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Zapp is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Parliament-Funkadelic, George Clinton, Bootsy's Rubber Band and Bootsy Collins. Those roots explain a lot about how Zapp arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roger, Lakeside, Zapp & Roger, The Gap Band and Slave, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Scritti Politti, Chromeo, I'm Real, Dazz Band and Ice Cube, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Zapp, reaching back through Parliament-Funkadelic and forward to Scritti Politti. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Zapp is an American funk band that emerged from Dayton, Ohio, United States, in 1977. Particularly influential in the electro subgenre of funk, Zapp were known for their trademark use of the talk-box effect. The original line-up consisted of four Troutman brothers—frontman Roger, Larry, Lester and Terry—first cousin, Sherman Fleetwood—and non-Troutman family members Bobby Glover, Gregory Jackson, Jerome Derrickson, Eddie Barber, Jannetta Boyce and Shirley Murdock. Zapp also worked closely with George Clinton and Bootsy Collins of Parliament-Funkadelic during its early stages, their support being a factor in the group gaining a record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 1979.
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Zapp connections
Zapp grew out of Parliament-Funkadelic, George Clinton, Bootsy's Rubber Band and Bootsy Collins, shares an orbit with Roger, Lakeside, Zapp & Roger and The Gap Band, went on to shape Scritti Politti, Chromeo, I'm Real and Dazz Band. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Zapp
Sounds and acts that shaped Zapp.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Zapp.
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