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Yakuza

World music
World music

Yakuza is a World music act. Their sound grew out of Jesu, King Crimson, John Coltrane, Tortoise and Napalm Death. Those roots explain a lot about how Yakuza arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Burst, Between the Buried and Me, Meshuggah, Baroness and Alchemist, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Yakuza, reaching back through Jesu. 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
YakuzaJesuKing CrimsonJohn ColtraneTortoiseNapalm DeathHuun-Huur-TuPeter BrötzmannEnslavedBurstBetween the Buried a…MeshuggahBaronessAlchemist

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Yakuza connections

Yakuza grew out of Jesu, King Crimson, John Coltrane and Tortoise, shares an orbit with Burst, Between the Buried and Me, Meshuggah and Baroness. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Yakuza

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Sounds and acts that shaped Yakuza.

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