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Blackfield

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Blackfield is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Vincent Cavanagh, Jim Morrison, Radiohead, King Crimson and Genesis. Those roots explain a lot about how Blackfield arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lunatic Soul, The Flower Kings, Fish and Camel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pendragon and Secrets of the Moon, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Blackfield, reaching back through Vincent Cavanagh and forward to Pendragon. 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
BlackfieldVincent CavanaghJim MorrisonRadioheadKing CrimsonGenesisPink FloydLightbulb SunPendragonSecrets of the MoonLunatic SoulThe Flower KingsFishCamel

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Blackfield connections

Blackfield grew out of Vincent Cavanagh, Jim Morrison, Radiohead and King Crimson, shares an orbit with Lunatic Soul, The Flower Kings, Fish and Camel, went on to shape Pendragon and Secrets of the Moon. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Blackfield

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped Blackfield.

Artists similar to Blackfield

Kindred4

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Blackfield.

Bands Blackfield shaped

Legacy2

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