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BLØF is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Counting Crows, Bosse, Ronnie Flex, De Dijk and Doe Maar. Those roots explain a lot about how BLØF arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Racoon, Guus Meeuwis, De Dijk, Krezip and Di-rect, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Golden Earring and Normaal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around BLØF, reaching back through Counting Crows and forward to Golden Earring. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bløf is a Dutch rock band founded in Vlissingen, Zeeland, by bassist Peter Slager. It currently consists of Slager, Paskal Jakobsen, Bas Kennis (keyboards), and Norman Bonink (drums). Former members are drummers Henk Tjoonk and Chris Götte. The band's four members write the music together, but Slager is solely responsible for lyrics.
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BLØF connections
BLØF grew out of Counting Crows, Bosse, Ronnie Flex and De Dijk, shares an orbit with Racoon, Guus Meeuwis, De Dijk and Krezip, went on to shape Golden Earring and Normaal. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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