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Sound Directions is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, David Axelrod and George Benson. Those roots explain a lot about how Sound Directions arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Yesterday's New Quintet, The Heliocentrics, Will Sessions, Lootpack and Roy Ayers Ubiquity, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into MF DOOM, J Dilla, Freddie Gibbs, Talib Kweli and Erykah Badu, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Sound Directions, reaching back through Horace Silver and forward to MF DOOM. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Otis Lee Jackson Jr., known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper. Critically acclaimed for his eclectic, sample-heavy production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern hip-hop. His frequent collaborators include MF Doom, J Dilla, Freddie Gibbs, Talib Kweli, and Erykah Badu.
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Sound Directions connections
Sound Directions grew out of Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Sun Ra and David Axelrod, shares an orbit with Yesterday's New Quintet, The Heliocentrics, Will Sessions and Lootpack, went on to shape MF DOOM, J Dilla, Freddie Gibbs and Talib Kweli. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sound Directions
Sounds and acts that shaped Sound Directions.
Artists similar to Sound Directions
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sound Directions.
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- Lootpackartist
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- Delvon Lamarr Organ Trioartist
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlibartist
- The Sugarman 3artist
- David Axelrodartist
- Weldon Irvineartist
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- Gary Bartzartist
- Souliveartist
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- Georgia Anne Muldrowartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoesartist
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