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X-Press 2

X-Press 2 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dieter Meier, David Byrne and The Music. Those roots explain a lot about how X-Press 2 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roger Sanchez, DB Boulevard, Armand van Helden, Mylo and The Ones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alison Limerick and Music, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around X-Press 2, reaching back through Dieter Meier and forward to Alison Limerick. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
X-Press 2Dieter MeierDavid ByrneThe MusicAlison LimerickMusicRoger SanchezDB BoulevardArmand van HeldenMyloThe OnesBasement JaxxJunior JackShapeshifters

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X-Press 2 connections

X-Press 2 grew out of Dieter Meier, David Byrne and The Music, shares an orbit with Roger Sanchez, DB Boulevard, Armand van Helden and Mylo, went on to shape Alison Limerick and Music. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced X-Press 2

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped X-Press 2.

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Legacy2

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