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Atom™ is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Meat Beat Manifesto and Kraftwerk. Those roots explain a lot about how Atom™ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Muslimgauze, Autechre, Surgeon, The Black Dog and Shed, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Towa Tei, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Atom™, reaching back through Yellow Magic Orchestra and forward to Towa Tei. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Uwe H. Schmidt, also known as Atom™, Atom Heart, or Señor Coconut, is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He was active in the development of electrolatino, electrogospel, and aciton music. In the nineties, Schmidt moved to Chile and developed part of his career there, adopting the alias Señor Coconut.
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Atom™ connections
Atom™ grew out of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Meat Beat Manifesto and Kraftwerk, shares an orbit with Muslimgauze, Autechre, Surgeon and The Black Dog, went on to shape Towa Tei. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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