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Blankenberge is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Cure and Pinkshinyultrablast. Those roots explain a lot about how Blankenberge arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Fauns, Pinkshinyultrablast, Soft Blue Shimmer, DEAFCULT and Flyying Colours, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pinkshinyultrablast, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Blankenberge, reaching back through The Cure and forward to Pinkshinyultrablast. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Blankenberge is a Russian shoegaze band, featuring dream pop and post-rock elements in their music composition. Originally from Barnaul, Siberia, the band later moved to Saint Petersburg and dispersed across Europe following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. They now operate remotely.
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Blankenberge connections
Blankenberge grew out of The Cure and Pinkshinyultrablast, shares an orbit with The Fauns, Pinkshinyultrablast, Soft Blue Shimmer and DEAFCULT, went on to shape Pinkshinyultrablast. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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