Many comparisons have been made about Jaga Jazzist and their music; from Talk Talk, Soft Machine, Eric Satié, John Coltrane and Don Cherry to acts like Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Squarepusher, Isotope 217 and Tortoise. One thing is for sure; Jaga Jazzist`s sound draws influences from the whole.
The band themselves cites Cornelius, Bjørk, Magnet, Radiohead, Supersilent, The Mars Volta, Motorpsycho, Miles Davis & Gil Evans, Autechre, Sigúr Ros, The Notwist, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Kronos Quartet, Pluramon, Sir Dupermann, Jr Ewing, Jim O' Roarke, Rufus Wainwright, Dungen, The Beatles, Destiny's Child, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Jamie Lidell, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Todd Rundgren, NWA, De La Soul, Bruce Springsteen, Canned Heat, Missy Elliott, Elton John, Susanna & the Magical Orchestra, Beyoncé, Bigbang, Kim Hiorthøy, Aimee Mann, Bernard Herrmann, Angelo Badalamenti, Ennio Morricone, Suicide, The Carpenters, Allman Brothers Band, David Bowie, A-ha, Beck, America, Beach Boys, Busta Rhymes, Dead Kennedys, Emmylou Harris, Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Gabriel Faure, Shining, In The Country, Charles Mingus, Brad Mehldau, Astor Piazzolla, The Band, Johhny Cash, The Locust, Leonard Cohen, Meshuggah, Michael Jackson, Thom Hell, Thomas Dybdahl, The Neptunes, Nick Drake, Sly & the family stone, Spiritulized, M83, Outkast, Deathprod & Phoenix as important influences. |
