Level 42
UK
Formed: 1980
Styles: Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Soul Jazz/Groove, Sophisti-Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock
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At the beginning of their career, Level 42 was squarely a jazz-funk fusion band, contemporaries of fellow Brit funk groups like Atmosfear, Light of the World, Incognito, and Beggar & Co. By the end of the '80s, however, the band -- whose music was instantly recognizable from Mark King's thumb-slap bass technique and associate member Wally Badarou's synthesizer flourishes -- had crossed over to the point where they were often classified as sophisti-pop and dance-rock, equally likely to be placed in the context of Sade and the Style Council as an...
See also
- M (17)
- Wally Badarou (0)
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- UB40 (57)
- Paul Young (27)
- ABC (26)
- Olympic Runners (6)
- the Style Council (2)
- Freeez (2)
- General Public (1)
Influenced by
- Miles Davis (281)
- Earth, Wind & Fire (154)
- Keith Jarrett (98)
- John McLaughlin (87)
- Spyro Gyra (63)
- Stanley Clarke (55)
- Average White Band (48)
- Sly & The Family Stone (29)
- Brand X (23)
- Jan Hammer (22)
- Jaco Pastorius (19)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra (17)
Performed Songs By
- Wally Badarou (0)
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