Starverb
◇ image via Wikipedia
Artist

Silk

Silk is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Keith Sweat, Blue Magic, Prince and Heatwave. Those roots explain a lot about how Silk arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, Jodeci, H-Town and Tyrese, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into LF System, The Five Stairsteps and Another Level, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Silk, reaching back through Tony! Toni! Toné! and forward to LF System. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Listen
Listen on Spotify
Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
SilkTony! Toni! Toné!Keith SweatBlue MagicPrinceHeatwaveQuincy JonesTroopH-TownLF SystemThe Five StairstepsAnother LevelKeith SweatDru HillJodeciH-TownTyreseJoeJaheimShai

Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.

Silk connections

Silk grew out of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Keith Sweat, Blue Magic and Prince, shares an orbit with Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, Jodeci and H-Town, went on to shape LF System, The Five Stairsteps and Another Level. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Silk

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Silk.

Artists similar to Silk

Kindred23

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Silk.

Bands Silk shaped

Legacy3

Where the influence of Silk travelled next.

Keep exploring

Artists like SilkRoots of SilkLegacy of SilkBrowse all bands & genres

Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next

Shapes the roadmap

  • Music Personality

    Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.

  • Quizzes & badges

    Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.

  • Friend / taste matching

    Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.

  • Gaps

    Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.