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Calla

Calla is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bauhaus, Duane Eddy, Chet Atkins, Lee Ranaldo and Johnny Marr. Those roots explain a lot about how Calla arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Piano Magic, Karate, The American Analog Set, Blonde Redhead and The Appleseed Cast, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Nina Persson, The Cardigans and Yello, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Calla, reaching back through Bauhaus and forward to The Phenomenal Handclap Band. 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
CallaBauhausDuane EddyChet AtkinsLee RanaldoJohnny MarrThe Jesus and Mary C…The SmithsJoy DivisionThe Phenomenal Handc…Nina PerssonThe CardigansYelloPiano MagicKarateThe American Analog …Blonde RedheadThe Appleseed CastGravenhurstShearwaterMenomena

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Calla connections

Calla grew out of Bauhaus, Duane Eddy, Chet Atkins and Lee Ranaldo, shares an orbit with Piano Magic, Karate, The American Analog Set and Blonde Redhead, went on to shape The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Nina Persson, The Cardigans and Yello. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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