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Cold Cave is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chris Liebing, Joy Division, New Order, Suicide and SRSQ. Those roots explain a lot about how Cold Cave arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Belle and Sebastian, Nine Inch Nails, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Depeche Mode and Chris Liebing, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Cold Cave, reaching back through Chris Liebing and forward to Belle and Sebastian. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Cold Cave is the solo electronic music project for musician Wesley Eisold, described as a "collage of darkwave, noise, and synthpop." A number of reviewers note the affinity with early 1980s post-punk and early synthpop, in particular Joy Division and New Order.
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Cold Cave connections
Cold Cave grew out of Chris Liebing, Joy Division, New Order and Suicide, went on to shape Belle and Sebastian, Nine Inch Nails, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Depeche Mode. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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