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Dubstar is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Stephen Hague, New Order, The Marías, A.R. Kane and Gary Numan. Those roots explain a lot about how Dubstar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Catatonia, Shed Seven, The Divine Comedy, Elastica and Erasure, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lacuna Coil, Technique and Client, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Dubstar, reaching back through Stephen Hague and forward to Lacuna Coil. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Dubstar connections
Dubstar grew out of Stephen Hague, New Order, The Marías and A.R. Kane, shares an orbit with Catatonia, Shed Seven, The Divine Comedy and Elastica, went on to shape Lacuna Coil, Technique and Client. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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