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The Bug

The Bug is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Burial, Gonjasufi, Tippa Irie, Joy Division and Sex Pistols. Those roots explain a lot about how The Bug arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kode9, Skream, Scorn, Benga and Digital Mystikz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beastie Boys, Asian Dub Foundation, Saul Williams, Thom Yorke and The Kills, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around The Bug, reaching back through Burial and forward to Beastie Boys. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Kevin Richard Martin, often known under his recording alias The Bug, is an English musician and music producer. Martin moved from Weymouth to London around 1990 and is now currently based in mainland Europe. He has been active for over three decades in the genres of dub, jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dancehall, and dubstep.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The BugBurialGonjasufiTippa IrieJoy DivisionSex PistolsCaptain BeefheartThrobbing GristleIration SteppasBeastie BoysAsian Dub FoundationSaul WilliamsThom YorkeThe KillsKode9SkreamScornBengaDigital MystikzActressRhythm & SoundTwo Shell

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The Bug connections

The Bug grew out of Burial, Gonjasufi, Tippa Irie and Joy Division, shares an orbit with Kode9, Skream, Scorn and Benga, went on to shape Beastie Boys, Asian Dub Foundation, Saul Williams and Thom Yorke. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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