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Andy Bell

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Andy Bell is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Boy George, Keith Levene, Yazoo, Mark E. Smith and Nik Kershaw. Those roots explain a lot about how Andy Bell arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Erasure, Jimmy Somerville, Will Young, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Propaganda, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Andy Bell, reaching back through Boy George. 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
Andy BellBoy GeorgeKeith LeveneYazooMark E. SmithNik KershawBDRMMMarsheauxErasureJimmy SomervilleWill YoungOrchestral Manoeuvre…PropagandaThompson TwinsKim WildeBronski Beat

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Andy Bell connections

Andy Bell grew out of Boy George, Keith Levene, Yazoo and Mark E. Smith, shares an orbit with Erasure, Jimmy Somerville, Will Young and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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