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Bel Canto

Dream pop
Dream pop

Bel Canto is a Dream pop act. Their sound grew out of David Bowie, Biosphere, Clannad, Kate Bush and David Sylvian. Those roots explain a lot about how Bel Canto arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as This Mortal Coil, Cranes, Autumn's Grey Solace, Cocteau Twins and His Name Is Alive, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Biosphere, Röyksopp and Flëur, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Bel Canto, reaching back through David Bowie and forward to Biosphere. 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
Bel CantoDavid BowieBiosphereClannadKate BushDavid SylvianRyuichi SakamotoDepeche ModeThe Blue NileBiosphereRöyksoppFlëurThis Mortal CoilCranesAutumn's Grey SolaceCocteau TwinsHis Name Is AliveA.R. KaneTamarynViolet Indiana

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Bel Canto connections

Bel Canto grew out of David Bowie, Biosphere, Clannad and Kate Bush, shares an orbit with This Mortal Coil, Cranes, Autumn's Grey Solace and Cocteau Twins, went on to shape Biosphere, Röyksopp and Flëur. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Bel Canto

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Bel Canto.

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Kindred19

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bel Canto.

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Legacy3

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