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Big Black Delta

Big Black Delta is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Joy Formidable, Mellowdrone, Nine Inch Nails and Muse. Those roots explain a lot about how Big Black Delta arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Presets, Battle Tapes, Sir Sly, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and Joywave, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Azari & III, Jimmy Edgar, John Tejada and Senses Fail, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Big Black Delta, reaching back through The Joy Formidable and forward to Azari & III. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Big Black Delta is a solo project by Mellowdrone vocalist/bassist Jonathan Bates.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Big Black DeltaThe Joy FormidableMellowdroneNine Inch NailsMuseAzari & IIIJimmy EdgarJohn TejadaSenses FailThe PresetsBattle TapesSir SlyTrent Reznor and Att…JoywavePIXEL GRIPShiny Toy GunsThe Black Queen

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Big Black Delta connections

Big Black Delta grew out of The Joy Formidable, Mellowdrone, Nine Inch Nails and Muse, shares an orbit with The Presets, Battle Tapes, Sir Sly and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, went on to shape Azari & III, Jimmy Edgar, John Tejada and Senses Fail. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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