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Arid is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Milow, Freddie Mercury, Ben Harper, Björk and Boards of Canada. Those roots explain a lot about how Arid arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Admiral Freebee, dEUS, Absynthe Minded, Triggerfinger and K's Choice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Counting Crows, K's Choice and Suede, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Arid, reaching back through Milow and forward to Counting Crows. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Arid is a Belgian rock band, formed in the mid-1990s, made up of four members: Jasper Steverlinck, David Du Pré (guitar), Filip Ros (bass) and Steven Van Havere (drums).
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Arid connections
Arid grew out of Milow, Freddie Mercury, Ben Harper and Björk, shares an orbit with Admiral Freebee, dEUS, Absynthe Minded and Triggerfinger, went on to shape Counting Crows, K's Choice and Suede. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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