Lidell, and Shlohmo. His second studio album, Nova, was released in 2018. In February 2019, RL Grime announced the founding of his record label Sable Valley.

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RL GrimeODESZADayaBenny BenassiChief KeefJamie LidellKanye WestDiploPeekabooNeroProblemBaauerJim-E StackBig SeanBoys NoizeMiguelWhat So NotPeekabooTroyBoiJauzTNGHTAero ChordMarshmelloJack Ü

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RL Grime grew out of ODESZA, Daya, Benny Benassi and Chief Keef, shares an orbit with What So Not, Peekaboo, TroyBoi and Jauz, went on to shape Peekaboo, Nero, Problem and Baauer. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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