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Tiga is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Burns, Soulwax, Amanda Lepore, Miike Snow and Zombie Nation. Those roots explain a lot about how Tiga arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Felix da Housecat, Fischerspooner, Armand van Helden, Peaches and Mr. Oizo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into LCD Soundsystem, Duke Dumont, Blawan, The xx and The Kills, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Tiga, reaching back through Burns and forward to LCD Soundsystem. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Tiga James Sontag, known simply as Tiga, is a Canadian musician, DJ, record producer, and music programmer. He has released four albums: Sexor (2006), Ciao! (2009), No Fantasy Required (2016), and Hotlife (2026). The former won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year. Tiga released a selection of compilations in the early 2000s, featuring mixes such as American Gigolo, DJ-Kicks: Tiga and, Mixed Emotions. His compilation mix, Tiga Non-Stop, was released in November 2012, and premiered Tiga's latest single "Plush". The mix also features tracks from artists such as Kindness, Duke Dumont and Blawan.
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Tiga connections
Tiga grew out of Burns, Soulwax, Amanda Lepore and Miike Snow, shares an orbit with Felix da Housecat, Fischerspooner, Armand van Helden and Peaches, went on to shape LCD Soundsystem, Duke Dumont, Blawan and The xx. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tiga
Sounds and acts that shaped Tiga.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tiga.
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