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Elysian Fields is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Anita O'Day, The Beatles, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus and Iggy Pop. Those roots explain a lot about how Elysian Fields arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 8mm, Queen Adreena, Black Box Recorder, Feline and Angelfish, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Firewater, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Elysian Fields, reaching back through Anita O'Day and forward to Firewater. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Elysian Fields is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 1995 by the co-composers Jennifer Charles and Oren Bloedow (guitar). Their music has sometimes been described as "noir rock", due to its sultry, dark and mysterious inflections, be it sonically or lyrically. The band uses mainly acoustic instruments, predominantly guitar, piano, bass and drums, with the occasional appearance of eastern instruments, classical strings, and subtle electronics, the focal point being the voice of Charles in the forefront.
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Elysian Fields connections
Elysian Fields grew out of Anita O'Day, The Beatles, Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus, shares an orbit with 8mm, Queen Adreena, Black Box Recorder and Feline, went on to shape Firewater. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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