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Salem is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of oOoOO and Wayside. Those roots explain a lot about how Salem arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Buckshot, Pictureplane, Snow Strippers, Burial and IC3PEAK, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Black Kray, Snow Strippers, Demon Queen, Avicii and Madonna, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Salem, reaching back through oOoOO and forward to Black Kray. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with many artists, including Avicii, Axwell & Ingrosso, Madonna, Seinabo Sey, Lady Gaga and the Swedish band Ghost. In addition to his songwriting and production work, he releases alternative pop music as Vargas & Lagola.
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Salem connections
Salem grew out of oOoOO and Wayside, shares an orbit with Buckshot, Pictureplane, Snow Strippers and Burial, went on to shape Black Kray, Snow Strippers, Demon Queen and Avicii. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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